1 Customizing xPC Target™ Drivers
Introduction
In this section...
“xPC Target Drivers” on page 1-2
“When to Write Your Own Drivers” on page 1-3
“Restrictions on Customizing xPC Target Drivers” on page 1-3
“Expected Background” on page 1-3
“Resources for Customizing xPC Target Drivers” on page 1-4
“What Makes Up an xPC Target Driver?” on page 1-6
xPC Target Drivers
The xPC Target™ software provides device drivers for a variety of third-party
boards. xPC Target users access these d rivers as Sim ulink
®
blocks from
the xPC Target library (
xpclib). If you have a board for which the xPC
Target software does not supply a driver, you can write your own. This guide
provides guidelines for writing custom xPC Target device drivers.
The xPC Target driver library contains drivers that s upport third-party
boards with many I/O capabilities and applications. This includes drivers for
different types of I/O boards , including
Analo
g-to-digital
Digital-to-analog
Audio
Coun
ters
Shared memory
There a re also drivers that support particular protocols, including
RS-
232, RS-422, RS-485
GPIB
CAN
UD
P
ARINC 429
MIL-1553
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