User`s guide
Signal Concepts
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Note In the block dialog boxes, the term sample time is used to refer to the 
sample period, T
s
. An example is the Sample time parameter in the Signal 
From Workspace block, which specifies the imported signal’s sample period. 
Discrete-Time Signals in Simulink 
Simulink allows you to select from among several different simulation solver 
algorithms through the 
Solver options controls of the Solver panel in the 
Simulation Parameters dialog box. The selections that you make here 
determine how discrete-time signals are processed in Simulink.
Normalized 
frequency
f
n
Two cycles 
per sample
Frequency (linear) of a periodic signal 
normalized to half the sample rate,
f
n
= ω/π =2f/F
s
.
Angular frequency Ω Radians per 
second
Frequency of a periodic signal in angular 
units, Ω =2πf.
Digital (normalized 
angular) frequency
ω Radians per 
sample
Frequency (angular) of a periodic signal 
normalized to the sample rate, ω = Ω/F
s
= πf
n
.
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