GUI STANDALONE NOT WORKING WELL

HI, I've created a GUI (on windows XP) which uses serial communication with an external system. running it on my computer with the matlab installed 2012A everything works well.

run DEPLOYTOOL and entered the m file and the fig file. got a FOLDER with 2 subdolders: distr and src. NOR SURE OF THE DIFFERENCE as they both have an EXE file

i downloaded an MCR for 2012a from mathworks and installed it on another computer.(windows 7)

launched the EXE file. connected the serial communication and when i try to use different buttons i get like an ERROR SOUND BEEP and accordingly nothing happens...

tried it on a 3'rd computer (windows 10) same problem

any ideas?

[Daniel]

i think i narrowed down the issue to the following command when calculating messages CRC:

hGEN=comm.CRCGenerator(ox8005_poly)
msg=reshape(de2bi(x,8,'left-msb',length(x)*8,1);
encoded=step(hGEN,msg);

i think its the step and crcgenerators... what should i do?

[Adam]

If you run from the command line or build it with a log file you can see the error message that goes with the beep either in the command window or in the log file.

[Daniel]

i ran from the cmd, got:

G:\YASH_TEST\distrib>Error using compSetParameters
Unable to load
C:\Users\NirOr\AppData\Local\Temp\NirOr\mcrCache7.17\YASH_T1\toolbox\comm\commutilities\commmex\mcomcrcgen.mexw32
        [error:
C:\Users\NirOr\AppData\Local\Temp\NirOr\mcrCache7.17\YASH_T1\toolbox\comm\commutilities\commmex\mcomcrcgen.mexw32
is not a valid Win32 application.

]

Error in
C:\Users\NirOr\AppData\Local\Temp\NirOr\mcrCache7.17\YASH_T1\toolbox\comm\comm\+comm\CRCGenerator.p>CRCGenerator.setParameters
(line 140)

Error in rs232_gui>READ_YASH_Callback (line 546)

Error in gui_mainfcn (line 96)

Error in rs232_gui (line 20)

Error in
@(hObject,eventdata)rs232_gui('READ_YASH_Callback',hObject,eventdata,guidata(hObject))

Error while evaluating uicontrol Callback

[Adam]

Well, I have no idea what that mex file is, but it sounds like it is invalid for whatever reason.

[Daniel]

The gui works fine on the computer which had matlab installed...

I am guessing its some kind of missing library or toolbox in the package made by the deploytool.... But i dont know how to fix it...

[Adam]

Is the mexw32 itself included in the deployment? I notice it is a 32-bit mexw32 which could be the problem. I'm not too familiar with 32-bit vs 64-bit and what is compatible with what, but I think Matlab stopped support for 32-bit in a recent release of the software.

[Daniel]

I am using matlab 2012a... I have no idea whats the problem and if it really is a matter of 32 vs 64.

I have a feeling that the step command i use is the problem. Doas Anyone has a clue? Help...

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

In situations such as this it is common for the problem to turn out to be a missing Microsoft Runtime Redistributable. You would typically use a program such as Dependency Walker to track down what is required.

[Daniel]

Thanks, so i ran the dependency walker... lot's of errors... but i have no idea where to go from here...

Error: At least one required implicit or forwarded dependency was not found.
Error: At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing export function in an implicitly dependent module.
Error: Modules with different CPU types were found.
Warning: At least one delay-load dependency module was not found.
Warning: At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing export function in a delay-load dependent module.

example: API-MS-WIN-CORE-ATOMS-L1-1-0.DLL was not found... what do i need to do?

[Walter Roberson]

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-files/missing-api-ms-win-core-dlls/d99d1368-0f92-43db-bbdb-7d080f1f96e9?auth=1

[Daniel]

from the link i understand that they are not really missing and its like a false non relevant alarm.... in that case it doesn't help me...i'm still facing a problem... i am pretty sure that the MATLAB STEP command i use is causing the problem... wow i am stuck

[Daniel]

i have 3 computers:

A win XP with matlab 2012a
B win 10 with matlab 2012a
c WIN 10 no matlab

creating EXE file on comp A:
run on A
not running at all! on comp B
error while running on comp C

creating EXE file on comp B:
running and working on A
running and working on B
not running at all on c...

what is going on?!?! help :)

[Daniel]

Hi sory for the bump...Does Anyone have a sugestion? My next step is to try and write the crc function myself as i suspect that the problem is caused by the step command used with the comm.crcgenerator

[Daniel]

i keep updating this post for the people who will encounter the same problem. i wrote the CRC function myslef, i.e. not using the STEP command. now to executable seems to work on other computers.

the issue now is that the EXE works fine when i run it from a prompt command but doesn't work well when i run it from the windows...

[Daniel]

hopefully last update, made the executable from a 2015 matlab version on a 64bit computer and now it runs on a 64bit computer with no matlab... not sure why all the mess, not sure why a 32bit comp generating EXE will run on some 64bit comps and others wont... a lot of chaos and uncertainty, mainly a trial and error approch