RT Utilities VIs

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LabVIEW 2009 Real-Time Module Help

Edition Date: June 2009

Part Number: 370622G-01

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Owning Palette: Real-Time VIs

Requires: RT Module. This topic might not match its corresponding palette in LabVIEW depending on your operating system, licensed product(s), and target.

Use the RT Utilities VIs to perform common tasks related to RT targets.

The VIs on this palette can return general LabVIEW error codes.

Palette Object	Description
RT Apply Target Disk Image	Replaces the entire contents of the primary hard drive on the RT target with the files in the target disk image you specify.
RT Apply Target Network Settings	Sets the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS server, and DNS name settings of the RT target you specify using the MAC Address input. After applying the settings, this VI restarts the RT target.
RT Create Target Disk Image	Copies the contents of the primary hard drive on the RT target to the local folder you specify using the image file path input.
RT Debug String	Sends a string to the standard output device. By default, this VI sends the debug string to the video port. If you have a device capable of serial redirection, this VI sends the debug string to the serial port.
RT Format Target	Formats the hard disk of the RT target you specify, restarts the target, and leaves the target in an unconfigured state.
RT Get CPU Loads	Monitors the distribution of load on the CPUs in the system. For each CPU in the system, this VI returns the total load as a percentage of capacity. This VI also returns the percentage of CPU time devoted to each priority level, the percentage of idle CPU time, and the percentage of CPU time devoted to Timed Structures and interrupt service routines (ISRs).
RT Get Memory Usage	Monitors memory usage on the RT target.
RT Get Target Information	Returns detailed information about RT targets.
RT Get Timestamp	Inserts a 64-bit timestamp value from a high-precision timing source into a preallocated array at an index value specified by iteration. The timestamp value indicates the time when the RT Get Timestamp VI executes on the RT target.
RT LEDs	Controls the LEDs on all RT Series devices.
RT Lock Target	Locks an RT target with a password to prevent unauthorized changes to the target configuration.
RT Read Switch	Reads the switch state of DIP switches on a networked RT Series device.
RT Restart Target	Restarts an RT target.
RT Set Date and Time	Sets the date or time of a networked RT Series device.
RT Timestamp Analysis	Analyzes the array of timestamps returned by the RT Get Timestamp VI.
RT Unlock Target	Unlocks an RT target so that users on the network can configure and access the target without a password.