Newsletters - MATLAB Digest

September 2002
Volume 10, number 5

Bluetooth Control Logic Design with Stateflow
The Bluetooth Voice Transmission article in the November 2001 edition of the MATLAB Digest described how Simulink could be used to design and simulate the physical layer of this new wireless networking technology. It described a Simulink model of one-way voice transmission from a master device to a slave device for three different packet types. This second Bluetooth article focuses on designing the control logic aspects of Bluetooth using Stateflow. read more

Creating a Stewart Platform Model Using SimMechanics
SimMechanics, in conjunction with Simulink and MATLAB, enables engineers to model complicated mechanical systems, simulate and analyze the models, and develop controllers for the mechanical system. In this technical example, we examine how to use SimMechanics to model physical components, synthesize controllers, and simulate the closed loop performance of a Stewart Platform, a six degrees-of-freedom positioning system. Stewart Platforms are used in many applications... read more

Emulating the Centronics Protocol in MATLAB
This article describes how you use MATLAB and the Data Acquisition Toolbox to
emulate the Centronics protocol commonly used to communicate with parallel port
devices. The Centronics protocol is a set of rules that dictate the exchange of
signals between a host and client device. This protocol ensures that information
is passed in a correct and timely manner. With the Data Acquisition Toolbox
providing the connectivity layer... read more

The Technical Support Guide to FLEXlm
This Technical Note provides information about the license manager, FLEXlm, including administration and troubleshooting. read more

Products

Release 13 Highlights
The MathWorks Release 13 includes major new versions of MATLAB and Simulink, 10 new products, and updates to 33 other products.

Accelerating MATLAB: the MATLAB JIT-Accelerator
Fourth-generation computer languages (4GL) offer tremendous ease-of-use and
productivity benefits. However, certain types of code have typically executed
more quickly using third-generation languages (3GLs), such as C, C++, Fortran,
and Basic. The MathWorks has developed technology that combines the ease-of-use
of a 4GL with the fast performance of a 3GL. The MATLAB JIT-Accelerator, introduced
in MATLAB 6.5, includes several technological innovations that accelerate the
execution of MATLAB code... read more

Application Deployment Using MATLAB
The MATLAB Compiler, the new MATLAB COM Builder, and the MATLAB Excel Builder can help you reduce development time for MATLAB-based applications that run outside the MATLAB environment.
Participate in a Webinar on October 23 to learn how these tools allow you to eliminate the tedious and error-prone manual translation process...

Training and Events

The Product Training Team is now offering several new courses
View upcoming seminars

MATLAB Based Books: New Releases
Introduction to MATLAB 6 for Engineers with 6.5 Update
by William J. Palm III
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003
ISBN 0-07-283300-9

MATLAB Programming for Engineers, 2e
by Stephen J. Chapman
Brooks/Cole, 2002
ISBN 0-534-39056-0

You can find a full listing of more than 500 books at:
www.mathworks.com/support/books

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