| Using Simulink |
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- To the Reader
- What Is Simulink?
- How to Use This Manual
- Related Products
- Running a Demo Model
- Description of the Demo
- Some Things to Try
- What This Demo Illustrates
- Other Useful Demos
- Building a Simple Model
- Setting Simulink Preferences
- Simulink Preferences
- What Is Simulink
- Modeling Dynamic Systems
- Block Diagrams
- Blocks
- States
- System Functions
- Block Parameters
- Continuous Versus Discrete Blocks
- Subsystems
- Custom Blocks
- Signals
- Data Types
- Solvers
- Simulating Dynamic Systems
- Model Initialization Phase
- Model Execution Phase
- Processing at Each Time Step
- Determining Block Update Order
- Atomic Versus Virtual Subsystems
- Solvers
- Zero Crossing Detection
- Algebraic Loops
- Modeling and Simulating Discrete Systems
- Discrete Blocks
- Sample Time
- Purely Discrete Systems
- Multirate Systems
- Determining Step Size for Discrete Systems
- Sample Time Propagation
- Invariant Constants
- Mixed Continuous and Discrete Systems
- Starting Simulink
- Creating a New Model
- Editing an Existing Model
- Entering Simulink Commands
- Simulink Windows
- Selecting Objects
- Selecting One Object
- Selecting More than One Object
- Blocks
- Block Data Tips
- Virtual Blocks
- Copying and Moving Blocks from One Window to Another
- Moving Blocks in a Model
- Copying Blocks in a Model
- Block Parameters
- Setting Block-Specific Parameters
- Block Properties Dialog Box
- Deleting Blocks
- Changing the Orientation of Blocks
- Resizing Blocks
- Manipulating Block Names
- Displaying Parameters Beneath a Block's Icon
- Disconnecting Blocks
- Assigning Block Priorities
- Displaying Block Execution Order
- Using Drop Shadows
- Sample Time Colors
- Connecting Blocks
- Drawing a Line Between Blocks
- Drawing a Branch Line
- Drawing a Line Segment
- Moving a Line Segment
- Dividing a Line into Segments
- Moving a Line Vertex
- Inserting Blocks in a Line
- Working with Signals
- About Signals
- Signal Buses
- Signal Glossary
- Determining Output Signal Dimensions
- Signal and Parameter Dimension Rules
- Scalar Expansion of Inputs and Parameters
- Working with Complex Signals
- Checking Signal Connections
- Setting Signal Display Options
- Signal Names
- Signal Labels
- Displaying Signals Represented by Virtual Signals
- Setting Signal Properties
- Signal Properties Dialog Box
- Annotations
- Working with Data Types
- Data Types Supported by Simulink
- Block Support for Data and Numeric Signal Types
- Specifying Block Parameter Data Types
- Creating Signals of a Specific Data Type
- Displaying Port Data Types
- Data Type Propagation
- Data Typing Rules
- Enabling Strict Boolean Type Checking
- Typecasting Signals
- Typecasting Parameters
- Working with Data Objects
- Data Object Classes
- Creating Data Objects
- Accessing Data Object Properties
- Invoking Data Object Methods
- Saving and Loading Data Objects
- Using Data Objects in Simulink Models
- Creating Data Object Classes
- The Simulink Data Explorer
- Summary of Mouse and Keyboard Actions
- Creating Subsystems
- Creating a Subsystem by Adding the Subsystem Block
- Creating a Subsystem by Grouping Existing Blocks
- Model Navigation Commands
- Window Reuse
- Labeling Subsystem Ports
- Controlling Access to Subsystems
- Using Callback Routines
- Tracing Callbacks
- Model Callback Parameters
- Block Callback Parameters
- Tips for Building Models
- Libraries
- Terminology
- Creating a Library
- Modifying a Library
- Creating a Library Link
- Disabling Library Links
