User`s guide

14 Vector CANape
®
Support
The xPC Target software builds the target application, including an A2L
(ASAP2) data file for the target application.
11 On the target PC monitor, look for the following message. These messages
indicate that you h av e successfully built the target application and can now
connect to the target with Vector CANape.
XCP Server set up, waiting for connection
You can now create a new Vector CANape project (see “Creating a New Vector
CANape Pro ject to Associate with a Particular Target Application” on page
14-6.
Creating a New Vector CANape Project to Associate
with a Particular Target Application
This procedure describes how to createanewVectorCANapeprojectthat
can communicate with an xPC Target application.Itassumesthatyouhave
correctly set up, built, and downloaded y our model (see “Setting Up and
Building the Model” on page 14-4).
1 In a DOS window, create a new directory to hold your project. This can be
the same directory as your xPC Target model files. For example, type
mkdir C:\MyProject
2 Start Vector CANape.
3 Select File > New project.
A n ew project w izard is d isplay ed. Follow this d ialo g to create a new project.
4 After you create the new project, start it.
After the preliminary warning, the CANape window is displayed.
You can now configure the target PC and the loaded target application as a
Vector CANape device (see “Configuring the xPC Target and Vector CANape
Software” on page 14-4).
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