Raspberry Pi® LED Control

Introduction

iPhone and iPad provide wireless access and graphical user interface. You can create compelling projects by using an iPhone/iPad as a front end to control hardware and peripherals attached to a Raspberry Pi board wirelessly. In this example, you will configure and run two Simulink models onto Raspberry Pi hardware and iPhone/iPad respectively. You will be able to control the LED on/off on Raspberry Pi board from iPhone/iPad.

You will learn how to:

Prerequisites

Required Hardware

Task 1 - Install Simulink Support Package for Raspberry Pi Hardware

You need Simulink Support Package for Raspberry Pi Hardware to run Simulink model on Raspberry Pi board.

1. Install Simulink Support Package for Raspberry Pi Hardware.

Click link below to

Download and Install Simulink Support Package for Raspberry Pi Hardware

2. (Recommended) Complete the Getting Started with Simulink Support Package for Raspberry Pi Hardware (Simulink Support Package for Raspberry Pi Hardware) example in Simulink Support Package for Raspberry Pi Hardware you just installed.

Task 2 - Configure Network Connection

In this task, you will set up network connection between Raspberry Pi board and iPhone/iPad. The communication protocol used in this example is UDP.

1. Connect Raspberry Pi board to the network with Ethernet cable through Ethernet port.

2. Connect iPhone/iPad to the same network through Wi-Fi. Check Settings -> Wi-Fi -> [Wi-Fi network connected] to find the IP address of your iPhone/iPad.

3. Verify the connection between your Raspberry Pi board and iPhone/iPad.

Execute the following command on the MATLAB command prompt:

r = raspberrypi

This command returns an object with IP address info for the Raspberry Pi board.

Run command system(r, 'sudo ping [iOS_IP_Address] -c 10') with the iPhone/iPad IP address found in step 2 to verify the connection. e.g.

system(r, 'sudo ping 172.31.205.40 -c 10')

Task 3 - Run Simulink Models on Raspberry Pi Board and Apple iOS Devices

1. Open preconfigured Raspberry Pi Model and configure it with the IP address of your Raspberry Pi board. Build and run this model on Raspberry Pi board by clicking on the Deploy to Hardware button.

2. Open preconfigured Apple iOS Model. Double-click on the UDP Send block. Open the block mask and enter the IP address of your Rapsberry Pi board in the Remote IP address edit box. Click OK to save and close the block mask. Build and run this model on your iPhone/iPad by clicking on the Deploy to Hardware button. An iOS app will run on your iPhone/iPad.

3. Once the iOS App runs, press the switch button in the iOS app and observe the LED on/off.

Summary

This example showed you how to create Simulink models that allow communication between a Raspberry Pi hardware board and an iPhone/iPad using UDP protocol.