Code Generation and the Build Process (Real-Time Workshop)

Real-Time Workshop

Using the Real-Time Workshop Pane

There are two ways to open the Real-Time Workshop pane:

From the Simulation menu, choose Simulation Parameters. When the Simulation Parameters dialog box opens, click on the Real-Time Workshop tab.
Alternatively, select Options from the Real-Time Workshop submenu of the Tools menu in the Simulink window.

The Real-Time Workshop pane is divided into two sections. The upper section contains the Category menu and the Build button.

Category Menu

The Category menu lets you select and work with various groups of options and controls. The currently-selected group of options is displayed in the lower section of the pane. Figure 2-1 shows the Category menu in the Real-Time Workshop pane.

Figure 2-1: Category Menu and Build Button in Real-Time Workshop Pane

The categories of options available from the Category menu are:

Target configuration: High-level options related to control of the code generation and build process and selection of control files.
TLC debugging: Target Language Compiler debugging and execution profiling options.
General code generation options: Code generation settings that are common to all target configurations.
General code appearance options: Code and identifier formatting settings that are common to all target configurations.
Target-specific code generation options: One or more groups of options that are specific to the selected target configuration.

Build Button

Click on the Build button to initiate the code generation and build process.

The following methods of initiating a build are exactly equivalent to clicking the Build button:

Select Build Model from the Real-Time Workshop submenu of the Tools menu in the Simulink window (or use the key sequence Ctrl+B).
Invoke the rtwbuild command from the MATLAB command line. The syntax of the rtwbuild command is

```
rtwbuild modelname
```

or
- ```
rtwbuild('modelname')
```

where modelname is the name of the source model. If the source model is not loaded into Simulink, rtwbuild loads the model.

Note When Generate code only is selected on the Target Configuration portion of the Real-Time Workshop pane, the Build button's name changes to Generate code.

Getting Context-sensitive Help with ToolTips

The Real-Time Workshop pane supports "ToolTip" online help. Place your cursor over any edit field name or check box to display a message box that briefly explains the option.

The following sections summarize each category of options or parameters controlled by the Real-Time Workshop pane, with references to subsequent sections that give details on each option or parameter.

The Real-Time Workshop User Interface Target Configuration Options