Remote Debugging VS Debug License

[Aaron T.]

Greetings,

I am investigating options for our company's use of LabWindowsCVI. There are four of us using CVI for creating measurement and control applications for custom machines. We create and develop applications in our office then transition our applications to the machine's PC. It would be nice to have a full installation on each machine for debugging purposes. For example, when the machine is installed in our factory and started up it would be beneficial to step through routines with breakpoints and monitor variable values. However it looks like there are some options to accomplish this without buying a single seat license for each of our machines.

In the license agreement I see an option for a debug license. I talked to an NI representative and received a price for this license. I also received a product number of 850867A-01. This product number does not turn up any information on the NI web site. Can someone give me some more information about the debug license and its limitations?

Remote debugging appears to be another option that would allow us to debug an executable on a machine that we are starting up. I read a KnowledgeBase article about setting up remote debugging. The KB did not address what debugging capabilities are possible with this setup. Can breakpoints be set, variable values be watched, and execution of the program be stepped through? Can the program be stopped, code modified, the project re-compiled and run again remotely?

Thanks in advance for additional information.

- Aaron_T

[bilalD]

Remote debugging allows you do debug the app in the same way as if it were on your pc. Variable watches, memory view, breakpoints, it works in the same way. Ofcourse, if you recompile the exe, you have to manually copy the rebuilt exe over to the remote machine.

For restrictions on the debug license, I would contact that NI representative and ask them to clarify any concerns you might have.

Let me know if you have any more questions about remote debugging with CVI