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coder.asap2.Measurement

Create measurement object

Since R2022b

Description

Create a measurement object to define a signal and export it to an ASAP2 file.

Creation

signal = coder.asap2.Measurement creates a measurement object. You can use the object to define a signal and export it to an ASAP2 file.

Properties

This table shows the fields of the measurement object.

ElementDescription
NameUnique identifier in the ECU program
LongIdentifierDescription or comment
DataTypeData type of the measurement
EcuAddressAddress of the element in memory
CompuMethodNameName of the conversion method
LowerLimitMinimum possible value
UpperLimitMaximum possible value
RasterRefresh time of the signal
EcuAddressCommentSpecify symbol for address replacement
EcuAddressExtensionAdditional address information
CalibrationAccessAccess of the element for calibration
DisplayIdentifierDisplay name
FormatDisplay format
BitMaskSpecify to handle the single bits
DimensionsSpecify dimensions
ExportExport or do not export the element to A2L file
SymbolLinkReference to symbol name within a linker map file
MaskDataPerform operation on masked out value. This property can be used with the BitMask
MaxRefreshMaximum refresh rate
CustomDataAny ASAP2 (a2l) snippet provided by the user

Examples

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Add, update, filter, find, and remove ECU descriptions in an ASAP2 file.

Open and Build Example Model

Open the example model ASAP2Demo

open_system("ASAP2Demo");

Build the model.

rtwbuild("ASAP2Demo");
### Starting serial model reference code generation build.
### Successfully updated the model reference code generation target for: ASAP2DemoModelRef
### Starting build procedure for: ASAP2Demo
### Successful completion of build procedure for: ASAP2Demo

Build Summary

Code generation targets built:

Model              Action                        Rebuild Reason                       
======================================================================================
ASAP2DemoModelRef  Code generated and compiled.  ASAP2DemoModelRef.c does not exist.  

Top model targets built:

Model      Action                        Rebuild Reason                                    
===========================================================================================
ASAP2Demo  Code generated and compiled.  Code generation information file does not exist.  

2 of 2 models built (0 models already up to date)
Build duration: 0h 0m 24.625s

Create the ECU description object for the model.

descObj = coder.asap2.getEcuDescriptions("ASAP2Demo");

Get the list of available computation methods in the description object.

find(descObj,"CompuMethod")
ans = 1x10 string
    "ASAP2DemoModelRef_CM_double"    "ASAP2DemoModelRef_CM_int16_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_double"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_double_m_per__s_2_"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_double_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_int32"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_single"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_single_m_per__s_2_"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_single_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_uint8"

Filter the computation methods and get a list of computation methods that use rpm as the unit.

find(descObj,"CompuMethod",Units='rpm')
ans = 1x3 string
    "ASAP2DemoModelRef_CM_int16_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_double_rpm"    "ASAP2Demo_CM_single_rpm"

Create and Add Custom Computation Method

To add a new computation method to the ASAP2 file, create a custom computation method.

CompuMethod_CM1 = coder.asap2.CompuMethod;
CompuMethod_CM1.Name = 'CompuMethod_1';
CompuMethod_CM1.ConversionType = 'LINEAR';
CompuMethod_CM1.Coefficients = [2 3];
CompuMethod_CM1.LongIdentifier = 'longIdentifierTest';
CompuMethod_CM1.Format = '%2.3';
CompuMethod_CM1.Units = 's';

Add the custom computation method to the ECU description object.

add(descObj,CompuMethod_CM1);

Get the properties of the newly added computation method.

get(descObj,"CompuMethod","CompuMethod_1")
ans = 
  CompuMethod with properties:

               Name: 'CompuMethod_1'
     LongIdentifier: 'longIdentifierTest'
             Format: '%2.3'
              Units: 's'
       Coefficients: [2 3]
     ConversionType: 'LINEAR'
    CompuVTabValues: [1x1 struct]
         CustomData: ""

To modify a property of the computation method, use set function. Update the LongIdentifier field of the computation method.

set(descObj,"CompuMethod","CompuMethod_1",LongIdentifier="longIdentifierCM1")

Generate the ASAP2 file using the updated ECU description object and verify that the ASAP2 file contains the computation method CompuMethod_1.

coder.asap2.export("ASAP2Demo",CustomEcuDescriptions=descObj);
Following Characteristics or Measurements with unsupported data types are not exported in ASAP2 file. "ASAP2Demo_DW.ASAP2DemoModelRef_InstanceData"

Delete Computation Method

Remove the newly added computation method from the description object.

delete(descObj,"CompuMethod","CompuMethod_1");

Create and Add Custom Characteristic

To add a new characteristic to the ASAP2 file, create a custom characteristic.

