Stateflow

 

Stateflow

Model and simulate decision logic using state machines and flow charts

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Design Control Logic

Model system logic using state machines, flow charts, and truth tables.

Designing State Machines Graphically

Build state machines graphically by drawing states and junctions connected by transitions. You can also create functions using flow chart notation, Simulink subsystems, MATLAB code, and truth tables.

Stateflow diagram defining the logic for a boiler temperature control system. The diagram uses graphical functions (right side) to implement utility algorithms called by the heater system (left side).

Stateflow diagram defining the logic for a boiler temperature control system. The diagram uses graphical functions (right side) to implement utility algorithms called by the heater system (left side).

Designing Flow Charts

Create flow charts by drawing transitions that are connected at junctions. The Pattern Wizard lets you create commonly used logic flow patterns. You can use flow charts to design logic for transitioning between states.

Stateflow flow chart

Represent combinatorial logic such as decision trees and iterative loops graphically with flow charts.

Designing Logic with Tables

Truth tables in Stateflow let you model logic in Simulink when the output depends purely on the current input. State transition tables provide a structured environment for modeling state machines in Simulink.

Truth table implementing the logic for selecting a valid sensor reading in a fault-detection algorithm.

Truth table implementing the logic for selecting a valid sensor reading in a fault-detection algorithm.

Execute and Debug Charts

Visualize the behavior of your system for analysis and debugging.

Executing Stateflow Charts

Visualize system behavior using state diagram animations to highlight active states and transitions in your charts.

Debugging Stateflow Charts

Stateflow debugging capabilities let you step through chart execution in detail. You can set breakpoints, monitor data values, and step through different functions in your state diagrams.

Simulation data visualization options in Stateflow. Top left: Simulink Data Inspector for comparing specific signals; bottom left: custom MATLAB interface for analyzing data; right: Simulink Signal Selector for comparing specific states.

Simulation data visualization options in Stateflow. Top left: Simulink Data Inspector for comparing specific signals; bottom left: custom MATLAB interface for analyzing data; right: Simulink Signal Selector for comparing specific states.

Develop Reusable Logic for MATLAB Applications

Use Stateflow chart objects to develop reusable logic for MATLAB applications. Design state machine and timing logic for a wide range of applications, including test and measurement, autonomous systems, signal processing, and communications.

Reusable Chart Objects

Create standalone Stateflow charts that use the full capabilities of the MATLAB language in state and transition actions. Use these charts as MATLAB objects in your applications that require state machine and timing logic.

State Machine and Timing Logic

Accelerate the development of MATLAB applications by using Stateflow to graphically design state machine and timing logic that would be difficult to implement textually.

Deploying Stateflow Applications

Create MATLAB applications that include Stateflow chart objects and share them without requiring Stateflow.

Share MATLAB applications that include Stateflow charts without needing a Stateflow license.

Share MATLAB applications that include Stateflow chart objects with users who do not have Stateflow. 

Schedule Simulink Algorithms

Schedule algorithms modeled in Simulink.

Periodic and Continuous Scheduling

You can model conditional, event-based, and time-based logic in Stateflow to invoke Simulink algorithms in a periodic or continuous manner. Orchestrate the execution of components to simulate the scheduling of your real-time environment.

You can model logic in Stateflow to call Simulink and MATLAB algorithms in a periodic or continuous manner.

You can model logic in Stateflow to call Simulink and MATLAB algorithms in a periodic or continuous manner.

Temporal Operators

Use event-based and time-based operators (such as after and duration) to specify state-transition logic based on event counts, elapsed time, and denoised signals without having to create and maintain your own timers and counters.

Validate Designs and Generate Code

Validate your design against requirements and generate code for implementation on your embedded system.

Validating Designs

Use Stateflow with other Simulink products to validate your design against requirements.

Stateflow and Model Slicer

Highlight Active Logic using Model Slicer.

Generating Code

Generate code for implementation of your Stateflow logic on embedded systems.

Generate code to implement Stateflow logic.

Generate code to implement Stateflow logic.