xPC Target Getting Started Preface Documentation Online Documentation Printing the Documentation Required Products MATLAB Simulink Real-Time Workshop C Compiler Related Products Stateflow Stateflow Coder DSP Blockset Dials & Gauges Blockset Using This Guide Expected Background Organization Conventions Terminology Typographical Introduction What Is xPC Target? Features of xPC Target Real-Time Kernel Real-Time Application Signal Acquisition and Analysis Parameter Tuning Hardware Environment Host PC Target PC Host-Target Connection Input/Output Driver Support Software Environment Host-Target Communication Rapid Prototyping Process Embedded Process User Interaction xPC Target Graphical Interface MATLAB Command Line Interface Target PC Command Line Interface Simulink External Mode Interface Simulink Dials and Gauges Interface Web Browser Interface Installation and Configuration System Requirements Host PC Target PC Installation on the Host PC Getting or Updating Your License CD-ROM Installation Web Download Installation Files on the Host PC Computer Initial Working Directory Setting Your Working Directory from the Desktop Icon Setting Your Working Directory from Within MATLAB Serial Communication Hardware for Serial Communication Environment Properties for Serial Communication Network Communication Hardware for Network Communication Ethernet Card for a PCI-Bus Ethernet Card for an ISA-Bus Environment Properties for Network Communication Target Boot Disk Current Properties on the Target Boot Disk Testing and Troubleshooting the Installation Testing the Installation Test 1, Ping Target System Standard Ping Test 2, Ping Target System xPC Target Ping Test 3, Reboot Target Using Direct Call Test 4, Build and Download Application If You Still Need More Help Using xPC Target Basic Procedures Simulating the Model Loading a Simulink Model Running a Simulation Using the Simulink Graphical Interface Running a Simulation Using the MATLAB Command Line Interface Creating the Target Application Booting the Target PC Troubleshooting the Boot Process Entering the Simulation Parameters Building and Downloading the Target Application Troubleshooting the Build Process Controlling the Target Application Control with MATLAB Commands Signal Monitoring Signal Monitoring with MATLAB Commands Signal Logging Signal Logging with xPC Target Graphical Interface Signal Logging with MATLAB Commands Signal Tracing Signal Tracing with xPC Target GUI Signal Tracing with xPC Target GUI (Target Manager) Signal Tracing with MATLAB Commands Parameter Tuning Parameter Tuning with MATLAB Commands Parameter Tuning with Simulink External Mode Advanced Procedures I/O Driver Blocks xPC Target 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 xPC Target Scope Blocks xPC Target Scope Blocks Adding xPC Target Scope Blocks Defining xPC Target Scope Block Parameters Target PC Command Line Interface Using Methods and Properties on the Target PC Target Object Methods Target Object Properties Scope Object Methods Scope Object Properties Using Variables on the Target PC Variable Commands Web Interface Connecting the Web Interface Using the Main Page Changing WWW Properties Viewing Signals with the Web Browser Using Scopes with the Web Browser Viewing and Changing Parameters with the Web Interface Changing Access