ScilabTEC 2015 - Embedded Solutions

Utilizing Scilab and Xcos for real-time control and measurement applications – ScilabTEC 2015
Embedded Solutions; Skiba Grzegorz; skiba.g@embedded-solutions.pl
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Utilizing Scilab and Xcos
for real-time control
and measurement applications
Grzegorz Skiba
Embedded Solutions
skiba.g@embedded-solutions.pl

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Agenda
 MicroDAQ device and software overview
 MicroDAQ toolbox for Scilab
 Features overview
 Code generation for MicroDAQ DSP core
 Tools
 Examples
 Q&A

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MicroDAQ device
 Real-time control and measurement system
 Dedicated DSP core for signal
and real-time processing
 Ethernet, USB2.0 and WiFi connectivity
 ADC, DAC, DIO, PWM, Encoder,...

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MicroDAQ device
MicroDAQ E1100
 375MHz CPU
 4GB flash memory
 Ethernet
 Wi-Fi
 USB2.0
 32 DIO lines
 8 analog inputs
 8 analog outputs
 Matlab/Simulink, LabVIEW
and Scilab support
 Price from 200€
MicroDAQ E2000
 up to 456MHz CPU
 up to 32GB flash memory
 Ethernet
 Wi-Fi
 USB2.0
 16 DIO lines
 up to 16 analog inputs
 Matlab/Simulink, LabVIEW,
Scilab support
 Price from 400€
MicroDAQ OEM
 375MHz CPU
 4GB flash memory
 Ethernet
 USB2.0
 USB1.1
 32 DIO lines
 8 analog inputs
 Matlab/Simulink, LabVIEW,
Scilab support

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MicroDAQ device
 Processing units
 TI C6000 DSP core with floating/fixed point unit
 ARM core with Linux OS for handling communication,
file storage, web interface
 two PRU 32-bit RISC cores for real-time processing

Storage up to 32GB

Digital I/O
 16/32 DIOs, 6 PWMs, 2 Encoders, UART

Analog I/O
Analog input Analog output
166ksps, 8 channel, 12-bit, ±10V range
8 channel, 12-bit, 0-5V range
8 channel, 12-bit, ±10V range
8 channel, 16-bit, ±10V range
Simultanious sampling ADCs
C6000 DSP
375/456MHz
Floating/fixed
point
ARM
375/456MHz
with Linux
PRU0
187/228MHz
32-bit RISC
PRU1
187/228MHz
32-bit RISC

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MicroDAQ software
 MLink software
 Windows/Linux support
 Access to MicroDAQ resources
 Loading DSP
 Scilab support functions
 DSPLib
 LabVIEW support package
 Matlab/Simulink Embedded Coder target
 MicroDAQ toolbox for Scilab
Available at: https://github.com/microdaq
Host
MLink library
Linux/Windows
UDP/TCP
Ethernet
Wi-Fi
Scilab/Xcos
LabVIEW
Matlab/Simulink
C/C++ application

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MicroDAQ toolbox features
 Automatic code generation for MicroDAQ DSP
 Xcos for MicroDAQ peripherals
 Live data access from generated DSP
application via Ethernet and WiFi
with standard Xcos sinks
 Application loading with Ethernet and WiFi
 Standalone mode
 Easy integration of custom user C code

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MicroDAQ toolbox features
 MicroDAQ hardware (ADC, DAC...) access
macros
 DSP model utilization with Scilab script, C/C++
application and LabVIEW
 Execution profiling
 Toolbox as a part for Atoms installer
 Support for Linux and Windows

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MicroDAQ toolbox components
Texas Instruments
Code Composer Studio 5
C6000 DSP compiler
SYS/BIOS RTOS
MicroDAQ
Toolbox
Loading DSP binary
TCP data communication
MLink
DSP drivers for MicroDAQ
TCP data communication
DSPLib
Precompiled Scilab
libraries for DSP core
Scilab libs

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Installation
 Atoms → Instrumentn Control → MicroDAQ Toolbox
 Install Code Composer Studio 5.5 – with C6000 DSP compiler
and SYS/BIOS RTOS
 microdaq_setup
 Code Composer Studio
installation paths
 SYS/BIOS RTOS compilation
 connect MicroDAQ device
and setup IP settings
 check connection
-->mdaq_ping
Connecting to MicroDAQ@10.10.1.1...OK!
 Ready to go!

