Course Highlight
This 4-day training is to provide an introduction to automatic code generation and its add-on products. Themes of real-time validation, rapid prototyping, and embedded software development are explored in the context of model-based design. It elaborates the design implementation to xPC Target, in additional there would be a 3-day course on Embedded Coder.

Topics include:
 The Role of Simulink Coder
 Real-Time Applications with xPC Target
 Integration of multiple xPC Target
 Introduction to Embedded Coder

Course Objective
The aim of the training is to provide participants with the fundamentals and hands-on experience in using Simulink Coder for real-time application development on xPC Target and to introduce to participants the Embedded Coder.

Who Should Attend
This hands-on course is designed for engineers who wish to use Simulink Coder and to do xPC Target implementation.

Course Benefit
Upon the completion of the course, the participants will gain fundamental understanding of Simulink Coder for code generation and on xPC Target as well as Embedded Coder.

Prerequisites
 Attended “Comprehensive Matlab” or equivalent experience using MATLAB
 Attended “Comprehensive Simulink” or equivalent experience using SIMULINK
 Knowledge of C programming is strongly recommended for attendees who want to benefit from code inspection
 Prior exposure to embedded programming, fixed-point arithmetic, and C MEX S-functions is helpful

Course Outline

Day 1 of 4

The Roles of Simulink Coder
Objective: This section explains the applications of Simulink Coder and how they fit in Simulink model-based design.
 Role of Simulink Coder in simulation, prototyping, and Real-time testing applications
 Simulation and prototyping applications
 In-the-loop testing applications
 Simulink Coder code architecture
 Constraints of Simulink Coder

Real-Time Applications with xPC Target
Objective: This section introduces the use of xPC Target to generate real-time applications.

 xPC Target product overview
 Booting the xPC Target kernel
 Generating and xPC Target application
 Running a real-time application
 xPC Target object
 Accessing signals
 Tuning parameters in real time

Understanding Digital I/O and CAN Bus interfaces
Objective: This section introduces hardware connection and testing procedure for Digital I/O and CAN Bus interfaces.
 Building model and implementing design for Digital I/O interface
 Building model and implementing design using CAN Bus interface

Integration of Multiple xPC Target
Objective: This section introduces the integration of multiple xPC Target.
 Connecting to multiple xPC Target
 Downloading the application to multiple xPC Target
 Running application on multiple xPC Target

Day 2 of 4
Generating Embedded Code
Objective: Configure Simulink models for embedded code generation and effectively interpret the generated code.
 System specification
 Generating ERT code
 Code modules
 Data structures in generated code
 Real-Time Workshop software build process

Integrating Generated Code with External Code
Objective: Modify models and files to run generated code and external code together.
 Overview of model entry points
 Using an execution harness
 Including custom routines
 Configuring data exchange with external code
 Code generation for multirate systems

Optimizing Generated Code
Objective: Identify the requirements of the application at hand and configure optimization settings to satisfy these requirements.
 Optimization considerations
 Removing unnecessary code
 Removing unnecessary data support
 Optimizing data storage
 Code generation objectives
 Configuration wizards

Day 3 of 4
Customizing Data Characteristics in Simulink
Objective: Control the data types and storage class of data in Simulink.
 Data characteristics
 Data type classification
 Simulink data type configuration
 Simulink storage classes
 Setting signal storage classes
 Setting parameter storage classes
 Impact of storage classes on symbols

Customizing Data Characteristics Using Data Objects
Objective: Control data types and design custom storage classes using data objects.
 Simulink data objects overview
 Controlling data types with data objects
 Creating reconfigurable data types
 Effect of storage classes on symbols
 Custom storage classes (CSCs)
 Using predefined custom storage classes
 Designing custom storage classes
 Bus signals and their storage classes
 Controlling data type names
 Controlling variable names

Customizing Generated Code Architecture
Objective: Control the architecture of the generated code according to application requirements.
 Simulink model architecture
 Controlling Simulink code partitioning
 Generating reusable code
 Data placement options
 Priority of data placement controls

Day 4 of 4
Advanced Customization Techniques
Objective: Use code generation templates to control the generated files.
 Review of the code generation process
 Overview of code generation templates
 Custom file processing
 Defining code generation templates
 Using code generation templates

Deploying Generated Code
Objective: Collect necessary data and identify the necessary steps for custom target development.
 Motivation for custom targets
 Custom target development process
 Target directory structure
 The system target file
 Configuring the PRT custom target
 Template makefiles (general)
 Intervening in the build process
 Setting up configuration parameters

Improving Code Efficiency and Compliance
Objective: Inspect the efficiency of generated code and verify compliance with standards and guidelines.
 The Model Advisor
 Hardware implementation parameters
 Compliance with standards and guidelines