Real-Time System Components

If you are using NI Vision with the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, your system consists of a development system and one or more deployed Real-Time (RT) targets.

Development System

The development system for NI Vision and the LabVIEW Real-Time Module is made up of the following major components:

• Host—Pentium, or equivalent, machine running a Windows operating system. Use this component to configure your NI PXI controller, NI CVS-1450 Series compact vision system, or NI Smart Camera as an RT target and to develop your application.
• RT target—RT Series hardware that runs VIs downloaded from and built in LabVIEW. Examples of RT targets include a PXI chassis housing a PXI controller, NI CVS-1450 Series compact vision system, NI Smart Camera, or RT desktop PC.

Note  You need a network connection between your host machine and RT target during development to configure the RT target and to download software and code from your host machine onto the RT target. This network connection is optional at runtime.

Deployed System

When you have configured your host development system, you can set up and configure additional RT targets for deployment. These deployed systems use the same hardware and software as your development RT target, but they do not require Windows for configuration. Instead of using Windows for configuration, copy your configuration information from your development RT target to the deployment system.