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MicroDAQ toolbox blocks
 MicroDAQ blocks for
hardware access
 Special MicroDAQ blocks for
setup model parameters
 Standard Xcos blocks
compiled for DSP
 Host simulation mode
and code generation

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MicroDAQ special blocks
 SETUP block
 Simulation duration
 Build type: debug/release
 Build mode: Ext/Standalone
 ODE solver type
 SIGNAL block
 receive live data from DSP
 STOP block

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Xcos diagram for code generation
 SETUP block
 Event generator to set step time
 Superblock for code generation
 Tools → MicroDAQ build
and load model
 Execution mode
 Standalone – load and start model
on DSP immediately
 Ext – load model on DSP and wait
for user action

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Model execution modes
Model
(Real-time task)
TCP communication
(Idle task)
DSP application
MLink
TCP communication
Xcos
Model
(Real-time task)
DSP application
Ext mode
Standalone mode

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Code generation
### Generating block structure...
### Writing generated code...
### Generating Makefile...
### Generating binary file...
"C:ticcsv5toolscompilerc6000_7.4.4/bin/cl6x" -c -g -mv6740…
<Linking>
"MicroDAQ DSP application led_demo.out created successfully"
Xcos
diagram
mdaq_ext_main.c or
mdaq_standalone_main.c
C code generation
C6000 DSP compiler
C6000 linker
SYS/BIOS RTOS
DSPLib
MicroDAQ blocks
Scilab libs
DSP binary
Makefile generation
SETUP block
Loading DSP binary
User blocks lib

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Running DSP application with Xcos
simulation
MicroDAQ DSP Xcos
Code generation
Loading DSP on targetInitialize model execution
create TCP server
Wait for connection
Xcos Start button action
connects to MicroDAQ and
starts Xcos simulation
Create connection with host
Execute model
and send data with
SIGNAL block
Xcos simulation
receive data with SIGNAL block
Xcos diagram

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Running DSP application with Xcos
simulation
Generated DSP code
int sin_demo_isr(double t)
{
int local_flag;
int i;
double *args[100];
/* Output computation */
/* Discrete activations */
/* Blocks activated on the event number 1 */
/* Call of 'mdaq_sinus' (type 4 - blk nb 2) */
block_sin_demo[1].nevprt = 1;
local_flag = 1;
mdaq_sinus(&block_sin_demo[1],local_flag);
/* Call of 'mdaq_signal' (type 4 - blk nb 3) */
local_flag = 1;
mdaq_signal(&block_sin_demo[2],local_flag);
/* Call of 'cscope' (type 4 - blk nb 4) */
local_flag = 1;
cscope(&block_sin_demo[3],local_flag);
return 0;
}
Xcos simulation
● When DSP is loaded
SIGNAL input is ignored
● SIGNAL block receives
data from MicroDAQ
● When DSP in not loaded
copy SIGNAL block input
to output
● mdaq_signal() funciton puts data
to IDLE communication task
● cscope() function is empty

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DC motor controller
● Sample time: 0.001s
● Discrite PD controller
● H-bridge for driving
DC motor
● Live data with standard
CSCOPE block
● Loging data to workspace
with standard 'To
workspace' block

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Execution profiling
 Measure model execution time
 Optimization
 How 'fast' we can run model
 Execution profiling macros
 mdaq_exec_profile
 mdaq_exec_profile_show

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Custom user code
 For new user creating custom block is a tough task
 Block code and C code generation
 Created code can be compiled for debug and
release
 Block creation utility macros
 mdaq_block();
 mdaq_block_add();
 mdaq_block_build( %t );

