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Block Parameters

Key properties of many standard blocks are parameterized. For example, the Constant value of the Simulink Constant block is a parameter. Each parameterized block has a block dialog that lets you set the values of the parameters. You can use MATLAB expressions to specify parameter values. Simulink evaluates the expressions before running a simulation. You can change the values of parameters during a simulation. This allows you to determine interactively the most suitable value for a parameter.

A parameterized block effectively represents a family of similar blocks. For example, when creating a model, you can set the Constant value parameter of each instance of the Constant block separately so that each instance behaves differently. Because it allows each standard block to represent a family of blocks, block parameterization greatly increases the modeling power of the standard Simulink libraries.


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