System Configuration includes utilities to help you monitor and control various NI devices in a system.

The NI SysConfg API gathers information about devices on both local and remote systems. Use the System Configuration API to programmatically reboot a system, save and load system images, install and uninstall software, and obtain information about a system to be used in other applications.

Install the following:

• ni-syscfg-runtime
• ni-syscfg-devel (for C/C++ development)
• ni-syscfg-labview-support (for LabVIEW development)

To read device aliases and general device properties directly from the command line on a Linux system, use the lsni command.

  admin@cRIO-9030:~# lsni -h
  
  lsni is used to list resources detected by NI System Configuration API
  ======================================================================
  You may use the options below when calling lsni:
  -h          : Help
  -r <Target> : Specify IP address or Hostname of a RT Target
  -e <Expert> : Limit the search to one System Configuration API expert
  -v          : Display detailed information about all devices
  -a          : Include devices that are simulated or no longer present
  -n <Name>   : Only display the device with the specified name
  -w          : Wait for keypress before continuing (for attaching debugger, etc)
  -u          : Display user-friendly detailed information.

General summary (lsni):

  admin@cRIO-9030:~# lsni
  Scanning localhost for devices...
  
  System Configuration API resources found:
  cRIO-9030
  RIO0
  Ethernet Adapter eth0
  Ethernet Adapter eth1
  Ethernet Adapter usb0
  ASRL1::INSTR
  ASRL2::INSTR

Verbose information (lsni):

admin@cRIO-9030:~# lsni -v
Scanning localhost for devices...

System Configuration API Experts found:
cRIO 24.5 (crio)
NI-RIO 24.5.0 (ni-rio)
NI System Configuration 24.5 (nisyscfg)
NI-VISA 24.5 (ni-visa)
NI Systems Management 24.0 (nisysmgmt)

System Configuration API resources found:
cRIO-9030
--Primary Expert:	NI System Configuration 24.5
--Model Name:		cRIO-9030
--Serial Number:	01B8A876

RIO0
--Primary Expert:	NI-RIO 24.5.0
--Model Name:		NI cRIO-9030
--Serial Number:	01B8A876
--Bus/Dev/Func:		1/0/0

Ethernet Adapter eth0
--Primary Expert:	NI System Configuration 24.5

Ethernet Adapter eth1
--Primary Expert:	NI System Configuration 24.5

Ethernet Adapter usb0
--Primary Expert:	NI System Configuration 24.5

ASRL1::INSTR
--Primary Expert:	NI-VISA 24.5

ASRL2::INSTR
--Primary Expert:	NI-VISA 24.5

User-Friendly output (lsni -u):

admin@cRIO-9030:~# lsni -u
Scanning localhost for devices...

System Configuration API resources found:

cRIO-9030 (expert: nisyscfg)
-- System Settings --
   Hostname:                 cRIO-9030
   Vendor:                   National Instruments
   Model:                    cRIO-9030
   Serial Number:            01B8A876
   Firmware Version:         24.5.0f133-x64
   Operating System:         NI Linux Real-Time x64 6.1.92-rt32
   System Start Time:        06/05/2025 09:27:58 AM
   Comments:
   Locale:                   English
-- Startup Settings --
   Force Safe Mode:          False
   Enable Console Out:       False
   Disable RT Startup App:   False
   Disable FPGA Startup App: False
   LabVIEW Project Access:   True
   Enable Embedded UI:       False
-- SystemLink Settings --
   Minion ID:                NI_cRIO-9030--SN-01B8A876--MAC-00-80-2F-25-9B-64
   Server:
   Status:                   Stopped
-- System Resources --
   Total Physical Memory:    870 MB
   Free Physical Memory:     662 MB
   Total Virtual Memory:     844 MB
   Free Virtual Memory:      719 MB
   Primary Disk Capacity:    3.35 GB
   Primary Disk Free Space:  2.26 GB
   CPU Model:                Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU  E3825  @ 1.33GHz
   CPU Cores:                2
   CPU Logical Processors:   2
   CPU Total Load:           0% | 0%
   CPU Interrupt Load:       0% | 0%

RIO0 (expert: ni-rio)
-- Settings --
   Name:                      RIO0
   Vendor:                    National Instruments
   Model:                     NI cRIO-9030
   Serial Number:             01B8A876
   PCI Bus:                   1
   PCI Device:                0
   RIO Resource Name:         RIO0
   Firmware Autoload Setting: Do not autoload

ASRL1::INSTR (expert: ni-visa)
-- Settings --
   Name:
   Port Binding:       /dev/ttyS0
   Port Description:   ASRL1  (/dev/ttyS0)
   VISA Resource Name: ASRL1::INSTR
-- Port Settings --
   Baud rate:          9600
   Data bits:          8
   Parity:             None
   Stop bits:          1
   Flow control:       None

ASRL2::INSTR (expert: ni-visa)
-- Settings --
   Name:
   Port Binding:       /dev/ttyS1
   Port Description:   ASRL2  (/dev/ttyS1)
   VISA Resource Name: ASRL2::INSTR
-- Port Settings --
   Baud rate:          9600
   Data bits:          8
   Parity:             None
   Stop bits:          1
   Flow control:       None