Programming

Scheduling Program Execution with Timers

MATLAB includes a timer object that you can use to schedule the execution of MATLAB commands. This chapter describes how you can create timer objects, start a timer running, and specify the processing that you want performed when a timer fires. A timer is said to fire when the amount of time specified by the timer object elapses and the timer object executes the commands you specify.


Using a MATLAB Timer Object	Step-by-step procedure for using a timer object with a simple example
Creating Timer Objects	Using the `timer` function to create a timer object
Working with Timer Object Properties	Setting timer object properties and retrieving the values of timer object properties
Starting and Stopping Timers	Using the `start` or `startat` function to start timer objects; using the `stop` function to stop them, and blocking the command line
Creating and Executing Callback Functions	Creating a callback function and specifying it as the value of a timer object callback property
Timer Object Execution Modes	Using the `ExecutionMode` property to control when a timer object executes
Deleting Timer Objects from Memory	Using the `delete` function to delete a timer object
Finding All Timer Objects in Memory	Using the `timerfind` and `timerfindall` functions to determine if timer objects exist in memory

Querying Which Method MATLAB Will Call Using a MATLAB Timer Object