Bind RT Software to specific hardware

[P. Rosegger]

Hi all,

are there any possibilities to bind LabVIEW RT Software to a specific RT system (a NI-RIO rack)? We'd like to prevent our customers from using our software unlicensed by simply copying it to new NI-RIO racks. I'm thinking about something similar to the Volume Serial Number that can be accessed on Windows systems via kernel32.dll.

BTW (slightly related): I can't find the file "generateComputerID.exe" (mentioned on http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?boar...hread.id=88461) on my system (8.2). Perhaps a version issue?

Thanks in advance,

pro

[jgcode]

QUOTE (P. Rosegger @ Dec 8 2008, 10:00 PM)

Hi all,

are there any possibilities to bind LabVIEW RT Software to a specific RT system (a NI-RIO rack)? We'd like to prevent our customers from using our software unlicensed by simply copying it to new NI-RIO racks. I'm thinking about something similar to the Volume Serial Number that can be accessed on Windows systems via kernel32.dll.

BTW (slightly related): I can't find the file "generateComputerID.exe" (mentioned on http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?boar...hread.id=88461) on my system (8.2). Perhaps a version issue?

Thanks in advance,

pro

Hi P

See here for an example that may help

Regards

JG

[P. Rosegger]

Thanks a lot for the link! Now, does anybody know how to apply that cRIO magic to a PXI system?

[LAVA 1.0 Content]

Since you use, you probably use DAQmx, with DAQmx you can get the serial numbers of the DAQ hardware, these could be your unique IDs

Ton

[LAVA 1.0 Content]

QUOTE (P. Rosegger @ Dec 8 2008, 11:02 AM)

Thanks a lot for the link! Now, does anybody know how to apply that cRIO magic to a PXI system?

The same methods and code can be used on PXI and FieldPoint systems if you simply don't use the cRIO chassis and module specific functions. CRI Get cRIO Controller Info.vi can be used with any RT controller.

I wrote that example and application note and would love to hear any feedback.

[P. Rosegger]

Thanks a lot to all of you. I'll be able to test these things sometime next week, and I'll be happy to share the results here.

Regards,

pro

[jgcode]

QUOTE (LV_FPGA_SE @ Dec 9 2008, 03:50 AM)

I wrote that example and application note and would love to hear any feedback.

Well I have used it - and I say damn good job.

I actually integrated it into a license manager (client specification) for a third party device and am looking forward to using the NI Hardware component in an upcoming project.

The application note was really helpgul and easy to follow.

:beer: