Installing RCP on the NI myRIO

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Once the Quanser Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP) Toolkit is installed, there are no special configuration steps to get it to work in LabVIEW for Windows. It should work "out-of-the-box".

To use the RCP Toolkit with the NI myRIO, the RCP Toolkit must be installed on the myRIO. Fortunately, installation is relatively straightforward and may be done through the Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). After installing the RCP Toolkit on Windows, turn on the NI myRIO and open Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to install the RCP Toolkit on the myRIO as follows:

Measurement and Automation Explorer

Click on the Add/Remove Software button. A login window will open.

Use the login information from your myRIO manual to proceed, and the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard shown below will open:

Real-Time Software Wizard Software Selection

Select Custom software installation (currently installed) and then click Next>>. The warning dialog below will appear:

Real-Time Software Wizard custom install warning

Click Yes to ignore the warning. A list of the selected and unselected features will be displayed:

Real-Time Software Wizard component selection

Select Quanser Rapid Control Prototyping Toolkit for myRIO from the list. Click on the X beside it and choose Install the feature:

Real-Time Software Wizard Quanser RCP component selection

Click Next >>. The items selected will be shown in the next dialog:

Real-Time Software Wizard review selections

Click Next >>. MAX will begin to install the Quanser RCP Toolkit components to the NI myRIO.

Real-Time Software Wizard custom install progress

When the installation is complete it will display the message below:

Real-Time Software Wizard update complete

Click Finish to exit the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard. You should now see the RCP Toolkit in the list of software:

Real-Time Software Wizard finished

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