Installing a Recommended Software Set

NI MAX Remote Systems

Installing a Recommended Software Set

Complete the following steps to download a recommended software set using the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard:

  1. Determine what you want to do, as follows:
    • Select the software you want to install. When you select an item, the right side presents a list of the software included in the software set predefined and recommended by National Instruments.

      If the recommended software set is grayed out, the software set cannot be installed for one of the following reasons:
      • Software versions required by the recommended software set are not present on the host computer. You can select Custom software installation to install other versions of the software.
      • Software is missing from the host computer. You can select Custom software installation to install other software or exit MAX and reinstall your driver software.
    • Select Custom software installation to manually select the features you want to install on your target.
      Note Note  If you select Custom software installation and click Next, the Features page appears. If you select to install components from this page, your remote target will no longer have the recommended software set installed. For more information, refer to Installing a Custom Software Selection.
    • Select Uninstall all software to remove all software from your remote target.
  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.

Updating the BIOS Firmware

Click Update BIOS to update the real-time BIOS firmware on your remote target if there is a newer version available. Updating the real-time BIOS firmware removes all existing installed software.