Preface

    Required Products
        MATLAB
        Simulink
        Real-Time Workshop
        C Compiler

    Related Products
    Using This Guide
        Expected Background
        Organization

    Conventions
        Terminology

    Typographical Conventions

Introduction

    What Is the Real-Time Windows Target?
    Features
        Real-Time Kernel
        Real-Time Application
        Signal Acquisition and Analysis
        Parameter Tuning

    Hardware Environment
        PC Compatible Computer
        Input/Output Driver Support

    Software Environment
        Nonreal-Time Simulation
        Real-Time Execution
        Development Process

    System Concepts
        Simulink External Mode
        Data Buffers and Transferring Data

Installation and Configuration

    System Requirements
        Hardware Requirements
        Software Requirements

    Real-Time Windows Target
        Getting or Updating Your License
        Installing from a CD
        Installing from the Web
        Files on the Your Computer

    Initial Working Directory
        Setting the Working Directory from Desktop Icon
        Setting the Working Directory from MATLAB

    Third Party C Compiler
        Selecting a Default C Compiler

    Real-Time Windows Target Kernel
        Installing the Kernel
        Uninstalling the Kernel

    Testing the Installation
        Running the Model rtvdp.mdl
        Displaying Status Information
        Detecting Excessive Sample Rates
        Demo Library

Basic Procedures

    Simulink Model
        Creating a Simulink Model
        Entering Simulation Parameters for Simulink
        Entering Scope Parameters for Signal Tracing
        Running a Nonreal-Time Simulation

    Real-Time Application
        Entering Simulation Parameters for Real-Time Workshop
        Entering Scope Parameters for Signal Tracing
        Creating a Real-Time Application
        Entering Additional Scope Parameters for Signal Tracing
        Running a Real-Time Application
        Running a Real-Time Application from the MATLAB Command Line

    Signal Logging to the MATLAB Workspace
        Entering Scope Parameters
        Entering Signal and Triggering Properties
        Plotting Logged Signal Data

    Signal Logging to a Disk Drive
        Entering Scope Parameters
        Entering Signal and Triggering Properties
        Entering Data Archiving Parameters
        Plotting Logged Signal Data

    Parameter Tuning
        Types of Parameters
        Changing Model Parameters

Advanced Procedures

    I/O Boards
        I/O Board Dialog Box
        ISA Bus Board
        PCI Bus Board
        PC/104 Board
        Compact PCI Board
        PCMCIA Board

    I/O Driver Blocks
        Real-Time Windows Target Library
        Simulink Library
        Analog Input Block
        Analog Output Block
        Digital Input Block
        Digital Output Block
        Counter Input Block
        Encoder Input Block
        Output Signals from an I/O Block
        Variations with Channel Selection

    Using Analog I/O Drivers
        I/O Driver Characteristics
        Normalized Scaling for Analog Inputs

Troubleshooting

    Plots Not Visible in Simulink Scope Block
    Compiler Error Message
    Failure to Connect to Target
    Sample Time Too Fast
    S-Functions Using Math Functions

Supported I/O Boards

    ISA Bus
    PCMCIA Bus
    PCI Bus
    Compact PCI
    PXI Bus
    PC/104 Bus
    Standard Devices

Custom I/O Driver Blocks

    Source Code for DOS Target Drivers
    Incompatibility with Win32 API Calls
    Nonsupported C Functions
    Supported C Functions

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