Simulate Variant Subsystem with Startup Activation Using `parsim`

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This example shows how you can simulate a Variant Subsystem with startup activation time using parsim. You can simulate multiple configurations in parallel with the Variant activation time set to startup using parsim. Each configuration will have one active variant.

Model

Open the model slexVariantSubsystemsWithParSim. The model contains a variant subsystem block Controller with two choices Linear Controller and Nonlinear Controller with the conditions VSS_MODE == 1 and VSS_MODE == 2 respectively. Set the Variant activation time to startup in the Block Parameters dialog.

open_system('slexVariantSubsystemsWithParSim.slx')

Step 1 - Setup the active variant selection for each variant choice

Setup the active variant selection for each variant choice and set the number of simulations to be equal to the number of variant choices. In this example model, we have two variant choices.

mdl = 'slexVariantSubsystemsWithParSim';
numSims = 2;
varControl = [1,2];

Step 2 - Create the `SimulationInput` object

Create the SimulationInput object for each simulation run and set the variant control value for each run.

in(1:numSims) = Simulink.SimulationInput(mdl);
for idx = 1:numSims
    in(idx) = in(idx).setModelParameter('SimulationMode', 'rapid', ...
                'RapidAcceleratorUpToDateCheck', 'on', ...
                'SaveTime', 'on', ...
                'SaveOutput', 'on');
    in(idx) = in(idx).setVariable('VSS_MODE',varControl(idx));
end

Step 3 - Use `parsim` to simulate the model

Use parsim to simulate the model in parallel for each variant control value.

out = parsim(in, 'ShowProgress', 'on');

[27-Oct-2022 22:32:14] Checking for availability of parallel pool...
Starting parallel pool (parpool) using the 'Processes' profile ...
Connected to parallel pool with 8 workers.
[27-Oct-2022 22:32:59] Starting Simulink on parallel workers...
[27-Oct-2022 22:33:25] Configuring simulation cache folder on parallel workers...
[27-Oct-2022 22:33:25] Loading model on parallel workers...
[27-Oct-2022 22:33:34] Running simulations...
[27-Oct-2022 22:34:20] Completed 1 of 2 simulation runs
[27-Oct-2022 22:34:20] Completed 2 of 2 simulation runs
[27-Oct-2022 22:34:20] Cleaning up parallel workers...

You can simulate the model using parsim with SetupFcn. This is optional. If you run parsim without SetupFcn, set the RapidAcceleratorUpToDateCheck to on.

  out = parsim(in, 'ShowProgress', 'on', 'SetupFcn', @() slexVariantSubsystemsWithParSim_script_setup(mdl));

The setup script, slexVariantSubsystemsWithParSim_script_setup.m builds the rapid acceleration target for the model.

Step 4 - Plot the output values

Now plot the results from each run.

for i = 1:numSims
    simOut = out(i);
    t = simOut.tout;
    y = simOut.yout;
    plot(t, y)
    hold all
end

Simulate Variant Subsystem with Startup Activation Using parsim