SIL with buit-in task RunTestsperTestCases in CI/CD

@mathwork staff,

I am trying to perform SIL with process advisor and built-in task RunTestperTestCases.m

In this file, it is mentioned that, this task can be used as MIL/SIL task. When i change the properties of the built-in task, SimulationMode from "" to "simulation-in-the-Loop (SIL)", still the testpertestcases.m file performs test cases in normal mode.

I am missing something here? Should i change something else aslo?

Answer 1

[Vandit]

Hi Dhruvilkumar,

I understand that you are working with process advisor and attempting to use the built-in task "RunTestperTestCases.m" for Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing. However, despite changing the 'SimulationMode' property, the "RunTestperTestCases.m" file continues to execute the test cases in normal mode rather than in SIL mode as intended.

Upon reviewing the "RunTestperTestCases.m" file, it is observed that there is a conditional check implemented to determine whether the MATLAB release in use is R2023a or later. This check is essential for permitting the override of the simulation mode. The relevant section of code is as follows:

% Detect whether SimulationMode is set and we are in a
% release that supports it.
runWithSimOverride = false;
if obj.SimulationMode ~= ""
    if padv.internal.is23aOrLater
        runWithSimOverride = true;
    else
        warning(message('padv_spkg:tasks:SimulationModePropertyNotSupported', class(obj)))
    end
end

If you are using MATLAB R2022b, the condition "padv.internal.is23aOrLater" will evaluate to "false", and the simulation mode override will not be applied.

To resolve this issue, you would need to upgrade to MATLAB R2023a or later, as the code seems to be designed with features or capabilities that are specific to that release or newer.

Hope this helps.

[Dhruvilkumar Chavada]

I manage to change the code a little bit and then it started performing SIL test cases.