Input parameters are available only in composite templates and composite blocks. Input parameters appear automatically as input connectors when you create a composite block. The input parameter provides an input connection that allows you to bring in signals from other modules or from the field. An Input Parameter can be one of the following types:
Floating point with status — a floating point value with a status indicator.
Boolean with status — a True or False value with status indicator.
32-bit unsigned integer with status — a whole number without a positive or negative sign associated with it with a status indicator.
Named Set — a value from 0 to 255 that displays an assigned text message.
When you create this parameter you configure whether its characteristic is Restore parameter value after restart or Preserve parameter value on download.