CompactRIO Controller Cannot Be Acessed From LabVIEW And Is Not Booting Correctly

Updated Nov 20, 2025

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Hardware

  • CompactRIO Controller

Software

  • LabVIEW

Issue Details

  • I cannot access my CompactRIO Controller from LabVIEW and I see the following output instead of correct boot sequence on its video output every time I turn it on.
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error:  can’t find command `serial’
error:  terminal `serial’ isn’t found.
error:  terminal `serial’ isn’t found.
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