Simulation and real-time control: from Simulink to industrial applications

This paper describes an approach and implementation of a group of toolkits which are capable of converting and embedding a simulation model into an industrial target application. The method allows for Simulink discrete-time models to be automatically converted and executed in realtime as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system modules or as subroutine blocks in the PLC leader diagram folder. This provides viability of the toolkits for rapid control prototyping for industrial applications. A number of examples illustrate the concept.