X2C

Model-Based Control Engineering Made Easy

• Model-Based Development Without Hand Coding
  X2C integrates seamlessly with Scilab/Xcos and MATLAB/Simulink. Control models are built via drag & drop using predefined or custom blocks, and clean, readable C-code is automatically generated for the target IDE.
• Intuitive Visualization, Debugging & Communication
  With the virtual oscilloscope X2C Scope, signals can be monitored and debugged online. The X2C Communicator enables application transfer and online parameter tuning via serial interface, CAN, or Ethernet.
• Simulation, Reporting & Automation
  Algorithms can be validated through simulation, automatic reports can be generated with a single click, and development or testing workflows can be automated using MATLAB, Scilab, or Python scripts.

Intuitive development

For developing control algorithms, model-based design using X2C brings a number of clear advantages:

• It shortens the development time, as the model is built by modular and reusable blocks instead of manual coding.
• The blocks included with X2C are already tested, reducing the probability of errors significantly.
• The intuitive user interface and a convenient interconnection of tools make X2C easy to understand and quickly to master.

Extensive Libraries

Within X2C, extensive libraries for Xcos and Simulink (Basic, General, Math, Control, MotorControl, StateControl) are available.

• If custom blocks are required, they can easily be created using the “X2C Block Generator”.
• The block implementation (either fixed point 16/32 or floating point 32/64) is effortlessly defined using a drop-down menu. A mixture of various implementations within a model is possible.
• The chosen implementation is not restricted by the target’s hardware architecture.

Communicator

The “X2C Communicator” is the central tool of X2C, which provides a variety of helpful functions:

• It automatically generates C-code based on the graphical model.
• The “X2C Communicator” establishes a connection with the target via serial, CAN or Ethernet communication.
• The application can be transferred onto the target with a single mouse click.
• Furthermore, the “X2C Communicator” allows effortless online tuning and debugging.

Scope

The “X2C Scope” is a convenient visualisation tool for real time monitoring system signals in an oscilloscope-like environment.

• Block input and output signals, global variables or even memory addresses can be monitored.
• No recompiling of the software is required to change the monitored signals — all changes in the settings can be made at runtime.
• All functionalities known from an oscilloscope are available, including various sampling and trigger modes.
• To ease interpretation of physical signals greatly, monitored signals can be converted into physical quantities by setting the channel’s own gain and offset.