Arduino Support from MATLAB
Connect to and control Arduino inputs and outputs from MATLAB
- Arduino Support from MATLAB
- Arduino Support from Simulink
- ThingSpeak Support from Desktop MATLAB
Check the System Requirements
To install a hardware support package, you must have a supported product release, along with the required operating system and base product.
View the hardware support package system requirements table and confirm you have:
- A supported release
- A supported operating system
- The required base products
If you do not have a supported release or the required base products, you can get started with a free trial, or you can purchase products.
Continue with the Installation
After confirming you have the system requirements, proceed with either installation option listed below.
Option 1: Using the Toolstrip
Launch the Support Package Installer from your version of MATLAB and navigate to the correct support package.
Option 2: "Get Support Package" Button (.mlpkginstall file*)
Clicking the Get Support Package button provides the support package install file:
([filename].mlpkginstall)
There are several ways to initiate the Support Package Installer from these files:
- Open the
.mlpkginstallfile directly from your Internet browser. - Download and save the file (the default option for some Internet browsers), and open it directly from your Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system.
- Open the
.mlpkginstallfile directly from within MATLAB by navigating the Current Folder to the location of the downloaded file and double clicking it. That will initiate the installation for the MATLAB release that you have open.
The primary difference between using the .mlpkginstall file (option 2) rather than the toolstrip (option 1) to initiate support package installation is that the file allows the user to avoid the support package selection screen on the installer.
*These file types were introduced in MATLAB R2013a.
Users without an Internet connection can install hardware support packages by following the download instructions.
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
- Read and write CAN Messages with MCP2515 based CAN-Bus shields through supported Arduino boards
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.
Learn more about Arduino programming with MATLAB and Simulink.
Arduino Engineering Kit
Learn important engineering concepts while programming fun Arduino projects with MATLAB and Simulink.
Arduino Explorer
Setup an Arduino board; read, write, and analyze data from the board; and generate equivalent MATLAB code through an interactive UI.
Supported Hardware
| Board | Shield Support | Releases Supported |
Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arduino MKR Zero | CAN, MC | R2019b – Current | ||
| Arduino Uno* | MSV2, CAN | R2014a – Current |
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| Arduino Due* | MSV2, CAN | R2014a – Current |
DAC and CAN channels not currently supported. | |
| Arduino Mega 2560* | MSV2, CAN | R2014a – Current |
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| Arduino Leonardo* | MSV2, CAN | R2015a – Current |
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| Arduino Mega ADK* | MSV2, CAN | R2015a – Current |
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| Arduino Micro* | N | R2015a – Current |
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| Arduino Mini* (ATmega328) |
N | R2015a – R2018b |
Mini with ATmega168 not supported. | |
| Arduino MKR1000* | CAN, MC | R2017a – Current |
Supports Wi-Fi communication | |
| Arduino MKR1010 | CAN, MC | R2019a – Current | Supports Wi-Fi communication |
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| 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 |
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| Sparkfun Digital Sandbox | N | R2015a – Current |
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| Arduino Nano 33 IoT | MC | R2020a – Current | ||
| Arduino Nano 33 BLE | N | R2021a – Current | ||
| Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense | N | R2021a – Current | ||
| ESP32-DevKitV1 | R2022a - Current | |||
| ESP32-DevKitC | R2022a - Current |
| Shield Support | Releases Supported |
|---|---|
| Adafruit Motor Shield V2 (MSV2) | R2014a – Current |
| Arduino MCP2515 CAN bus module (CAN) | R2020a – Current |
| Arduino MKR CAN Shield | R2020a – Current |
| Sparkfun CAN-BUS Shield | R2020a – Current |
| Arduino MKR Motor Carrier (MC) | R2020a – Current |
| Arduino Nano Motor Carrier (MC) | R2020a – Current |
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.
Note: For shield support, MC refers to the MKR Motor Carrier for the MKR boards, and the Nano Motor Carrier for the Arduino Nano 33 IoT.
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