Converting existing PC into Labview RT

[DMic]

Hi,

I would like to turn my PC into Labview Real-time so that a already developed vi can be start in real-time when turning on PC.

existing specs are:

Windows 7

Labview version 2009

NI PCI 6229

Ni DAQmx 15

so which version of Labview RT  is compatible with above specs.

and how to make bootable cd or usb.

regards,

[johntrich1971]

You cannot run LabVIEW RT on a Windows system as Windows is not a real-time operating system. The  link below is a tutorial in how to convert a desktop PC to an RT target.

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000x4PhCAI&l=en-US

[DMic]

yes actually to convert desktop PC into RT target.

in this case how modules are identified with versions for up/down compatibility, So that one can use existing LV applications.

[Bob_Schor]

If you do a Web search for LabVIEW and Windows Compatibility, you can find a nice chart that shows it all for you.  Windows 7 seems to work back to LabVIEW 2009 and up to LabVIEW 2019.  Windows 10 is LabVIEW 2015 SP1 through LabVIEW 2019.

I (strongly) recommend you install LabVIEW, LabVIEW RT, and the applicable Drivers from a single LabVIEW Version, probably 32-bit.

Bob Schor

[cbutcher]

Bob, DMic wants to do something quite different - essentially discard Windows from his/her existing Windows PC, and instead create a new "RT Target" system on which (s)he can install NI's Linux-RT.

John Trich's link describes this process for a Pharlaps installation, but I'd suggest (to the OP) checking that this is really what you want to do (and also make sure you know the target OS you want, e.g. Pharlaps vs Linux-RT vs perhaps some others...)

Note that you may (will?) also need to buy a separate RT licence for the new OS, according to that link (near the bottom).

Your computer will cease to be useful for basically anything except running this application. If the computer is powerful/expensive, you might find it cheaper (sort of, I guess you already have the PC, so not really, but including the "cost" of losing the PC) to buy a normal RT system from NI (e.g. cRIO, or similar).

[Bob_Schor]

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@cbutcher wrote:

Bob, DMic wants to do something quite different - essentially discard Windows from his/her existing Windows PC, and instead create a new "RT Target" system on which (s)he can install NI's Linux-RT.

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I know that.  I've run a PXI-based system (old enough that its got a Core-2 Duo inside, and can be configured to dual-boot Windows and PharLap, but I just run PharLap).  One of my colleagues had NI PCI cards, and he ran LabVIEW RT on one PC, and ran LabVIEW (Host) on second Windows PC.  Given that a PXI controller is basically a PC in a strange Form-Factor, that's what I was considering.  

Bob Schor

[cbutcher]

Oh, then my apologies. I must have misunderstood this line:

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@Bob_Schor wrote:

I (strongly) recommend you install LabVIEW, LabVIEW RT, and the applicable Drivers from a single LabVIEW Version, probably 32-bit.

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Sorry - I thought you were giving guidance on installing LabVIEW RT to program a PXI/cRIO/whatever system.

[wiebe@CARYA]

You can get LVRT working in a Virtual Machine (see here, for example). 'm not sure if it's up to date. If you just want the VI to 'run' it could be an alternative.