Streamlined Digital Power Design With MATLAB® Simulink® and dsPIC33 DSCs
Model-Based Design, Code Generation and Real-Time Debugging
The model-based development platform for digital power applications streamlines design by offering real-time output visualization using the external mode interface, an integrated multitasking scheduler for efficient task management on dsPIC® devices and a comprehensive set of peripheral blocks with ready-to-use templates. Its broad compatibility with our microcontrollers (MCUs) provides a flexible environment for developing, testing and deploying advanced digital power solutions.
MPLAB Device Blocks for Simulink
Create stand-alone applications from a Simulink discrete time model and with just one click, generate, compile and load the code for your application onto your target device. MPLAB Device Blocks for Simulink is a free set of user interfaces and Simulink peripheral blocks for developing complex designs based on our dsPIC33A and dsPIC33C DSCs.
Key Features
- Extensive peripheral support: Digital I/Os, Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM), I2C, Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), change notifications, output compares, input captures and Quadrature Encoder Interfaces (QEIs)
- Integrated interrupt and reset management: Simplifies real-time control and system reliability
- Real-time variable viewing, analysis and logging: Enables in-depth monitoring and debugging within MATLAB
- MathWorks® Processor-in-the-Loop (PIL) and external mode support: Facilitates advanced simulation, testing and real-time analysis
- Broad device compatibility: Supports over 500 of our devices, which provides flexibility for a wide range of digital power applications
- The MPLAB Device Blocks for Simulink tools can be used with the DSP System Toolbox and Signal Processing Toolbox
- This enables the implementation of filters and signal-processing algorithms for sensor data processing
- dsPIC® DSP library integrated in MATLAB for math-intensive operations
Model-Based Design Methodology for Digital Power Applications
Our model-based design methodology with a Simulink-centric workflow provides specialized designs and templates that are optimized for simulation and automatic code generation. This approach enables rapid development and validation of digital power and power conversion applications. For added flexibility, projects can also be exported and managed within MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
Key Benefits:
- Floating-point platform support: Offers enhanced computational performance for demanding control algorithms
- Higher-level abstraction: Leverages the advanced features of dsPIC33 DSCs for efficient design
- Comprehensive execution modes: Provide support for PIL, external mode and standalone mode for dsPIC33A devices
This methodology streamlines the development process, from initial modeling to deployment, to enable efficient and reliable digital power solutions.
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Digital Power Development Board
