How do i import signal names from a excel database( a CAN database) for usage in Simulink simulations

Hello, I have a database of hundreds of signals and I have the signal name field available in the excel format. I need to selectively use the signals ( signal names) in a SIMULINK simulation - how do I do it? I have tried excel import and data import , but they only import the signal values! not the signal names - in my case I will just need the signal names and then specify any test values across that signal names.

Hope I will get an answer soon.

Answer 1

[Srinivas]

did you look at 'xlsread'

[num,txt,raw,custom] = xlsread(filename,sheet,xlRange,'',functionHandle)

this should read the signal names

[Srinivas]

If I understand correctly, you want to read the signal names from an excel sheet and use some of those values as names of your "inports" and "outports".

[Vijay Ganti]

Yes. I have been trying different options - like create a mask subsystem out of an constant block - and create a drop down from the "mat" file of signal names.... but no success yet! Will be glad if you could help

[Srinivas]

it is still confusing what you are trying to achieve, are you trying to use a script to build your Simulink model. Can you show us a sample of what you did or what you tried so that we get a better picture.