Real-Time Workshop User's Guide

Implementation Overview

To implement and run a VxWorks-based real-time program using the Real-Time Workshop, you must:

• Design a Simulink model for your particular application.
• Add the appropriate device driver blocks to the Simulink model, if desired.
• Configure the tornado.tmf template makefile for your particular setup.
• Establish a connection between the host running Simulink and the VxWorks target via Ethernet.
• Use the automatic program builder to generate the code and the custom makefile, invoke the make command to compile and link the generated code, and load and activate the tasks required.

The figure below shows the Real-Time Workshop Tornado run-time interface modules and the generated code for the f14 example model.

Figure 12-3: Source Modules Used to Build the VxWorks Real-Time Program

This diagram illustrates the code modules used to build a VxWorks real-time program. Dashed boxes indicate optional modules.

Run-Time Structure

Adding Device Driver Blocks