xPC Target API versus xPC Target COM API
The xPC Target API and xPC Target COM API interfaces
provide the same functionality for you to write custom applications.
There is no difference in performance or functionality between applications
written against either library. Note that the C API is threadsafe.
The COM API is not threadsafe.
The xPC Target API DLL consists of C functions that you
can incorporate into any high-level language application. The xPC Target COM
API consists of a suite of interfaces that you can reference while
building a graphic user interface (GUI) application. You can incorporate
these interfaces using programming environments that work with COM
objects. A user can use an application written through either interface
to load, run, and monitor an xPC Target application without interacting
with MATLAB®. With the xPC Target API, you write the application
in a high-level language (such as C, C++, or Java) that works with
an xPC Target application; this option requires that you are an
experienced programmer. With xPC Target COM API, you use a graphical
development environment to create a GUI that works with an xPC Target application.
Designed to work with Microsoft® COM, the xPC Target COM API
conforms to the component object model standard established by Microsoft.
The xPC Target API is distributed with two dynamic link
libraries (DLLs) that make it easier to integrate with various development
tools, tailoring the development environment to your needs:
The following sections describe each library:
Note
In this book, second-person references apply to those who write
the xPC Target API and COM API applications. For example, "You
can assign multiple labels to one tag." Third-person references
apply to those who run the xPC Target API and COM API applications.
For example, "You can later distribute this executable to users,
who can then use the GUI application to work with target applications." |
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