Tool for faster control system design
THE MathWorks has released Embedded Target for the TI TMS320C2000 platform of digital signal controllers. It is available from Texas Instruments .
It is designed for automotive, whitegoods and industrial control applications. It features automatic code generation and peripheral programming support from Simulink. It also offers users a direct connection between the design environment and implementation platform.
It eliminates the need for manual coding and verification methods by enabling engineers to identify and fix design problems at the system level and easily generate efficient code automatically. This significantly shortens embedded application design cycles.
An increasing number of engineers are using digital signal processing (DSP) based controllers with integrated peripherals. These are replacing traditional microcontrollers (MCUs) for applications that require the execution of complex algorithms. These kinds of applications include sensorless ac induction vector control, current-shaped switched-reluctance control and permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) servo control.
Embedded Target works seamlessly with TI's integrated development environment (IDE) through MATLAB Link for CCStudio and allows execution of CCStudio commands for analysis, debugging and automated code verification from MATLAB.
TI's C2000 digital signal controllers are optimised for control applications. They have a combination of MCU peripheral integration and the performance of TI's DSP technology. TMS320F28x digital signal controllers are the industry's first 32-bit controllers with high-speed, on-board Flash memory and performance of up to 150 MIPS. The F28x controller is the world's highest performance, control optimised, digital signal processing core. It offers a single-chip solution that is able to handle control system processing requirements and also replace control system host MCUs.
8-Mar-2004