Configure DAQ cards in RT PXI system

Greetings all,
I'm just trying to learn how to use Real Time and I'm having trouble setting up the DAQ cards in the PXI chassis.
I am able to successfully connect to the PXI RT system and run simple VI's that have no DAQ or VISA access.
What I can't any info on is how to setup and access the DAQ and serial ports on the RT system. A quote from teh help file says,
"To configure remote DAQ devices, select your DAQ device from the Devices and Interfaces category under My System. Select Tools»NI-DAQ Configuration»Remote DAQ Configuration from the MAX menu to launch the Remote DAQ Configuration dialog."
I've tried this and it wants to see the RDA server running on the PXI, which of course isn't there sin
ce it's running RT.
What am I doing wrong here?
I'm running a PXI-8156B with a PXI-6071E and PXI-6713. This also has NT4 installed. Both PXI and host machine have LVRT 6.0.3, NI-DAQ 6.9.1
The host is running Win200.
Thanks
Ed
Ed Dickens - Certified LabVIEW Architect - DISTek Integration, Inc. - NI Certified Alliance Partner
Using the Abort button to stop your VI is like using a tree to stop your car. It works, but there may be consequences.

I'm using:
LabVIEW 6.1
NI-DAQ 6.9.2f4
MAX 2.2.0.3010
This may be obvious to others, but it certainly was not to me...
I wanted to configure devices on my remote PXI RT system, and I experienced the exact situation described above.
All the instructions and help I could find seemed to suggest that I should select the following menu item:
Tools >> NI-DAQ Configuration >> Remote DAQ Configuration...
But when I went there and entered the name or IP address of the Remote System, MAX couldn't find it. The PXI system was listed in the "Remote Systems" folder, and I could set up its networking parameters and software downloads from the "Remote Systems" folder.
It turns out the
key is to:
right-click on "Devices and Interfaces" in the "My System" folder
select "Create New..." to bring up a dialog<\li>
selec "RDA/Ethernet Device" then click "Finish" to bring up yet another dialog
specify the remote systems address, then click "Next"
The List of Remote Devices Appears!!! (Hallelujah!)
select a device, "Next", specify a local device number, "Finish"
Now the Remote Device is listed in the "Devices and Interfaces" folder of "My System" (strange that it's not listed under the Remote System - but who cares at this point).
repeat for each device
Now you can go back and select that original menu item (Tools >> NI-DAQ Configuration >> Remote DAQ Configuration...), specify the address, and (Behold!) there are those pesky remote devices.
(NOTE to NI... If this process is described anywhere in documents or help files relating to configuring devices on a remo
te RT PXI system I couldn't find it. Perhaps my trouble is that I've never used a PXI system or remote devices prior to trying to us LabVIEW Real-Time, but I'm probably not the only person in this situation.)

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