In R2014b, the Simulink Scope, Floating Scope, and Signal Viewer have been unified in both features and graphical user interface. Here are some examples. Scrolling The Scope block now has a... read more >>

This week I feel like an archaeologist who just dug out a new species of dinosaur! I discovered the Differential Equation Editor... Differential Equation Editor Try typing dee in MATLAB. This... read more >>

MATLAB R2014b is now available for download. Here is a quick overview of my favorite new Simulink features. Fast Restart If you are dealing with large models, you are definitely aware that... read more >>

In R2014a, System Identification Toolbox has new online parameter estimation capabilities. Let’s see how this works using a simple example! The Problem Let's say we have a setup where a DC... read more >>

Recently, I was happy to find in my mailbox the book What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, from Randall Munroe, the author of the website XKCD.com. Since I am... read more >>

This week, I want to share the example which helped me, a long time ago, to get started with Embedded Coder. For readers who never used it, I hope this example will be as useful for you as it has... read more >>

I recently had a discussion with a friend about touch typing. Obviously, if you work on a computer all day, it is worth learning this technique to type fast without looking at the keyboard.... read more >>

When I saw the latest post by Matt Tearle on Steve's blog, I had to do something. Since the video at the center of this post is about a rap battle between MATLAB and Simulink, I thought it would... read more >>

In honor of the first anniversary of Elon Musk's announcement, this week, Matt Brauer takes a look back at the evolution of our discussions on the Hyperloop transportation concept. To keep it... read more >>

Yesterday, I was giving a training to new hires at MathWorks and one of the attendees asked me how to hold a value in Simulink. Of course, my answer was that there are many ways to hold a value... read more >>