Different ways of incorporating M-code into Simulink

Contents

• Naming conventions
• Example 1. aero_radar_*.mdl
• Example 2. eqn_sim_*.mdl

Naming conventions

  *_mlfcn.*    using the MATLAB Fcn block (has supporting M-files)
  *_fcn.*      using the FCN block
  *_L1_msfcn.* using Level-1 M-file S-functions (has supporting M-files)
  *_L2_msfcn.* using Level-2 M-file S-functions (has supporting M-files)
  *_eml.*      using Embedded MATLAB (debugging has been disabled)
  *_ss.*       using native Simulink blocks

Example 1. aero_radar_*.mdl

The model files aero_radar_*.mdl all implement the same Kalman filter for estimating aircraft position from a radar measurement. These models also call MATLAB to generate the plots you see while they are running.

ls aero_radar_*.mdl

aero_radar_L2_msfcn.mdl  aero_radar_eml.mdl       aero_radar_mlfcn.mdl     

The supporting m-files are

• the implementation of the Kalman filter

ls aero_extkalman_*.m

aero_extkalman_L2_msfcn.m  aero_extkalman_mlfcn.m     

• the implmentation of the plotting code

ls aero_plot_*.m

aero_plot_L2_msfcn.m  aero_plot_mlfcn.m     

When run, these models display the elapsed time for intialization and the complete simulation. Run them several times as subsequent runs are typically faster than the first one. You may also consider removing the plotting code if you want to measure the raw numerical performance.

Example 2. eqn_sim_*.mdl

The model files eqn_sim_*.mdl implements the mass-flow rate equation

from the demo model fuelsys.mdl.

ls eqn_sim_*.mdl

eqn_sim_L1_msfcn.mdl  eqn_sim_eml.mdl       eqn_sim_mlfcn.mdl     
eqn_sim_L2_msfcn.mdl  eqn_sim_fcn.mdl       eqn_sim_ss.mdl        

If you have a license for the Simulink Accelerator these models will bring up the Simulink Profiler to show elapsed time when the simulation completes.

Published with MATLAB® 7.0.1