Simulink communication with a physical CAN device

• Is it possible for simulink to communicate with a physical CAN device over Ethernet in real-time?

• My setup would look like this: Simulink outputs data through ethernet port --(Ethernet cable)--> Ethernet/CAN gateway --(CAN cables)--> PCU device takes the data, calculates new values and send them back to Simulink model... the cycle repeats.

• Let's assume I don't know the PCUs and gateways MAC addresses (if it matteres in any way).
• I guess I would have to use the Real-Time Toolbox, which includes the Ethernet communication. Has anyone every tried to do a similar communication and can confirm that this should work?

Answer 1

[Diego Kuratli]

You can use Simulink Real-Time and Speedgoat real-time target machine with a CAN I/O module. You will generate a real-time application from your Simulink model, to run on the real-time target machine. You can connect to to your CAN devices without requiring an Ethernet/CAN gateway.

If the Ethernet gateway is a requirement, Simulink Real-Time includes driver blocks for UDP and TCP communication.