Where is my RTW Toolbox?

Hey Guys,

a short question (I hope): I've installe Matlab and my administrator told me that the Real Time Windows Target is included. The toolbox is showing up by tiping "ver" in the command windows.

But when I got to the "simulation -> configuration parameters" - menu in Simulink, there is no Real Time Workshop listed on the left.

I am using Matlab R2012a under windows xp. Is there anything to setup or to install to make the workshop appear? I am exspecting that entry, because I saw it in different tutorials.

I hope someone knows a quick solution. Thanks so far.

[Kaustubha Govind]

Real-Time Windows Target is different from Real-Time Workshop. Can you confirm that "Real-Time Workshop" shows up when you type "ver"?

[Daniel P]

No, I can't.

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

Because in Matlab 2012, the name chaged to simulink coder

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

Real time windows target is not in configuration parameters, it's in Simulink librairy browser, near simulink report generator

[Dzung]

Hi azzi, Do you know where the RTW user guide pdf locates? I've searched my whole matlab root folder but not found any thing like rtw_ug.pdf :(

Answer 2

[Daniel P]

Hi thanks for your answer. I can find the librairy.

I'm actually looking for this dialog.

Screenshot at page 30: http://users.isr.ist.utl.pt/~alex/micd0506/rtw.pdf

Whats the correlation betweet Real Time Windows Target and Realtime Workshop? Is the Workshap also know ans Simulink Coder? How those toolboxes belong to each other?

Thank you very much so far.

[Kaustubha Govind]

Simulink Coder is the new name for Real-Time Workshop. Real-Time Windows Target is used for rapid prototyping (read more here) using a real-time Windows kernel, whereas Real-Time Workshop is more general purpose and is used to generate standalone C/C++ code from your model for deploying onto other machines or embedded targets. Also, my understanding is that Real-Time Workshop is a pre-requisite for using Real-Time Windows Target (although I may be wrong).

If you do indeed have Real-Time Workshop or Simulink Coder installed, and still don't see the pane show up in the Configuration Parameters window, perhaps Simulink was unable to checkout a license for the product. You can verify your license using:

   >> license('checkout', 'real-time_workshop')

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

• Real-Time Windows Target is different from Real-Time Workshop like mentioned by Kaustubha.
• in Matlab 2012a Real-Time Workshop is named code generation which can be used by RTW in external mode (Simulink coder)
• Simulink Coder™ (formerly Real-Time Workshop®) generates and executes C and C++ from Simulink diagrams, Stateflow charts, and MATLAB® functions (from matlab help)

[Daniel P]

>> license('checkout', 'real-time_workshop')

ans =

     1

Answer 3

[Daniel P]

Hello. Thanks for your respond, both answers were very helpful.

I habe the Simulink coder installed and it appears under "Simulink Tools -> Generate code".

I have another question wich is related to my first one: I intend to use a Advanted PCI IO-Card wich is supposed to be supported by the "Real Time Windows Target" Toolbox as shown in this list:

http://www.mathworks.de/products/rtwt/supported/results.html

I want to use my DAQ-Card within a Simulink Model asa real-time simulation controlled by a GUI.

Does it seem possible to you guys?

Thank you very much.

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

I think it's possible, but I'm curious to know what will you get after trying it. Keep me posted

[Daniel P]

ok, thanks. I'll give it a try because all pre-requisite seem to be present. By typing in ver, both are showing up:

Real-Time Windows Target & Simulink Coder

Typing license('checkout', 'real-time_workshop') results in:

ans =

     1