Labview on Tablet PC with Windows CE 6.0

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We have developed a Test jig powered by Labview software.

The client also wants to have a tablet PC with LV executables running on it. These, the plan is, will control some part of the Test jig.

We would like to know that, can we have LV executables running on a tablet PC having Windows CE 6.0 on it?

Would we be needing any toolkit for this purpose and what type of licenses will be required?

We are not planning to do any devlopment on the tablet PC, only simple monitoring and control.

Any help would be appreciated....

Thanks in advance....

Regards..

[Coq_Rouge]

HI

Take a look at these threads. They may give you some clues.

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&thread.id=364231

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=378589

As you can see from this threads I have some problems with the VISA serial port driver. I would like to hear if you have the same problems

[Christian Mergl]

Hey,

You will need the LV Touch Panel Module to create an executable for a CE target.

Christian 

Message Edited by Christian_M on 02-04-2009 03:19 AM

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What if I use a tablet PC running Windows XP OS?

In this case, will I be able to have LabVIEW executables on the tablet PC and run them?

And in this case, do I still need the PDA/Mobile module of LV for deploying the executables to the tablet PC?

Thanks in advance.....

Regards..

[Christian Mergl]

Hey,

No, for a Windows XP target you would not need any additional modules.

If you are interested you can call your local NI Office to loan a NI PPC-2115 (if they have one there) and test your applications.

Christian 

[Pranchal Srivastava]

Hi ,

  The answer is -

For systems running on WIndows XP(Irrespective of being desktop or POcket PCs) - LabVIEW Required

For sytems running on Windows CE - The development PC Should have LabVIEW and PDA Module . The target should have Windows CE 4.2 or later.

Does this clarify what you wanted ?

Thanks and Regards ,

Pranchal

[Gryphon]

If the tablet is just being used to monitor the front panel and perhaps set a few parameters, you may want to look at using remote front panels with the webserver that runs from within the labview runtime.  You would then be able to use IE on the tablet pc to control the main jig.  You would not need any new licenses unless you were going to have more than 1 connection to the main jig at any time.

I like remote front panels. There have been changes in the latest incarnation of the webserver that ships and I am working through issues with this but in general it is a great way to provide remote access and control.

I am curious to know if the webserver works from applications running on a windows ce target where the app  was built using the PDA module.  Anyone tried this?

cheers,

Peter