HOWTOCONNECTSIMULINKTOLABVIEWINORDERTOCOLLECT SYSTEMDATA

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SimulinkProcedure:
1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) OpenMatlab OpenSimulink IntheSimulinkLibraryBrowser,gotoFile>New>Model(orCtrl+N). CreateaSimulinkblockdiagrambyusingblocksfromtheLibraryBrowser. Labelblockswithauniqueanddescriptivename. Givegainsandconstantsnominalvalueswhereappropriate(thenumberinthegainorconstant willbedefault).

NOTE:BesuretoinsertaNISignalProbeintothemodel(SimulinkLibraryBrowser>NISignal Probe>SignalProbe) 7.) Oncetheblockdiagramiscomplete,SAVEthemodeltoanewfolderonthedesktop. 8.) OntheSimulinkModeltoolbar,changethesimulationfromaNORMALsimulationtoan EXTERNALsimulation(Figure1). 9.) OntheMenutab,selectSIMULATION,thenCONFIGURATIONPARAMETERS. i) UndertheSOLVERtab,changethefollowing(Figure2): (1) SolverOptions>TypetoFIXEDSTEP (2) SolverOptions>SolvertothedesiredODE NOTE:ODE5istypicallythebestonetochoose.SomeprogramsmalfunctionifODE5 isnotused.) (3) SolverOptions>FixedStepSize(Fundamentalsampletime):changeto0.01seconds (4) APPLYthechanges ii) UndertheDATAIMPORT/EXPORTtab,changethefollowing(Figure3): (1) UncheckALLboxes (2) APPLYthechanges iii) UndertheOPTIMIZATIONtab,changethefollowing(Figure4): (1) UncheckBLOCKREDUCTIONOPTIMIZATION (2) UncheckSIGNALSTORAGEREUSE (3) APPLYthechanges iv) UndertheREALTIMEWORKSHOPtab,changethefollowing(Figure5): (1) TargetSelection>RTWSystemTargetFile:BROWSEforNIDLL.TLC (2) APPLYthechanges 10.) Onceallofthechangeshavebeenmade,SelectOK. 11.) ResavetheSimulinkFile 1

12.) GototheMATLABMainScreen 13.) OntheMATLABtoolbar,BROWSEtheCURRENTDIRECTORYforthefileyousavedyourmodelto andselectit(Figure6). 14.) GobacktotheSimulinkModelandBUILDthemodelbypressingCtrl+B. 15.) Matlabwillthenbeginbuildingthemodel.Yourprocesscanbecheckedbyobservingthe COMMANDWINDOW. NOTE:IfthefinalstatementintheCOMMANDWINDOWafterthedatastopsindicatesaSUCCESS,you mayprogress.Ifthefinalstatementindicatesanythingelse,yourmodelmaybeincorrectoritmay simplyneedtobeclosedandthenreopened. 16.) RESAVEyourSimulinkmodel.

LABVIEWProcedure:
Note:BesurethatyourPXIisupandrunningalongwithanypowersupplypresent. 1.) OnceyourSimulinkmodelhasbeenbuilt,gotoLABVIEWandopenanewVI.Thedefault settingisaRealTimeVI;however,ensurethisisthecase. 2.) BuildyourVIwiththedesiredindicatorsandcontrols(Figure8). 3.) SAVEthefiletothesamelocationtowhichyousavedtheSimulinkfile. 4.) GototheLABVIEWtoolbarandgotoTOOLSandthenSITCONNECTIONMANAGER(Figure7). 5.) OncetheMANAGERopens(Figure9),selectREALTIMETARGET(Figure10). 6.) Oncethisisselected,amenuwillpopupthatasksyoutoSELECTTHEMODELDLLfilefromyour folder.Searchthroughyourfolderandselectthe.dllfile(Figures10). 7.) Oncethe.dllfileisselected,anothermenuwillopenthatwillaskyoutoADDTARGETSAND DEVICES(Figure11). 8.) SelectexistingdeviceonremotesubnetandenterIPaddress(youwillfindtheIPaddressonthe topofremoteDAQ). 9.) SelectOK. 10.) NextBROWSEforyourmodelbyselectingtheiconnexttotheCURRENTMODELspace(Figures 1213). 11.) AnothermenuwillpopupcalledSELECTMODELFILE.YouneedtogoUPONELEVELinorder tolocateyourSimulink.MDLfile(Figures1213). 12.) Selectthe.MDLfileandselectOK(Figures1213). 13.) The.DLLand.MDLlocationsshouldbeinthespacesprovidedunderMODELDLLandCURRENT MODEL,respectively(Figure14). 14.) RemainingintheSITCONNECTIONMANAGER,selecttheMAPPINGStabnearthetop. 15.) DoubleclickthegivenspacesunderMAPPEDPARAMETER/SIGNAL.Amenuwillpopupwhere youaretoselectthecorrectSimulinkparameterthatgoesalongwiththeLABVIEWLABELand TYPE. 2

