Real-Time Workshop

Adding a Custom Target to the System Target
File Browser

As a convenience to end users of your custom target configuration, you can add a custom target configuration to the System Target File Browser. To do this:

1. Modify (or add) browser comments at the head of your custom system target file. For example,

• %% SYSTLC: John's Real-Time Target \
  %%    TMF: mytarget.tmf  MAKE: make_rtw EXTMODE: no_ext_comm 
  

2. Create a directory <targetname> (e.g., /mytarget). Move your custom system target file, custom template makefile, and run-time interface files (such as your main program and S-functions) into the <targetname> subdirectory.

Note    Your <targetname> subdirectory should not be located anywhere in the MATLAB directory tree (that is, in or under the matlabroot directory). The reason for this restriction is that if you install a new version of MATLAB, (or reinstall your current version) the MATLAB directories will be recreated. This process deletes any custom target directories existing within the MATLAB tree.

3. Add your target directory to the MATLAB path.

• addpath <targetname>
  

1. If you want <targetname> included in the MATLAB path each time MATLAB starts up, include this addpath command in your startup.m file.

4. When the System Target File Browser opens, Real-Time Workshop detects system target files that are on the MATLAB path, and displays the target filenames and target description comments. Figure 14-4 shows how the target file mytarget.tlc, which contains the browser comments above, appears in the System Target File Browser.

Figure 14-4: Custom System Target File Displayed in Browser

System Target File Structure

Template Makefiles