Simulink From block accepting values from matlab code

Question

I have the following Simulink model : DC/AC Half-Bridge Inverter, that uses an PWM block (inside the Green Frame) to generate the switching signals to the IGBTs, The From block (inside the Red frame) accepts a signal from the PWM using the Goto block, then passes it as output to the IGBTs.

I'm trying to build a custom PWM using Matlab code :

clc;
close all;
clear all;
t=0:0.001:1;
s=sawtooth(2*pi*10*t+pi);
m=0.75*sin(2*pi*1*t);
n=length(s);
for i=1:n
    if (m(i)>=s(i))
        pwm(i)=1;
    elseif (m(i)<=s(i))
        pwm(i)=0;
    end
end
plot(t,pwm,'-g',t,m,'--r',t,s,'--b');
grid on;
ylabel('Amplitude');
xlabel('Time index');
title('PWM Wave');
axis([0 1 -1.5 1.5]);

Here is the result of the plot :

My Question :

I know that t contains the time values and pwm contains the pwm values, So i want to know how to "somehow" redirect those Data from the Matlab code, through the From Block into the IGBTs so i can use them as switching signal ?

Phil Goddard · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-25 06:09:47Z

1

The are multiple ways to do this, but the easiest is to just use a From Workspace block as a direct replacement for the PWM Generator (2 Pulses) block.

Run your MATLAB code to define the variables in the MATLAB Workspace, and (assuming your G1_1 and G2_1 signals are the negation of each other) use [t(:) pwm(:) ~pwm(:)] as the block's Data parameter.

Note also, that you don't need the loop in your code:

pwm = (m >= s);

or if you need them to be doubles rather than logical then

pwm = double(m >= s);

edited Jan 25, 2016 at 6:09

answered Jan 24, 2016 at 23:25

Phil Goddard

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KADEM Mohammed Over a year ago

using From Workspace actually worked perfectly, thank you so much

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