Front Panel Fonts are the Wrong Size on My Real-Time Target When Deployed From LabVIEW 2016

Updated Nov 8, 2022

Reported In

Hardware

  • cRIO-9030

Software

  • LabVIEW 2016 Real-Time Module

Operating System

  • NI Linux Real-Time

Issue Details

When deploying a VI to a Real-Time (RT) target, my text doesn't display the font size on the Real-Time device the same way as it does on my development system. How can I fix the font sizes?

Solution

Fonts are not correctly installed initially on the LabVIEW RT 2016 Embedded UI. Therefore, to properly install the fonts, run the following command from the shell with administrative privileges.
  1. Access the shell on your Real-Time device using an administrator account
  2. Enter the following shell command:  
    find /usr/share/fonts/X11 -type d -print0 | xargs -0 mkfontdir
After running the command, restart the target and the fonts will display properly. 

Additional Information

Reformatting the target will require you to run the command again after software is reinstalled to the target.

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Why Does My Deployed Embedded User Interface Not Look Like My Host User Interface?

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