How can I run a Matlab Simulink project in PLCnext?
Is there any good tutorial?
Simulink inputs come from excel database tables
It is a project to autonomously and intelligently control the energy of a residential building with photovoltaic panels
Thanks.
Firstly, please read through the user manual for “PLCnext Target for Simulink”, that you can download from our website. That explains how to set up the required software.
This playlist on YouTube explains how to set up and run a simple Simulink project on a PLCnext Control target:
How to prepare a Simulink model for PLC programming | #1 Simulink with PLCnext Technology
For any application-specific questions, please get in touch with the technical specialists in the Phoenix Contact office that looks after your country. You can find the contact details for all our international offices on the Phoenix Contact website.
In the video it comes how the option to run in external mode is taken, but it is an old version.
In my current matlab version it won’t let me put external mode.
Is an app needed to carry out said external mode?
You’re right, those videos are quite old. There is work currently underway to update them. The User Manual is more up to date. Page 62 of the user manual (which you can download from the Phoenix Contact website) describes External Mode:
ok, i’ll try it. Thank you!