myRIO on later versions of LabVIEW (Beyond 2021)

[petrus.prins]

Dear Esteemed Delegates

I have been working on a "solution" to get myRIO toolkit working on other versions of LabVIEW.   I have come up with the idea to make a custom installer to get the job done. (I have tested it successfully on LV2022Q3.) I would really appreciate it if someone else out there could help me test this on some other versions of LabVIEW? It is still early days for this project but it is functional.  If anyone is willing to help/test/contribute and provide feedback, it would really be appreciated! 
The latest release is on github:

https://github.com/petrus-prins/myRIO_Beyond_LV2021_Installer/releases/tag/myRIO_Installer_v3.06

- Petrus Prins

[Petru_Tarabuta]

Thanks for working on this. I'm unable to install the installer myself (due to work commitments), but you might find it useful to re-post this in the #rt channel of the LabVIEW Discord server.

LabVIEW Community Managed Discord Servers - LabVIEW Wiki

[crossrulz]

You might want to consider installing to lvaddons. Then it is a single install for LabVIEW 2022Q3 and later.

Version-Independent LabVIEW Add-ons (LabVIEW User Manual)

[petrus.prins]

Hi crossrulz

That is a very good suggestion. I will definitely have to go do my homework on how to get that done. As soon as I am finished/happy with the current intaller, I will try to port it to lvaddons. The later does sound to be the more future proof way to go. 

I wonder how lvaddons handles legacy help file locations and example finding? So far that is the only thing I know of that needs attention in the current intaller. (Still a work in progress, of course)

-Petrus

[crossrulz]

I should also add that the CRIO 2026Q1 driver still supports the myRIO. You will need FPGA and/or RT to program it. This will also not include a bunch of extra Express VIs and examples for the myRIO, but you can still program it.

[petrus.prins]

Hi crossrulz

So, I have tested the current installer (v3.07) on LV_2026_Q1 (32bit) and I can compile and run a basic LED ladder on the myRIO. I am quite happy. I have not yet had the time to load/compile a custom FPGA project yet. Took me long enough to uninstall 2022Q3 and download/Install 2026Q1 + addons to get this far. 

(v3.07 is the current latest release of the installer that is functional on LV2026_Q3)

https://github.com/petrus-prins/myRIO_Beyond_LV2021_Installer/tree/main

Your LVAddons suggestion:

I have had a go at that. And sure, it seems like all the vi's are found and compile when loaded into the LVAddons folder, however it seems that the Targets directory is not quite happy with that location or the pecking order of the mapping. I effectively get an error that the vi is not compatible with the current selected (myRIO) target. (Any advice here?) It thinks it is still on a "PC target".

I am of the opinion that the myRIO Target directory will still need to be merged into the .\LabVIEW 202x\ directory to make it work (just a guess) unless you can point me into a better direction?