FAQ: Product Independent - General


What products does Reactive Systems offer?

For engineers using a model-based design process with Simulink® and Stateflow®, Reactive Systems offers Reactis®, the Reactis for EML Plugin, the Reactis for C Plugin, and Reactis Model Inspector.

  • Reactis offers automated testing, validation, and debug of Simulink/Stateflow models.
  • Reactis for EML Plugin integrates with Reactis to offer white-box testing of Embedded MATLAB portions of a model, e.g. MATLAB Function blocks.
  • Reactis for C Plugin integrates with Reactis to offer white-box testing of the C code portions of models (S-Functions and Stateflow custom code).
  • Reactis Model Inspector is a low-cost lightweight viewer for models and testing artifacts created with Reactis.
The FAQ for these products may be found here.

For developers using the C programming language, Reactis for C offers help uncovering, diagnosing, and fixing runtime errors in C code. It's FAQ is here.

Reactis and Reactis for C can be used together to offer a robust solution for back-to-back testing of C code against a Simulink model.


What are the supported platforms and system requirements for the Reactis products?

System requirements for the Reactis product line.


How do I evaluate one or more of the Reactis products?

You may obtain a free 30-day fully-functional evaluation licenses for any of our products as follows:

  1. Go to http://www.reactive-systems.com/login.msp
  2. Click the create an account link and fill out the brief registration form. When you submit the form, a login password will be emailed to you.
  3. Use the password to log in at the URL from step 1.
  4. You will then see directions for downloading and running the installer.
  5. After running the installer, you then email a license file template to help@reactive-systems.com, which we will digitally sign and return to you.
  6. Upon copying this license file to the appropriate location, you will then be up and running.


Is training available?

Yes, Reactive Systems offers one- and two-day Reactis training courses delivered by a qualified instructor at your site or online. The hands-on courses include numerous exercises to introduce engineers to model-based testing and validation with Reactis. No prior experience with Reactis is required.


How can I stay informed about the latest Reactis developments?

Two mailing lists are available. How to subscribe is described here.

  • Reactis Communicator is a low volume mailing list for that announces major Reactis releases and developments. Postings occur two or three times a year.
  • Reactis Patches is a medium volume mailing list that announces every Reactis patch when it becomes available. Postings occur every 6 to 8 weeks.
  • Reactis Issue Tracker lets you view lists of open and resolved issues and is available from the Reactis User Pages


How does Reactis version numbering work?

Please see the description of version numbering here.


How do I purchase one of the Reactis products?

Please contact sales or the distributor in your region.