Prerequisites

Learn the system requirements and recommended skills to develop device driver blocks forARM^®Cortex^®-A based hardware boards.

Structure of Device Driver System Object

Understand the concepts and operation of device driver blocks implemented using System object.

Create a Digital Write Block

Create a Digital Write block using a System object.

• STEP 1:Create a Project Folder
• STEP 2:Write the Hardware-Specific C/C++ Code
• STEP 3:Select a System Object Template
• STEP 4:Specify the Initialization, Output, and Termination Behavior
• STEP 5:Test System Object on MATLAB Command Line
• STEP 6:Create the MATLAB System Block
• STEP 7:Generate Code and Deploy the Model to the Hardware

Create a Digital Read Block

Create a Digital Read block using a System object.

• STEP 1:Create a Project Folder
• STEP 2:Write the Hardware Specific C/C++ Code
• STEP 3:Select System Object Template
• STEP 4:Specify the Initialization, Output, and Termination
• STEP 5:Set Output Port Properties
• STEP 6:Test System Object

Block Mask

Create block masks for your device driver blocks.

• STEP 1:Add Description for Users
• STEP 2:Add Pin Number Property
• STEP 3:Add Push Button to View Pin Map

Simulation with Device Driver Blocks

Choose and implement a data simulation mode for device driver blocks.

Sharing Device Driver Blocks with Other Users

Package and distribute your device driver blocks.