xPC Target 4.2

Interfacing with I/O Devices

To interface with sensors, actuators, and other physical devices, xPC Target provides device drivers that let you choose PCI, CompactPCI, PC/104, PC/104+, PMC (on a PCI carrier), and ISA bus I/O boards from leading hardware vendors.

Supported I/O boards include:

• Analog input and output (including audio and frame-based)
• Digital input and output
• Pulse train generation and capture (PWM)
• Incremental encoder, LVDT/RVDT, and Synchro/Resolver
• Shared/Reflective memory
• Ethernet (UDP/IP and real-time raw Ethernet)
• Serial (RS-232/422/485)
• Communication data buses (CAN, J1939, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553)

View a complete list of supported I/O boards.

Programming Custom Device Drivers

xPC Target provides device drivers for a variety of third-party boards. These drivers are available as Simulink blocks in the xPC Target library. If a driver for your board is not supplied with xPC Target, you can write your own. Tools, guides, examples, and source code are provided with xPC Target to assist you in driver development.

Deploying Real-Time Applications with xPC Target Embedded Option

xPC Target Embedded Option is an extension to xPC Target that binds the application and the xPC Target kernel into a single image, enabling you to automatically start an application on the target PC after the kernel boots. You install this image on a hard drive or flash drive on your target PC. The combined image can then load and execute on the target PC without a connection to a host PC.

Selecting and Configuring Target Hardware Systems

For information on compatible target PC hardware, including configuration details for a variety of PC systems, refer to the xPC Target Selecting Hardware Guide.