Built-in variables

The following variable names are built into Embed and can be used to pass signals or reference file names.

Block name

Description

$firstPass

Generates an initial unit pulse on the first step of a simulation

$isCodeGen

It returns TRUE (1) if you are generating code from the diagram; or FALSE () if you are simulating the diagram

$lastPass

Generates a final pulse on the last step of a simulation

$randomSeed

Accesses the random seed set in the System Properties dialog

$runCount

Holds the simulation iteration count for multiple simulation runs, such as Monte Carlo simulations and parameter sweeps

$timeStart

Returns the start time of the simulation

$timeStep

Returns the step size of the simulation

$timeEnd

Returns the stop time of the simulation