MATLAB .NET

MATLAB can be used to interact with the PMP system. The easiest way to interface with the PMP API using MATLAB is to use the .NET integration in MATLAB and interface with the .NET PMP API.

During this guide you will learn how to:

  • Setup your MATLAB environment.

  • Interface with PMP API using the MATLAB interface to .NET.

Requirements

The PMP C# API requires .NET Framework version of at least 4.7.2.

To determine if your system has the supported framework, use the NET.isNETSupported command within MATLAB.

>> NET.isNETSupported

ans =

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The PMP API is only available in 64-bit and a 64-bit version of MATLAB is required to interface with the API. To verify you are using a 64-bit version of MATLAB, use the following command in the MATLAB command window:

>> computer('arch')

ans =

win64

Project configuration

To start you program, create a new MATLAB script.

Add .NET assembly

It is sufficient to add the pmpclient.net.dll to MATLAB, the pmpclient.dll will automatically be called when placed in the same folder. The .NET assembly can be added via the NET.addAssembly command:

pmpclient = NET.addAssembly('C:\\Program Files\\Prodrive Motion Platform\\96.2.0.0915fd88\\bin\\pmpclient.net.dll');

The assembly object contains information about available properties.

>> pmpclient

pmpclient =

NET.Assembly handle
Package: NET

Properties for class NET.Assembly:

    AssemblyHandle
    Classes
    Structures
    Enums
    GenericTypes
    Interfaces
    Delegates

To obtain the corresponding methods, properties of an interface, or enumeration members of an enumeration, see General MATLAB .NET Interfacing.

Example

Now that the project is fully configured, a PMP system instance can be created. To verify the system is functioning we can for example get the the API version of the system as shown in the following code:

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pmpclient = NET.addAssembly('C:\\Program Files\\Prodrive Motion Platform\\%PMP_VERSION%\\bin\\pmpclient.net.dll');

system = Pmp.System('localhost');
apiVersion = system.Version;

fprintf('PMP API version: %d.%d.%d\n', apiVersion.Major, apiVersion.Minor, apiVersion.Patch)

  1. From the main menu tab select Editor ‣ Run or press F5.

  2. The API version is displayed in the command window.

API version.

API version

Limitations

The MATLAB interface to .NET has several limitations:

  • The assembly cannot be unloaded, to unload the PMP client assembly MATLAB needs to be restarted.

  • MATLAB is a single-threaded application and does not support direct access to threads without the Parallel Computing Toolbox. Therefore, be careful when using callbacks, as this can cause deadlocks in your application.

For more limitations to .NET support see https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/limitations-to-net-support.html.

A guide for creating a simulated system using MATLAB .NET can be found in the next Create a simulator Quick start chapter.