Can the Simulink HMI blocks be programmatically configured ?

The Simulink HMI blocks (such as Guages, Knobs, Switches etc.) can they be programmatically configured in a model using m scripting ? For example I want use a knob block to associate it to a calibration constant in my model. So I know all my calibrations and its range, so I want to make some tool which will let me add these HMI blocks and configure it using a script.

Answer 1

[Vaibhav Awale]

Hi,

Unfortunately there is no command-line API for the new Graphical Controls and Displays in R2015a, so you cannot programmatically set its parameters.

However, you can at least add it with add_block, though. The proper path is 'simulink_hmi_blocks/Knob'. So, for example, you can do

>> add_block('simulink_hmi_blocks/Knob', 'Example/Knob')

in which 'Example.slx' in a model on your current search path and is open.

I work for MathWorks and I have forwarded this feedback to the appropriate product team. They will consider incorporating this feature in one of the future releases.

Regards,

Vaibhav Awale

[Bibin]

Hi Vaibhav, thanks for the reply. Great to hear that you took it as a feedback to add to the future release. Thanks a lot.

Thanks and Regards Bibin

[Arun Joe Joseph]

Hi Vaibhav,

Has this feature (programmatic control of binding of HMI elements to tunable blocks etc.) been made available in a Matlab release? If so, could you please mention the earliest relase that this has been incorporated into? I am currently working on Matlab 2015B and would like to avail this feature.