Add Pin Number Property

Step 2 of 3 in Block Mask

In this procedure, you modify the System object™ developed in Create a Digital Write Block to include a pin number property that can be set from the block dialog box.

1. In the MATLAB^® Editor, open the System object class file, DigitalWrite.m.

2. Find the Nontunable properties section and add a new property, pinNumber. Set the value equal to 9.

   properties (Nontunable)
       % Pin Number
       pinNumber = 9;
   end

   When a property attribute is set to Nontunable, then it cannot be modified while the model runs. The value assigned to the property is the default value when the block is added to model.

3. Update the setupImpl method to use the pinNumber property.

   methods (Access=protected)
       function setupImpl(obj) %#ok<MANU>
           if isempty(coder.target)
               % Place simulation setup code here
           else
               % Call C-function implementing device initialization
               coder.cinlcude('digitalio_arduino.h');
               coder.ceval('digitalIOSetup', obj.pinNumber, 1);
           end
       end
       ...
   end

4. Update the stepImpl method to use the pinNumber property.

   methods(Access=protected)
       ...
       function stepImpl(obj,u) %#ok<INUSD>
           if isempty(coder.target)
               % Place simulation setup code here
           else
               % Call C-function implementing device output
               coder.ceval('writeDigitalPin', obj.pinNumber, u);
           end
       end
       ...
   end

5. Open the block mask dialog box to verify the addition of the new pinNumber field.

   

In the next section, you will Add Push Button to View Pin Map to your MATLAB System block dialog mask.