Instrument Control Toolbox

UserData

Specify data that you want to associate with an instrument object

Description

You configure UserData to store data that you want to associate with an instrument object. The object does not use this data directly, but you can access it using the get function or the dot notation.

Characteristics

Usage	Any instrument object
Read only	Never
Data type	Any type

Values

The default value is an empty vector.

Example

Suppose you create the serial port object associated with the serial port COM1.

• s = serial('COM1');
  

You can associate data with s by storing it in UserData.

• coeff.a = 1.0;
  coeff.b = -1.25;
  s.UserData = coeff
  

Type

ValuesReceived