Not Able to Add CompactRIO/Single Board RIO/R Series to LabVIEW Project

Issue Details

I have connected my CompactRIO/Single Board RIO/R Series to the computer and it is detected in the Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX) appropriately. However, I am not able to add the cRIO to my LabVIEW project since I don't have the folder containing the Real-Time cRIO. I get the following window:

Solution

This issue could be caused by several reasons:

• You can be missing the appropriate driver or module. In order to add a cRIO or a sbRIO to the project you need to have the LabVIEW Real-Time Module and the CompactRIO drivers installed. For the R Series you require LabVIEW development  system 32-bit,  LabVIEW FPGA module 32-bit and the NI R Series Multifunction RIO. The CompactRIO driver version must be compatible with the LabVIEW version. 

• The order of installation of the software could not have been the correct one. The correct order of installation is LabVIEW, LabVIEW Real-Time Module and the CompactRIO driver. You can verify the installation order in a MAX technical report.

• You might be getting a screen with limited hardware options because you are trying to add a device under My Computer, whereas the cRIO, sbRIO or any real-time target must be added under the Project in the project explorer. Follow the below steps to add your Real-time Target in your LabVIEW project explorer:

• For a PXI Target
• For a CompactRIO Target

Additional Information

• Devices that have their own controller and can execute standalone are added under the project whereas FPGAs and MXIe chassis which cannot execute standalone are added under the "My Computer" or any other controller.
• If you have LabVIEW installed in a different drive (C:, F:, etc.) than the drivers, it will be unable to access them.
• Note that NI cRIO devices have limited LabVIEW 64-bit support. If you keep having issues, please try installing LabVIEW 32-bit version.