coder.asap2.AxisInfo

Set values for axis to describe lookup table

Since R2022b

Description

Create an axis info object to define axis for a lookup table element and export it to an ASAP2 file.

Creation

axis = coder.asap2.AxisInfo creates an axis object. You can use the object to define axis for a lookup table element and export it to an ASAP2 file.

Properties

Name — Axis object name

character vector | string scalar

Specify a name for the custom axis object.

Example: "CustomLUT_1"

LongIdentifier — Axis object description

character vector | string scalar

Specify comments and description of the custom axis object.

Example: "Description of the LUT"

EcuAddress — ECU address

Hexadecimal

Address of the element in memory.

Example: 0x0000

RecordLayout — Record layout name

character vector | string scalar

Name of the record layout.

Example: "Record_DATATYPE"

AxisType — Type of axis

COM_AXIS | FIX_AXIS | STD_AXIS

Type of the axis.

Example: "FIX_AXIS"

InputQuantity — Input quantity

character vector | string scalar

Name of the measurement to be used as input quantity for the corresponding axis.

Example: 'NO_INPUT_QUANTITY'

CompuMethodName — Conversion method

character vector | string scalar

Name of the conversion method.

Example: "COMPU_METHOD_1"

MaxAxisPoints — Maximum axis points

integer

Maximum number of axis points.

Example: [4]

LowerLimit — Minimum value

numeric value

Possible minimum value.

Example: [1.5]

UpperLimit — Maximum value

numeric value

Possible maximum value.

Example: [11.5]

AxisPointsRef — Axis points reference

character vector | string scalar

Reference to the AXIS_PTS record for description of the axis points distribution.

Example: "AXIS_PTS_REF_1"

FixAxisType — Fix axis type

"FIX_AXIS_PAR" | "FIX_AXIS_PAR_DIST" | "FIX_AXIS_PAR_LIST"

Type of the fix axis.

Example: "FIX_AXIS_PAR"

Distance — Distance value

numerical value

Distance attribute for FIX_AXIS_PAR and FIX_AXIS_PAR_DIST.

Example: 2.3

Offset — Offset value

numerical value

Offset attribute for FIX_AXIS_PAR, FIX_AXIS_PAR_DIST, and list of values for FIX_AXIS_PAR_LIST.

Example: 0.3

Format — Display format

character vector | string scalar

Display format of the object in calibration tool.

Example: "%4.2"

DisplayIdentifier — Display name

character vector | string scalar

Display name of the object in calibration tool.

Example: "Custom name"

CalibrationAccess — Access type

Calibration | NoCalibration

Specify the calibration access type for the custom axis info object.

Example: "Calibration"

EcuAddressComment — ECU address comment

character vector | string scalar

Specify symbols for address replacement.

Example: "/* @ECU_Address@AXIS_1@ */"

EcuAddressExtension — ECU address extension

integer

Additional address information to distinguish different address spaces of an ECU (multi-micro controller devices).

Example: 1

SymbolLink — Reference to symbol

struct

Reference to symbol name within a linker map file.

Example: struct('SymbolName','p1_SymbolName','Offset',1)

MaxRefresh — Refresh rate

struct

Maximum refresh rate.

Example: struct('ScalingUnit',ScalingUnits.ONE_MILLI_SEC,'Rate',100)

CustomData — Additional description

character vector | string scalar

Specify any additional description that needs to be populated in the axis.

Example: "additional information"

Examples

Customize an ASAP2 File

Add, update, filter, find, and remove ECU descriptions in an ASAP2 file.

Open and Build Example Model

Open the example model ASAP2Demo

open_system("ASAP2Demo");

Build the model.

slbuild("ASAP2Demo");

### Searching for referenced models in model 'ASAP2Demo'.
### Found 1 model reference targets to update.
### Starting serial model reference code generation build.
### Successfully updated the model reference code generation target for: ASAP2DemoModelRef
### Starting build procedure for: ASAP2Demo
### Successful completion of build procedure for: ASAP2Demo

Build Summary

Model reference code generation targets:

Model              Build Reason                                 Status                        Build Duration
============================================================================================================
ASAP2DemoModelRef  Target (ASAP2DemoModelRef.c) did not exist.  Code generated and compiled.  0h 0m 28.438s 

Top model targets:

