MATLAB: Is the Kvaser Leaf Light HS supported by both Vehicle Network Toolbox and Real Time Windows Target

Question

Hello,

I would like to know if it is possible to use Vehicle Network Toolbox with a Kvaser Leaf Light HS for sending/receiving CAN messages to/from CAN bus using Simulink with Real Time Windows Target in External mode.

So far I know Kvaser Leaf Light HS works with the Vehicle Network toolbox for sending and receiving messages. And also that it works in real-time using Simulink and Real Time Windows Target in Normal mode.

What I would like to know is, if it is possible to build a C code from Simulink schema that would work in External mode. (So that the Simulink schema would run faster and won't miss ticks.) And what toolboxes I need. I think I need Vehicle Toolbox, Real Time Windows Target and Simulink Coder. Is that correct?

Also I would like to know which versions of Matlab/Simulink (or the toolboxes) provides this functionality.

And additionally, if I would need any other software drivers except for Kvaser drivers that can be downloaded from Kvaser website.

Thank you very much.

Kamil

Answer 1

Unfortunately, neither Kvaser Leaf Light nor any other Kvaser CAN product is supported by Real-Time Windows Target in External Mode. External Mode requires native Real-Time Windows Target driver and, currently, native driver is only available for Vector CAN devices.

However, you should be able to use Vehicle Network Toolbox blocks together with Real-Time Windows Target in Normal or Accelerator mode.