This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2007b (R2007b). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:
The ability to handle external inputs (inport blocks) of non-double or complex datatypes is not available with the Simulink Control Design Toolbox.
To work around this issue, use an inport block of double data type and then use a signal-conversion block after the inport block to convert the signal back to the required data type.
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