xPC Target

Real-Time Application

Real-Time Workshop, Stateflow Coder, xPC Target, and a C compiler create a real-time application (target application) from a Simulink and Stateflow model. Target applications created with Real-Time Workshop and xPC Target run in real time on a standard PC without using a Windows operating system.

The target application runs in real time on the target PC and has the following characteristics:

• Memory model -- The target application is compiled as a Windows NT application with the flat memory model. This executable is then converted to an image suitable for xPC Target, and it provides full 32-bit power without time consuming 16-bit segment switching and DOS extenders. Also, it does not rely on DOS or any other Microsoft operating system.
• Task execution time-- The target application is capable of high-speed, real-time task execution. A small block diagram can run with a sample time as fast as 10 µs (100 kHz). Model size, complexity, and target PC hardware affect maximum speed (minimal sample time) of execution.

For more information on creating a target application, see xPC Target Application.

Real-Time Kernel

Signal Acquisition