RIO Developer Essentials Guide for Academia
RT PC guide
RT procedures: File system
Connect to the Academic RIO Device file system through your browser with "Web-Based Monitoring and Configuring" or by mounting the file system as a drive on your host PC with WebDAV.
Summary
The Academic RIO Device runs the NI Linux Real-Time operating system, and is therefore an embedded Linux computer complete with an onboard file system. Access this file system through your browser or by mounting it as a drive on your host PC.
Academic RIO Device network address
- Determine the Academic RIO Device network address using NI MAX; this address is required for any type of communication with the Device
View the file system
- View file system with a web browser; files may be downloaded with this technique, too
Mount the file system
- Mount file system as a drive on your Windows, Mac OS, or Linux system, and then directly manipulate the files as you would any other files on your system