Chapter 5
LabVIEW RT Programming
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5-3
Targeting LabVIEW RT to the Host PC
When you target LabVIEW RT to the host PC, you can use LabVIEW RT
like LabVIEW for Windows.
Perform the following steps to target LabVIEW RT to the host PC:
1. Perform steps 1 through 4 of the
section.
2.
Select
Host PC (LabVIEW for Windows)
.
3.
Click
OK
.
Note
Applications running on the host PC communicate to FieldPoint I/O channels.
However, serial communication will be routed to the host PC serial port rather than the
FP-20
xx
serial port. In this case, VIs that use the serial port will communicate via the host
PC serial port. Also, when running on a host, deadbands apply to FieldPoint I/O channels.
Network Options
When you target LabVIEW RT to a networked FP-20
xx
, select
Tools»Options
to access LabVIEW options. The options in the
Options
menu only apply to the RT Development System running on the host PC.
You also can set options for the RT Engine on the FP-20
xx
when you target
LabVIEW RT to the controller. With LabVIEW RT targeted to your
FP-20
xx
, select
Tools»Network Options
to access RT Engine options.
RT Engine options apply to LabVIEW RT applications running on the
FP-20
xx
. The
Performance and Disk
,
VI Server
, and
Web Server
option
dialog boxes are identical to the normal LabVIEW option dialog boxes.
However, the settings are applied to the FP-20
xx
. Refer to the
LabVIEW Help
for more information about
Performance and Disk
,
VI Server
, and
Web Server
options.
You also can use the following two additional groups of options for
LabVIEW RT applications on networked FP-20
xx
modules:
RT Target: Access
and
RT Target: Miscellaneous
.