xPC Target

StandAlone Mode Overview

With the StandAlone mode of operation, you create completely stand-alone applications that start execution automatically when the target PC is booted. There is no need for communication with a host computer to download the application after booting. Once the boot device has been set up with DOS, modules from xPC Target Embedded Option, and your target application, you boot the target PC. Upon booting, DOS invokes your autoexec.bat file, which invokes the kernel. However, in StandAlone mode, your target application is combined with the kernel in one binary *.rtb file. The final result is that your target application starts automatically each time the target PC is booted. By using xPC Target Embedded Option, you can deploy control systems, DSP applications, and other systems on PC hardware for use in production applications using PC hardware. Typically these production applications are found in systems where production quantities are low to moderate.

xPC Target Embedded Option also gives you the choice of using target scopes on the target PC. When using StandAlone mode, target scopes allow you to trace signals using the target PC monitor without any interaction from the host computer. Assuming that you do not want to view signals on the target PC, it is not necessary to use target scopes or a monitor on your target PC. In such a case, your system is able to operate as a black box without a monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Stand-alone applications are automatically set to continue running for an infinite time duration or until the target computer is turned off.

DOSLoader Mode Overview

Software Architecture