User`s guide

xpcbootdisk
Purpose Create xPC Target boo t disk or DO S Loader files and confirm current
environment p roperties
Syntax MATLAB command line
xpcbootdisk
Description Function to create an xPC Targe t boot floppy, CD o r DV D boot image,
network boot image, or DO S Loader files for the current xPC Targe t
environment that has been updated with the function
updatexpcenv.
Use the
setxpcenv function to set environment properties.
• Creating an xPC Target boot floppy cons ists of w riting the correct
bootable ke rn el im ag e on t o th e d isk . You are asked to insert a n
empty formatted floppy disk into the 3.5-inch disk drive. At the end,
a summary of the creation process is displayed.
• Creating an xPC Target CD/DVD boot image consists of creating the
correct bootable k ernel image in a designated area. You can then
burn the files to a blank CD/DVD. If you have Microsoft Windows
Vista™ or Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 or 3 with Image
Mastering API v2.0 (IMAPIv2.0),
xpcbootdisk offers to create to the
CD or DVD. Otherwise, you must use alternate third-party CD/DVD
writing software to write ISO image files.
• Creating an xPC Target network bo ot image consists of running
xpcnetboot to start the netwo rk boo t server process.
• Creating xPC Target DOS Loader files consists of creating the correct
files in a desig nated area. You can then copy the files to the target
PC flash disk.
If you update the environment, y ou need to update the target boot
floppy, CD boot image, network boot image, or DOS Loader files for the
new xPC Target environment with the function
xpcbootdisk.
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