Videos

Tutorial Videos

Learn how to use PLECS with a collection of short tutorial videos.

Installation

• Install PLECS Standalone on a Windows Machine (3 minutes)
  How to install PLECS Standalone on a Windows operating system.
• Install PLECS Standalone on a Mac Machine (3 minutes)
  How to install PLECS Standalone on a Mac operating system.
• Install PLECS Blockset on a Windows Machine (4 minutes)
  How to install PLECS Blockset on a Windows operating system.
• Install PLECS Blockset on a Mac Machine (4 minutes)
  How to install PLECS Blockset on a Mac operating system.

Introduction

• Introduction to PLECS Blockset (16 minutes)
  Design a buck converter using PLECS Blockset and/or Simulink library components.
• Introduction to PLECS Standalone (13 minutes)
  Design a buck converter using the PLECS Standalone schematic editor and the component library.
• Using the PLECS Scope (11 minutes)
  Explore the powerful features to display and post-process simulation results.
• Thermal Modeling in PLECS - Part 1 (10 minutes)
  Include loss information for a device and calculate its temperature.
• Thermal Modeling in PLECS - Part 2 (6 minutes)
  Calculate semiconductor losses and quickly estimate steady-state temperatures.
• Exploring the Thermal Import Wizard (10 minutes)
  Import thermal loss data from datasheet graphs.

Advanced Topics

• Modeling Custom Components - Part 1 (8 minutes)
  Structure your model hierarchically with subsystems.
• Modeling Custom Components - Part 2 (9 minutes)
  Build your own reusable components by masking subsystems.
• Custom Components in PLECS Blockset (3 minutes)
  Create a user library component in PLECS Blockset.
• Writing Simulation Scripts in PLECS Standalone (11 minutes)
  Perform automated parameter variations and multiple simulation runs.

PLECS RT Box

• Basic Setup of PLECS RT Box 1 (7 minutes)
  This video provides basic instructions for setting up a PLECS RT Box 1.
• Advanced Network Configurations of PLECS RT Box 1 (7 minutes)
  This video provides instructions for configuring advanced network features on a PLECS RT Box 1.
• Building a Simple PLECS Model on PLECS RT Box 1 (3 minutes)
  This video provides a step-by-step tutorial on building a simple PLECS model on the PLECS RT Box 1.
• Configuring Analog Inputs and Outputs on PLECS RT Box 1 (12 minutes)
  This video shows how to configure the analog I/O blocks, their voltage ranges, scale and offset parameters, and scope triggers in external mode.
• Configuring Digital Inputs and PWM Capture on PLECS RT Box 1 (9 minutes)
  This video shows how to configure digital inputs for general purpose applications and capture high-resolution PWM signals for HIL applications.
• Configuring Digital and PWM Outputs on PLECS RT Box 1 (10 minutes)
  This video shows how to configure digital outputs for general purpose applications and generate configurable PWM signals for RCP applications.
• Introducing the PLECS RT Box (5 minutes)
  Watch a quick demo of the typical design workflow and see how an offline PLECS model can run online in seconds.
• Distributed Real-Time Simulation using PLECS and the RT Box (8 minutes)
  Interconnect multiple RT Boxes together.
• Using EtherCAT on the PLECS RT Box 2 or 3 (7 minutes)
  This video shows the use of industrial ethernet protocols, such as EtherCAT on the PLECS RT Box 2 or 3.

PLECS Coder

• Getting Started with the TI C2000 Target Support Package (14 minutes)
  Learn how to deploy generated embedded code onto a TI C2000 MCU directly via PLECS or with CCS.
• External Mode and Parameter Inlining with the TI C2000 Target Support Package (8 minutes)
  Update Scopes in PLECS with real-time waveforms and change certain control parameters on the fly.
• Getting Started with the STM32 Target Support Package (5 minutes)
  Learn how to deploy generated embedded code onto a STM32 MCU directly via PLECS.

