I once faced a problem where Simulink reported, “Cannot solve algebraic loops...” Algebraic loops can be solved by Simulink, but often slow down the simulation. For this reason, we have the...read more >>

In a recent post, I kicked off the discussion of Simulink workflow accelerators. The comments for that post were a great look at ways people work with Simulink. The discussion reminded me of...read more >>

This morning I was telling my colleague Rob about the blog post I was writing on sample time colors. We talked about models that demonstrated the concept, and he dove into his computer to find an...read more >>

In early April, our physical modeling team released a new add-on for Simulink, SimElectronics.
SimElectronics extends Simscapeby adding tools for modeling electronics and electromechanical…read more >>

The MATLAB Central community covers a wide range of MathWorks products. After a quick glance, you might not guess there is a Simulink/Real-Time Workshop/Model-Based Design sub-culture, but there...read more >>

If I am not in a meeting, I am generally at my desk. I often spend the whole day in front of a computer. Because so much of my time is spent with a hand on the keyboard, I look for all those...read more >>

I remember while learning Simulink, drawing ordinary differential equations was one of the early challenges. Eventually I discovered a few steps that make it easier. First, rewrite the equations...read more >>

Have you ever been in this situation: You run into a software bug, and you verify that the bug has been fixed in the latest version, but you can't install the latest version to get the bug fix. Why...read more >>

Blog reader Paul J. shared with us his mental model of the bus as a structure. While this isn’t true of virtual buses, it is precisely true of nonvirtual buses. In fact, when you generate the...read more >>

Most Simulink users have a good idea of what a bus signal is but I have found people are not as clear about what distinguishes virtual and nonvirtual buses. We have discussed bus signals in recent...read more >>