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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. We provide a null modem cable with the xPC Target software.
The transfer rate is variable between 1200 and 115200 Baud.
For detailed information to setup 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. xPC Target uses 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 is limited to 10 Mbit/s. For a list of supported cards, see Hardware for Network Communication.
For detailed information to setup the hardware and software for network communication, see Network Communication.
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