access logs from a headless data logger

[FyrewurX]

I want to implement a headless data logger and access it's files via Ethernet without using a host VI on the PC that will be connected in the network. How can I implement this?

[GerdW · Accepted solution]

Install a FTP server on your "headless data logger"…

[RTSLVU]

You did not say what OS your headless logger was running so I will assume it's Windows.

Just share your data directory on the network, or put your data in one of the "Public" folders in Windows 7 and up, Eitherr way you can then use Windows Explorer to transfer the files.

[Bob_Schor]

We run LabVIEW Real-Time using a PXI as the "headless data logger" (it actually does a whole lot more than just log data).  From Windows, we did an "Add Network Location" and specified "ftp://10.1.0.101/" (or whatever was the IP of the PXI).  It then showed up as a "Device" in Windows Explorer, and if we clicked on it, we could see all of its files and folders and use "drag and drop" to transfer back and forth.

Bob Schor