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Target PC
The target PC has to be a PC compatible system. In many cases you can use a second desktop computer as the target PC, but also you can use an industrial system like a PC/104 or CompactPCI as the target computer.
The following table lists the software xPC Target requires on the target PC system.
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Software Requirements for the Target PCSoftware |
Description |
Operating system |
None. If you have an operating system installed, it is not affected. |
BIOS |
PC compatible. |
The following table lists the minimum hardware resources xPC Target requires on the target PC system.
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Hardware Requirements for the Target PCRandom Access Memory (RAM) - xPC Target works with PC compatible computers that use inexpensive dynamic RAM, unlike many nonPC compatible target computers that use expensive static RAM. You can acquire several megabytes of data during a run depending on how much memory you install in the target PC.
PC compatible target computers - xPC Target supports the following PC-compatible hardware (form factors):
I/O boards - You can install inexpensive I/O boards in the PCI or ISA slots of the target PC. These boards provide a direct interface to the sensors, actuators, or other devices for real-time control or signal processing applications.
For a list of I/O functions supported by xPC Target, see Input/Output Driver Support.
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