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makeVariant

Convert component to variant choice

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Syntax

[variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(component)
[variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(component,Name=Value)

Description

[variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(component) converts the component component to a variant choice component and returns the parent Variant Component block object variantComp and available variant choice components choices.

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[variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(component,Name=Value) converts the component component to a variant choice component with additional options and returns the parent Variant Component block object variantComp and available variant choice components choices.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Create a top-level architecture model.

modelName = "archModel";
arch = systemcomposer.createModel(modelName);
systemcomposer.openModel(modelName);
rootArch = get(arch,"Architecture");

Create a new component.

newComponent = addComponent(rootArch,"Component");

Add ports to the component.

inPort = addPort(newComponent.Architecture,"testSig","in");
outPort = addPort(newComponent.Architecture,"testSig","out");

Make the component into a variant component.

[variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent)
variantComp = 
  VariantComponent with properties:

           Architecture: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
                   Name: 'Component'
                 Parent: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
                  Ports: [1x2 systemcomposer.arch.ComponentPort]
             OwnedPorts: [1x2 systemcomposer.arch.ComponentPort]
      OwnedArchitecture: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
             Parameters: [0x0 systemcomposer.arch.Parameter]
               Position: [15 15 65 83]
                  Model: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Model]
         SimulinkHandle: 212.0016
    SimulinkModelHandle: 152.0013
                   UUID: 'fc5683f7-c11e-4e90-8502-d3e5e1d8461f'
            ExternalUID: ''


choices = 
  Component with properties:

     IsAdapterComponent: 0
           Architecture: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
                   Name: 'Component'
                 Parent: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
                  Ports: [1x2 systemcomposer.arch.ComponentPort]
             OwnedPorts: [1x2 systemcomposer.arch.ComponentPort]
      OwnedArchitecture: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
             Parameters: [0x0 systemcomposer.arch.Parameter]
               Position: [50 20 100 80]
                  Model: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Model]
         SimulinkHandle: 154.0028
    SimulinkModelHandle: 152.0013
                   UUID: '4687f2d4-324a-4bca-94cd-a0f602afab88'
            ExternalUID: ''
Open Live Script

Create a top-level architecture model.

modelName = "archModel";
arch = systemcomposer.createModel(modelName);
systemcomposer.openModel(modelName);
rootArch = get(arch,"Architecture");

Create a new component.

newComponent = addComponent(rootArch,"Component");

Add ports to the component.

inPort = addPort(newComponent.Architecture,"testSig","in");
outPort = addPort(newComponent.Architecture,"testSig","out");

Make the component into a variant component in expression mode.

[variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent, VariantControl = "V==1", VariantActivationTime = "update diagram", AllowZeroVariantControls="on")
variantComp = 
  VariantComponent with properties:

                   Name: 'Component'
                 Parent: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
                  Ports: [1x2 systemcomposer.arch.ComponentPort]
             OwnedPorts: [1x2 systemcomposer.arch.ComponentPort]
      OwnedArchitecture: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
             Parameters: [0x0 systemcomposer.arch.Parameter]
               Position: [15 15 65 83]
                  Model: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Model]
         SimulinkHandle: 212.0017
    SimulinkModelHandle: 152.0015
                   UUID: '44187cde-7a44-49c1-aacb-c313b50b66e0'
            ExternalUID: ''


choices = 
  Component with properties:

     IsAdapterComponent: 0
           Architecture: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
                   Name: 'Component'
                 Parent: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
                  Ports: [1x2 systemcomposer.arch.ComponentPort]
             OwnedPorts: [1x2 systemcomposer.arch.ComponentPort]
      OwnedArchitecture: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Architecture]
             Parameters: [0x0 systemcomposer.arch.Parameter]
               Position: [50 20 100 80]
                  Model: [1x1 systemcomposer.arch.Model]
         SimulinkHandle: 154.0029
    SimulinkModelHandle: 152.0015
                   UUID: '35a1ad78-367c-499f-91fc-dbf3a87e1bc1'
            ExternalUID: ''

Input Arguments

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Component to be converted to variant choice component, specified as a systemcomposer.arch.Component object.

Name-Value Arguments

Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

Before R2021a, use commas to separate each name and value, and enclose Name in quotes.

