How to simulate a circuit controlled by Arduino on Simulink without the Arduino hardware

Hello, I am now working on a project on Mtlab/Simulink where I have to use Arduino to control the specific actions of some components of my electric circuit. I need to simulate the circuit but without using an actual Arduino hardware nor any other hardwares but I can't seem to find any information on how to do it without any hardware (and I only found a "Simulink Support Package for Arduino Hardware) in my Add-ons. I am suing the student version of Matlab R2023a. Can someone guide me on where to go or what to do to be able to just simulate my circuit without using any hardware please? Thank you

Answer 1

[Yash]

Hi,

I understand you want to simulate an Arduino circuit but without using an actual Arduino hardware. The Simulink Support Package for Arduino Hardware allows simulating Arduino circuits without physical hardware by providing the required blocks and libraries within Simulink. You can follow these steps:

1. Install the Simulink Support Package for Arduino Hardware. In the Library Browser, you can find various Arduino blocks that emulate Arduino functionality, such as digital input/output, analog input/output, and serial communication.
2. Drag and drop the required Arduino blocks from the Library Browser into your Simulink model. Connect the blocks as per your circuit design and configure the parameters of each block according to your circuit requirements.
3. Simulink will simulate the Arduino behaviour based on your circuit design and the configured block parameters.

This approach allows you to test and verify your circuit's functionality before implementing it on actual hardware. For detailed information on blocks you can refer to the documentation: Simulink Support Package for Arduino Hardware Documentation (mathworks.com)

[Henintsoa]

I see, I will try that. Thank you very much for your help