Model      Build Reason                                         Status                        Build Duration
============================================================================================================
ASAP2Demo  Information cache folder or artifacts were missing.  Code generated and compiled.  0h 0m 43.931s 

2 of 2 models built (0 models already up to date)
Build duration: 0h 1m 15.078s

Create the ECU description object for the model.

descObj = coder.asap2.getEcuDescriptions("ASAP2Demo");

Get the list of available computation methods in the description object.

find(descObj,"CompuMethod")

ans = 1x10 string
    "ASAP2DemoModelRef_CM_double"    "ASAP2DemoModelRef_CM_int16_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_double"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_double_m_per__s_2_"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_double_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_int32"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_single"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_single_m_per__s_2_"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_single_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_uint8"

Filter the computation methods and get a list of computation methods that use rpm as the unit.

find(descObj,"CompuMethod",Units='rpm')

ans = 1x3 string
    "ASAP2DemoModelRef_CM_int16_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_double_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_single_rpm"

Create and Add Custom Computation Method

To add a new computation method to the ASAP2 file, create a custom computation method.

CompuMethod_1 = coder.asap2.CompuMethod;
CompuMethod_1.Name = 'CompuMethod_1';
CompuMethod_1.ConversionType = 'LINEAR';
CompuMethod_1.Coefficients = [2 3];
CompuMethod_1.LongIdentifier = 'longIdentifierTest';
CompuMethod_1.Format = '%2.3';
CompuMethod_1.Units = 's';

Add the custom computation method to the ECU description object.

add(descObj,CompuMethod_1);

Get the properties of the newly added computation method.

get(descObj,"CompuMethod","CompuMethod_1")

ans = 
  CompuMethod with properties:

               Name: 'CompuMethod_1'
     LongIdentifier: 'longIdentifierTest'
             Format: '%2.3'
              Units: 's'
       Coefficients: [2 3]
     ConversionType: 'LINEAR'
    CompuVTabValues: [1x1 struct]
         CustomData: ""

To modify a property of the computation method, use set function. Update the ConversionType field of the computation method to TAB_VERB and define the CompuVTabValues.

set(descObj,"CompuMethod","CompuMethod_1",ConversionType="TAB_VERB");
set(descObj,"CompuMethod","CompuMethod_1",CompuVTabValues = struct('Literals',["false" "true"],'Values',[0 1]));

Get the properties to see the modified fields.

modifiedprop = get(descObj,"CompuMethod","CompuMethod_1")

modifiedprop = 
  CompuMethod with properties:

               Name: 'CompuMethod_1'
     LongIdentifier: 'longIdentifierTest'
             Format: '%2.3'
              Units: 's'
       Coefficients: [2 3]
     ConversionType: "TAB_VERB"
    CompuVTabValues: [1x1 struct]
         CustomData: ""

modifiedprop.CompuVTabValues

ans = struct with fields:
    Literals: ["false"    "true"]
      Values: [0 1]

Generate the ASAP2 file using the updated ECU description object and verify that the ASAP2 file contains the computation method CompuMethod_1.

coder.asap2.export("ASAP2Demo",CustomEcuDescriptions=descObj);

Following Characteristics or Measurements with unsupported data types are not exported in ASAP2 file. "ASAP2Demo_DW.ASAP2DemoModelRef_InstanceData"

Delete Computation Method

Remove the newly added computation method from the description object.

delete(descObj,"CompuMethod","CompuMethod_1");

Create and Add Custom Characteristic

To add a new characteristic to the ASAP2 file, create a custom characteristic.

Parameter_1 = coder.asap2.Characteristic;
Parameter_1.Name = 'Custom_parameter1';
Parameter_1.LongIdentifier = 'longIdentifierParam';
Parameter_1.UpperLimit = 255;
Parameter_1.LowerLimit = 0;

Add the custom characteristic to the ECU description object.

add(descObj,Parameter_1);

Get the properties of the newly added characteristic.

get(descObj,"Characteristic","Custom_parameter1")

ans = 
  Characteristic with properties:

