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Host PC

The host PC is usually your desktop computer where you install MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, Stateflow Coder, Real-Time Workshop, xPC Target, and xPC Target Embedded Option. A notebook computer is also a viable host PC because of its small size.

Software Requirements for the Host PC

The following table lists the minimum software xPC Target requires on your host PC. For a list of optional software products related to xPC Target, see the Related Products section in the Preface.

Software
 Description
Operating system
MATLAB
Simulink
Real-Time Workshop
 A Microsoft Windows platform supported by The MathWorks
Version 6.5
Version 5.0
Version 5.0
C language compiler
 Microsoft Visual C/C++ versions 5.0, 6.0, or 7.0
Watcom C/C++ versions 10.6 or 11.0
xPC Target
 Version 2.0

Hardware Requirements for the Host PC

The following table lists the minimum resources xPC Target requires on the host PC.

Hardware
 Description
Communication
 One free serial port (COM1 or COM2) with a 9-pin or 25-pin D-sub connector, or an Ethernet card connected to a network
CPU
 Pentium, Athlon or later
Peripherals
 Hard disk drive with 60 Mbytes of free space
One 3.5-inch floppy disk drive
CD-ROM drive
RAM
 128 Mbytes or more


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