• What software needs to be installed for xPC Target.
• How to configure your MATLAB and Network settings for xPC
• How to test xPC setup using the Q4 Analog Loopback.

Downloads: [xPC Setup.doc][Simulink MDL for loopback]

• Amp needs to be calibrated to unity voltage gain for the entire semester.
• Use this simulation to get an Analog Output voltage at the Q4 Terminal Board.
• The same DC voltage should be read at the amp terminals using a multimeter.
• Use the gain knob on the amplifier to adjust to a voltage gain of 1.

Downloads: [Simulink MDL for calibration]

Control xPC Target Application from MATLAB

This guide describes how to control a model in xPC using the MATLAB command line. The file, cmdLineDemo.m, contains a summary of relevant commands for reading signals and writing parameter values in the example model file, cmdLineDemo.mdl. 

Additional example code can be found in cmdlineExtras.m.

• Scope data may need to be logged for documentation or analysis.
• The Host Scope can be used to log scope data.
• The necessary modifications to the scope and simulation settings are described.

Downloads: [MS Word tutorial]

• What is image processing and where you would use it this semester.
• Basic concepts such as thresholding, morphological operations, background subtraction..

Downloads: [Intro to Image Processing.pptx]

• Image processing can be implemented for your project using either C++ or MATLAB.
• C++ uses an open source library called OpenCV, widely used in the industry.
• MATLAB allows you to work within the familiar environment in which your simulations have been designed.
• C++ requires the use of UDP, only one of two MATLAB solutions require the use of UDP.

Downloads:
[MS Word tutorial]
MATLAB using xPC Command Line [Example: m-file MDL]
MATLAB using S-Functions [ZIP]
C++ using OpenCV [Visual Studio 2008 ZIP][Visual Studio 2010 ZIP]

• Understanding what it means to have a real-time system.
• What is closed and open loop control?
• How we design and implement real-time control systems in ECE 495.

Downloads: [PPTX slides]

• DC Motor position control is used extensively in this course.
• How can DC motors be modeled and their PID control tested using a simulation?
• How a simulated DC motor helps understand the response of a real motor without risking component damage.
• A tutorial on understanding DC Motor specs can be found here. [Link to PDF]

Links: Simulation Instructions and MDL file