Scilab / Xcos Links

General

Wikipedia

The Wikipedia site has a good introduction to what Xcos is.

URL: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcos

Scilab Ninja

A great website full of practical examples of using Scilab / Xcos with many of the articles focused on process control applications.

URL: http://scilab.ninja

Scilab.in has an aim to help improve the use of Scilab by using it for the exercises seen in various engineering books with many of the titles being process control engineering related. If you have one of these books then this can be invaluable in improving your understanding of using Scilab plus if you want you can contribute.

This is part of an initiative called FOSSEE -Free and Open Software in Education. There are many other applications too (php, R, Python, etc.)which you can get to via the Scilab.in site.

http://atoms.scilab.org/categories/modeling_and_control_tools

ATOMS is the name given to the toolbox packages that enhance Scilab / Xcos. This is the place to find ATOMS to enhance the capability. Some examples of the toolboxes are;

Identification toolbox
Fuzzy logic toolbox
Rltool - a GUI toolbox to design SISO

As with Scilab / Xcos all these toolboxes are free!

Comparisons with MATLAB / Simulink

http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/William.Heath/matlab_scilab.html

A very detailed comparison based on a second year undergraduate introduction to control system lecture series with a MATLAB version and a Scilab / Xcos version of each exercise.