                   Name: 'Custom_parameter1'
         LongIdentifier: 'longIdentifierParam'
                   Type: 'VALUE'
             EcuAddress: '0x0000'
        CompuMethodName: 'NO_COMPU_METHOD'
             LowerLimit: 0
             UpperLimit: 255
      EcuAddressComment: ""
    EcuAddressExtension: []
      CalibrationAccess: 'Calibration'
      DisplayIdentifier: ""
                 Format: ""
                BitMask: []
               AxisInfo: []
           RecordLayout: ""
             Dimensions: []
                 Export: 1
             MaxRefresh: [1x1 struct]
             SymbolLink: [1x1 struct]
             CustomData: ""

To modify a property of the characteristic, use set function. Update the UpperLimit field of the characteristic.

set(descObj,"Characteristic","Custom_parameter1",UpperLimit=128)

Generate the ASAP2 file using the updated ECU description object and verify that the ASAP2 file contains the characteristic Custom_parameter1.

coder.asap2.export("ASAP2Demo",CustomEcuDescriptions=descObj);

Following Characteristics or Measurements with unsupported data types are not exported in ASAP2 file. "ASAP2Demo_DW.ASAP2DemoModelRef_InstanceData"

Remove the newly added characteristic from the description object.

delete(descObj,"Characteristic","Custom_parameter1");

Create and Add Custom Measurement

To add a new measurement to the ASAP2 file, create a custom measurement.

Signal_1 = coder.asap2.Measurement;
Signal_1.Name = 'Custom_signal1';
Signal_1.LongIdentifier = 'longIdentifierSignal';
Signal_1.UpperLimit = 255;
Signal_1.LowerLimit = 0;

Add the custom measurement to the ECU description object.

add(descObj,Signal_1);

Get the properties of the newly added measurement.

get(descObj,"Measurement","Custom_signal1")

ans = 
  Measurement with properties:

                   Name: 'Custom_signal1'
         LongIdentifier: 'longIdentifierSignal'
               DataType: 'UBYTE'
             EcuAddress: '0x0000'
        CompuMethodName: ""
             LowerLimit: 0
             UpperLimit: 255
                 Raster: [1x1 struct]
      EcuAddressComment: ""
    EcuAddressExtension: []
      CalibrationAccess: 'NoCalibration'
      DisplayIdentifier: ""
                 Format: ""
                BitMask: []
             Dimensions: []
                 Export: 1
               MaskData: [1x1 struct]
             MaxRefresh: [1x1 struct]
             SymbolLink: [1x1 struct]
             CustomData: ""

To modify a property of the measurement, use set function. Update the CalibrationAccess field of the measurement.

set(descObj,"Measurement","Custom_signal1",CalibrationAccess='Calibration')

Generate the ASAP2 file using the updated ECU description object and verify that the ASAP2 file contains the measurement with name Custom_signal1.

coder.asap2.export("ASAP2Demo",CustomEcuDescriptions=descObj);

Following Characteristics or Measurements with unsupported data types are not exported in ASAP2 file. "ASAP2Demo_DW.ASAP2DemoModelRef_InstanceData"

Remove the newly added measurement from the description object.

delete(descObj,"Measurement","Custom_signal1");

Create and Add Lookup Table Parameter

Add a lookup table parameter.

LUT_Parameter = coder.asap2.Characteristic;
LUT_Parameter.Name = "custom_lookup_table";
LUT_Parameter.Type = "MAP";

Create and add axis information to the parameter.

axis_data = coder.asap2.AxisInfo;
axis_data(1).Name = 'BP3';
axis_data(2).Name = 'Bp4';
axis_data(1).CompuMethodName = 'ASAP2Demo_CM_double';
axis_data(2).CompuMethodName = 'ASAP2Demo_CM_double';
axis_data(1).MaxAxisPoints = '3';
axis_data(2).MaxAxisPoints = '3';
axis_data(1).AxisType = 'STD_AXIS';
axis_data(2).AxisType = 'STD_AXIS';
LUT_Parameter.AxisInfo = axis_data;

Add the lookup table parameter to the description object.

add(descObj,LUT_Parameter)

Generate the ASAP2 file using the updated ECU description object and verify that the ASAP2 file contains the lookup table parameter custom_lookup_table.

coder.asap2.export("ASAP2Demo",CustomEcuDescriptions=descObj);

Following Characteristics or Measurements with unsupported data types are not exported in ASAP2 file. "ASAP2Demo_DW.ASAP2DemoModelRef_InstanceData"

Version History

Introduced in R2022b