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

Updated Jul 4, 2022

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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Solution

Follow Provisioning a PXIe Controller to the NI Linux Real-Time Operating System article from section “Install Software on Host Computer” to reinstall NI Linux RT on CompactRIO Controller.

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