12-09-2008 12:05 PM
I recently purchased a cFP-2220 controller. I am running LabVIEW 7.1, the controller shipped with Fieldpoint 6.0.1.
I had Fieldpoint 5.0.1 installed - it could not see the controller. So, I installed 6.0.1 - the controller was visible with an IP of 0.0.0.0, as normal and allowed me to configure the IP. However, now I don't have support for LabVIEW Realtime 7.1.
All of my code and tools are built in Realtime 7.1 and I don't want to be forced into switching to 8.x. Is there a way to get my controller to work with Realtime 7.1?
Note: I have not had this issue with the cFP-2120 controllers that I had been using.
12-09-2008 12:27 PM
I found this on the NI site. http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/004B388FDF6E7AFC8625743400765685
Looks like you will be forced to upgrade. One thing to note, LV 8.6 does not support the cFP-20xx family of controllers.
12-09-2008 01:07 PM
Thanks for the info...
Looks like NI is really pushing 8.6. It's rediculous that they won't continue to support 7.1, just so they can sell more copies of 8.6. The new series of controllers won't even run on 8.2!
The other alternative is to pay more for a slower cFP-21xx controller - thanks for the great support NI...
12-09-2008 04:54 PM
12-10-2008 08:59 AM
Yes, Ravens Fan is right it is just technical impossible to support new RT operating systems for old LabVIEW development versions. The data sheet for the 22xx cFP controller clearly states that LabVIEW 8.5 or later is required.
You have two options from here. Talk to your sales representative to change to a 21xx series controller or upgrade to LV 8.6.
DirkW