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xPC Target Perform hardware-in-the-loop simulation and real-time rapid control prototyping xPC Target™ enables you to execute Simulink® and Stateflow® models on a target computer for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, rapid control prototyping, and other real-time testing applications. It provides a library of drivers, a real-time kernel, and a host-target interface for real-time monitoring, parameter tuning, and data logging. For a complete, fully assembled, real-time testing solution, xPC Target Turnkey combines xPC Target with a variety of high-performance real-time target computers. Learn more about xPC Target Turnkey. Key Features ▪ Real-time execution of Simulink and Stateflow models on a target computer via an optimized real-time kernel ▪ Support for target computer hardware, including PMC, PCI, PCIe, cPCI, and PC104 form factors ▪ Blocks supporting numerous I/O modules, including analog I/O, digital I/O, pulse train generation and capture, and shared memory ▪ Blocks supporting communication protocols and data buses, including serial, UDP/IP, CAN, J1939, ARINC 429, and MIL-STD-1553 ▪ Ability to program FPGA boards for xPC Target Turnkey systems (with HDL Coder) ▪ Tools for real-time monitoring, parameter tuning, and data logging ▪ Standalone operation with xPC Target Embedded Option ▪ APIs for developing user interfaces (Visual Basic, C/C++, Java, and .NET) xPC Target Turnkey real-time testing solution. Once you connect to your hardware under test, you can run your Simulink and Stateflow models in real time and verify your designs.

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Creating a Real-Time Testing Environment You create a real-time testing environment for Simulink models by connecting a host computer, a target computer, and your hardware under test. You connect the host computer running xPC Target, Simulink, Simulink Coder™, and a C compiler to the target computer via a single TCP/IP or RS-232 communications link. You then connect the target computer to your hardware under test and download code generated by Simulink Coder from a Simulink model to the target computer via the communications link. Once you make the connections, you can: ■ Access and...

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▪ Analog (sample-based, frame-based, audio/speech, high-speed, high-resolution, sequential or simultaneous sampling) ▪ Digital (parallel, TTL, 12V, 24V, high-drive, opto-coupled) ▪ Pulse train (PWM, pulse capture, quadrature decoding, TTL, RS422, RS485, LVDS, LVCMOS) ▪ Serial - Asynchronous (RS232, RS422, RS423, RS485), Synchronous (SDLC, HDLC) ▪ Incremental encoder, LVDT/RVDT, Synchro/Resolver ▪ Shared/Reflective memory ▪ Ethernet (UDP/IP, real-time raw Ethernet) ▪ Video (USB WebCam, CameraLink) ▪ Communication data buses and protocols (CAN, J1939, XCP, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, EtherCAT...

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Using xPC Target via Simulink External Mode. You can work with xPC Target and the Simulink model (left) to control real-time operation, tune parameters, and view the results directly in Stateflow (middle) and in a Simulink Scope block (top right). To monitor and acquire data, xPC Target includes scopes for both the host and target computers. Scopes support several trigger modes you can use to control the acquisition, timing, and duration of data collection. You can also display multiple signals in a single scope and attach multiple scopes to a single model. Signal monitoring enables you to...

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FPGA MODEL WORKFLOW ADVISOR Create FPGA bir&tream and FPGA interface block using Add FPGA interface block to xPC Target model in Simulink real time target machine Programming FPGA boards for xPC Target Turnkey real-time target machines using HDL Coder Workflow Advisor. Product Details, Examples, and System Requirements Trial Software Technical Support Online User Community Training Services Third-Party Products and Services Worldwide Contacts Accelerating the pace of engineering and science © 2012 The MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB and Simulink are registered trademarks of The Math Works, Inc. See...

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