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LabVIEW RT Programming
This chapter provides an overview of using LabVIEW Real-Time (RT) and
your RT Series DAQ hardware.
Targeting LabVIEW RT and Downloading VIs
In LabVIEW RT, select Operate»Switch Execution Target to access the
Select Target Platform dialog box, shown in Figure 4-1.
Figure 4-1. Select Target Platform Dialog Box
Use the pull-down menu to select where you want to run VIs. When you
select a target platform, the RT Development System downloads any
VI you subsequently run to that target platform. Selecting Host PC
(LabVIEW for Windows) makes LabVIEW RT behave like LabVIEW
for Windows on the host PC.
Any RT Series DAQ device that you configure with Measurement &
Automation Explorer (MAX) appears in the pull-down menu. The menu
selection for each device displays the device number, for example,
DAQ::1, where 1 is the device number. Click the Reset device checkbox
in the Select Target Platform dialog box to reset the RT Series DAQ
device. Any VIs you previously downloaded to the RT Series DAQ device
are aborted and unloaded from memory. Click Configure in the