Dynamic cRIO Channels

[Khalid]

Hi,

For a cRIO application, it appears that we have to create the FPGA IO Nodes manually, selecting its IO Item, for each of the items needed on a module.  This means my read/write VI will have a fixed number of IO items it can read/write.  If I have to add/delete some of the Items, I have to actually add/delete these nodes manually.  This is not very flexible. 

I like it how FieldPoint lets us create tags on the fly.  I use the FP Create Tag VI below to create the tags on the fly (in my initialization state) by supplying the resource, device, and item names from a text file.  If next time, I need a different set of channels, I just change my text file.  The VI remains the same, and reads me only the specified channels. 

Any ideas on how I can do something similar with cRIO? 

Thanks in advance!

-Khalid

PS:  Is this the right place for cRIO questions?  Couldn't find anything specifically for it.

Message Edited by Khalid on 11-09-2006 05:23 PM