LabVIEW RT for PXI 8186

[vladan23]

Hello,
I have WinXP and LV RT on PXI 8186. I made vi (for 1394 camera) in WinXP and I would like to run that vi in LV RT. Do I need host computer for that or I can use PXI 8186 as host computer and RTSS as RT target.
Thanks.

[JedRetherford]

vladan23,

That's a good question, and one that comes up pretty frequently.

When you have a dual-boot PXI controller such as the PXI-8186, there are two operating systems (OSes) available, but only one OS can be accessed at a given time. Therefore, you will need a second (host) computer to program your LabVIEW RT application. It is not possible to use one OS as a host and one OS as a target, because only one OS can run at a given time.

If after programming your LabVIEW RT application, you create a startup executable, you would no longer need the host computer. With a startup executable, your computer boots directly into that program, and no host is needed. If you are interested in this, it is described in this document:

Step by Step Tutorial: How to Embed an Executable VI on a networked RT Series hardware

I hope that helps. Please post back if you have any additional questions.

Regards,
Jed R.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments