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Use the LabVIEW Application Builder to build a stand-alone real-time application that you can set to run automatically when you power on an RT target.

From the Project Explorer window, expand the RT target, right-click Build Specifications, and select New»Real-Time Application from the shortcut menu to open the Real-Time Application Properties dialog box. Use the pages in the Real-Time Application Properties dialog box to create and configure settings for a stand-alone real-time application. After you configure the settings and click the OK button, the Application Builder creates a build specification under Build Specifications. Right-click the build specification and select Build from the shortcut menu to build the stand-alone real-time application. You also can right-click the build specification and select Set as startup from the shortcut menu to set the real-time application to begin execution when you reboot the RT target.

Right-click a build specification and select Deploy from the shortcut menu to deploy the stand-alone real-time application to the RT target. You must redeploy the real-time application when you rebuild the application or change the properties of the application for the changes to take effect of the RT target.

Note  You also can set a VI as the startup VI for an RT target without creating a stand-alone real-time application if you do not have access to the Application Builder. Refer to the National Instruments Web site for information about setting VIs as startup VIs for RT targets.