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Argument Inport

Argument input port for Simulink Function block

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  • Argument Inport block

Description

This block is an argument input port for a function that you define in the Simulink Function block.

Examples

Monitor Ink Status on Shared Printer Using Simulink Functions

Monitor Ink Status on Shared Printer Using Simulink Functions

How multiple clients can send requests to a server and receive a status from the server. Using Simulink® functions, different subsystems can call functions from other subsystems and interact in Simulink and Stateflow®. In this example, you model the ink status monitoring of a shared printer using Simulink functions.

Reuse Multiple Instances of a Simulink Function

Reuse Multiple Instances of a Simulink Function

To reuse components, use multiple instances of a function.

Dynamic Priority Scheduling of Functions

Dynamic Priority Scheduling of Functions

A common modeling pattern to dynamically schedule the execution of functions using a Stateflow® chart.

Ports

Input

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The Argument Inport block accepts complex or real signals of any data type that Simulink® supports, including fixed-point and enumerated data types. The Argument Inport block also accepts a bus object as a data type.

The complexity and data type of the block output are the same as the argument input. You can specify the signal type and data type of an input argument to an Argument Inport block using the Signal type and Data type parameters.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | Boolean | fixed point | enumerated | bus

Output

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Block output signal from this block.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | Boolean | fixed point | enumerated | bus

Parameters

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Specify the order in which the port that corresponds to the block appears in the parent subsystem or model block.

1

Specify the first port location for this block.

integer

Specify location of port.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: Port
Type: character vector
Value: '1' | '<integer>'
Default: '1'

Specify input argument name for the function prototype displayed on the face of the Simulink Function block.

u

Default name for the input argument.

character vector

Name of the input argument.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: ArgumentName
Type: character vector
Value: 'u' | '<character vector>'
Default: 'u'

Specify the minimum value for the block output signal.

Note

If you specify a bus object as the data type for this block, do not set the minimum value for bus data on the block. Simulink ignores this setting. Instead, set the minimum values for bus elements of the bus object specified as the data type. For information on the Minimum property of a bus element, see Simulink.BusElement.

Simulink uses this value to perform Simulation range checking and automatic scaling of fixed-point data types.

[]

Minimum value not specified.

number

Finite real double scalar value.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: OutMin
Type: character vector
Value: '[]' | '<number>'
Default: '[]'

Specify the maximum value for the block output signal.

Note

If you specify a bus object as the data type for this block, do not set the maximum value for bus data on the block. Simulink ignores this setting. Instead, set the maximum values for bus elements of the bus object specified as the data type. For information on the Maximum property of a bus element, see Simulink.BusElement.

Simulink uses this value to perform Simulation range checking and automatic scaling of fixed-point data types.

[]

Maximum value not specified.

number

Finite real double scalar value.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: OutMax
Type: character vector
Value: '[]' | '<number>'
Default: '[]'

Specify the block output data type.

double

Data type is double.

single

Data type is single.

int8

Data type is int8.

uint8

Data type is uint8.

int16

Data type is int16.

uint16

Data type is uint16.

int32

Data type is int32.

uint32

Data type is uint32.

int64

Data type is int64.

uint64

Data type is uint64.

boolean

Data type is boolean.

fixdt(1,16,0)

Data type is fixed point fixdt(1,16,0).

fixdt(1,16,2^0,0)

Data type is fixed point fixdt(1,16,2^0,0).

Enum: <class name>

Data type is enumerated, for example, Enum: Basic Colors.

Bus: <object name>

Data type is a Simulink.Bus object.

<data type expression>

The name of a data type object, for example Simulink.NumericType

Tips

You cannot enter the name of a Simulink.Bus object as a data type expression. To specify the Data type for the block using a Bus object, select the Bus: <object name> option and replace <object name> with the name of the Bus object.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: OutDataTypeStr
Type: character vector
Value: 'double' | 'single' | 'int8' | 'uint8' | 'int16' | 'uint16' | 'int32' | 'uint32' | 'boolean' | 'fixdt(1,16)' | 'fixdt(1,16,0)' | 'fixdt(1,16,2^0,0)' | '<data type expression>'
Default: 'double'

Control changes to data type settings from the Fixed-Point Tool and the Fixed-Point Advisor. For more information, see Use Lock Output Data Type Setting (Fixed-Point Designer).

On

Locks all data type settings for this block.

Off

Allows the Fixed-Point Tool and the Fixed-Point Advisor to change data type settings for this block.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: LockScale
Type: character vector
Value: 'off' | 'on'
Default: 'off'

Specify the dimensions of the argument input signal to the block. For more information, see Outport.

1

Inherit port dimensions.

n

Vector signal of width n.

[m n]

Matrix signal having m rows and n columns.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: PortDimensions
Type: character vector
Value: '1' | 'n' | '[m n]'
Default: '1'

Select real or complex signal.

real

Specify the signal type as a real number.

complex

Specify the signal type as a complex number.

Programmatic Use

Block parameter: SignalType
Type: character vector
Value: 'real' | 'complex'
Default: 'real'

Version History

Introduced in R2014b

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