device drivers for LabVIEW exe

[Rob_Mc]

I have two specific, and one more general query regarding device drivers for a compiled LabVIEW exe file.

1) I know that the RTE installed on the target machine must match the version of LabVIEW in which the vi was written. Is the same true for other run-time components, like vision-development module and vision-acquisition components and device drivers.

2) The exe requires device drivers that are not present in the standard LabVIEW run-time engine, but we are uncertain exactly which. Is the best solution to install the (latest version of) NI Device Drivers package, or do we need to indentify the specific drivers that are missing.

The more general query is this: the above questions derive from the fact that we have a rather poorly documented exe file that we need run. We know which LabVIEW version it was written in, and therefore which LabVIEW RTE is needed to run it, but the program also requires some other components from the vision-development module and vision acquisition software. Is it possible to find out, from a given exe, exactly what runt-ime components need to be installed on the target machine?

I hope I have provided enough information to make the query clear. Many thanks indeed for any advice.

Rob

[Bob_Schor]

You should check with NI about the Vision RTE.  As I recall, when we tried to port one of our programs to a colleague's machine, he needed to purchase a Vision Run-Time License (I may have the terminology completely wrong here) -- we could not simply download and install it.

Bob Schor

[Rob_Mc]

Thanks, Bob. That is true - the licensing is a separate issue, but not a problem for us, as we have a license. It's more that I am having trouble knowing exactly which (and which version) of different software components/drivers that I need.

Rob

[crossrulz]

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Rob_Mc wrote:  The more general query is this: the above questions derive from the fact that we have a rather poorly documented exe file that we need run. We know which LabVIEW version it was written in, and therefore which LabVIEW RTE is needed to run it, but the program also requires some other components from the vision-development module and vision acquisition software.

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If you know that you are only interfacing with Vision modules, you should only need to install the vision drivers (IMAQ).

[Bob_Schor]

Actually, I think it depends on the camera(s).  For us, using Axis IP cameras or USB cameras (Logitech, Microsoft), we need (only) the IMAQdx drivers (LabVIEW 2010 and higher versions).

 

BS