To use the BlockImporter Import command, the Maple-MATLAB® link must be set up and functioning correctly.

To communicate with MATLAB® and Simulink®, the Maple-MATLAB® link must operate correctly.

To test the link between MATLAB®/Simulink® and Maple, execute, in Maple, the command  $\mathrm{Matlab}:-\mathrm{openlink}\left(\right)$. Success is indicated by a NULL return, failure raises an error or a warning. If the test is not successful, follow the instructions in Matlab[setup] to configure the link.

$\mathrm{Matlab}:-\mathrm{openlink}\left(\right)$

$\mathrm{Matlab}:-\mathrm{evalM}\left(''version''\right)$

$\mathrm{Matlab}:-\mathrm{getvar}\left(''ans''\right)$