xPC Target

Creating a Target Boot Disk with Command-Line Interface

You use the target boot disk to load and run the xPC Target kernel. After you make changes to the xPC Target environment properties, you need to create or update a boot disk.

To create a target boot disk for the current xPC Target environment, use the following procedure:

1. In the MATLAB Command Window, type

• xpcbootdisk
  

1. xPC Target displays the following message.

   • Insert a formatted floppy disk into your host PC's
     disk drive and press any key to continue.
     

2. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the host PC disk drive, and then press any key.

1. The write procedure starts and while creating the boot disk, the MATLAB Command Window displays the following status information. On Windows NT systems, the status information is displayed only at the end of the write process.

   • Creating xPC Target boot disk ... Please wait
     xPC Target boot disk successfully created.
     

Your next task is to test your installation. See Testing and Troubleshooting the Installation.

Creating a Target Boot Disk with a Graphical User Interface

Current Properties on the Target Boot Disk