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Do I need LabView to load VIs in TestStand ?

Hello,

 

I have TestStand 2012 installed on my machine and recently also installed LabView Runtime engine but do not have LabView Development license.

 

When I try to call a labView Project and its VIs, I get an error message unable to load Project. On another machine where I have labView installed, for the same paroject and VI, I do not get any error message.

 

Does it mean that I need to have LabView development license in order to call VIs. I always thought that run-time engine would be sufficient for such tasks where we are just calling VIs and not developing those on TestMachines.

 

Regards

Ricky

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Hi Ricky,

 

First of all you're not obliged to specify a LV prject to load a VI. You can skip the project path control and only specify the VI path entry.

Then check your Laview adapter configuration (Configure -> Adapters -> LV Selected -> Configure...) : it should be on 'LabVIEW Run Time Engine' and not 'Dev system'.

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TestStand should be able to load and run the VI's ( which are in project) in runtime also ( you cannot edit it).

What error are you getting?

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Hi,

 

thanks for suggestiong the possible solution.

 

actually, I could not get it working, unitll I installed LabView (test verion), then I changed adapter settings and then I opened the project in LabView. After opening, it  loaded project in "MyComputer" and now I am able to see different VIs available in the project. I had to change paths everywhere in the project.

 

I am unable to understand, what "MyComputer" in LV means? I am able to browse VIs but not in my actual hard drive but a virtual my computer created by LabView. I wish to work without LabView but the prerequisite to open project in  LV is hindering me to do it.

 

The Error I get is Unable to load project when I try opening a VI (without Project being loaded in LV "My Computer".

 

I do not know if something has to be changed by VI programmer or is it standard that virtual LV my computer must run on every maching?

 

Regards

Ricky

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Hi,

I realise that this is an old thread but though I would make a quick observation.

When I am using OOP LabVIEW VI's in TestStand I have to have an actual LabVIEW version installed, where as none OOP VI's seem to work fine without. I don't know what the OP was using but I have just had this issue. The only way I found to fix it was to go into Configure...Adaptors...LabVIEW...Configure... and select LabVIEW Development System rather than the RTE.

I'm using LabVIEW 2013 and TestStand 2014.

 

Regards,

 

Darren.

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