Documentation

Description

This Speedgoat API function reads configuration files exported from SYCON.net and autogenerates a communication interface in Simulink ready for use with the following I/O modules:

- IO641 PROFIBUS Master

- IO643 CANopen Master

- IO751 PROFINET Controller

- IO755 EtherNet/IP Scanner

According to the process data items and their addresses defined in the configuration file, the function puts Byte Packing, Byte Unpacking, and the respective Send and Receive blocks into the model and automatically connects them.

The function creates one subsystem for sending and one for receiving, where input and output ports represent the process data items. This allows for easy data exchange with devices connected to the I/O modules mentioned above.

To export a configuration file from SYCON.net, right-click the Master node in the network view and select Additional Functions --> Export --> XML

Examples

Autogenerate the Simulink model by selecting the configuration file using the file dialog:

speedgoat.model.createFromSycon

Autogenerate the Simulink model by specifing the configuration file as an argument:

speedgoat.model.createFromSycon('MyProfinetConfig.xml')

Create additional input and output ports allowing access to status information related to the process data items:

speedgoat.model.createFromSycon(___, 'ShowStatusSignals', true)

Input Arguments

fileName - Name of the configuration file including the file extension [character vector]. Pass the file name if the corresponding directory is the current working directory or included in the MATLAB Path. Otherwise, pass the full or relative path of the file.

Name-Value Pair Arguments: 'ShowStatusSignals' - Show status signals [boolean]. If true, the function creates additional ports to access the status information related to the process data objects. If false, the status signals remain hidden. This argument has impact only on PROFINET configuration files where so-called sub-slots provide producer (IOPS) and consumer status information (IOCS).