NOTE:Thisisacrucialstepinthatiftheparametersaremappedwrong,thedatawillbeincorrectorthe VIwillnotfunction.ThisiswhyitisagoodideatogiveLABVIEWindicatorsandcontrolssimilarnames toyourSimulinkblocksthatwillbemapped(Figure15). 16.) Onceyourparametershavebeenmapped,clickontheHARDWAREI/Otab. 17.) ChecktheboxnexttoNIDAQ(Figure16). 18.) ClickthebuttonthatsaysCONFIGURENIDAQ. 19.) ClickingCONFIGURENIDAQwillopenanothermenuthatsaysCONFIGURENIDAQDEVICES. Thecorrectdeviceshouldalreadybehighlighted,soclickNEXT(Figure17). 20.) AnothermenuwillpopupthatsaysCONFIGUREDAQMAPPINGS.Thisiswhereyouselectyour inputandoutputchannels(Figure18). 21.) SelectaninputoroutputfromDAQCHANNELSthatyouwillbeusing.Selectthecorresponding Simulinkinput/outputfromMODELINPUTS/OUTPUTS.Whenbothboxescontainahighlighted item,selectADD.Thiswillmaptheinput/output(Figures19and20). 22.) Continuestep21foreachinputandoutputthatyoursystemwillutilize. 23.) Onceallofyourinputs/outputshavebeenmapped,clickFINISH. 24.) ThiswillbringyoubacktothemainSITCONNECTIONMANAGERscreen.Atthispointitwould bewisetodoublecheckallofyourentriesinthemanager. 25.) ClickOK. 26.) LabviewwillaskifyouwanttoBUILDyourVI.SelectYES. 27.) LabviewwillthenbuildtheVI.Thismaytakeawhile. 28.) OnceLabviewisdonebuilding,anewfeaturewillbedisplayedonthefrontpanel. NOTE:Thisisacontrolboxwhichstartsorstopsyourprograminthecollectionofdata.TheRUNkey (arrow)willstillneedtobeclickedinorderfortheVItowork.TostoptheVIordatacollection,press theREDSQUARE(Figure21). 29.) TheVIblockdiagramwillalsohavenewfeatures.Manynewblockshavebeenaddedinorder tohelpruntheprogram.DONOTALTERTHEBLOCKSUNLESSINSTRUCTEDTODOSO(Figure 22). 30.) Inordertocollectthedatafromdifferenttrials,ablockneedstobeaddedtotheblock diagram. 31.) InthebottomCASESTRUCTURE,changethecasefromFALSEtoTRUE(Figures22and23). 32.) AnotherCASESTRUCTUREwillcomeupwithallofyourindicators(Figure23). NOTE:Controlsarenotwiredtothenewblockdiagramfeatures.Thisisnormalandwillnotpreventthe controlsfromworking. 3

 33.) Makesurethatalldesiredindicatorsarepresent(digital,charts,meters,etc.). 34.) RightclicktheblockdiagramtobringuptheFUNCTIONSPALLETTE. 35.) ClickonFILEI/O. 36.) SelecttheblockWRITEMEASFILE(Figure24). 37.) Amenu(CONFIGUREWRITETOMEASUREMENTFILE)willpopup(Figure25). 38.) UnderFILENAME,selecttheBROWSEiconandsearchforthesamefileforwhichyouhave beensavingallofyourfilesthusfar. 39.) Enteradescriptivenameintotheprovidedspace(CHOOSEAFILETOWRITE).Donotendthe filenameinanumber(Figures26and27). 40.) SelectOKonceyouhavenamedandfoundalocationforyourfile. 41.) IntheCONFIGUREWRITETOMEASUREMENTFILEmenu,underthesectionIFAFILEALREADY EXISTS,chooseUSENEXTAVAILABLEFILENAME(Figure28). 42.) UnderthesectionSEGMENTHEADERS,chooseONEHEADERONLY(Figure28). 43.) UnderthesectionXVALUECOLUMNS,chooseONECOLUMNONLY(Figure28). 44.) SelectOK. 45.) Droptheblockintothedesiredindicatorcase(ortheindicatorsfromwhichyouwanttocollect yourdata). 46.) ConnectawirefromtheSIGNALSinputoftheblocktothewirethatgoesintothedesired indicator(Figure29). 47.) Repeatsteps34to46foreachindicatoryouwanttocollectdatafrom. 48.) Youcannowrunyourprogram.

CommonProblems:
Youhavebuiltandrebuilttheprogramsandcannotgetyourprogramstofunctionproperly. o Possiblesolutions TurnyourPXIofffor20secondsandthenbackonagain.Toensurenotransfer ofcorruptinformation,rebuildbothyourLabviewandSimulinkfilesoncemore. Youmissedastepthatissmallandnotnoticeable. Commonmistakes: o YoudidnotchangeyourSimulinkfilefromNormaltoExternal o YoudidnotsetyourmainfileasthelocationinMATLABs CurrentDirectory o YoudidnotbuildyourSimulinkmodel(orthebuildfailed). o YoumappedthewrongSimulinkblockstothelabview indicatorsandcontrols. o Youmappedtothewronginputandoutputchannels. Yourprogramisworkingbutthedataisslowarecorrupted. o Possiblesolutions/mistakes 4

Yousavedyourfilestoaflashdriveinsteadoftothecomputer.Resaveyour filestothecomputer.

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