Custom html help file for Simscape Custom Component

Is it possible to integrate a custom html help file in a Simscape Custom Component using the Simscape Language (.ssc). So if I press the help button, I would like to have my own help for this block.

Answer 1

[sanidhyak]

Hi @Norbert Heinzelmann,

I understand that you are trying to integrate a custom HTML help file into a Simscape custom component so that when you press the Help button, your own documentation appears. You need to create your HTML file and then reference it inside the component definition using the help directive.

Kindly refer to the following example for the same:

component MyComponent
% Parameters
parameters
R = { 1, 'Ohm' };   % Resistance
end

% Add Help annotation
annotations
help('myCustomHelp.html');
end
end

In this setup:

• We created an HTML file named “myCustomHelp.html” and saved it in the same folder (or in a help/ subfolder) as your “.ssc” file.
• After that, run “ssc_build MyLibrary” to generate the Simulink block.
• When you open the block in Simulink and press the Help button, the custom HTML file will now open.

This method now enables you to link your own documentation with your custom block.

I hope this helps!