- Modifying a Linked Subsystem
- Propagating Link Modifications
- Updating a Linked Block
- Breaking a Link to a Library Block
- Finding the Library Block for a Reference Block
- Library Link Status
- Displaying Library Links
- Getting Information About Library Blocks
- Browsing Block Libraries
- Adding Libraries to the Library Browser
- Modeling Equations
- Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit
- Modeling a Simple Continuous System
- Saving a Model
- Printing a Block Diagram
- Print Dialog Box
- Print Command
- Specifying Paper Size and Orientation
- Positioning and Sizing a Diagram
- Searching and Browsing Models
- Searching for Objects
- The Model Browser
- Managing Model Versions
- Specifying the Current User
- Model Properties Dialog
- Creating a Model Change History
- Version Control Properties
- Ending a Simulink Session
- Introduction
- Using Menu Commands
- Running a Simulation from the Command Line
- Running a Simulation Using Menu Commands
- Setting Simulation Parameters and Choosing the Solver
- Applying the Simulation Parameters
- Starting the Simulation
- Simulation Diagnostics Dialog Box
- The Simulation Parameters Dialog Box
- The Solver Pane
- The Workspace I/O Pane
- The Diagnostics Pane
- The Advanced Pane
- Improving Simulation Performance and Accuracy
- Speeding Up the Simulation
- Improving Simulation Accuracy
- Running a Simulation from the Command Line
- Using the sim Command
- Using the set_param Command
- sim
- simplot
- simset
- simget
- Viewing Output Trajectories
- Using the Scope Block
- Using Return Variables
- Using the To Workspace Block
- Linearization
- Equilibrium Point Determination
- linfun
- trim
- Introduction
- A Sample Masked Subsystem
- Creating Mask Dialog Box Prompts
- Creating the Block Description and Help Text
- Creating the Block Icon
- The Mask Editor: An Overview
- The Initialization Pane
- Prompts and Associated Variables
- Control Types
- Default Values for Masked Block Parameters
- Tunable Parameters
- Initialization Commands
- The Icon Pane
- Displaying Text on the Block Icon
- Displaying Graphics on the Block Icon
- Displaying Images on Masks
- Displaying a Transfer Function on the Block Icon
- Controlling Icon Properties
- The Documentation Pane
- The Mask Type Field
- The Block Description Field
- The Mask Help Text Field
- Creating Self-Modifying Masked Blocks
- Creating Dynamic Dialogs for Masked Blocks
- Setting Masked Block Dialog Parameters
- Predefined Masked Dialog Parameters
- Introduction
- Enabled Subsystems
- Creating an Enabled Subsystem
- Blocks an Enabled Subsystem Can Contain
- Triggered Subsystems
- Creating a Triggered Subsystem
- Function-Call Subsystems
- Blocks That a Triggered Subsystem Can Contain
- Triggered and Enabled Subsystems
- Creating a Triggered and Enabled Subsystem
- A Sample Triggered and Enabled Subsystem
- Creating Alternately Executing Subsystems
- What Each Block Reference Page Contains
- Simulink Block Libraries
- Abs
- Algebraic Constraint
- Backlash
- Band-Limited White Noise
- Bitwise Logical Operator
- Bus Selector
- Chirp Signal
- Clock
- Combinatorial Logic
- Complex to Magnitude-Angle
- Complex to Real-Imag
- Configurable Subsystem
- Constant
- Coulomb and Viscous Friction
- Data Store Memory
- Data Store Read
- Data Store Write
- Data Type Conversion
- Dead Zone
- Demux
- Derivative
- Digital Clock
- Direct Look-Up Table (n-D)
- Discrete Filter
- Discrete Pulse Generator
- Discrete State-Space
- Discrete-Time Integrator
- Discrete Transfer Fcn
- Discrete Zero-Pole
- Display
- Dot Product
- Enable
