Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

Simulation Target: Custom Code Tab Overview

Include custom code settings for a model that contains Embedded MATLAB Function blocks, Stateflow charts, or Truth Table blocks.

Configuration

1. Select the type of information to include from the list on the left side of the pane.

2. Enter a string to identify the specific code, directory, source file, or library.

3. Click Apply.

See Also

• Including Custom C Code

• Configuration Parameters Dialog Box

• Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

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Source file

Enter code lines to appear near the top of a generated source code file.

Settings

Default: ' '

Code lines appear near the top of the generated model.c source file, outside of any function.

Command-Line Information

Recommended Settings

See Also

• Including Custom C Code

• Configuration Parameters Dialog Box

• Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

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Header file

Enter code lines to appear near the top of a generated header file.

Settings

Default: ' '

Code lines appear near the top of the generated model.h header file.

Tips

• When you include a custom header file, enclose the file name in double quotes. For example, #include "sample_header.h" is a valid declaration for a custom header file.

• You can include extern declarations of variables or functions.

Command-Line Information

Recommended Settings

See Also

• Including Custom C Code

• Configuration Parameters Dialog Box

• Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

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Initialize function

Enter code statements that execute once at the start of simulation.

Settings

Default: ' '

Code appears inside the model's initialize function in the model.c file.

Tip

• Use this code to invoke functions that allocate memory or to perform other initializations of your custom code.

Command-Line Information

Recommended Settings

See Also

• Including Custom C Code

• Configuration Parameters Dialog Box

• Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

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Terminate function

Enter code statements that execute at the end of simulation.

Settings

Default: ' '

Code appears inside the model's terminate function in the model.c file.

Tip

• Use this code to invoke functions that free memory allocated by the custom code or to perform other cleanup tasks.

Command-Line Information

Recommended Settings

See Also

• Including Custom C Code

• Configuration Parameters Dialog Box

• Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

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Include directories

Specify a list of directory paths that contain files you include in the compiled target.

Settings

Default:''

Enter a space-separated list of directory paths.

• Specify absolute or relative paths to the directories.

• Relative paths must be relative to the directory containing your model files, not relative to the build directory.

• The order in which you specify the directories is the order in which they are searched for header, source, and library files.

Note   If you specify a Windows® path string containing one or more spaces, you must enclose the string in double quotes. For example, the second and third path strings in the Include directories entry below must be double-quoted: C:\Project "C:\Custom Files" "C:\Library Files" If you set the equivalent command-line parameter SimUserIncludeDirs, each path string containing spaces must be separately double-quoted within the single-quoted third argument string, for example, >> set_param('mymodel', 'SimUserIncludeDirs', ... 'C:\Project "C:\Custom Files" "C:\Library Files"')

Command-Line Information

Recommended Settings

See Also

• Including Custom C Code

• Configuration Parameters Dialog Box

• Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

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Source files

Specify a list of source files to compile and link into the target.

Settings

Default:''

You can separate source files with a comma, a space, or a new line.

Note   If you specify a Windows file name string containing one or more spaces, you must enclose the string in double quotes. For example, the second and third name strings in the Source files entry below must be double-quoted: algs.c "div alg.c" "sin alg.c" If you set the equivalent command-line parameter SimUserSources, each file name string containing spaces must be separately double-quoted within the single-quoted third argument string, for example, >> set_param('mymodel', 'SimUserSources', ... 'algs.c "div alg.c" "sin alg.c"')

Tip

• The file name is sufficient if the file is in the current MATLAB directory or in one of the include directories.

Command-Line Information

Recommended Settings

See Also

• Including Custom C Code

• Configuration Parameters Dialog Box

• Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

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Libraries

Specify a list of static libraries that contain custom object code to link into the target.

Settings

Default:''

Enter a space-separated list of library files.

Note   If you specify a Windows file name string containing one or more spaces, you must enclose the string in double quotes. For example, the second and third name strings in the Libraries entry below must be double-quoted: mathutil.lib "op utils.lib" "fx utils.lib" If you set the equivalent command-line parameter SimUserLibraries, each file name string containing spaces must be separately double-quoted within the single-quoted third argument string, for example, >> set_param('mymodel', 'SimUserLibraries', ... 'mathutil.lib "op utils.lib" "fx utils.lib"')

Tip

• The file name is sufficient if the file is in the current MATLAB directory or in one of the include directories.

Command-Line Information

Recommended Settings

See Also

• Including Custom C Code

• Configuration Parameters Dialog Box

• Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

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Use local custom code settings (do not inherit from main model)

Specify if a library model can use custom code settings that are unique from the main model.

Settings

Default: Off

On

Enables a library model to use custom code settings that are unique from the main model.

Off

Disables a library model from using custom code settings that are unique from the main model.

Dependency

This parameter is available only for library models that contain Embedded MATLAB Function blocks, Stateflow charts, or Truth Table blocks. To access this parameter, select Tools > Open Simulation Target in the Embedded MATLAB Editor or Stateflow Editor for your library model.

Command-Line Information

Recommended Settings

See Also

• Including Custom C Code

• Configuration Parameters Dialog Box

• Simulation Target Pane: Custom Code

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