Real time loading

[ErnieH]

I need to be able to update real time systems with update system software ( in MAX) on a PC that does not have my development system on it. On my system, I can use the real-time software wizard and it gives me the options I need to upgrade my software. On the target system when I do this, it does not have the software top load. Here are some of the errors I get:

Web Server for LabVIEW RT 2.0.0 (not available on host)

Network Variable Engine 1.6.0 (not available on host)

Language Support for LabVIEW RT 1.0.0.3 (not available on host)

Base System 6.0 (not available on host)

System State Publisher 1.1.0 (not available on host)

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Runtime Support 1.0 (not available on host)

LabVIEW PID Control Toolkit 9.0.0 (not available on host)

Modbus I/O Server 1.6.0 (not available on host)

Run-Time Engine for Web Services 2.0.0 (not available on host)

DataSocket for LabVIEW Real-Time 4.7.0 (not available on host)

Light-weight PSP control environment 1.1.0 (not available on host)

Language Support for Japanese 9.0.0 (not available on host)

LabVIEW Real-Time 9.0 (not available on host)

Questions:

Is there software driver set I can load on target machines to be able to update the real time system through MAX?

Is there another way to do this?

Otherwise, I will try some of the real time utilities I downloaded and create an image.

[DiscoBall]

Hello,

What controller are you trying to update? What driver's are you need to update?

For FieldPoint, it is possible to update software. See KnowledgeBase 4JDCSU4N: Can I Install Software On My FieldPoint Controller Without Having LabVIEW Real-Time? I haven't personally tried this with PXI, cRIO, etc. Basicially, you will need to install the LabVIEW Real-Time Support for the drivers you need to update when you install the driver. If LabVIEW Real-Time is not on the computer, that option is off by default.

Alternatively, you can use the Real-Time System Replication VIs to make an image of a controller and apply it to other controllers. Note that the controller models need to be the same for the VIs to work properly.

[ErnieH]

I am updating a cFP-2120. I had loaded all those drivers using the driver disk for August and then I tried the November release with no success. I also works fine on my development PC. Internally, I can use my laptop with the development system loaded. My concern is when I send these overseas as an executable. For the application itself, I can use the replication tools. My concern now is just loading new version of LabVIEW driver software.

[DiscoBall]

Hi ErnieH,

I am a little unsure what you are saying. Your deployment computer was unable to update the cFP-2120 with a newer driver set (November vs. August)? In order to get more than the minimal installation of FieldPoint installed to a cFP, you will need to have LabVIEW and LabVIEW Real-Time module installed. If you are needing other toolkits, then you need those also.

[ErnieH]

I am setting up a target system using a fieldpoint real time controller. It has its own private network to a target PC, with a built application running on it. If that PC was developed in 8.5 and I am updating it to 2009, How do I get the necessary drivers to the target PC to update it through MAX. I loaded the drivers as noted in the knowledgbase article. However, I am still unable to get even the minimal setup to start because of missing files, even the real time driver for 2009. I tried two driver sets with no success. I should be able to load the realtime drivers and update it through MAX, but it does not seem to load the proper drivers to accomplish this. Certainly it works with my full development system, but with equipment all over the world, we need a way to do this without loading every machine with the full development system. This may have worked on older versions of LabVIEW, but has it been tested with 2009? If this is not the process to load updated software to a realtime controller, then what is the recommended method?

[DiscoBall]

There are three methods to updating the cFP software: FieldPoint Drivers without LabVIEW Real-Time, with LabVIEW Development System (with LabVIEW Real-Time) and FieldPoint Drivers, or the System Replication Tools.

Can you take a screenshot of the errors that you currently seeing? When trying to update the cFP after following KnowledgeBase 4JDCSU4N: Can I Install Software On My FieldPoint Controller Without Having LabVIEW Real-Time you should be able install the minimal configuration. Were you sure to add the LabVIEW Support as well as the Real-Time and Embedded Support?

If you are needing to install specific toolkits like PID then you will have to have those toolkits installed to the computer, which means that you need LabVIEW and LabVIEW Real-Time installed.


How I understand your application the Real-Time System Replication Toolkit is likely the way to go. You can make an image of a master cFP system and the have the ability to copy that master to other systems.