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Block Reference

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Generators Generate entities, events, and signals SimEvents Sinks View and export data Attributes Manage data attached to entities Queues Store entities in queue Servers Delay entities by service time Routing Design entity paths Gates Regulate entity admission Entity Management Combine and split entities Signal Management Manipulate signals based on events SimEvents Ports and Subsystems Control timing using discrete event subsystems Timing Compute and limit time that entities spend in region Event Translation Convert event types Probes Report information about the simulation SimEvents User-Defined Functions Support custom functions

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Generators

Entity Generators Create entities Event Generators Create function-call events Signal Generators Create numerical signals

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Entity Generators

Event-Based Entity Generator	Generate entity upon signal-based event or function call
Time-Based Entity Generator	Generate entities using intergeneration times from signal or statistical distribution

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Event Generators

Entity-Based Function-Call Event Generator	Generate function call events corresponding to entities
Signal-Based Function-Call Event Generator	Generate function-call events in response to signal-based events

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Signal Generators

Event-Based Random Number	Generate random numbers from specified distribution, parameters, and initial seed
Event-Based Sequence	Generate sequence of numbers from specified column vector

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SimEvents Sinks

Attribute Scope	Plot data from attribute of arriving entities
Discrete Event Signal to Workspace	Write event-based signal to workspace
Entity Sink	Accept or block entities
Instantaneous Entity Counting Scope	Plot entity count versus time
Instantaneous Event Counting Scope	Plot event count versus time
Signal Scope	Plot data from signal
X-Y Attribute Scope	Plot data from two attributes of arriving entities
X-Y Signal Scope	Plot data from two signals

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Attributes

Get Attribute	Output value of entity's attribute
Set Attribute	Assign data to entity

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Queues

FIFO Queue	Store entities in sequence for undetermined length of time
LIFO Queue	Store entities in stack for undetermined length of time
Priority Queue	Store entities in sorted sequence for undetermined length of time

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Servers

Infinite Server	Delay any number of entities for period of time
N-Server	Serve up to N entities for period of time
Single Server	Serve one entity for period of time

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Routing

Input Switch	Accept entities from selected entity input port
Output Switch	Select entity output port for departure
Path Combiner	Merge entity paths
Replicate	Output copies of entity

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Gates

Enabled Gate	Permit entity arrivals only when control signal is positive
Release Gate	Permit one pending entity to arrive when event occurs

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Entity Management

Entity Combiner	Generate one entity per set of entities arriving simultaneously
Entity Splitter	Divide composite entity into component entities

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Signal Management

Initial Value	Output specified value until first sample time hit
Signal Latch	Write input signal value to memory and read memory to output signal upon events

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SimEvents Ports and Subsystems

Conn	Provide entity input port or entity output port for virtual subsystem
Discrete Event Inport	Input port for Discrete Event Subsystem block
Discrete Event Outport	Provide output port for Discrete Event Subsystem block
Discrete Event Subsystem	Subsystem to be executed upon signal-based events
Subsystem Configuration	Configuration for Discrete Event Subsystem block

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Timing

Cancel Timeout	Cancel timeout event for each entity
Read Timer	Report statistical data about named timer associated with arriving entities
Schedule Timeout	Schedule timeout event for each entity
Start Timer	Associate named timer to each arriving entity independently and start timing

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Event Translation

Entity Departure Event to Function-Call Event	Convert entity departure event into one or two function calls
Signal-Based Event to Function-Call Event	Convert signal-based events into function calls

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Probes

Entity Departure Counter

Count departures and write result to signal port or attribute

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SimEvents User-Defined Functions

Attribute Function

Access and modify attributes using Embedded MATLAB code

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Blocks — Alphabetical List

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