Regarding WLAN Toolbox Deployment

Hi everyone,

I have a few questions regarding the WLAN Toolbox in MATLAB and its deployment capabilities:

1. Can the models generated by the WLAN Toolbox be deployed on any commercial devices like Smartphones, TV's, Display units and SmartWatches which has Wi-Fi chipsets?
2. Is it possible to deploy these models without requiring any device driver modifications or kernel-level permissions?
3. Are these models suitable for real-time transmission and reception of WLAN signals?

I would appreciate any insights or experiences you could share regarding these points.

Thank you!

Best regards,

Prateek

Answer 1

[Garmit Pant]

Hello Prateek

The WLAN Toolbox in MATLAB is primarily designed for simulation and testing of WLAN systems within the MATLAB environment.

• It provides functions and tools for the design, simulation, analysis, and testing of WLAN systems.
• It does not directly generate deployable code for commercial devices like smartphones, TVs, etc.

However, you can use MATLAB Coder, Simulink Coder, or HDL Coder to generate C/C++ or HDL code from your MATLAB algorithms. This code can then be integrated into other software development environments or embedded systems that run on commercial devices. The following resource highlights WLAN Toolbox’s code generation and deployment capabilities:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/wlan/code-generation-and-deployment.html

For real-time applications, specialized hardware and software solutions are typically used. WLAN Toolbox supports interfacing with some third-party radio hardware. Kindly refer to the following resource to understand the radio integration with WLAN Toolbox:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/wlan/software-defined-radio.html

While the WLAN Toolbox in MATLAB is a powerful tool for simulation and testing, deploying these models on commercial devices for real-time operation involves significant challenges. Methods like generating C/C++ code, to be integrated with other software development environments or embedded systems, are a good starting point to explore WLAN Toolbox’s deployment.

I hope you find the above explanation and suggestions useful!