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Using Arduino with MATLAB and Simulink

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MathWorks Supports Low-Cost Hardware

Explosion of new hardware platformsavailable for hobbyists and students

Increasingly used by educators forproject-based learning

Hardware support packages enableprogramming these devices withMATLAB and Simulink

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What is Arduino?

Low-cost microcontroller bdesigned for students and m

Widely used to teach topicselectronic circuits, controlsembedded systems

Projects that can sense andinteract with the physical w

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Get Started: Download the Support Packages

Install through MATLAB with Support Package Installer

Three Arduino support packages available – MATLAB Support Package for Arduino Hardware – Simulink Support Package for Arduino Hardware – Simulink Support Package for Arduino Due Hardware

Let’s do it together!

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Demo Summary: Simple Inputs and Outputs

MATLAB Support Package makes it easy to directly control and read thedigital and analog pins on Arduino – Digital Input – Analog Input – Digital Output – PWM Output – Play Tone

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Demo: Light Meter

Measure light intensity withphotoresistor and track extremevalues

Control servo motor to positionneedle on gauge

Use Simulink to run the algorithmon the Arduino

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Demo Summary: Light Meter

1. Develop algorithm in MATLAB

2. Build Simulink model containingMATLAB Function block

3. Test and enhance model by

running in External mode

4. Deploy to hardware forstandalone execution

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MATLAB vs Simulink Workflows

MATLAB Support Package

Use hardware as I/O deviceLow-cost data acquisitionProcessing done on desktopMust be connected to computer

Simulink Support Package

Develop algorithm in SimuDeploy to hardwareProcessing done on hardwaCan run independent of com

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Beyond the Basics: Other Protocols and Capabilities

MATLAB Support Package has additional functionality for – I2C – SPI

Simulink Support Package has additional blocks for – Serial receive/transmit – Write to ThingSpeak – TCP/IP – UDP

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Additional Resources

More on Simulink Support Packages for Arduinohttp://www.mathworks.com/hardware- support/arduino-simulink.html

Discover other projects with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and LEGOMINDSTORMS at the MakerZonehttp://makerzone.mathworks.com/

To explore more hardware support

http://www.mathworks.com/hardwareFor higher speed data acquisitionConnect to a wide range of professional DAQ hardware with Data Acquisition T

http://www.mathworks.com /products/daq/

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Summary

Get up and running quickly without learning a new programming language

Bring live results into MATLAB or Simulink

Deploy to hardware using Simulink

Talk to other devices over I2C/SPI or send your data over the Internet