NI Scan Engine Does Not Appear in the Project Explorer Window Under My Computer Properties

Updated May 1, 2025

Reported In

Hardware

  • CompactRIO Chassis

Software

  • LabVIEW

Driver

  • NI-Industrial Communications for DeviceNet

Issue Details

When I proceed to My Computer>Properties dialog box in my LabVIEW project, the Scan Engine properties does not show up in the list of options.

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Solution

The NI Scan Engine is a software component that you can install on supported targets, such as CompactRIO target.
In order to Scan Engine appear under My Computer Properties it is necessary to install the NI-Industrial Communications for DeviceNet . 
For more details please refer to this article.

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