xPC Target

Current Properties on the Target Boot Disk

To check if a target boot disk corresponds to the current xPC Target environment, use one of the following procedures.

Note    If you upgrade your xPC Target software, you need to recreate the target boot disk.

To Check the Target Boot Disk with an xPC Target GUI

1. Insert the target boot disk into your host PC drive. In the MATLAB Command Window, type

• xpcsetup
  

1. The xPC Target Setup window opens

2. In the Setup window, click the BootDisk button.

1. If the boot disk properties correspond to the current properties, the following warning appears and no data is written to the disk.

   

To Check the Target Boot Disk with MATLAB Commands

1. Insert the target boot disk into your host PC drive. In the MATLAB Command Window, type

• xpcbootdisk
  

1. MATLAB displays the message

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

2. Press any key.

1. If the boot disk properties correspond to the current properties, MATLAB displays the following message and no data is written to the disk.

   • Inserted floppy is a Target Boot Floppy for the current xPC 
     Target environment
     

Creating a Target Boot Disk with Command-Line Interface

Testing and Troubleshooting the Installation