What Is a Target Object?

  What Is a Scope Object?

  Scope Object Types

  Accessing Help for Target Objects

  Creating Target Objects

  Deleting Target Objects

  Displaying Target Object Properties

  Setting Target Object Properties from the Host PC

  Getting the Value of a Target Object Property

  Using the Method Syntax with Target Objects

  Accessing Help for Scope Objects

  Displaying Scope Object Properties for a Single Scope

  Displaying Scope Object Properties for All Scopes

  Setting the Value of a Scope Property

  Getting the Value of a Scope Property

  Using the Method Syntax with Scope Objects

  Acquiring Signal Data with Scopes of Type File

  Acquiring Signal Data into Multiple, Dynamically Named Files with Scopes of Type File

  Advanced Data Acquisition Topics

  Introduction

  Signal Monitoring with xPC Target Explorer

  Signal Monitoring with the MATLAB Interface

  Monitoring Stateflow States

  Introduction

  Signal Tracing with xPC Target Explorer

  Signal Tracing with the MATLAB Interface

  Signal Tracing with xPC Target Scope Blocks

  Signal Tracing with Simulink External Mode

  Signal Tracing with a Web Browser

  Introduction

  Signal Logging with xPC Target Explorer

  Signal Logging in the MATLAB Interface

  Signal Logging with a Web Browser

  Introduction

  Parameter Tuning with xPC Target Explorer

  Parameter Tuning with the MATLAB Interface

  Parameter Tuning with Simulink External Mode

  Parameter Tuning with a Web Browser

  Saving and Reloading Application Parameters with the MATLAB Interface

  Inlined Parameters

  Introduction

  DOSLoader Mode Overview

  Restrictions

  Updating the xPC Target Environment

  Creating a DOS System Disk

  Introduction

  Updating Environment Properties and Creating a Boot Disk

  Copying the Kernel to Flash Memory

  Creating a Target Application for DOSLoader Mode

  Creating DOSLoader Files with a Command-Line Interface

  Introduction

  Standalone Mode Overview

  Restrictions

  Updating the xPC Target Environment

  Creating a DOS System Disk

  Before You Start

  Updating Environment Properties

  Creating a Kernel/Target Application

  Copying the Kernel/Target Application to the Target PC Flash Disk

  Introduction

  Getting a List of Environment Properties for Default Target PCs

  Changing Environment Properties with xPC Target Explorer

  Changing Environment Properties with a Command-Line Interface for Default Target PCs

