Start and Terminate Actions Within a C Function Block

This example shows how to use the C Function block to integrate legacy C functions that have start and terminate actions.

In this example, the legacy C functions are defined in fault.h, and implemented in fault.c.

To enable calling the C functions from the C Function block, in the model, specify the header file and the source file in the Configuration Parameters > Simulation Target pane. This model opens a log file, writes data to it, and then closes the log file. The openLogFile function is called in the Start Code section and the closeLogFile function is called in the Terminate Code section of the C Function block. In the Output Code section, the incAndLogFaultCounter function is called. The prototype of the legacy functions are:

where, void *fid is a file pointer, unsigned int counter is the fault counter, and double time indicates the time.

In this example the ports of the C Function block are configured as follows:

model = 'slexCFunctionStartTerm';
open_system(model);
sim(model);
slcc('clearCustomCodeModules');