Sys Config Find Systems.vi finds sbRIO when running development, but not when RT is deployed as an exe

[michael.lambert]

I want my Windows LabVIEW app to detect connected hardware, which I've done by using the "Find Systems.vi" in the sys config library. It works when my RT is running in development mode. 

But for some reason, when I build an RT EXE and run that as startup, Find Systems does not work anymore. There are no other changes between it working and not working besides the application kind. I can see the system in MAX to verify that it is present.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Michael

EDIT:

The windows application does find the system as long as it is also running as a built application. Is this to be expected? What's the root cause?

[Bob_Schor]

I'm doing something similar with a myRIO.  I think I've tried this with the myRIO running its code as a Startup RT Executable, but I've mostly been running the Project in Development mode.  I'll give it a try tomorrow, and will let you know what I find ...

Bob Schor

[michael.lambert · Accepted solution]

As I mentioned above in my edit:

- only built windows applications will find systems running compiled RTEXEs

- only source code on windows will find systems running source code RT

Duplicating here to mark as solution.