You can access RIO devices running on a host system with networked systems if the host system is running the RIO server.
LabVIEW Real-Time Systems
The RIO server is started automatically at system startup.
Windows Systems
1. The RIO server is not set to start automatically on system startup and must be started manually or set by a user to start automatically. The RIO server can be accessed in Windows XP and later by going to the
Start Menu, and then navigating to
Control Panel » Administrative Tools » Services. 2. In the Services window that opens, locate
NI-RIO Server in the list, as shown below:
3. Next, right-click on the
NI-RIO Server and select
Properties. In the window that opens, click the
Start button to start the RIO Server, as shown below:
4. The RIO Server can also be set to run automatically at startup, by changing the
Startup type to be
Automatic, as shown below:
Accessing a RIO Device From a System Running the RIO Server
1. In the Project Explorer, right-click
Project: Project_Name.lvproj and select
New »Targets and Devices. Within the Add Targets and Devices dialog, select
Existing target or device and then
Specify a target or device by IP address. Then select the
Networked Computer/Device target, enter the IP address, and click
OK. This will add the networked system containing the RIO target of interest to your project.
2. To add the RIO target to the project, right-click on the
Networked Computer/Device target that should now appear in the project, and select
New » Targets and Devices. Within the Add Targets and Devices dialog, select
Existing target or device. Then select the RIO target present in the networked system, and click
OK. This will add the remote RIO target to your project. You can now
access the remote FPGA from VIs running under your My Computer target.