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?

1
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
4

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

Services
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other software
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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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