Pre-recorded Webinars

View our webinar presentations that go into greater depth into specific topics.

• Multi-threaded Control Code Generation (28-October 2020, 42 minutes)
  Deploy nested control models onto an embedded target
• Introduction to the Electric Machine Library (5-August 2020, 34 minutes)
  Machine model implementations, capabilities, and applications
• PLECS 4.4 Features Highlights (22-July 2020, 37 minutes)
  New user interface updates, added components, and more capabilities
• Offline Modeling to Embedded Code Generation (11-March 2020, 47 minutes)
  A control law model is built from scratch and embedded code is automatically generated and built onto a TI C2000 MCU
• PLECS Coder (27-August, 2019, 47 minutes)
  Using the PLECS Coder for auto-generation of embedded code and the TI C2000 Target Support Package
• Rapid Control Prototyping (22-August, 2019, 41 minutes)
  Using the RT Box as a controller and tuning parameters on the fly with a real plant system
• Microgrid Applications (25-July, 2019, 44 minutes)
  Using the PLECS toolchain for microgrid control and distributed energy resource integration
• Control Design Using the Small-Signal Analysis Tools (28-March 2019, 37 minutes)
  A workflow for control design and analysis using Bode plots
• Offline Modeling to Real-Time Simulation (6-March 2019, 33 minutes)
  Real-time models for a plant and closed-loop controller are built from scratch
• PLECS 4.2 Features Highlights (20-September 2018, 21 minutes)
  New routing algorithm, dynamic mask icons, and code generation enhancements
• Thermal Modeling in PLECS (18-September 2018, 53 minutes)
  Power semiconductor loss, circuit efficiency and temperature calculations
• PLECS Tips and Tricks (11-April 2018, 33 minutes)
  PLECS shortcuts, little known features, and best practices
• Simulating a Solar Inverter in Real Time with the PLECS RT Box (12-December 2017, 30 minutes)
  Inverter control HIL testing with a TI C2000 controller
• Using the PLECS State Machine Block (28-November 2017, 44 minutes)
  Model controls using a graphical user interface
• Introduction to PLECS Physical Domains (07-September 2017, 53 minutes)
  Thermal, magnetic, and mechanical domains
• Simulating Motor Drives in Real Time using the PLECS RT Box (18-May 2017, 40 minutes)
  Motor control HIL testing with a TI C2000 controller

PLECS Model of the Month

Here is a collection of videos that explore specific application example models, often provided by PLECS users.

• Microgrid (7 minutes)
  A microgrid in island operation
• Constant On-Time Control (8 minutes)
  Buck converter with constant on-Time control
• Solar Inverter with Islanding Scenario (6 minutes)
  NPC solar inverter with islanding scenario
• Interleaved PFC Converter (8 minutes)
  Two-phase interleaved PFC converter
• Rapid Control Prototyping (8 minutes)
  Rapid control prototyping with the RT Box
• CT-CV Battery Charging Technique (5 minutes)
  CT-CV charging technique for Li-ion batteries
• Solid-State Transformer (6 minutes)
  Single-phase solid-state transformer for grid distribution
• SST Controller Validation using PIL (9 minutes)
  Solid-state transformer controller testing with processor-in-the-Loop
• Coherent Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) (9 minutes)
  Coherent sampling, switching, and phase-locked loop (PLL)
• Modified Z-Source Inverter (5 minutes)
  Embedded Enhanced-Boost Z-Source Voltage Source Inverter
• Transformerless Inverter (9 minutes)
  High Step-Up Transformerless Inverter for AC module applications with active power decoupling
• Decentralized Control of Parallel Converters (6 minutes)
  Decentralized interleaving of paralleled DC/DC buck converters
• Distributed Torque Control for Dual Star PMSM (6 minutes)
  Novel control scheme for multiphase machines in EV drivetrains with hybrid energy storage
• Three Phase Three Switch (TPTS) Converter (7 minutes)
  Carrier-based modulating technique for the TPTS topology