Download flash content of CompactRIO by ftp

[dliechti]

I would like to distribute the same application to different CompactRIO systems. The systems are spread out all over the world and the users don't have LabVIEW experience. The system works as a standalone device, so I would like to have a simple way to distribute software updates.

Can I build the 'startup.exe' without the CompactRIO connected to the PC and then later download it by ftp to the flash of the cRIO?
Can I download a built 'startup.exe' (which I copied from another cRIO memory) to a new cRIO system after configuring it in the MAX?
Can I download the whole flash memory by ftp to a totally new cRIO system without configuring it at all (or perhaps just give it an IP address)?

Thanks for any help!
David

[Andre_Saller]

You can copy the whole content of the flash from one system to another, and as long as they have the same hardware, it will work instantly (Istartup.exe will work etc.). Take care that the IP-Adress is copied, too (because the ni-rt.ini file is copied, and in this file the IP-Adress of the CRio is stored), so if you have both systems in the same network, and you are using static IPs you will get network-conflicts.

You could ste the IP Adress either via MAX, or by editing the ini-file.