xPC Target

Testing the Installation

xPC Target uses a test script to test the entire installation. After you install the xPC Target software, set the environment settings, and create a target boot disk, you can test your installation:

1. Insert your target boot disk into your target PC disk drive.
2. Press the reset button on your target PC.

1. After loading the BIOS, xPC Target boots the kernel, and displays the following screen on the target PC.

   

3. In the MATLAB Current Directory window, select a directory outside of the MATLAB root directory.

1. Note During the build process, Real-Time Workshop does not allow files to be saved within the MATLAB tree root. If you select a current directory within the MATLAB tree, the xPC Target test procedure will fail when trying to build a target application.

4. In the MATLAB Command Window, type

• xpctest
  

1. MATLAB runs the test script and displays messages indicating the success or failure of a test. If you use RS232 communication, the first test is skipped.

   • ### xPC Target Test Suite 2.0
     ### Host-Target interface is: TCP/IP (Ethernet)
     ### Test 1, Ping target system using standard ping: ... OK
     ### Test 2, Ping target system using xpctargetping: ... OK
     ### Test 3, Reboot target using direct call: ....... OK
     ### Test 4, Build and download xPC Target application: ... OK
     ### Test 5, Check host-target communication for commands: .. OK
     ### Test 6, Download xPC Target application using OOP: ... OK
     ### Test 7, Execute xPC Target application for 0.2s: ... OK
     ### Test 8, Upload logged data and compare with simulation:. OK
     ### Test Suite successfully finished
     

If any of the tests fail, see the appropriate test section:

• Test 1, Ping Target System Standard Ping
• Test 2, Ping Target System xPC Target Ping
• Test 3, Reboot Target Using Direct Call
• Test 4, Build and Download Application

Testing and Troubleshooting the Installation

Test 1, Ping Target System Standard Ping