MotoHawk
MotoHawk® is MotoTron's flagship code-generation toolbox, built on top of MATLAB/Simulink. It provides engineers with the ability to easily create embedded software for MotoTron Modules, by simply dragging blocks around in Simulink, which interface to ControlCore, MotoTron's embedded operating system for small, rugged environments, such as an ECU or a Data Logger. Fundamentally, MotoHawk is a critical component in a model-based software design process.
See the MotoHawk FAQ for helpful hints on using the MotoHawk environment.
See the MotoHawk Style Guide for MotoTron's suggestions at making a MotoHawk model easier to read.
If you are a developer or an advanced user, see Advanced MotoHawk Topics.
Contents
Design Principles
As a developer of MotoHawk, these are the fundamental rules that must be obeyed. It is a mission statement of sorts that drives the high quality, flexibility and consistency of MotoHawk. It also illustrates the direction of our technology as we strive to improve our tool.
All input/output ports are integer types
With many different module types and interfaces, it is possible to have modules that do not support floating point. Therefore all edges to the OS must have integer types.
All blocks are as complicated as they need to be
Due the variation in applications developed by MotoHawk, developers want to use different behaviors in vastly different ways. Therefore, blocks that overcomplicate a basic behavior are not desired.
MATLAB-version independent
All MATLAB functions in MotoHawk are designed to work in all versions of MATLAB 6.5.1 and beyond.
Toolchain independent
(coming soon with MotoCoder)
The Blockset
The blockset supports many different behaviors including I/O, fault management, calibration, online viewing via calibration tools, plus many many more. It is a rich set of behaviors available in a palette in Simulink.
Common Scripts
The blockset also supports many different commonly used scripts that were designed to expedite certain tasks.
Additional Documentation
Poster-Sized Blockset & Encoder Pattern Reference (0.5 meg)
Optional Libraries
| Libraries | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Details | |||||||
| MotoHawk CCP Block | MotoHawk Block for implementing the Can Calibration Protocol (CCP) (314KB) | |||||||
| MotoHawk SmartCraft Library | MotoHawk Blocks accessing some built-in Control features specific to ERI and SmartCraft | |||||||
| MotoHawk VDO Gauge Library | MotoHawk Blocks that control VDO gauges via the EasyLink communication interface | |||||||
The MotoHawk Development Process
The MotoHawk Development Process
External Links
Motohawk.info - MotoHawk Official Website
