Installing a Custom Software Selection

Complete the following steps to download custom software features using the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard:

1. Determine what you want to do, as follows:
   • View software already installed to your target.

     Note  Software installed by MAX 3.0.x or earlier will not appear but will continue to work. You must reinstall your software in order for it to appear in this view.

   • View software available to install to your target.
   • Click Update BIOS to update the real-time BIOS firmware on your target if there is a newer version available. Updating the real-time BIOS firmware removes all existing installed software.
   • Change the software on your remote target. Click its icon and select the appropriate option. The icon changes and becomes more descriptive when the software in the list is selected. You can select from the following options:

      Install—Selected software will be installed to your target.
     
      Leave installed—Selected software will remain installed on your target.
     
      Newer available—Selected software will remain installed on your target, but a newer version is available for installation.
     
      Reinstall—Selected software will be reinstalled to your target. Choose this option also if you want to change the installed version.
     
      Uninstall—Selected software will be uninstalled from your target.
     
      Leave uninstalled—Selected software will remain uninstalled on your target.
     
      Autoselect—Selects all software for install or uninstall.

     When you select an item, the right side presents a more detailed view of that particular component, including:

     • A description.
     • Version installed on the remote target.
     • Versions available on the local host. By default the latest version is selected for install. If you change the version in the drop-down list, you can install or reinstall an older version of the software. If the software is a child component, then you might not see a version in the tree or a version drop-down.
     • An icon describing the state of the selected item and a message below the icon describing that state, including installed, not installed, selected for (re)install, selected for uninstall, or installed but a newer version exists on host.

     Notes If the action you selected cannot be performed because of dependencies, a Show Dependent Features window appears to explain the dependencies and provide options for resolving the conflict. On some targets, such as the PXI-814X Series Controller, the LabVIEW Real-Time component must be installed to the target by itself prior to installing other driver software.

2. Click Next to move to the confirmation page after you make the appropriate selections. This page lists all the changes that are to be made to the remote target.
3. Click Next to continue, if you are satisfied with these changes. The target first boots into install mode, if necessary, and then begins installation. During the installation, a progress bar tracks the removal of old files and then the installation of new files, with the current file listed above the progress bar. When installation completes, the wizard reboots your remote target.
4. Click Finish to close the wizard.

The installed software should now be running on the remote target.