Model-Based Development and Commissioning on Industrial Assets

Today, several processes in a typical industrial plant scenario are modelled and simulated in Simulink^® to evaluate control and process timings and tuning. However, to be able to deploy and tune with the plant dynamics, engineering and commissioning tools that integrate with the process communication are used. This restricts the design tools such as Simulink to perform parameter sweeps and optimization and in general breaks the model-based development philosophy.

With MathWorks support, we have achieved code generation for industrial asset targets for Siemens' SINAMICS drives. Users are now able to generate model blocks and deploy them to commissioning tools and even get feedback on the performance of the models helpful for parameterization. The latest code-generation techniques using coder descriptors help greater customization and maintainability of the target files. This talk explains the nuances and experiences of using and integrating MATLAB^® and Simulink with industrial tools and assets.