Version 1.0 (R14SP3+) SimEvents® Software Release Notes

Version 1.0 (R14SP3+) SimEvents Software

This table summarizes what's new in Version 1.0 (R14SP3+):

New features introduced in this version are described here.

Introduction to SimEvents

SimEvents software extends Simulink software with tools for modeling and simulating discrete-event systems using queues and servers. With SimEvents software you can create a discrete-event simulation model to simulate the passing of entities through a network of queues, servers, gates, and switches based on events. The software provides an integrated environment for modeling hybrid dynamic systems containing continuous-time, discrete-time, and discrete-event components.

A key concept that SimEvents software adds to the Simulink environment is that of entities, which are discrete items of interest in a discrete-event simulation. For example, entities could represent messages to be communicated or parts to be assembled. Entities can carry data in one or more scalar structures called attributes. For example, attributes could represent destinations of messages or dimensions of parts.

The libraries in SimEvents software contain blocks that can

• Create entities

• Store entities in a queue

• Serve or delay entities

• Forbid or allow entities to depart, depending on specified criteria

• Manipulate the paths on which entities travel

• Attach data or timers to entities

• Create plots using data from entities or statistics gathered during simulation

• Manipulate or generate discrete events that can affect the behavior of blocks and entities

• Control the simulation timing in situations where event-driven behavior and time-driven behavior interact

Version 1.1 (R2006a) SimEvents Software

Compatibility Summary for SimEvents Software