Levels to the Web Browser xPC Target Embedded Option Introduction DOSLoader Mode Overview StandAlone Mode Overview Architecture Restrictions Updating the xPC Target Environment Creating a DOS System Disk DOS Loader Target Applications Creating a Target Boot Disk for DOS Loader Creating a Target Application for DOS Loader Stand-Alone Target Applications Creating a Target Application for Stand-Alone Creating a Target Boot Disk for Stand-Alone Using Target Scope Blocks with Stand-Alone Reference Environment Reference Environment Environment Properties Environment Functions Using Environment Properties and Functions Getting a List of Environment Properties Saving and Loading the Environment Changing Environment Properties with Graphical Interface Changing Environment Properties with Command Line Interface Creating a Target Boot Disk with Graphical Interface Creating a Target Boot Disk with Command Line Interface System Functions GUI Functions Test Functions xPC Target Demos Environment and System Function Reference Target Object Reference Target Object What is a Target Object? Target Object Properties Target Object Methods Target PC Commands Using Target Objects Displaying Target Object Properties Setting the Value of a Target Object Property from the Host PC Setting the Value of a Target Object Property from the Target PC Getting the Value of a Target Object Property Using the Method Syntax with Target Objects Scope Object Reference Scope Object What is a Scope Object? Scope Object Properties Scope Object Methods Using 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 I/O Block Reference I/O Drivers I/O Driver Block Library Memory-Mapped Devices PCI Bus I/O Devices Access IO WDG-CSM WDG-CSM Watchdog Timer ADDI-DATA APCI-1710 APCI-1710 Incremental Encoder PA-1700 PA-1700 Incremental Encoder Advantech PCL-1800 PCL-1800 Analog Input (A/D) PCL-1800 Analog Output (D/A) PCL-1800 Digital Input PCL-1800 Digital Output PCL-726 PCL-726 Analog Output (D/A) PCL-726 Digital Input PCL-726 Digital Output PCL-727 PCL-727 Analog Output (D/A) PCL-727 Digital Input PCL-727 Digital Output PCL-728 PCL-728 Analog Output (D/A) PCL-818 PCL-818 Analog Input (A/D) PCL-818 Analog Output (D/A) PCL-818 Digital Input PCL-818 Digital Output PCL-818H PCL-818H Analog Input (A/D) PCL-818H Analog Output (D/A) PCL-818H Digital Input PCL-818H Digital Output PCL-818HD PCL-818HD Analog Input (A/D) PCL-818HD Analog Output (D/A) PCL-818HD Digital Input PCL-818HD Digital Output PCL-818HG PCL-818HG Analog Input (A/D) PCL-818HG Analog Output (D/A) PCL-818HG Digital Input PCL-818HG Digital Output PCL-818L PCL-818L Analog Input (A/D) PCL-818L Analog Output (D/A) PCL-818L Digital Input PCL-818L Digital Output Burr-Brown PCI-20003M PCI-20003M Analog Output (D/A) PCI-20019M PCI-20019M Analog Input (A/D) PCI-20023M PCI-20023M Analog Input (A/D) PCI-20041C PCI-20041C Digital Input PCI-20041C Digital Output PCI-20098 PCI-20098C Analog Input (A/D) PCI-20098C Digital Input PCI-20098C Digital Output ComputerBoards CIO-CTR05 CIO-CTR05 Counter PWM CIO-CTR05 counter PWM & ARM CIO-CTR05 Counter FM CIO-CTR05 Counter FM & ARM CIO-CTR05 PWM Capture CIO-CTR05 FM Capture CIO-CTR10 CIO-CTR10 Counter PWM CIO-CTR10 Counter PWM & ARM CIO-CTR10 Counter FM CIO-CTR10 Counter FM & ARM CIO-CTR10 PWM Capture CIO-CTR10 FM