Example: [variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent,Name="NewVariantComponent",Label="NewVariantChoice",Choices=["NewVariantChoiceA","NewVariantChoiceB","NewVariantChoiceC"],ChoiceLabels=["Choice A","Choice B","Choice C"])

Name of variant component, specified as a character vector or string.

Example: [variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent,Name="NewVariantComponent")

Data Types: char | string

Label of variant choice from converted component, specified as a character vector or string.

Example: [variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent,Name="NewVariantComponent",Label="NewVariantChoice")

Data Types: char | string

Variant choice names, specified as a cell array of character vectors or an array of strings. Additional variant choices are also added to the new variant component, along with the active choice from the converted component.

Example: [variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent,Choices=["NewVariantChoiceA","NewVariantChoiceB","NewVariantChoiceC"])

Data Types: char | string

Variant choice labels, specified as a cell array of character vectors or an array of strings.

Example: [variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent,Choices=["NewVariantChoiceA","NewVariantChoiceB","NewVariantChoiceC"],ChoiceLabels=["Choice A","Choice B","Choice C"])

Data Types: char | string

Variant control expression, specified as boolean expression. The active variant choice is determined based on the evaluation of the boolean expression. The variant component created is in expression mode.

Example: [variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent, VariantControl = ‘V==1’)

Data Types: char | string

Variant activation time, specified as a string or character vector. The active variant choice is determined based on the evaluation of the boolean expression. For a Reference Component with Simulink® behaviour, the variant activation times supported are : update diagram, update diagram analyze all choices, code compile, startup, runtime, and inherit from Simulink.VariantControl.

Example: [variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent, VariantControl = ‘V==1’,VariantActivationTime = update diagram)

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, you must specify VariantControl.

Data Types: char | string

Allow zero active variant choice option of the Variant Component, specified as off or on.

Example: [variantComp,choices] = makeVariant(newComponent, VariantControl = ‘V==1’, AllowZeroVariantControls=’on’)

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, you must specify VariantControl.

Output Arguments

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Variant component, returned as a systemcomposer.arch.VariantComponent object.

Variant choices, returned as an array of systemcomposer.arch.Component objects.

Data Types: char

More About

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Definitions

TermDefinitionApplicationMore Information
architecture

A System Composer™ architecture represents a system of components and how they interface with each other structurally and behaviorally.

Different types of architectures describe different aspects of systems. You can use views to visualize a subset of components in an architecture. You can define parameters on the architecture level using the Parameter Editor.
root

A root is at the top of an architecture hierarchy. A root architecture has a boundary defined by its architecture ports that surround the system of interest.

The root architecture has a system boundary surrounding your architecture model. You can add architecture ports that define interfaces across the boundary.

Compose Architectures Visually

model

A System Composer model is the file that contains architectural information, such as components, ports, connectors, interfaces, and behaviors.

Perform operations on a model:

  • Extract root-level architecture.

  • Apply profiles.

  • Link interface data dictionaries.

  • Generate instances from model architecture.

A System Composer model is stored as an SLX file.

Create Architecture Model with Interfaces and Requirement Links
component

A component is a replaceable part of a system that fulfills a clear function in the context of an architecture. A component defines an architectural element, such as a function, another system, hardware, software, or other conceptual entity. A component can also be a subsystem or subfunction.

Represented as a block, a component is a part of an architecture model that can be separated into reusable artifacts. Transfer information between components with:

Compose Architectures Visually

port

A port is a node on a component or architecture that represents a point of interaction with its environment. A port permits the flow of information to and from other components or systems.

  • Component ports are interaction points on the component to other components.

  • Architecture ports are ports on the boundary of the system, whether the boundary is within a component or the overall architecture model. The root architecture has a boundary defined by its ports.

Compose Architectures Visually

connector

Connectors are lines that provide connections between ports. Connectors describe how information flows between components or architectures.

A connector allows two components to interact without defining the nature of the interaction. Set an interface on a port to define how the components interact.

Compose Architectures Visually

TermDefinitionApplicationMore Information
variant

A variant is one of many structural or behavioral choices in a variant component.

Use variants to quickly swap different architectural designs for a component while performing analysis.

Create Variants
variant control

A variant control is a string that controls the active variant choice.

Set the variant control programmatically to control which variant is active.

Set Variant Control Condition

Version History

Introduced in R2019a

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