xPC Target

User Interaction

The xPC Target environment has a modifiable interface to the target PC. You can use this interface from MATLAB or Simulink, and you can use other development environments to create stand-alone client applications independent of MATLAB. Because of this open environment, there are several ways to interact with your target application from the host and target PCs. This section includes the following topics:

• xPC Target Remote Control Tool -- Use the xPC Target Remote Control Tool to set xPC Target environment properties, control the target application, add xPC Target Scopes, and change tunable parameters
• MATLAB Command-Line Interface -- Enter xPC Target functions on the host PC
• Simulink External Mode Interface -- Connect a Simulink block diagram to the target application using Simulink External Mode, and then use the block diagram for parameter tuning
• Simulink with xPC Target Scope Blocks -- Add xPC Target Scope blocks to your model for signal tracing
• Target PC Command-Line Interface -- Enter xPC Target functions on the target PC
• Web Browser Interface -- Use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator to connect to the target PC from any computer on the network with the target PC
• Custom GUI with Simulink, Dials, and Gauges -- Create a model with the Dials & Gauges Blockset, and xPC Target To and From blocks. This user interface (UI) model runs in Simulink on the host PC
• Custom GUI with xPC Target API -- Create a client application that interfaces with a target application using any development environment that can call functions from a DLL
• Custom GUI with xPC Target COM API -- Create a client application that interfaces with a target application using Visual Basic or any development environment which can incorporate COM objects

The following table compares the different interfaces supported by xPC Target.

Interface	Environment properties	Control	Signal Acquisition	Parameter Tuning
xPC Target Remote Control Tool	X	X	X	X
MATLAB Command-Line Interface	X	X	X	X
Simulink External Mode Interface		X		X
Simulink with xPC Target Scope Blocks			X
Target PC Command-Line Interface		X	X	X
Web Browser Interface		X	X	X
Custom GUI with Simulink, Dials, and Gauges			X	X
Custom GUI with xPC Target API		X	X	X
Custom GUI with xPC Target COM API		X	X	X

xPC Target Embedded Option

xPC Target Remote Control Tool