Copying LabVIEW interface from PC to tablet - where to start?

[easyBreather]

Hello,

I am currently running a LabVIEW program through my PC (Windows 10), and would like to move it over to a tablet. The reason for this is that the program runs a device that I'd like to mobilize.

The quickest option would be to use a laptop, but I'd like to have as little as possible in terms of "floating" components. I'd rather use a tablet that I'll mount onto the device in order to control it. The question is, where do I start?

I need 3 USB ports, two for LINX connection (to arduino-based PLC's) and one for the DAQ tool.

Where do I start? What should I take into consideration, in terms of running a LabVIEW program, while looking for a compatible tablet?

Thanks for your help. 

[GerdW]

Hi easy,

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@easyBreather wrote:

What should I take into consideration, in terms of running a LabVIEW program, while looking for a compatible tablet?

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When your development computer runs Windows10, then your tablet should ran the very same Windows10 environment. (No Win on ARM, no Win10X, no other OS…)

[easyBreather]

Thank you for your reply.

Do you have any suggestions for tablets that run Windows 10 and have at least 3 USB ports?

[GerdW]

Hi easy,

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@easyBreather wrote:

Thank you for your reply.

Do you have any suggestions for tablets that run Windows 10 and have at least 3 USB ports?

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No, I cannot suggest any type.

But you may call your favorite computer shop…

[Worle]

Something else to bear in mind is the difference in screen resolution compared to what you are used to which will more than likely require a new UI layout. Big buttons, big text etc.

I am currently developing an application to run on a Microsoft Surface tablet which I am currently very impressed with...although you don't have your three USB ports (I suspect you may struggle a bit). You can quite easily get USB hubs though.

If I use the Surface pro 7 as an example, it has a documented screen resolution of 2736x1824px.

If you run it with a display scale of 100% all of the OS icons (Windows explorer, OS dialogs etc) are ridiculously small. The default that came with my surface is a scale of 200% which is much better and gives you a usable screen resolution of 912x1368 (Possibly smaller than your current development machine.

Main navigation buttons I tend to size to a minimum of 90pixels.Less important buttons I make a little smaller.

[easyBreather]

Thanks you for replying!

The resolution is definitely something I should take into account, I will look into what into optimizing it.

Regarding the USB hub - 
If I understand correctly, the USB hub allows me to use one USB port on the tablet in order to communicate with several USB devices. 

If so, wouldn't that be pose a problem for continuous data being send back and forth through the single USB port?