Generate the product or quotient of block inputs.

Library

Description

• If the value is a combination of * and / symbols, the number of block inputs is equal to the number of symbols. The block icon shows the appropriate symbol adjacent to each input port. The block output is the product of all inputs marked * divided by all inputs marked /.

For example, this block icon is the result of entering */ as the parameter value.

• If the value is a scalar greater than 1, the block multiplies all inputs. If any input is a vector, the block output is an element-by-element product across the inputs. If all inputs are scalars, the output is a scalar. For a block having n inputs, if any input is a vector, each element of the output is generated as
• If the value is 1, the block output is the scalar product of the elements of the input vector.

This model represents using the Product block in this way. The solid line input signal indicates that the input is a vector.

Data Type Support

Parameters and Dialog Box

Number of inputs

Either the number of inputs to the block or a combination of * and / symbols. The default is 2.

Saturate on integer overflow

If selected, this option causes the output of the Product block to saturate on integer overflow. In particular, if the output data type is an integer type, the block output is the maximum value representable by the output type or the computed output, whichever is smaller in the absolute sense. If the option is not selected, Simulink takes the action specified by the Data overflow event option on the Diagnostics page of the Simulation Parameters dialog (see "The Diagnostics Page").

Characteristics