Run Multiple Projects Simultaneously on one host PC

[NathanJD]

If, for example, I have two independent VeriStand projects each with its own real-time target can I run both projects while maintaining a connection to both (via the VeriStand API in LabVIEW) using a single Windows Desktop PC?

LabVIEW/VeriStand 2013 SP1 (to be upgraded soon to 2017 or newer).

[Andy-C · Accepted solution]

Nathan,

Currently only one instance of the VeriStand Gateway can run on a Windows PC host. The Gateway can only communicate to multiple real-time targets if they are in the same VeriStand System Definition.

It is possible to silently disconnect/connect the Gateway to switch communication between different real-time targets, but the Gateway can only exchange data with one target at a time unless they are in the same project/sys def. 

Another option may be to use a separate virtual machine to handle each VeriStand project. This would be two separate Windows environments but you could use a single physical PC. 

I hope that helps!

Andy

[NathanJD]

Thanks for the explanation.  I was thinking that this would be the answer but wanted to see if it was indeed the case.