Stateflow User's Guide

Finite State Machine Concepts

Stateflow is an example of a finite state machine. The following topics examine what it means to be a finite state machine and what that designation requires from Stateflow:

• What Is a Finite State Machine? -- Introduces you to the concept of a finite state machine of which Stateflow is a variant.
• Finite State Machine Representations -- Discusses traditional approaches to representing finite state machines.
• Stateflow Representations -- Discusses Stateflow's representation for its version of the finite state machine.
• Notation -- Describes how Stateflow uses its notation to represent the objects that it uses.
• Semantics -- Stateflow semantics describe how Stateflow notation is interpreted and implemented into a designed behavior.
• References -- Provides more information on finite state machine theory.

Stateflow Concepts

What Is a Finite State Machine?

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