- Fcn
- First-Order Hold
- From
- From File
- From Workspace
- Function-Call Generator
- Gain
- Goto
- Goto Tag Visibility
- Ground
- Hit Crossing
- IC
- Inport
- Integrator
- Interpolation (n-D) Using PreLook-Up
- Logical Operator
- Look-Up Table
- Look-Up Table (2-D)
- Look-Up Table (n-D)
- Magnitude-Angle to Complex
- Manual Switch
- Math Function
- MATLAB Fcn
- Matrix Concatenation
- Matrix Gain
- Memory
- Merge
- MinMax
- Model Info
- Multiport Switch
- Mux
- Outport
- Polynomial
- Prelook-Up Index Search
- Product
- Probe
- Pulse Generator
- Quantizer
- Ramp
- Random Number
- Rate Limiter
- Real-Imag to Complex
- Relational Operator
- Relay
- Repeating Sequence
- Reshape
- Rounding Function
- Saturation
- Scope
- Selector
- S-Function
- Sign
- Signal Generator
- Signal Specification
- Sine Wave
- Slider Gain
- State-Space
- Step
- Stop Simulation
- Subsystem
- Sum
- Switch
- Terminator
- To File
- To Workspace
- Transfer Fcn
- Transport Delay
- Trigger
- Trigonometric Function
- Uniform Random Number
- Unit Delay
- Variable Transport Delay
- Width
- XY Graph
- Zero-Order Hold
- Zero-Pole
- Introduction
- How to Specify Parameters for the Commands
- How to Specify a Path for a Simulink Object
- add_block
- add_line
- bdclose
- bdroot
- close_system
- delete_block
- delete_line
- find_system
- gcb
- gcbh
- gcs
- get_param
- new_system
- open_system
- replace_block
- save_system
- set_param
- simulink
- Starting the Debugger
- Starting the Simulation
- Using the Debugger's Command-Line Interface
- About Block Indexes
- Accessing the MATLAB Workspace
- Getting Online Help
- Running a Simulation
- Continuing a Simulation
- Running a Simulation Nonstop
- Advancing to the Next Block
- Advancing to the Next Time Step
- Setting Breakpoints
- Setting Breakpoints at Blocks
- Setting Breakpoints at Time Steps
- Breaking on Nonfinite Values
- Breaking on Step-Size Limiting Steps
- Breaking at Zero-Crossings
- Displaying Information About the Simulation
- Displaying Block I/O
- Displaying Algebraic Loop Information
- Displaying System States
- Displaying Integration Information
- Displaying Information About the Model
- Displaying a Model's Block Execution Order
- Displaying a Block
- Debugger Command Reference
- ashow
- atrace
- bafter
- break
- bshow
- clear
- continue
- disp
- help
- ishow
- minor
- nanbreak
- next
- probe
- quit
- run
- slist
- states
- systems
- status
- step
- stop
- tbreak
- trace
- undisp
- untrace
- xbreak
- zcbreak
- zclist
- About the Simulink Performance Tools Option
- The Simulink Accelerator
- How Does It Work?
- How to Run the Simulink Accelerator
- Handling Changes in Model Structure
- Increasing Performance of Accelerator Mode
- Blocks That Do Not Show Speed Improvements
- Using the Simulink Accelerator with the Simulink Debugger
- Interacting with the Simulink Accelerator Programmatically
- Comparing Performance
- Customizing the Simulink Accelerator Build Process
- Controlling S-Function Execution
- Model Differencing Tool
- Display Options
- Model Differences Report
- Profiler
- How the Profiler Works
- Enabling the Profiler
- The Simulation Profile
- Model Coverage Tool
- How the Model Coverage Tool Works
- Using the Model Coverage Tool
- Creating and Running Test Cases
- The Coverage Report
- Coverage Settings Dialog Box
- Model Coverage Commands
- Introduction
- Model Parameters
- Common Block Parameters
- Block-Specific Parameters
- Mask Parameters
- Model File Contents
- Model Section
- BlockDefaults Section
- AnnotationDefaults Section
- System Section
| | | Getting Started | |