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01 Setup

Examples based on sbRIO-963x


Installation of Software

In NI MAX:

  1. add the PXI System via IP
  2. Right Click Software → Add/Remove Software
  3. use the small icons on the top

Feed URLs

Shell Access

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/9822A3A39B1D0CBB86257C55006B962A

→ enable sshd in MAX (user=admin, pass=empty)

  ssh admin@10.21.31.230

File Transfer

In WinSCP create a connection vie SFTP. Logging in as an admin is not recommended for deploying rtexe; instead, configure and use WinSCP as lvuser.


lvuser password

The lvuser account does not have a default password assigned to you. NI intentionally keeps this password hidden; the account is an internal runtime account for LabVIEW and is not intended for direct SSH or WinSCP login. NI Linux Real-Time Security User Guide

To change the password, login via ssh admin@<ip> and run: passwd lvuser.


Linux Commands

Linux Version

  uname -a
  Linux NI-sbRIO-9637-030c1a85 3.14.40-rt37-ni-3.0.0f2 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Thu Jun 11 17:43:52 CDT 2015 armv7l GNU/Linux

Permission Modifier

To allow access to files and directories from LabVIEW:

  chown -R lvuser:ni <%path%>
  chmod -R 775 <%path%>

Other useful commands

kb/ni-rt/linuxrt/setup.txt · Last modified: 2026/08/31 14:13 by alexander.elbert