MATLAB to C with MATLAB Coder

Day 1 of 2

Code Generation with MATLAB Coder

Objective: Become familiar with MATLAB Coder and its applications.

• MATLAB Coder overview
• Workflow for generating C code from MATLAB code
• Generating C code
• Verifying generated code
• Navigating generated code

Preparing MATLAB Code for Code Generation

Objective: Use MATLAB Coder coding standards to write MATLAB code that is ready for code generation.

• Translating MATLAB code into C code
• Calling unsupported MATLAB functions
• Preparing existing MATLAB code
• Code preparation workflows

Working with Fixed-Size Data

Objective: Generate C code from MATLAB code that has fixed-size or constant inputs.

• Data characteristics overview
• Specifying fixed-size, top-level inputs
• Specifying constant top-level inputs

Working with Variable-Size Data

Objective: Generate C code from MATLAB code that has variable-size inputs or local data.

• Specifying variable-size, top-level inputs
• Specifying variable-size local data
• Reusing variables

Day 2 of 2

Working with Global Data, Structures, and Cell Arrays

Objective: Generate C code from MATLAB code that contains persistent data, global variables, input structures, or cell arrays.

• Persistent variables
• Global variables
• Working with structures
• Cell arrays in generated code
• Passing arguments by reference

Integrating with External Code

Objective: Integrate generated C code from MATLAB Coder with external C code.

• Code integration overview
• Entry points to generated code
• Integrating external C code using MATLAB Coder interface
• Integrating external C code using an external IDE
• Calling external C functions
• Code verification and profiling
• Source code debugging

Optimizing Generated Code

Objective: Use various options and techniques to optimize generated code.

• Code optimization with loop unrolling and null initialization
• Function inlining and file partitioning
• Configuration objects
• Removing unnecessary code
• Naming conventions in generated code
• Converting a project to a script