Stateflow 7.4

Creating State Charts

A Stateflow chart graphically represents a finite-state machine where states and transitions form the building blocks of the system. You can specify your Stateflow chart as one of three machine classes: Mealy, Moore, or a Mealy-Moore hybrid with extended functionality.

You create a Stateflow chart by dragging states, junctions, and functions from a graphical palette into the drawing window. You can then create transitions and flow by connecting states and junctions together. Subcharts let you reduce a complex chart to a set of simpler, hierarchically organized diagrams.

Stateflow includes the following tools for creating and modifying charts:

Stateflow chart editor—provides shortcut menus, navigation and command toolbars, zoom controls, and other productivity enhancers

Symbol Autocreation Wizard—helps you detect and add missing data and events to your Stateflow charts

Stateflow debugger—controls animation of your Stateflow charts, and provides extensive capabilities for examining simulation results and locating and diagnosing unexpected behavior in your Stateflow chart