Activate the Processor-in-the-Loop Feature

Each target must have a connectivity configuration for the processor-in-the-loop (PIL) feature. By default, a connectivity configuration for your target is created based on the connectivity configuration of the reference target when you save your target. The target is stored in the ConnectivityConfig.m file of this folder:

<targetrootfolder>/matlabshared/+target/+<yourtargetpackage>

Note

The <yourtargetpackage> folder name is autogenerated from the name of your target by removing all spaces.

The connectivity configuration is registered with Simulink^® via the rtwTargetInfo.m file. The rtwTargetInfo.m file gets created and stored in the <targetrootfolder> when you save your target.

The generated ConnectivityConfig.m file points to the connectivity configuration of the reference target. The connectivity configuration of the reference target was created for a special emulator interface used by the reference target and most likely not appropriate for the hardware supported by your target. To customize the connectivity configuration of your target, see Host-Target Communication for Simulink PIL Simulation.

Caution

Whenever you save a target, the connectivity configuration and the rtwTargetInfo.m file are overwritten by the default implementation described previously. Do not make any manual changes to the connectivity configuration and customization method until after you save the target for the final time.

Create and add a new PIL object to your Target object, tgt, by calling addNewPIL with the name for the PIL connectivity configuration, for example, 'MyPIL'.
```
pil = addNewPIL(tgt,'MyPIL');
```
Do not delete the PIL object from the MATLAB^® workspace before you save the target.
Confirm that the PIL configuration 'MyPIL' is added to your target.
```
show(tgt);
```
```
                          My ARM Cortex A Board
Display Name              My ARM Cortex A Board
My New Deployer                    1
Linux                              1
My New PIL                         0
```
The PIL configuration 'My New PIL' is added to the target. However, the 0 indicates that the PIL configuration is not used for the hardware 'My ARM Cortex A Board'.
Map the PIL object to the Hardware object, hw, and to its I/O interface, for example, 'My Ethernet Interface'.
```
map(tgt,hw,pil,'My Ethernet Interface');
```
Confirm that the PIL configuration 'My New PIL' is used for the hardware 'My ARM Cortex A Board' and its I/O interface 'My Ethernet Interface'.
```
show(tgt);
```
```
                           My ARM Cortex A Board
Display Name               My ARM Cortex A Board
My New Deployer                     1
Linux                               1
My New PIL                 My Ethernet Interface
```
The PIL configuration 'My New PIL' is used for the hardware 'My ARM Cortex A Board', as indicated by 'My Ethernet Interface' in the corresponding position for the hardware.
Save target description information to its framework.
```
saveTarget(tgt);
```
At the MATLAB command line, test that the PIL works correctly.
```
testTarget(tgt,'pil');
```
Upon completion of the test, a summary result is displayed.
Note
Testing the PIL feature requires opening and deploying several models to your hardware board. This process requires some time to complete.

Confirm the Operation of the PIL Feature

Create a blank Simulink model named test.
On the Apps tab, click Run on Hardware Board. In the Run on Hardware Board dialog box, set Hardware board to the hardware you registered, for example, 'My ARM Cortex A Board'.
In the Configuration Parameters dialog box, on the Solver pane.
From the Type list, select Fixed-step. From the Solver list, select auto.
Set Code Generation > Verification > Advanced Parameters > Create block to PIL. Then, click OK.
Open the Simulink Library Browser and from the Sources library, add a Constant block to your model.
From the Math Operations library, add the Gain block to your model. Connect the Constant and the Gain block.
Add a Subtract block to your model and connect its first input port to the Gain block.
In the Gain block, select Create Subsystem from Selection.
In the Subsystem block, select C/C++ Code > Build this Subsystem. Click Build in the dialog box that opens. After the build completes, a library containing the PIL Subsystem block is created. This block is the gateway to the generated code that will run on the hardware.
Copy the PIL Subsystem block from the library to your model. Connect its input to the Constant block and its output to the second input port of the Subtract block.
In the Sinks library, add a Scope block to your model. Connect the Subtract and the Scope block.
Open the Scope block, and then run the model. The PIL simulation runs for 10 seconds, but because the model is so simple, the simulation takes far less time to complete.
After the PIL simulation completes, the Scope block displays the difference between the outputs of the two Subsystem blocks. The difference is constantly 0.
In the original Subsystem block, open the Gain block. Set Gain to 2. Click OK.
Run the model. After the PIL simulation completes, the Scope block displays the difference between the outputs of the two Subsystem blocks. Now, the difference is constantly 1 because the generated code reflects the original Gain block value of 1.

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