Get Started with MATLAB Coder

MATLAB^® Coder™ generates C and C++ code from MATLAB code for a variety of hardware platforms, from desktop systems to embedded hardware. It supports most of the MATLAB language and a wide range of toolboxes. You can integrate the generated code into your projects as source code, static libraries, or dynamic libraries. The generated code is readable and portable. You can combine it with key parts of your existing C and C++ code and libraries. You can also package the generated code as a MEX-function for use in MATLAB.

When used with Embedded Coder^®, MATLAB Coder provides code customizations, target-specific optimizations, code traceability, and software-in-the-loop (SIL) and processor-in-the-loop (PIL) verification.

To deploy MATLAB programs as standalone applications, use MATLAB Compiler™. To generate software components for integration with other programming languages, use MATLAB Compiler SDK™.

Tutorials

• Generate C Code by Using the MATLAB Coder App
  

  Use the MATLAB Coder app to generate C code from an example MATLAB function.

• Generate C Code at the Command Line
  

  Use command line tools to generate C code from an example MATLAB function.

• Accelerate MATLAB Algorithm by Generating MEX Function
  

  Use command line tools to generate a MEX function from an example MATLAB function.

Code Generation Quick Start

Code Generation Guide: Generate Deployable C/C++ Code

Prepare MATLAB code for code generation and generate C/C++ code.

• STEP 1: Prepare MATLAB Code for Code Generation
• STEP 2: Generate C/C++ Code from MATLAB Code
• STEP 3: Test Generated C/C++ Code
• STEP 4: Deploy Generated C/C++ Code

About Code Generation from MATLAB Algorithms

• Generate C/C++ Code From MATLAB Code Using MATLAB Coder
  

  The MATLAB Coder code generation workflow.

• Input Type Specification for Code Generation
  

  How input type specification affects the generated C/C++ code.

• Differences in Appearance of Generated Code and MATLAB Code
  

  How generated code appears different from MATLAB code due to optimizations made by the code generator.

Featured Examples

Generate C/C++ Code from a MATLAB Function

Generate C/C++ code from a MATLAB function using the codegen command.

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Interactive Learning

MATLAB Coder Onramp
Learn the basics of C and C++ code generation from MATLAB functions.

Videos

Generate C Code from MATLAB Code
Workflow for generating C/C++ code from MATLAB code.