FiO board and RapidSTM32 Blockset

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First submitted by Krisada Sangpetchsong on 31 Mar 2011

Updated by Yu Ang Tan on 14 Sep 2012

Tutorial on low-cost embedded target for student projects, model-based design and rapid prototyping

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14 Sep 2012	Yu Ang Tan	Hi Krisada, Does the blockset work with the later MATLAB versions? I think it's no longer supported in the newer versions where RTW is replaced as Coder. I tried with: r2009b - worked like a charm r2011a - failed r2012b - failed Is there any way I can fix this to make it work with r2012b? Thanks!	4
26 Jun 2012	Ruslan	Dear Krisada Sangpetchsong! I have at least two problems using the rapidstm32 blockset. The first is: blockset was set up to the folder d:\rapidstm32 but during the building of the simulink project tries to search the necessary files in the folder c:\rapidstm32 which is absent. The second (when I copped rapidstm32 folder to C:) is: I have the block Digital output in my model. During building the message appears: "The corresponding 'digital_out.tlc' file for the MATLAB S-function 'digital_out' in block 'leds/Digital Output' must be located in the current working directory, the MATLAB S-function directory 'D:\rapidstm32\blocks\tlc_c', or the directory 'D:\rapidstm32\blocks\tlc_c\tlc_c'" I have no files with extension .tlc in the folder d:\rapidstm32. What this problem is connected with? Thanks!
31 Mar 2011	Krisada Sangpetchsong	FiO boards and RapidSTM32 Blockset is for anyone who needs to make use of an embedded system, a kind of a miniature computer on a single piece of Printed Circuit Board (PCB), but don't know how to or do not want to write a low-level program for it. Basically, the tool suite allows users to do one of the following tasks very easily: 1. Bring in real-time data from any kind of sensors into Matlab/Simulink. 2. Control external hardware from Matlab/Simulink. 3. Perform open-loop and closed-loop hardware in the loop (HIL) simulation. 4. Create an intelligent embedded system for any kind of stand alone applications such as. - A data logger system - Automatic/Intelligent/Automation control system - Signal processing system RapidSTM32 Blockset can convert a Matlab / Simulink model to a working ARM Cortex - M3 core (STM32) embedded system in just a few mouse clicks. All that is needed include standard Matlab tool suite (Matlab/Simulink/Real-Time Workshop/Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder), RapidSTM32 Blockset, and FiO evaluation board. There is no need to write a single line of low-level C code. RapidSTM32 Blockset also offers several Simulink blocks that simulate and generate code for most commonly-used embedded system add-on hardware modules such as 7/14/16 segments LED, character LCD, GPS NMEA parser module, SD card module etc. For students and lecturers in Automatic Control System, Mechatronics, and DSP courses, RapidSTM32 Blockset offers students opportunities to learn about Rapid Prototyping and Model-based design using affordable hardware, to focus on the core concept and theories not low-level debugging, and, finally, apply in building their senior-year projects. Academic users of the tool suite have found that: 1. It allows students to explore and test core concepts and theories very fast (rapid prototyping). 2. The blockset is very easy to use. 3. Low-cost. 4. Visual Simulink Block Diagram approach increases learning efficiencies, students can see, follow, and explain the working of a system from a high-level overall system architecture. Development of the FiO board and RapidSTM32 blockset originally started as an academic research project at the Royal Thai Naval Academy funded by the Thailand Research Funds. The research is on-going. Aimagin Co.,Ltd. is a company that is taking the results of the research to commercialization.

14 Sep 2012

Yu Ang Tan

Hi Krisada,

Does the blockset work with the later MATLAB versions? I think it's no longer supported in the newer versions where RTW is replaced as Coder.

I tried with:
r2009b - worked like a charm
r2011a - failed
r2012b - failed

Is there any way I can fix this to make it work with r2012b?

Thanks!

26 Jun 2012

Ruslan

Dear Krisada Sangpetchsong!
I have at least two problems using the rapidstm32 blockset.
The first is: blockset was set up to the folder
d:\rapidstm32 but during the building of the simulink project tries to search the necessary files in the folder c:\rapidstm32 which is absent.
The second (when I copped rapidstm32 folder to C:) is: I have the block Digital output in my model. During building the message appears:
"The corresponding 'digital_out.tlc' file for the MATLAB S-function 'digital_out' in block 'leds/Digital Output' must be located in the current working directory, the MATLAB S-function directory 'D:\rapidstm32\blocks\tlc_c', or the directory 'D:\rapidstm32\blocks\tlc_c\tlc_c'"
I have no files with extension .tlc in the folder d:\rapidstm32. What this problem is connected with?
Thanks!

31 Mar 2011

Krisada Sangpetchsong

FiO boards and RapidSTM32 Blockset is for anyone who needs to make use of an embedded system, a kind of a miniature computer on a single piece of Printed Circuit Board (PCB), but don't know how to or do not want to write a low-level program for it.

Basically, the tool suite allows users to do one of the following tasks very easily:

1. Bring in real-time data from any kind of sensors into Matlab/Simulink.
2. Control external hardware from Matlab/Simulink.
3. Perform open-loop and closed-loop hardware in the loop (HIL) simulation.
4. Create an intelligent embedded system for any kind of stand alone applications such as.
- A data logger system
- Automatic/Intelligent/Automation control system
- Signal processing system

RapidSTM32 Blockset can convert a Matlab / Simulink model to a working ARM Cortex - M3 core (STM32) embedded system in just a few mouse clicks. All that is needed include standard Matlab tool suite (Matlab/Simulink/Real-Time Workshop/Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder), RapidSTM32 Blockset, and FiO evaluation board. There is no need to write a single line of low-level C code.

RapidSTM32 Blockset also offers several Simulink blocks that simulate and generate code for most commonly-used embedded system add-on hardware modules such as 7/14/16 segments LED, character LCD, GPS NMEA parser module, SD card module etc.

For students and lecturers in Automatic Control System, Mechatronics, and DSP courses, RapidSTM32 Blockset offers students opportunities to learn about Rapid Prototyping and Model-based design using affordable hardware, to focus on the core concept and theories not low-level debugging, and, finally, apply in building their senior-year projects.
Academic users of the tool suite have found that:

1. It allows students to explore and test core concepts and theories very fast (rapid prototyping).
2. The blockset is very easy to use.
3. Low-cost.
4. Visual Simulink Block Diagram approach increases learning efficiencies, students can see, follow, and explain the working of a system from a high-level overall system architecture.

Development of the FiO board and RapidSTM32 blockset originally started as an academic research project at the Royal Thai Naval Academy funded by the Thailand Research Funds. The research is on-going. Aimagin Co.,Ltd. is a company that is taking the results of the research to commercialization.

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