Model-Based Design of Embedded
Control Systems, Rapid Prototyping
and Hardware-in-the-loop
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From Simulation to
Real-Time Testing with Your Hardware
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From Simulation to Real-Time Testing
Models designed in Simulink and Stateflow
You want to run, test, and prove your Simulink design with your
hardware under test at its normal operating frequency, speed, or
timing.
But how can you do this testing in real-time?
GAP
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Real-Time Testing Scenarios:
Functional Rapid Prototyping
Code Execution
Generation • Host/Target
• Real-time
Wiring and
Signal Conditioning
Real-Time Target Computer Production Plant Hardware 18
Real-Time Testing Scenarios:
Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulation
Code
Generation
Code
Execution
• Host/Target/Target Generation
• Real-time
Wiring and
Signal Conditioning
ECU or MicroController Real-Time Target Computer 19
Real-time testing using xPC Target
xPC Target and xPC Target Turnkey systems create a
hard real time environment for testing your Simulink
models.
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What is xPC Target?
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Simulink
Coder Host PC xPC Target 3
with PC
MATLAB
Ethernet or RS 232
An environment that allows the real-time execution of Simulink
models on a separate xPC Target Kernel compatible PC.
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What is xPC Target?
Host PC xPC Target
with PC
MATLAB
Host PC
with Ethernet or RS 232xPC Target
PC
MATLAB
Ethernet or RS 232
An environment that provides interactive access between the
real-time application and the host PC.
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What is xPC Target?
Host PC xPC Target
2 with PC
MATLAB
Ethernet or RS 232
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2
3
1
An environment that provides interactive access between the
real-time application and the host PC.
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What is xPC Target?
Host PC xPC Target
with PC
MATLAB
Ethernet or RS 232
An environment that provides numerous I/O device driver blocks that
are easily configurable within the Simulink model to communicate
with actual hardware in real-time.
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What is xPC Target?
EW1
xPC Target
PC
An environment that provides numerous I/O device driver blocks that
are easily configurable within the Simulink model to communicate
with actual hardware in real-time.
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EW1 For the Throttle
Ethan Woodruff, 9/27/2006
What is xPC Target Turnkey
Complete, fully assembled, real-time testing solution
Combines xPC Target (software) with a real-time target
machine and IO modules (hardware)
Optimized for Simulink and xPC Target
xPC Target Turnkey
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xPC Target Turnkey Key Components
xPC Target
Software for real-time testing using Simulink models
For parameter tuning, real-time monitoring, and data logging
Multi-core/Multi-tasking real-time kernel optimized for Simulink
Real-time target computer
Hardware for real-time testing using Simulink models
Real-time target machines assembled based on your
performance, I/O connectivity, and environmental requirements,
Fully integrated with Simulink and xPC Target
Additional support to build and integrate your own target hardware
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What is xPC Target Turnkey
Wide range of I/O modules installed
in your target machine and fully tested
IO Type Functionality
Analog High-resolution, high-speed, simultaneous sampling
Digital TTL, 12V, 24V, high-drive, opto-coupled
Serial RS232, RS422, RS485, SDLC, HDLC
Protocols SPI, I2C, SSI, CAN, Ethernet, UDP, J1939, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553
Audio/Speech Audio/Speech optimized analog IO modules, XLR panels
Shared Memory Reflective Memory for high speed data transfer in multi-processor systems
Various LVDT/RVDT, Synchro/Resolver,
Configurable FPGA • Pulse train (PWM, capture, quadrature decoding, hall effect)
• Event based interrupts
• Analog I/O with lowest latency and/or special synchronization schemes
• Algorithmic implementations for very fast inner control loops
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