PSCAD provides users with the ability to interface and utilize the functionality of MATLAB commands and toolboxes (including all graphical commands) through a special interface. This is achieved by calling a special subroutine from within a standard component in PSCAD.
Components that interface to MATLAB/Simulink are not offered as part of the Master Library, and must be specially developed for this purpose. In other words, if a specific MATLAB/Simulink component is required, the user must design his or her own to do the job. Once designed however, this component will be treated as a normal component in PSCAD, and may be used interactively with other components in a particular project.
There are a few important items to remember before attempting to interface with MATLAB from PSCAD:
The MATLAB interface is not compatible with the GFortran compiler. One of the supported commercial compilers must be used.
MATLAB must be installed on your computer in order to use the MATLAB interface!
PSCAD can be interfaced with library files from MATLAB version 5 or greater.