Question
Is there a way to get the system date and time (not simulation time) into simulink?
Expert Answer
Neeta Dsouza
PhD Expert
Answered Aug 26, 2026
Use below code in embedded matlab function block. It will give the date and time components as separate output.
function [Y, M, D, H, MN, S] = fcn()
eml.extrinsic('now');
eml.extrinsic('datevec');
Y = 0;
M = 0;
D = 0;
H = 0;
MN = 0;
S = 0;
[Y, M, D, H, MN, S] = datevec(now);
end
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