MexBIOS Development Studio: Quick start

INSTALLATION OF MEXBIOS™ DEVELOPMENT STUDIO 

• Download the installation file of MexBIOS™ Development Studio from website: http://mechatronica-pro.com
• Start installation file MBDS_Setup.exe.

1. Select installation language.
2. Follow instructions of the installation.

• After the installation only model library is available.
• Download the installation file of Processor library for TMS320F2803x  and TMS320F281x from website: http://mechatronica-pro.com
• Start installation file TMS320F281x_Setup.exe.

1. Select installation language.
2. Follow instructions of the installation.

• Repeat all installation actions with file TMS320F2803x_Setup.exe.
• At the moment in the program only model library and two libraries for processors TMS320F281x and TMS320F2803x.

It takes no more than 10 minutes for the quick start.At first start the MexBIOS™ Development Studio looks like it is shown in fig. 1. 

Fig. 1. MexBIOS™ Development Studio window at first start

To start the environment in the operation mode with a specific processor you need to choose New under Main menu in the Upper panel, and then the available block library for the processor (e.g. TMS320F2803x).

Fig. 2. Main menu, Selecting the block library for specific processor

In the Save dialog box appeared thereafter choose “No”. In the palette the components available for the chosen processor will be shown.

Fig. 3. Operation with processor TMS320F2803x

The software can operate both in simulation mode and in emulation mode. We start studying the simulation mode. To assemble the simple circuit you should:

• Click on Dataflow inlay in the Workspace.
• Place several blocks from the Palette to the Workspace.
• In the Palette click on Sources inlay.
• Click the icon of IN block by left mouse button and holding the button drag the block from the Palette to the Workspace.
• The block will be placed in the Workspace area, where you release the left mouse button. 

Fig. 4. Placing a block from the Palette to the Workspace

• In the similar way place one more IN block, OUT block and ADD block from Math inlay to get the set of blocks shown in fig. 5.

Fig. 5. Simple set of blocks without connections

Fig. 6. Drawing the line

Fig. 7. Connecting to the target block input

Fig. 8. Blocks with lines drawn

• Set the visual controls.
• Right-click the IN block to activate the contextual menu.
• Choose Control →Track bar. 
• Thereafter instead the block the visual control appears (and possibly the connections will be moved). 
• In the similar way set as controls: Track bar for second IN block and Label for OUT block.

NOTE: Lists of available controls for IN and OUT blocks are different.

As the result the circuit will be look like it is shown in fig. 9.

Fig. 9. Setting the controls

Fig. 10. The circuit with visual controls

The OUT block can be enlarged by pulling down the lower corner of the block.

• Start the simulation.
• Press the start button located in the Upper panel.
• Move the pointers of the track bars and observe the changes of the output.
• The circuit is adding the two inputs and displaying the result in OUT block.
• Assigning the inputs and displaying the output is carried out in interactive mode by means of visual controls.

Fig. 11. Starting the simulation

Fig. 12. Testing the circuit operation

• Information about the blocks and their description are available in contextual menu of the block: right-click on the block and choose → About → Help me. 

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