Arduino Support from MATLAB

Connect to and control Arduino inputs and outputs from MATLAB

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Arduino and MATLAB: Reading Inputs and Writing Outputs

Capabilities and Features

With MATLAB® Support Package for Arduino® Hardware, you can use MATLAB to interactively communicate with an Arduino board. The package enables you to perform tasks such as:

  • Acquire analog and digital sensor data from your Arduino board
  • Control other devices with digital and PWM outputs
  • Drive DC, servo, and stepper motors (also supports Adafruit Motor Shield)
  • Access peripheral devices and sensors connected over I2C or SPI
  • Communicate with an Arduino board over a USB cable or wirelessly over Wi-Fi
  • Build custom add-ons to interface with additional hardware and software libraries

Because MATLAB is a high level interpreted language, you can see results from I/O instructions immediately, without compiling. MATLAB includes thousands of built-in math, engineering, and plotting functions that you can use to quickly analyze and visualize data collected from your Arduino.

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Supported Hardware

Arduino Board Shield Support Releases Supported
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Arduino MKR Zero N R2019b – Current  
Arduino Uno* Y R2014a – Current
  
Arduino Due* Y R2014a – Current
 DAC and CAN channels not currently supported.
Arduino Mega 2560* Y R2014a – Current
  
Arduino Leonardo* Y R2015a – Current
  
Arduino Mega ADK* Y R2015a – Current
  
Arduino Micro* N R2015a – Current
  
Arduino Mini*
(ATmega328)		 N R2015a – R2018b
 Mini with ATmega168 not supported.
Arduino MKR1000* N R2017a – Current
 Supports Wi-Fi communication
Arduino MKR1010 N R2019a – Current Supports Wi-Fi communication
Arduino Nano 3.1* N R2015a – Current
 Nano 2.X not supported.  Other Nano 3.X not tested but expected to work.
Arduino Pro*
(ATmega328)		 N R2015a – R2018b
 Pro with ATmega168 not supported.
Arduino Pro Mini
(ATmega328)		 N R2015a – Current
 Pro Mini with ATmega168 not supported.
Arduino Fio* N R2015a – R2018b
  
Sparkfun Digital Sandbox N R2015a – Current
  
Adafruit Motor Shield V2 R2014a – Current
 See Shield Support column for compatibility.
*Also supported in Simulink Support Package for Arduino Hardware
Note: In addition to the official Arduino hardware listed above, we have also tested our support package on the following Arduino-compatible devices: Sparkfun Redboard, Sainsmart Uno, Sainsmart Mega 2560. Other devices compatible with the boards listed above are expected to work, but are not tested.

 

Platform and Release Support

Available on 64-bit Microsoft® Windows®, 64-bit Mac OS, and 64-bit Linux®.

This support package is available for R2014a and later releases. Learn more about Arduino support from MATLAB and Simulink across releases.

Related Hardware Support Views: MATLAB, Arduino, Consumer Electronics, Control Systems, I2C ∕ SPI, Internet of Things, MathWorks Supported, MATLAB Product Family, Mechatronics, Power Electronics Control Design, Project-Based Learning, Serial, Support Package Installer Enabled, Test and Measurement

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Support Package Installer installs this support package and all required third-party software. To start the installer, go to the MATLAB toolstrip and click Add-Ons > Get Hardware Support Packages. For more information, read the documentation.

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