Version 2.0 (R14SP1) Gauges Blockset™ Software Release Notes

Version 2.0 (R14SP1) Gauges Blockset™ Software

This table summarizes what's new in Version 2.0 (R14SP1):

New features and changes introduced in this version are described here.

Changes Since V1.2 (R14)

^*Changes described in this section reflect reprogramming implemented to comply with a court decision concerning patent litigation.

All source blocks (dials) have been removed from Dials & Gauges Blockset and it has been renamed Gauges Blockset™ 2.0.

Demos in other MathWorks™ products have been updated to reflect the changes in Gauges Blockset software.

If you are updating from a release earlier than Release 14, then you should see Version 1.2 (R14) Dials & Gauges Blockset Software.

Compatibility Considerations

This section describes the issues involved in moving to Gauges Blockset software Version 2.0 from Version 1.2 of Dials & Gauges Blockset. In the discussion below, a legacy model means a model that contains one or more blocks from Dials & Gauges Blockset and that you saved using Release 14 or earlier.

Resave Models to Suppress Warnings.   When you initially open a legacy model, you see one or more warnings about unknown parameters, such as the message below:

Warning: ActiveX Block block (mask) does not have a parameter
named 'output'.

If you resave the model using V2.0 (R14SP1) of Gauges Blockset software, the unknown parameters will not be saved and the warnings will not appear the next time you open the model.

Dial Blocks and Related Parameters Removed.   Gauges Blockset software no longer enables you to configure blocks as sources, that is, the blockset no longer supports user input. The blockset omits the following libraries:

• Buttons & Switches

• Knobs & Selectors

• Sliders

• Demo Joystick Control

Also, the Block Parameters dialog box for Gauges Blockset blocks omits the Output property and Event on which to output parameters. This dialog box no longer offers output as a possible value for the Connections parameter.

If you open a legacy model that previously contained dials (blocks from the former Dials & Gauges Blockset that operated as sources), you will find that they now show up as generic ActiveX Control blocks configured to simply pass their newly sprouted inport to their outport. Since these blocks perform no useful function other than to denote where you previously had used a "dial," we recommend that you remove them from your model.

Button Blocks Modified and Renamed.   Some blocks in the former Buttons & Switches library are now in the On Off Gauges library. The blocks are configured as output displays or sinks, that is, they no longer support user input.

As the table below indicates, some blocks in the former Buttons & Switches library have been renamed to reflect the new reduced capability.

In addition, the following blocks have been removed from the library.

• OnOff Switch

• Round Green

• Round Red

• Round Yellow

• Square Green

• Square Red

• Square Yellow

Slider Blocks Modified and Renamed.   The Sliders library, along with the Horizontal Slider and Vertical Slider have been removed. All other blocks in this library have been converted to sinks — that is, they are now output devices and do not support input — and have been moved to the Linear Gauges library.

In addition, two of the blocks that have been moved to the Linear Gauges library have been renamed.

Version 2.0.1 (R14SP2) Gauges Blockset™ Software

Version 1.2 (R14) Dials & Gauges Blockset Software