Timestamp

Reads absolute timestamp

Since R2025b

Add-On Required: This feature requires the UAV Toolbox Support Package for ArduPilot^® Autopilots add-on.

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Libraries:
UAV Toolbox Support Package for ArduPilot Autopilots / Utility Blocks

Description

The Timestamp block reads the absolute timestamp in microseconds from the ArduPilot board into the Simulink^® model. This timestamp information is absolute, ensuring it never wraps or goes backwards.

Limitations

This block is not supported in triggered subsystems.

Ports

Output

Timestamp — Absolute timestamp

vector

Absolute timestamp in microseconds from the ArduPilot board.

Data Types: uint64

Parameters

Sample time — Interval at which the block reads values

-1 (default)

The time interval at which the block reads values from the ArduPilot Autopilots.

Version History

Introduced in R2025b