remote system: what is it?

[X.]

Hi,

I have a number of boards in a PXI rack (6602, 6734, 6052E, 7813R, etc) connected to a lab computer. I have wondered for quite some time whether I could "export" those boards such that I could control them over Internet (from my office desktop, say). Not via a web interface (which I may try when I receive LV 8.6 - I am currently using 8.5.1), but using the MAX option of accessing "remote systems". I am confused though as of what qualifies as such: is this limited to real-time boards with onboard CPU?

Thanks in advance for any hints, links, explanations that would get me started.

X.

[Dan_K · Accepted solution]

Hello Xavier,

You are correct in your assumption that Remote Systems refer to real-time targets and not to other systems in general.  As far as controlling your devices remotely you can either use, as you mentioned, a web interface, or you could set up a client application where everything is controlled through the use of global variables. This would be inferior to the use of a web interface, but with some work could give you a great deal of functionality.

Message Edited by Dan_K on 12-08-2008 01:05 PM