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Installing an image with LabVIEW pre installed
Most embedded Linux boards (Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black) are setup by downloading an OS image, installing it to an SD card, putting the SD card in the target board and applying power. To install LabVIEW support to a target board, you then have to use the Target Configuration tool in LabVIEW. The Target Configuration dialog requires that you 1) have the target board networked in a way that it is accessible to the host computer and 2) the target board has access to the internet.
This process can be difficult depending on the availability of way to connect the target to the internet and sometimes there can be failures in the installation process which can be difficult to diagnose.
To improve the situation, we've started making images available with LabVIEW pre-installed. By using these images, the Target Configuration dialog can be bypassed altogether and users get an install experience that they are likely already familiar with.
Note that, at this time, this is an experimental feature. The officially supported method of installing LabVIEW support to a target board is still to use the Target Configuration dialog.
First you need to download an appropriate image for your target board, using one of the links below. The important factors are the type of target board and the version of LabVIEW you are using on your host system.
| Device | OS Type | OS Version | LabVIEW Version | Download Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi | Raspbian Lite (bullseye) | 2022-04-04 | 2021 (21.0) | Link |
| Raspberry Pi | Raspbian Lite (bullseye) | 2022-04-04 | 2022 (22.3) | Link |
| BeagleBone Black | Debian 10.3 IoT | 2020-04-06 | 2022 (22.3) | Link |
| Raspberry Pi | Raspbian Lite (bullseye) | 2022-09-22 | 2023 (23.1) | Link |
Follow the usual instructions for installing an image to your target board.
Note: Raspberry Pi recently changed their install process such that you have to create a user during installation or at first boot. This is not specific to the LabVIEW image, just something to be aware of.
Power up your target board and connect it to your network. Then add the target to a LabVIEW project and start using it!
These images are created using this script. You can use the same script to create your own custom images with LabVIEW support pre-installed.