  Introduction

  To Locate or Edit a Demo Script

  Creating Target PC Environment Object Containers

  Displaying Target PC Environment Object Property Values

  Setting Target PC Environment Collection Object Properties

  Adding Target PC Environment Collection Objects

  Removing Target PC Environment Collection Objects

  Getting Target PC Environment Object Names

  Changing Target PC Environment Object Defaults

  Working with Particular Target PC Object Environments

  Introduction

  Using Target Application Methods on the Target PC

  Manipulating Target Object Properties from the Target PC

  Manipulating Scope Objects from the Target PC

  Manipulating Scope Object Properties from the Target PC

  Aliasing with Variable Commands on the Target PC

  Overview

  Accessing Files on a Specific Target PC

  Listing the Contents of the Target PC Folder

  Retrieving a File from the Target PC to the Host PC

  Copying a File from the Host PC to the Target PC

  Overview

  Accessing File Systems from a Specific Target PC

  Retrieving the Contents of a File from the Target PC to the Host PC

  Removing a File from the Target PC

  Getting a List of Open Files on the Target PC

  Getting Information about a File on the Target PC

  Getting Information about a Disk on the Target PC

  Introduction

  Simulink User Interface Model

  Creating a Custom Graphical Interface

  To xPC Target Block

  From xPC Target Block

  Creating a Target Application Model

  Marking Block Parameters

  Marking Block Signals

  Introduction

  Connecting the Web Interface Through TCP/IP

  Connecting the Web Interface Through RS-232

  Using the Main Pane

  Changing WWW Properties

  Viewing Signals with a Web Browser

  Viewing Parameters with a Web Browser

  Changing Access Levels to the Web Browser

  Introduction

  xPC Target Kernel Polling Mode

  Interrupt Mode

  Polling Mode

  Setting the Polling Mode

  Restrictions Introduced by Polling Mode

  Controlling the Target Application

  Polling Mode Performance

  Polling Mode and Multicore Processors

  Introduction

  Simulink Demos Folder

  Prerequisites

  Steps to Incorporate Fortran in the Simulink Software for xPC Target

  In This Example

  Creating an xPC Target Atmosphere Model for Fortran

  Compiling Fortran Files

  Creating a C-MEX Wrapper S-Function

  Compiling and Linking the Wrapper S-Function

  Validating the Fortran Code and Wrapper S-Function

  Preparing the Model for the xPC Target Application Build

  Building and Running the xPC Target Application

  Introduction

  xPC Target and Vector CANape Limitations

  Setting Up and Building the Model

  Creating a New Vector CANape Project to Associate with a Particular Target Application

  Configuring the Vector CANape Device

  Providing A2L (ASAP2) Files for the Vector CANape Database

  Guidelines

  Limitations

  Is Your Host PC MATLAB Interface Halted?

  Is Your Target PC Unable to Boot?

  Is the Target PC Halted?

  Is There Communication Between Your PCs?

  Why Does the xPC Target System Lose Connection with the Host PC When Downloading Some Models?

  How Can I Diagnose Network Problems with the xPC Target System?

  Troubleshooting xpctest Results

  Troubleshooting Build Issues

  General I/O Troubleshooting Guidelines

  Can I View the Contents of the Target PC Display on the Host PC?

  Why Do Attempts to Run My Model Cause CPU Overload Messages on the Target PC?

  How Can I Obtain PCI Board Information for My xPC Target System?

  What Sample Time Can I Expect from the xPC Target Software?

  Why Is My Requested xPC Target Sample Time Different from the Measured Sample Time?

  Why Did I Get Error -10: Invalid File ID on the Target PC?

  Can I Write Custom xPC Target Device Drivers?

  Can I Create a Stand-Alone xPC Target Application to Interact with a Target Application?

  Can Signal Outputs from Virtual Blocks Be Tagged?

  Why Has the Stop Time Changed?

  Why Do I Get a File System Disabled Error?

  Can the Target PC Hard Drive Contain Multiple Partitions?

  Why Does the getparamid Function Return Nothing?

  How Do I Handle Register Rollover for xPC Target Encoder Blocks?

  Why Do I Get Compile Error When Compiling Models?

  How to Get Updated xPC Target Releases

  Are You Working with a New xPC Target Release?

  Refer to the MathWorks Support Web Site

  Refer to the Documentation

  Introduction

  Target Object Methods

  Target Object Property Commands

  Scope Object Methods

  Scope Object Property Commands

  Aliasing with Variable Commands

  xPC Target API versus xPC Target COM API

  What Is xPC Target API?

  What Is xPC Target COM API?

  Required Products

• Before You Start

• Visual C Example

  Before You Start

• Example Visual Basic GUI Using COM Objects

• Microsoft Visual Basic 7.1 (.NET 2003) Demo

• Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Demo

• Tcl/Tk Scripts

• xPC Target API Reference

• xPC Target API for Microsoft .NET Framework Classes

  xPC Target API for Microsoft .NET Framework - Alphabetical List

  Logging, Scope, and File System Structures

  Communications Functions

  Target Application Functions

  Data Logging Functions

  Scope Functions

  File System Functions

  Target Scope Functions

  Monitoring and Tuning Functions

  Miscellaneous Functions

  Communication Objects (xPCProtocol)

  Scope Objects (xPCScopes)

  Target Objects (xPCTarget)

