install 8.5 software without real-time

[craige]

Is it possible to upgrade my PXI real-time controller to Real Time 8.5 without having the full development environment installed? I've created an installer with several additional support installers (NI PXI Platform Services 2.3.1, PXI Platform services for windows, VISA 4.2 for LabVIEW RealTime) but none of these give me a version of real-time that I can install in MAX.

The following link answers this for Field Point, (and i've tried this) ....so what about PXI?:

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/23E8018A9EE64A7186257325004DD491

Thanks,

Craig

[Jason_Whaylen]

Hi Craig,

Thank you for contacting National Instruments. 

From the information you have provided here, I have an understanding of what you are trying to achieve.  The article that you linked displays how to get the Fieldpoint and LabVIEW Run-Time drivers onto the device without the Real-Time Module.  In your case, you are trying to install the upgrade for LabVIEW RealTime 8.5 onto the PXI controller.  Unfortunately, the method by which to do this is to load these files using Measurement and Automation Explorer from a development system with the RT module installed.  Your current configuration is effective for seeing and manipulating the PXI controller and its devices, but doesn't contain the necessary files, that are present at the host/development system, to download to the target.

I hope this helps!  Let me know if there is anything else I can help with or clarify.  Thanks.

Jason W.

Message Edited by jason_w on 10-16-2007 05:28 PM

[craige]

Jason,

Thanks for the reply. You're correct,  I can only load new versions of software through a development system which is annoying but theres a catch.

I can manually copy my file from my FTP as an image or I can automate the process with the following VIs. I can (and have already done so) image the RT drive and load it on my pxi after my Windows PC installer finishes and an IP has been assigned in MAX.

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3937

This is way easier than trying to manually updating each set of drivers in MAX. Its kind of a brute force way of doing things, but its very streamline.

Craig