xPC Target

Creating a DOS System Disk

When using DOSLoader mode or StandAlone mode, you must first boot your target PC with DOS. These modes can be used from any boot device including flash disk, floppy disk drive, or a hard disk drive.

In order to boot DOS with a target boot disk, a minimal DOS system is required on the boot disk. With Windows 95, Windows 98, or DOS, you can create a DOS boot disk using the command

• sys a:
  

Note    xPC Target Embedded Option does not include a DOS license. You must obtain a valid DOS license for your target PC.

It is helpful to copy additional DOS-utilities to the boot disk, including

• A DOS editor to edit files
• The format program to format a hard disk or FlashRAM
• The fdisk program to create partitions
• The sys program to transfer a DOS system onto another drive, such as the hard disk drive

A config.sys file is not necessary. The autoexec.bat file should be created to boot the loader or a stand-alone xPC Target application automatically. This is described in the following sections.

Updating the xPC Target Environment

DOSLoader Target Applications