Capture CIO-DAC08 (/12) CIO-DAC08 Analog Output (D/A) CIO-DAC08/16 CIO-DAC08/16 Analog Output (D/A) CIO-DAC16 (/12) CIO-DAC16 Analog Output (D/A) CIO-DAC16/16 CIO-DAC16/16 Analog Output (D/A) CIO-DAS16/300 CIO-DAS16/330 Analog Input (A/D) CIO-DAS16/JR (/12) CIO-DAS16/JR Analog Input (A/D) CIO-DAS16/JR (/12) Analog Input (A/D) with EXP Signal Conditioning Board CIO-DAS16JR/16 CIO-DAS16JR/16 Analog Input (A/D) CIO-DAS1601/12 CIO-DAS1601/12 Analog Input (A/D) CIO-DAS1601/12 Analog Output (D/A) CIO-DAS1601/12 Digital Input CIO-DAS1601/12 Digital Output CIO-DAS1602/12 CIO-DAS1602/12 Analog Input (A/D) CIO-DAS1602/12 Analog Output (D/A) CIO-DAS1602/12 Digital Input CIO-DAS1602/12 Digital Output CIO-DAS1602/16 CIO-DAS1602/16 Analog Input (A/D) CIO-DAS1602/16 Analog Output (D/A) CIO-DAS 1602/16 Digital Input CIO DAS1602/16 Digital Output CIO-DDA06 (/12) CIO-DDA06 (/12) Analog Output (D/A) CIO-DDA06 (/12) Digital Input CIO-DDA06 (/12) Digital Output CIO-DDA06/16 CIO-DDA06/16 Analog Output (D/A) CIO-DDA06/16 Digital Input CIO-DDA06/16 Digital Output CIO-DIO24 CIO-DIO24 Digital Input CIO-DIO24 Digital Output CIO-DIO24 Signal Conditioning CIO-DIO24H CIO-DIO24H Digital Input CIO-DIO24H Digital Output CIO-DIO48 CIO-DIO48 Digital Input CIO-DIO48 Digital Output CIO-DIO48H CIO-DIO48H Digital Input CIO-DIO48H Digital Output CIO-DIO96 CIO-DIO96 Digital Input CIO-DIO96 Digital Output CIO-DIO192 CIO-DIO192 Digital Input CIO-DIO192 Digital Output CIO-DO24DD CIO-DO24DD Digital Output CIO-PDISO16 CIO-PDISO16 Digital Input CIO-PDISO16 Digital Output CIO-QUAD02 CIO-QUAD02 Incremental Encoder CIO-QUAD04 CIO-QUAD04 Incremental Encoder PC104-DAC06 (/12) PC104-DAC06 (/12) Analog Output (D/A) PC104-DAS16JR/12 PC104-DAS16JR/12 Analog Input (A/D) PC104-DAS16JR/12 Digital Input PC104-DAS16JR/12 Digital Output PC104-DAS16JR/16 PC104-DAS16JR/16 Analog Input (A/D) PC104-DAS16JR/16 Digital Input PC104-DAS16JR/16 Digital Output PC104-DIO48 PC104-DIO48 Digital Input PC104-DIO48 Digital Output PCI-CTR05 PCI-CTR05 Counter PWM PCI-CTR05 Counter PWM & ARM PCI-CTR05 Counter FM PCI-CTR05 Counter FM & ARM PCI-CTR05 PWM Capture PCI-CTR05 FM Capture PCI-DAS1200 PCI-DAS1200 Analog Input (A/D) PCI-DAS1200 Analog Output (D/A) PCI-DAS1200 Digital Input PCI-DAS1200 Digital Output PCI-DAS1200/JR PCI-DAS1200/JR Analog Input (A/D) PCI-DAS1200/JR Digital Input PCI-DAS1200/JR Digital Output PCI-DAS1602/12 PCI-DAS1602/12 Analog Input (A/D) PCI-DAS1602/12 Analog Output (D/A) PCI-DAS 1602/12 Digital Input PCI-DAS1602/12 Digital Output PCI-DAS1602/16 PCI-DAS1602/16 Analog Input (A/D) PCI-DAS1602/16 Analog Output (D/A) PCI-DAS 1602/16 Digital Input PCI-DAS1602/16 Digital Output PCI-DDA02/12 PCI-DDA02/12 Analog Output (D/A) PCI-DDA02/12 Digital Input PCI-DDA02/12 Digital Output PCI-DDA04/12 PCI-DDA04/12 Analog Output (D/A) PCI-DDA04/12 Digital Input PCI-DDA04/12 Digital Output PCI-DDA08/12 PCI-DDA08/12 Analog Output (D/A) PCI-DDA08/12 Digital Input PCI-DDA08/12 Digital Output PCI-DIO24 PCI-DIO24 Digital Input PCI-DIO24 Digital Output PCI-DIO24 Signal Conditioning PCI-DIO24H PCI-DIO24H Digital Input PCI-DIO24H Digital Output PCI-DIO48 PCI-DIO48 Digital Input PCI-DIO48 Digital Output PCI-DIO96H PCI-DIO96H Digital Input PCI-DIO96H Digital Output Diamond Diamond-MM Diamond-MM Analog Input (A/D) Diamond-MM Analog Output (D/A) Diamond-MM Digital Input Diamond-MM Digital Output Quartz-MM 5 Quartz-MM 5 Digital Input Quartz-MM 5 Digital Output Quartz-MM5 Counter PWM Quartz-MM5 counter PWM & ARM Quartz-MM5 Counter FM Quartz-MM5 Counter FM & ARM Quartz-MM5 PWM Capture Quartz-MM5 FM Capture Quartz-MM 10 Quartz-MM 10 Digital Input Quartz-MM 10 Digital Output Quartz-MM 10 Counter PWM Quartz-MM 10 Counter PWM & ARM Quartz-MM 10 Counter FM Quartz-MM 10 Counter FM & ARM Quartz-MM 10 PWM Capture Quartz-MM 10 FM Capture Gespac GESADA-1 GESADA-1 Analog Input (A/D) GESADA-1 Analog Output (D/A) GESPIA-2A GESPIA-2A Digital Input GESPIA-2A Digital Output Humusoft AD 512 AD 512 Analog Input (A/D) AD 512 Analog Output (D/A) AD 512 Digital Input AD 512 Digital Output Keithley Metrabyte DAS-1800HR DAS-1800HR Analog Input (A/D) DAS-1800HR Digital Input DAS-1800HR Digital Output National Instruments GPIB-232CT-A GPIB-232CT-A Setup GPIB-232CT-A Send/Receive PC-DIO-24 PC-DIO24 Digital Input PC-DIO24 Digital Output PC-TIO-10 PC-TIO-10 Digital Input PC-TIO-10 Digital Output PC-TIO-10 Counter PWM PC-TIO10 Counter PWM & ARM PC-TIO-10 Counter FM PC-TIO10 Counter FM & ARM PC-TIO10 PWM Capture PC-TIO10 FM Capture PCI-6023E PCI-6023E Analog Input (A/D) PCI-6023E Digital Input PCI-6023E Digital Output PCI-6024E PCI-6024E Analog Input (A/D) PCI-6024E Analog Output (D/A) PCI-6024E Digital Input PCI-6024E Digital Output PCI-6025E PCI-6025E Analog Input (A/D) PCI-6025E Analog Output (D/A) PCI-6025E Digital Input PCI-6025E Digital Output PCI-6031E PCI-6031E Analog Input (A/D) PCI-6031E Analog Output (D/A) PCI-6031E Digital Input PCI-6031E Digital Output PCI-6052E PCI-6052E Analog Input (A/D) PCI-6052E Analog Output (D/A) PCI-6052E Digital Input PCI-6052E Digital Output PCI-6071E PCI-6071E Analog Input (A/D) PCI-6071E Analog Output (D/A) PCI-6071E Digital Input PCI-6071E Digital Output PCI-6503 PCI-6503 Digital Input PCI-6503 Digital Output PCI-6508 PCI-DIO-96 PCI-DIO96 Digital Input PCI-DIO96 Digital Output PCI-MIO-16E-1 PCI-MIO-16E-1 Analog Input (A/D) PCI-MIO-16E1 Analog Output (D/A) PCI-MIO-16E1 Digital Input PCI-MIO-16E1 Digital Output PCI-MIO-16E-4 PCI-MIO-16E-4 Analog Input (A/D) PCI-MIO-16E-4 Analog Output (D/A) PCI-MIO-16E-4 Digital Input PCI-MIO-E4 Digital Output PCI-MIO-16XE-10 PCI-MIO-16XE-10 Analog Input (A/D) PCI-MIO-16XE-10 Analog Output (D/A) PCI-MIO-16XE-10 Digital Input PCI-MIO-16XE-10 Digital Output PXI-6040E PXI-6040E Analog Input (A/D) PXI-6040E Analog Output (D/A) PXI-6040E Digital Input PXI-6040E Digital Output PXI-6070E PXI-6070E Analog Input (A/D) PXI-6070E Analog Output (D/A) PXI-6070E Digital Input PXI-6070E Digital Output PXI-6508 PXI-6508 Digital Input PXI-6508 Digital Output Real Time Devices DM6420 DM6420 Analog Input DM6430 DM6430 Analog Input (A/D) DM6430 Analog Output (D/A) DM6604 DM6604 Analog Output (D/A) DM6604 Digital Input DM6604 Digital Output DM7420 DM7420 Analog Input (A/D) DM7420 Digital Input DM7420 Digital Output Softing CAN-AC2-ISA CAN-AC2-ISA with Philips PCA82C200 CAN-AC2-ISA with Intel 82527 CAN-AC2-PCI CAN-AC2-PCI with SJA 1000 CAN-AC2 and CANopen devices Introduction Other RS-232 Driver Blocks RS-232 Setup RS-232 Send & Receive (Synchronous Mode) RS232 Send Block (Asynchronous Mode) RS232 Receive Block (Asynchronous Mode) Printable Documentation (PDF) Product Page (Web)