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User custom code
-->my_block = mdaq_block();
-->my_block
my_block =
name: "new_block"
desc: "Set new_block parameters"
param_name: [2x1 string]
param_size: [2x1 constant]
param_def_val: list
in: 1
out: 1
-->my_block.param_name
ans =
!param1 !
! !
!param2 !
-->mdaq_block_add(my_block);
/* Generated with MicroDAQ toolbox ver: 1.0. */
#include "scicos_block4.h"
extern double get_scicos_time( void );
/* This function will executed once at the beginning of model execution */
static void init(scicos_block *block)
{
/* Block parameters */
double *params = GetRparPtrs(block);
/* param size = 1 */
double param1 = params[0];
/* Add block init code here */
}
/* This function will be executed on every model step */
static void inout(scicos_block *block)
{
/* Block parameters */
double *params = GetRparPtrs(block);
/* Block input ports */
double *u1 = GetRealInPortPtrs(block,1);
int u1_size = GetInPortRows(block,1); /* u1_size = 1 */
/* Block output ports */
double *y1 = GetRealOutPortPtrs(block,1);
int y1_size = GetOutPortRows(block,1); /* y1_size = 1 */
/* Add block code here (executed every model step) */
}

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MicroDAQ hardware access macros
link_id = mdaq_open();
ai_data = mdaq_ai_read(link_id, [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8], 10, 1)
mdaq_close(link_id);
 Access to MicroDAQ hardware
without code generation
 Example
 IP settings managment
 Switching from Ethernet to Wi-Fi
mdaq_pwm_write
mdaq_pwm_init
mdaq_pru_set
mdaq_pru_get
mdaq_led_write
mdaq_key_read
mdaq_hs_ai_read
mdaq_hs_ai_init
mdaq_enc_read
mdaq_enc_init
mdaq_dio_write
mdaq_dio_read
mdaq_dio_func
mdaq_dio_dir
mdaq_ao_write
mdaq_ai_read
Scilab macros: mdaq_ping, mdaq_set_ip
mdaq_set_ip('10.10.2.1');

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Model utilization
LabVIEW
Scilab script
Xcos
C/C++
application

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Utilizing DSP model in Scilab script
// Start DSP application
result = dsp_start('fft_demo_scigfft_demo.out');
// Register signal ID and signal size
dsp_signal(123, 1);
first_time = 1;
a = [];
// Process data from DSP
sample_count = 500;
for i=1:500
[result, s] = dsp_signal_get(sample_count);
t = 0:1/sample_count:1;
N=size(t,'*'); //number of samples
y=fft(s');
f=sample_count*(0:(N/2))/N; //associated frequency vector
n=size(f,'*')
if first_time == 1 then
clf()
plot(f,abs(y(1:n)))
first_time = 0;
a = gca();
else
a.children.children.data(:,2) = abs(y(1:n))';
end
end
// Stop DSP execution
dsp_stop();

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Utilizing model with C/C++ application
 Embed Xcos generated model in Windows/Linux
application
 MLink interface functions
 Example code
scilab_dsp_start("10.10.1.1", &port, "q:analog_loop.out", &link_id);
scilab_signal_register(&link_id, &id, &size, &result);
for (count = 0; count < 100; count++)
{
scilab_signal_read(&link_id, buf, &size, &result);
/* process DSP data */
scilab_mem_write(&link_id, 1, param, 2);
}
scilab_dsp_stop(&link_id, &result);
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/* Scilab interface funcations */
EXTERNC MDAQ_API void scilab_dsp_start( const char *addr, int *port, const char *dspapp, int *link_id );
EXTERNC MDAQ_API void scilab_dsp_stop( int *link_id, int *result );
EXTERNC MDAQ_API void scilab_signal_register( int *link_id, int32_t *id, int32_t *size, int *result );
EXTERNC MDAQ_API void scilab_signal_read( int *link_id, double *data, int32_t *count, int *result );
EXTERNC MDAQ_API int scilab_mem_read( int *link_id, int start_idx, int len, float *data );
EXTERNC MDAQ_API int scilab_mem_write( int *link_id, int start_idx, float data[], int len );

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Utilizing model with LabVIEW
 Analog loop
 SIGNAL block
 MEM read block for model parameter change

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Utilizing model with LabVIEW
● Real-time processing
● Live DSP data
● Parameter change during DSP
execution

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Conclusions
 Code generation from Xcos diagram
 Real-time procesing
 DSP binary utilization with LabVIEW and
Windows/Linux C/C++ applications
 Different hardware options avaliable
 Easy to use
 Free alternative for commercial solutions

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Q&A

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Thnak you!

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