Parameter_1 = coder.asap2.Characteristic;
Parameter_1.Name = 'Custom_parameter1';
Parameter_1.LongIdentifier = 'longIdentifierParam';
Parameter_1.UpperLimit = 255;
Parameter_1.LowerLimit = 0;

Add the custom characteristic to the ECU description object.

add(descObj,Parameter_1);

Get the properties of the newly added characteristic.

get(descObj,"Characteristic","Custom_parameter1")
ans = 
  Characteristic with properties:

                   Name: 'Custom_parameter1'
         LongIdentifier: 'longIdentifierParam'
                   Type: 'VALUE'
             EcuAddress: '0x0000'
        CompuMethodName: 'NO_COMPU_METHOD'
             LowerLimit: 0
             UpperLimit: 255
      EcuAddressComment: ""
    EcuAddressExtension: []
      CalibrationAccess: 'Calibration'
      DisplayIdentifier: ""
                 Format: ""
                BitMask: []
               AxisInfo: []
           RecordLayout: ""
             Dimensions: []
                 Export: 1
             MaxRefresh: [1x1 struct]
             SymbolLink: [1x1 struct]
             CustomData: ""

To modify a property of the characteristic, use set function. Update the UpperLimit field of the characteristic.

set(descObj,"Characteristic","Custom_parameter1",UpperLimit=128)

Generate the ASAP2 file using the updated ECU description object and verify that the ASAP2 file contains the characteristic Custom_parameter1.

coder.asap2.export("ASAP2Demo",CustomEcuDescriptions=descObj);
Following Characteristics or Measurements with unsupported data types are not exported in ASAP2 file. "ASAP2Demo_DW.ASAP2DemoModelRef_InstanceData"

Remove the newly added characteristic from the description object.

delete(descObj,"Characteristic","Custom_parameter1");

Create and Add Custom Measurement

To add a new measurement to the ASAP2 file, create a custom measurement.

Signal_1 = coder.asap2.Measurement;
Signal_1.Name = 'Custom_signal1';
Signal_1.LongIdentifier = 'longIdentifierSignal';
Signal_1.UpperLimit = 255;
Signal_1.LowerLimit = 0;

Add the custom measurement to the ECU description object.

add(descObj,Signal_1);

Get the properties of the newly added measurement.

get(descObj,"Measurement","Custom_signal1")
ans = 
  Measurement with properties:

                   Name: 'Custom_signal1'
         LongIdentifier: 'longIdentifierSignal'
               DataType: 'UBYTE'
             EcuAddress: '0x0000'
        CompuMethodName: ""
             LowerLimit: 0
             UpperLimit: 255
                 Raster: [1x1 struct]
      EcuAddressComment: ""
    EcuAddressExtension: []
      CalibrationAccess: 'NoCalibration'
      DisplayIdentifier: ""
                 Format: ""
                BitMask: []
             Dimensions: []
                 Export: 1
               MaskData: [1x1 struct]
             MaxRefresh: [1x1 struct]
             SymbolLink: [1x1 struct]
             CustomData: ""

To modify a property of the measurement, use set function. Update the CalibrationAccess field of the measurement.

set(descObj,"Measurement","Custom_signal1",CalibrationAccess='Calibration')

Generate the ASAP2 file using the updated ECU description object and verify that the ASAP2 file contains the measurement with name Custom_signal1.

coder.asap2.export("ASAP2Demo",CustomEcuDescriptions=descObj);
Following Characteristics or Measurements with unsupported data types are not exported in ASAP2 file. "ASAP2Demo_DW.ASAP2DemoModelRef_InstanceData"

Remove the newly added measurement from the description object.

delete(descObj,"Measurement","Custom_signal1");

Create and Add Lookup Table Parameter

Add a lookup table parameter.

LUT_Parameter = coder.asap2.Characteristic;
LUT_Parameter.Name = "custom_lookup_table";
LUT_Parameter.Type = "MAP";

Create and add axis information to the parameter.

axis_data = coder.asap2.AxisInfo;
axis_data(1).Name = 'BP3';
axis_data(2).Name = 'Bp4';
axis_data(1).CompuMethodName = 'ASAP2Demo_CM_double';
axis_data(2).CompuMethodName = 'ASAP2Demo_CM_double';
axis_data(1).MaxAxisPoints = '3';
axis_data(2).MaxAxisPoints = '3';
axis_data(1).AxisType = 'STD_AXIS';
axis_data(2).AxisType = 'STD_AXIS';
LUT_Parameter.AxisInfo = axis_data;

Add the lookup table parameter to the description object.

add(descObj,LUT_Parameter)

Generate the ASAP2 file using the updated ECU description object and verify that the ASAP2 file contains the lookup table parameter custom_lookup_table.

coder.asap2.export("ASAP2Demo",CustomEcuDescriptions=descObj);
Following Characteristics or Measurements with unsupported data types are not exported in ASAP2 file. "ASAP2Demo_DW.ASAP2DemoModelRef_InstanceData"

Version History

Introduced in R2022b