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fi Objects with DSP System Toolbox

Reading Fixed-Point Signals from the Workspace

You can read fixed-point data from the MATLAB® workspace into a Simulink® model using the Signal From Workspace (DSP System Toolbox) and Triggered Signal From Workspace (DSP System Toolbox) blocks from DSP System Toolbox™ software. Enter the name of the defined fi variable in the Signal parameter of the Signal From Workspace or Triggered Signal From Workspace block.

Writing Fixed-Point Signals to the Workspace

Fixed-point output from a model can be written to the MATLAB workspace via the To Workspace or Triggered To Workspace (DSP System Toolbox) block from the blockset. The fixed-point data is always written as a 2-D or 3-D array.

Note

To write fixed-point data to the MATLAB workspace as a fi object, select the Log fixed-point data as a fi object check box on the Signal To Workspace or Triggered To Workspace block dialog box. Otherwise, fixed-point data is converted to double and written to the workspace as double.

For example, you can use the following code to create a fi object in the MATLAB workspace. You can then use the Signal From Workspace block to bring the data into a Simulink model.

a = fi([sin(0:10)' sin(10:-1:0)'])
 
a =
 
         0   -0.5440
    0.8415    0.4121
    0.9093    0.9893
    0.1411    0.6570
   -0.7568   -0.2794
   -0.9589   -0.9589
   -0.2794   -0.7568
    0.6570    0.1411
    0.9893    0.9093
    0.4121    0.8415
   -0.5440         0


          DataTypeMode: Fixed-point: binary point scaling
            Signedness: Signed
            WordLength: 16
        FractionLength: 15

The Signal From Workspace block in the following model has these settings:

  • Signal — a

  • Sample time — 1

  • Samples per frame — 2

  • Form output after final data value by — Setting to zero

The following parameters in the Solver pane of the Model Configuration Parameters dialog box have these settings:

  • Start time — 0.0

  • Stop time — 10.0

  • Type — Fixed-step

  • Solver — Discrete (no continuous states)

  • Fixed step size (fundamental sample time) — 1.0

Remember, to write fixed-point data to the MATLAB workspace as a fi object, select the Log fixed-point data as a fi object check box on the Signal To Workspace block dialog box. Otherwise, fixed-point data is converted to double and written to the workspace as double.

The Signal To Workspace block writes the result of the simulation to the MATLAB workspace as a fi object.

yout =
 

(:,:,1) =

    0.8415   -0.1319
   -0.8415   -0.9561


(:,:,2) =

    1.0504    1.6463
    0.7682    0.3324


(:,:,3) =

   -1.7157   -1.2383
    0.2021    0.6795


(:,:,4) =

    0.3776   -0.6157
   -0.9364   -0.8979


(:,:,5) =

    1.4015    1.7508
    0.5772    0.0678


(:,:,6) =

   -0.5440         0
   -0.5440         0


          DataTypeMode: Fixed-point: binary point scaling
            Signedness: Signed
            WordLength: 17
        FractionLength: 15