Hello,
As per my understanding, to create an interface in MATLAB for interacting with the "2D Ball/Plate" Balancing System please refer to the following workaround:
- Open your Simulink model. Go to the Library Browser, and under the "Simulink" tab, find the "Dashboard" library. Drag and drop a "Slider" or "Knob" block for "x_ref" and for "y_ref" in the model canvas. Connect the output of these blocks to "x_ref" and "y_ref" from the inputs of the model.
- Double-click on the "Slider" or "Knob" block to open its parameters. Set the minimum and maximum values according to the range of motion of the plate. Run the model once the interface is setup.
- If deploying to hardware, make sure that the blocks used are supported for code generation. Configure the hardware target settings in Simulink to ensure compatibility with the Arduino setup.
Please refer to the code below to configure a slider block in the Simulink model:
% Assuming 'model' is the name of your Simulink model
open_system(model);
% Add a Slider block for x_ref
x_ref_slider = add_block('simulink/Dashboard/Slider', [model '/x_ref_slider'], ...
'Position', [100 100 200 120], ...
'Min', '-50', 'Max', '50', ...
'Value', '0');
% Add a Slider block for y_ref
y_ref_slider = add_block('simulink/Dashboard/Slider', [model '/y_ref_slider'], ...
'Position', [100 200 200 220], ...
'Min', '-50', 'Max', '50', ...
'Value', '0');
% Connect the Slider blocks to the corresponding inputs in your model
% (Assuming you have input ports named 'x_ref_input' and 'y_ref_input')
add_line(model, 'x_ref_slider/1', 'x_ref_input/1');
add_line(model, 'y_ref_slider/1', 'y_ref_input/1');
Please refer to the following MATLAB Documentation for more information:
Dashboard Blocks: https://www.mathworks.com/help/simulink/ug/tune-and-visualize-your-model-with-dashboard-blocks.html
Hope this helps!
