To build an application (a.k.a executable) in LabVIEW, you will need the application builder, which ships with the Professional Development System of LabVIEW. You can compile the host VIs into one executable, and the VIs on the RT board can be compiled into a separate executable. Both executables will reside on the host hard drive. To run the exe on the host, simply double-click it. To run the other exe on the RT board, create a shortcut to the RT exe, right-click on the shortcut, and add command line arguments. Command line arguments are characters that follow the exe's name to modify how the exe is run. The LabVIEW RT documentation has a list of valid command line arguments, including "-target" and "-quithost"...the first one downloads the exe to the RT board an
d the other one shuts down the user interface once the exe is completely downloaded and running.
The RT 7030 board does not have a hard drive; it only has volatile memory and consequently cannot store files when unpowered. This is why you need to store the exes on the host hard drive and use command line arguments with the exe targetted to the RT board.
