Using Simulink

Introduction

The Simulink debugger allows you to run a simulation method by method, stopping the simulation after each method, to examine the results of executing that method. This allows you to pinpoint problems in your model to specific blocks, parameters, or interconnections.

Note    Methods are functions that Simulink uses to solve a model at each time step during the simulation. Blocks are made up of multiple methods. "Block execution" in this documentation is shorthand notation for "block methods execution." Block diagram execution is a multi-step operation that requires execution of the different block methods in all the blocks in a diagram at various points during the process of solving a model at each time step during simulation, as specified by the simulation loop.

The Simulink debugger has both a graphical and a command-line user interface. The graphical interface allows you to access the debugger's most commonly used features. The command-line interface gives you access to all the debugger's capabilities. If both interfaces enable you to perform a task, the documentation shows you first how to use the graphical interface, then the command-line interface, to perform the task.

Simulink Debugger

Using the Debugger's Graphical User Interface

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