rt-query cRIO from Windows host by vi server

[lmd2]

we have a setup using two RT chassis: a 9082 and a 9146. I was looking for a way to verify connectivity from an admin Win PC. Drew some code to request by FTP from each chassis a file (ni-rt.ini) and this works, and verifies connectivity. Thinking that maybe I could take this a step further, maybe using VI server(?) and verify modules, or some other chassis specific info. Are there hooks for this? Is there a way to get more info from an RT chassis other than using FTP to get a copy of the ini file? The more info the better, but I don't know what is exposed. Pointers to appropriate documentation would be great, or just tell me my limitations, that's cool too 😉

[0utlaw]

Hi lmd2,

If you're looking for a way to do a quick manual check, I'd recommend the NI Network Browser.  This will allow you to see the devices available on your network, and if you have Web-Based Configuration and Monitoring installed on the target it'll also give you a hyperlink to the device's configuration service.

If you need a programmatic method, you should take a look at the System Configuration API. That should give you access to general configuration information as well as the current status of the targets. There are many examples demonstrating the use of SysConfig available at ni.com/community.

Regards,

[lmd2 · Accepted solution]

Cool - since this will be a distributed system to a client, I am not sure that the NI Network brower is the solution that we need, but the system configuration API sounds like the pointer that I was looking for - many thanx Outlaw