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Unread 12-01-2011, 01:11
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Re: Labview wiped out :'(

I discovered this (no LabVIEW) also. I am certain that we followed the "How to Set up "our 2011 Driver Station" instructions to the letter.
I am also certain that previously we were able to view and modify VIs on the classmate, but no longer can. The driver station does run however. This leads me to believe that we no longer have a fully operational LabVIEW on the Classmate, but do have a LabVIEW Runtime module. I confirmed this with MAX (Measurement & Automation Explorer).
And when loading LabVIEW on our "development" computer, I recall seeing "Application Builder" on the install list. This leads me to believe that the omission of LabVIEW on the reflashing of the Classmates for 2011 may have been intentional. Perhaps they expect the teams to use App Builder to create a runtime module, then copy it to the classmate, then build the cRIO module and download it to the cRIO.
If so, this adds extra steps to the design, test, debug, modify etc. cycle.
I am raising the question in this manner as I believe the contest rules require specific LabVIEW versions/updates, so adding LabVIEW from the DVD unless explicitly allowed would result in disqualification.
Greg McKaskle, please investigate. Thanks.
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