Get Started with MATLAB Coder

MATLAB^® Coder™ generates C and C++ code from MATLAB code for a variety of hardware platforms, from desktop systems to embedded hardware. It supports most of the MATLAB language and a wide range of toolboxes. You can integrate the generated code into your projects as source code, static libraries, or dynamic libraries. The generated code is readable and portable. You can combine it with key parts of your existing C and C++ code and libraries. You can also package the generated code as a MEX-function for use in MATLAB.

When used with Embedded Coder^®, MATLAB Coder provides code customizations, target-specific optimizations, code traceability, and software-in-the-loop (SIL) and processor-in-the-loop (PIL) verification.

To deploy MATLAB programs as standalone applications, use MATLAB Compiler™. To generate software components for integration with other programming languages, use MATLAB Compiler SDK™.

Tutorials

• Generate C Code by Using the MATLAB Coder App
  

  Generate C/C++ code from MATLAB code by using the MATLAB Coder app.

• Generate C Code at the Command Line
  

  Generate C/C++ code from MATLAB code by using the codegen command.

• Accelerate MATLAB Algorithm by Generating MEX Function
  

  Generate a MEX function from a MATLAB function by using the codegen command.

Code Generation Guides

Code Generation Guide: Generate Deployable C/C++ Code

Prepare MATLAB code for code generation and generate C/C++ code.

• STEP 1: Prepare MATLAB Code for Code Generation
• STEP 2: Generate C/C++ Code from MATLAB Code
• STEP 3: Test Generated C/C++ Code
• STEP 4: Deploy Generated C/C++ Code

About Code Generation from MATLAB Algorithms

• Code Generation Workflow
  

  Workflow for MEX and standalone C/C++ code generation.

• Input Type Specification for Code Generation
  

  How input type specification affects the generated C/C++ code.

• Differences in Appearance of Generated Code and MATLAB Code
  

  How generated code appears different from MATLAB code due to optimizations made by the code generator.

Featured Examples

Generate C Code from Simple MATLAB Function

Generate C code from a simple MATLAB function using the codegen command.

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Generate Code for an Averaging Filter

Generate C code from a MATLAB function using the codegen command.

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Videos

Generate C Code from MATLAB Code
Workflow for generating C/C++ code from MATLAB code.