Connect the Academic RIO Device by its USB cable to establish the “USBLAN” network
Open your LabVIEW project
Create a new build specification for the RT target
Select the VI to use as the startup VI
Ensure that the “Run when opened” option is enabled
Generate a preview of the files to be deployed on the target
Generate the Build
Enable the “Set as startup” option
Click “Deploy” on the RT target
Restart the RT target
Tips
The deployed VI is stored on the Device file system; with the USB cable connected, browse to 172.22.11.2/files, login as “admin”, and navigate to the subfolder /files/home/lvuser/natinst/bin and confirm that “startup.rtexe” is present
The startup application can be disabled from within NI MAX or by browsing to 172.22.11.2 and checking the “Disable RT Startup App” option