Deploying EXE that references FPGA

[10Degree]

I am trying to deploy an EXE that uses an FPGA on some machines, and a USB connection on others.  Since the application has FPGA VI's in it, it is looking for "niriosvr.dll" when I try to run it on the USB only machine.  I tried to create an installer, but do not see an installer for RIO in the "Installers to Include" list.  Can anyone tell me what I must do to deploy an EXE that uses FPGA?  Thank you, -cb

[MeghanK]

When creating an installer you should be able to select your NI-RIO driver in the list of additional installers.  What versions of LabVIEW, LabVIEW Real-Time, and NI-RIO are you using?

[10Degree]

Meghan,

I am using LabVIEW 8.2.1, NI-RIO is 2.1.1.  I don't have Real-Time, I am deploying an EXE that uses FPGA (8.2.1) to systems that may or may not have a PXI chassis.  My application will allow connections to devices over FPGA or USB depending on what type of instrument is connectected to test.  I found that if I installed the NI-RIO from the 2.1.1 disk on the target system after installing the LabVIEW runtime, I could get my application to work.  I don't have NI-RIO in my list of additional installers.  Should it be there?

-cb

[Erik_J]

Hi 10Degree,

We're glad you got your application to work by installing NI-RIO on the target systems.  However, when building an installer on the deployment system, you should see NI-RIO in the list of additional installers.  I would recommend reinstalling NI-RIO on your development machine and then see if it appears in the additional installers.  There is no need to uninstall the current NI-RIO, simply reinstall NI-RIO on top of the old installation.  You may even want to take this opportunity to upgrade to the latest version, NI-RIO 2.3, which will give you the latest features and bug-fixes.

Let us know if you have any other questions, thanks!

Regards,
Erik J.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments