xPC Target

Host-Target Connection

xPC Target supports two connection-and-communication protocols between the host PC and the target PC: serial and network.

Serial -- The host and target computers are connected directly together with a serial cable using their RS232 ports. This cable is wired as a null modem link that can be up to 5 meters long and with a transfer rate between 1200 and 115200 Baud. We provide a null modem cable with the xPC Target software.

For detailed information on setting up the hardware and software for serial communication, see Serial Communication.

Network -- The host and target computers are connected through a network. The network can be a LAN, the Internet, or a direct connection using a cross-over Ethernet cable. Both the host and target computers are connected to the network with Ethernet adapter cards using the TCP/IP protocol for communication.

When using a network connection, the target PC can use the Ethernet adapter card provided with xPC Target or one of the supported cards. The data transfer rate can be 10 megabits/second or 100 megabits/second. For a list of supported cards, see Hardware for Network Communication.

For detailed information on setting up the hardware and software for network communication, see Network Communication.

Target PC

I/O Driver Support