  File System Objects (xPCFileSystem)

  xPC Target options Overview

  Automatically download application after building

  Download to default target PC

  Specify target PC name

  Name of xPC Target object created by build process

  Use default communication timeout

  Specify the communication timeout in seconds

  Execution mode

  Real-time interrupt source

  I/O board generating the interrupt

  PCI slot (-1: autosearch) or ISA base address

  Log Task Execution Time

  Double buffer parameter changes

  Load a parameter set from a file on the designated target file system

  File name

  Signal logging data buffer size in doubles

  Build COM objects from tagged signals/parameters

  Generate CANape extensions

  Include model hierarchy on the target application

• I/O Driver Blocks

  Adding I/O Blocks with the xPC Target Library

  Adding I/O Blocks with the Simulink Library Browser

  Defining I/O Block Parameters

• Serial Drivers

• xPC Target RS-232 and 422/485 Drivers (Composite)

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Obsolete Drivers

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• GPIB Drivers

• Using GPIB Drivers

• GPIB MATLAB Structure Reference

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Introduction

• Model Execution Driven by CAN Messages (Interrupt Capability of CAN Receive Blocks)

• Defining Initialization and Termination CAN Messages

  CAN-AC2 and CANopen Devices

  Constructing and Extracting CAN Data Frames

  Detecting Timeouts When Receiving CAN Messages

  CAN Blocks for the CAN-AC2 (ISA) with Philips PCA 82C200 CAN Controller

  CAN Blocks for the CAN-AC2 (ISA) with Intel 82527 CAN Controller

  CAN Blocks for the CAN-AC2-PCI with Philips SJA1000 CAN Controller

  CAN Blocks for the CAN-AC2-104 (PC/104) with Philips SJA1000 CAN Controller

• Introduction

• FIFO CAN Demonstrations

• Acceptance Filters

  Accessing CANdb DBC Format Databases from the xPC Target Environment

  CAN FIFO Blocks for the CAN-AC2-PCI with Philips SJA1000 CAN Controller

  CAN FIFO Blocks for the CAN-AC2-104 with Philips SJA1000 CAN Controller

• Model-Based Ethernet Communications

  xPC Target Demonstrations for Model-Based Ethernet Communications

  Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Network Buffer Blocks

  Blocks - Alphabetical List

• User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

  xPC Target UDP Example

  UDP Communication Setup

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Introduction

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Using Parallel Ports

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  SAE J1939 Blocks

  Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Running Models with BittWare Blocks

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Before You Start

• GE Fanuc Embedded Systems Shared Memory Structure Reference

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Overview of PMC-ADADIO Functionality

  Overview of Audio Applications

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  xPC TargetBox I/O Options

  Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical list

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Broadcast Memory

• SBS Shared Memory Structure Reference

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Before You Start

• Systran Shared Memory Structure Reference

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks

• Grouping the UEI Boards

• Analog Input Frame Driver Blocks

  Boards and Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Boards and Blocks

• Asynchronous Event Support

  Blocks - Alphabetical List

  Blocks - Alphabetical List

  xPC Target Library of Obsolete Drivers

  Blocks - Alphabetical List

  RS-232/422/485 Internal Blocks and Subsystems

  Blocks - Alphabetical List

• Introduction

• Before You Start

  Creating a Custom Driver

  Debugging Notes

• PCI Bus Considerations

  Sample PCI Device Driver

• ISA and PC/104 Bus Considerations

  Creating Driver Subsystem Masks

  Driver Mask Guidelines

  Cross-Block Checking

  When You Are Done

  Sample Driver Mask

• xPC Target Interrupts

• Adding Interrupt Support

  Hook Function Prototypes - Alphabetical List

  S-Function Guidelines

  mdlStart and mdlTerminate Considerations

  DMA Considerations

  Passing Parameters

• Accessing Registers

  xPC Target Driver Authoring Tool

• Generating Custom Driver Templates

  Port I/O

  PCI Configuration Information

  Physical Memory

  Time

  Miscellaneous