basic for most i'm sure...

[justMoi]

First off, I'm a complete Newbie to Matlab, so please be gentle (quiver...!)

I have an m file script that I want to run every 10 seconds. I managed to figure that bit out using the timer function. i.e.

t = timer('TimerFcn','plotTest','StartDelay',10);
start (t)

This script is part of the function itself,
i.e. 'plotTest', so the the thing just loops and loops ad infinitum. Great!

But how to I stop this? CTL + C is ugly, especially as you have to catch it when executing. I have a feeling it is somthing to do with stopFcn and callbacks (duh ??) but can't penetrate Matlab's arcane help files.

Any help in simplest English for a non-programmer's brain would be much, much, much appreciated.

Thanks,
Laura

 

[nscheidler]

I haven't personally used the timer function before, but my first impression would be that you could control your looping better with a 'for' or 'while' loop and then use timer or 'wait' inside the loop. I don't know what criteria you are using to decide to stop the looping, or I would suggest which of 'for' or 'while'.

Nick Scheidler

Postdoctoral researcher
Microcirculation laboratory
Bioengineering department
University of California, San Diego