Click the Execution Target button in the LabVIEW Real-Time (RT) dialog box. Select Operate»Switch Execution Target, and configure LabVIEW to prompt for the execution target on startup.
Select Tools»Options to display the Options dialog box. Select Miscellaneous from the pull-down menu at the top of the dialog box, place a checkmark in the Prompt for Target Execution Engine checkbox, and click OK.
Use this dialog box to select a DAQ device or PXI device on the network as your execution target when using LabVIEW RT.
The Select Target Platform dialog box includes the following components:
Execution TargetThis drop-down list includes your connected DAQ devices and your most recently used network engines, as well as the RT Engine on Network option which allows you to enter an IP address to access a new engine. You also can select LabVIEW for Host_OS, where Host_OS is your current operating system as detected by LabVIEW. This should be the default option for all local VI development.
OptionsThis box contains options relevant to the execution target that you have selected. For LabVIEW RT engines on your network, these include boxes to enter the IP address or machine name, and password, if required. You also can click the Configure button to open Measurement & Automation Explorer and look up IP addresses for remote systems. The Configure button is also available when selecting DAQ devices so you can configure them or detect new devices from within this dialog box.