simpleAO.m

%Simple analog output

%define the output
adaptor = 'winsound';
id = 0;
chan = 1;

% Analog output object Configuration.
% Create an analog input object with one channel.
ao = analogoutput(adaptor, id);
ch = addchannel(ao, chan);

% Configure the analog output rate.
set(ao, 'SampleRate', 44100);
%and trigger mode
set(ao, 'TriggerType', 'manual');

% Object Execution.
% Start the analog input object.

for i=15:40
   
   %2000 points/output
   x=linspace(0,2*pi,2000);
   
   %make an increasing frequency sin wave
   %The exponential puts the notes on a log scale
   %and the final modulation eliminates end-effects
   waveform=0.25*sin(2^(i*.125)*x).*sin(x*0.5);
   
   plot(x,waveform)
   axis([0 6.28 -.3 .3])
   drawnow
   
   % Put it in the ouput buffer
   %transpose waveform to make a column vector
   putdata(ao, waveform');
   
   %start output and trigger it
   start(ao);
   trigger(ao);
   
   %Wait until output is done
   while strcmp(ao.Running, 'On')
   end
   
   %kill analog out
   stop(ao)
   
end

delete(ao);