MATLAB Support Package for Arduino Hardware, does it compile the code or just send and recieve data?

Hi

I am trying to code an Arduino to do some stuff for me. For example I write this simple code:

       a = arduino('com3', 'uno');
       for i = 1:10
          writeDigitalPin(a, 'D13', 0);
          pause(0.5);
          writeDigitalPin(a, 'D13', 1);
          pause(0.5);
       end

It works fine, but as soon as I disconnect it from PC and connect it to a electricity power source, it does not do the commands again, which means that the code is not recorded on the micro controller chipset and only transfers the command to the Arduino to do the work. In this case, the process is done by the CPU of the PC. This is obvious also because the TX and RX LEDs on the Arduino blink each time there is a new command passing the connection cable.

So, is there a way to compile the code and use it on the micro-controller?

Thanks

Saeed

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

You have a few choices:

1. rebuild your code within Simulink, as Simulink can generate for Arduino target
2. use MATLAB Coder, marking all of the interesting parts as external, and write those yourself. That is, there is no support for generating code for writeDigital for example.
3. whatever you can put together based on the custom code libraries discussed at https://www.mathworks.com/help/supportpkg/arduinoio/custom-arduino-libraries.html