Most Simulink models use workspace variable to define the important parameters.  For example, setting the gain value to K and then defining K in the workspace.  I wrote about initializing these... read more >>

This week I want to pose a brainteaser that my colleague Jeff had to solve this week.  Imagine you need to detect the condition where a signal value might become NaN (Not A Number).  How do... read more >>

If you are like me, you read the doc, a lot.  I am often clicking on the help just to verify my understanding of a function’s syntax, or the behavior of a block.  That is why I wasn’t surprised to... read more >>

A Simulink developer caught me in the hall last week and asked me, “How do people use the Signal Conversion block?”  He was specifically interested in how people use Contiguous Copy mode, and if... read more >>

Happy New Year!  On New Year’s Eve, it snowed for most of
the day in Massachusetts.  On New Year’s Day, I went out to clear some snow
from my driveway.  When I stopped for a rest this beautiful white… read more >>

Simulink models often use parameters from the MATLAB base workspace.  However, Simulink does not save the MATLAB base workspace with the model.  This leads me to the following question: How do you... read more >>

In embedded systems, computation time and memory are critical resources.  Floating-point calculations require special floating-point units for efficient computation and this translates to... read more >>

Your model is someone else’s component.  The Model block
allows you to treat a Simulink model as a component within a larger system.  In this
post I will discuss the basic concepts of model
reference... read more >>

Today’s post is courtesy of my first guest blogger Tom Erkkinen, my colleague from the MathWorks office in Novi, Michigan! Ever try to compile code generated by Real-Time Workshop on... read more >>

After posting last week about Model Advisor enhancements for R2008b, I got this e-mail from my friend Salina: Seth! You didn’t even mention the help for each check! My apologies go to... read more >>