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Contents

Index

• Getting Started

• Product Description

Key Features

What Does a Stateflow Chart Look Like?

How Stateflow Software Works with Simulink Software

Basic Tutorial for Modeling Event-Driven Systems

• Installing Stateflow Software

Installation Instructions

Prerequisite Software

Product Dependencies

Setting Up Your Own Target Compiler

Using Stateflow Software on a Laptop Computer

Related Products

The Stateflow Chart

How the Stateflow Chart Works with the Simulink Model

A Look at the Physical Plant

Running the Model

• Implementing the Interface with Simulink

Build It Yourself or Use the Supplied Model

Design Considerations for Defining the Interface

Adding a Stateflow Block to a Simulink Model

Defining the Inputs and Outputs

Connecting the Stateflow Block to the Simulink Subsystem

• Implementing the States to Represent Operating Modes

Build It Yourself or Use the Supplied Model

Design Considerations for Defining the States

Adding the Power On and Power Off States

Adding and Configuring Parallel States

Adding the On and Off States for the Fans

• Implementing State Actions

Build It Yourself or Use the Supplied Model

Design Considerations for Defining State Actions and Variables

Writing an Entry Action

Writing a During Action

• Adding the Transitions

Build It Yourself or Use the Supplied Model

Design Considerations for Defining Transitions Between States

Drawing the Transitions Between States

Adding Default Transitions

Adding Conditions to Guard Transitions

Adding Events to Guard Transitions

• Implementing the Triggers

Build It Yourself or Use the Supplied Model

Design Considerations for Triggering Stateflow Charts

Defining the CLOCK Event

Connecting the Edge-Triggered Events to the Input Signals

• Setting Simulation Parameters and Breakpoints

Prepare the Chart Yourself or Use the Supplied Model

Checking That Your Chart Conforms to Best Practices

Setting the Length of the Simulation

Configuring Animation for the Chart

Setting Breakpoints to Observe Chart Behavior

Simulating the Air Controller Chart

• Debugging Common Modeling Errors

Debugging State Inconsistencies

Debugging Data Range Violations

• User's Guide

• Blocks

• Functions

Examples

• Release Notes

Summary by Version

Version 7.9 (R2012a) Stateflow Software

Version 7.8 (R2011b) Stateflow Software

Version 7.7 (R2011a) Stateflow Software

Version 7.6.1 (R2010bSP1) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.6 (R2010b) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.5 (R2010a) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.4.1 (R2009bSP1) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.4 (R2009b) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.3 (R2009a) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.2 (R2008b) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.1.1 (R2008a+) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.1 (R2008a) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.0.1 (R2007b+) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 7.0 (R2007b) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 6.6.1 (R2007a+) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 6.6 (R2007a) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 6.5 (R2006b) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 6.4.1 (R2006a+) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 6.4 (R2006a) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 6.3 (R14SP3) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 6.2 (R14SP2) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 6.1 (R14SP1) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 6.0 (R14) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 5.1.1 (R13SP1) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 5.1 (R13+) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 5.0 (R13) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 4.1 (R12.1) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 4.0 (R12) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Version 3.0 (R11) Stateflow and Stateflow Coder Software

Compatibility Summary for Stateflow Software

Functions — Alphabetical List

By Category

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

sfclipboard
sfclose
sfdebugger
sfexplr
sfgco
sfhelp
sflib
sfnew
sfopen
sfprint
sfroot
sfsave
stateflow

Function Reference

Block Reference

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