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What is the Signal & Scope Manager? |
The Signal & Scope Manager is a user interface to the Signal Viewers and Generator objects. From the Signal and Scope Manager you manage all signal generators and viewers from a central place.
Note The Signal and Scope Manager requires that you have Java™ enabled when you start MATLAB®. This is the default. |
The small icons identifying a viewer or generator are called Viewer and Generator Objects. These objects are not the same as scope or signal blocks. Objects are managed by the Signal and Scope Manager, and are placed on signals. Blocks are dragged from the Library browser and are not managed by the Signal and Scope manager.
Access the Signal and Scope Manager from the model editor's Tools menu.
Alternatively, right click within your model and select Signal & Scope Manager from the context menu.
The Signal and Scope manager user interface is comprised of three panes:
Types. Selects the viewer or generator to attach to your model. For more information, see Types Pane.
Generators/Viewers in model. Selects signal sources and viewers for your model.
For more information on sources, see Generators Tab.
For more information on viewers, see Viewers Tab.
Signals connected to Generator/Viewer. Manages the connections to the generators and viewers present in your model. For more information, see Signals connected to Generator/Viewer Pane.
The Types pane shows the generators and viewers associated with the products installed on your system. Expand a products node list to show all the generators and viewers available to you.
Note The Simulink® Scope displayed in the Signal and Scope Manager Types pane is not the same as the Simulink Scope Block. For an explanation of the differences, see How Scope Blocks and Signal Viewers Differ. |
The Generators tab displays a table listing the generators associated with your model.
Each row corresponds to a generator. The columns specify each generator's name and type.
The Viewers tab displays a table listing the viewers present in your model.
Each row corresponds to a viewer. The columns specify each viewer's name, type, and number of inputs. If a viewer accepts a variable number of inputs, the #in entry for the viewer contains a pull-down list that displays the range of inputs that the viewer can accept. To change the number of inputs accepted by the viewer, pull down the list and select the desired value.
Use these buttons to manage generators and viewers after you have selected them in the Generators or Viewers table:
| Button | Description |
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 | Opens the parameter dialog box for the selected generator or viewer. From the parameter dialog you view and change object parameters. See Scope Viewer Parameters Dialog Box for more information. |
 | Opens the Signal Selector for the selected generator or viewer. You use the Signal Selector to connect and disconnect generators and viewers. See The Signal Selector for information on the signal selector. |
 | Deletes the selected generator or viewer. |
This table lists the signals connected to the generator or viewer selected in the Generators/Viewers control group of the Signal and Scope Manager.
This graphic illustrates the table display when two generators are connected to a sum block. The Viewers display works in the same way.
Clicking on the name of a generator displays the connected signals. For instance, the constant is shown connected to the second input of the sum block.
Selecting a connection in the Signals connected to Generator/Viewer table and pressing the right button on your mouse displays a context menu. From this context menu you can:
Open the Properties dialog
Highlight the connections in your block diagram
Open the Signal Selector
| Checking Signal Ranges | Using the Signal and Scope Manager | |
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