Display current value of Embedded MATLAB function variable

Is it possible to display the current value of signals within an Embedded MATLAB function while a Simulink model is running (similar to when you hold your cursor over variables when the code is stopped)? I want to do this for troubleshooting without having to add extra outputs and displays to my EML.

Answer 1

[Kaustubha Govind]

You should be able to debug an Embedded MATLAB Function block by selecting "Enable Debugging" from the Debug menu.

See Debugging a MATLAB Function Block for more information.

[Andrew]

Thanks. I read on the link you provided that the current values for a variable should pop up during simulation when my cursor is over it. Is this a new feature of R2011a? I am running 10b, and this does not work until the simulation is paused.

[Kaustubha Govind]

Do you mean that you need to hit the pause button to see this? Doesn't the simulation pause anyway when it hits the breakpoint?

The doc for R2010b seems to suggest that this feature existed in that release also (Type web([docroot '/toolbox/simulink/ug/f6-87946.html']) at MATLAB prompt to open up the relevant page and click on "Watching Function Variables During Simulation")