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Simulink Fixed Point 6.2
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Version 6.2
Released: 04 Sep 2009Version 6.2, part of Release 2009b, includes the following enhancements:
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- Discrete Transfer Function block and new PID block that intrinsically support fixed-point
- Enhanced Rapid Accelerator mode that supports parameters up to 128 bits
- Enhanced Lookup Table (n-D) block, supporting parameter data types that are different from signal data types
- Reduced memory use for evenly spaced breakpoints in Prelookup and Lookup Table (n-D) blocks
- Integer division option to handle net slopes that are reciprocals of integers, with corresponding Model Advisor check to improve code efficiency
- Enhanced Fixed-Point Advisor workflow
- New diagnostics to detect precision loss in fixed-point constants
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Version 6.1
Released: 06 Mar 2009Version 6.1, part of Release 2009a, includes the following enhancements.
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- Discrete Filter block now supports fixed-point data types
- Prelookup and Interpolation Using Prelookup blocks now support parameter data types that differ from signal data types
- Autoscaling support for Simulink signal objects using Fixed-Point Advisor and Fixed-Point Tool
- New rounding modes convergent and round added to multiple blocks, enabling numerical agreement with embedded hardware and MATLAB results
- Expanded support for simplest rounding mode that maximizes efficiency for blocks that handle mixed floating-point and fixed-point data types
- Multiword generated code enhancements, including more efficient reuse of temporary variables
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Version 6.0
Released: 09 Oct 2008Version 6.0, part of Release 2008b, includes the following enhancements.
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- Fixed-point and integer word size limit extended from 32 to 128 bits for Embedded MATLAB code, accelerated simulation modes, and automatic code generation
- Enhanced Fixed-Point Advisor, including context-sensitive help for each task
- More optimized generated code, including elimination of unnecessary saturations
- Context-sensitive help available for Fixed-Point Tool
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Version 5.6.1
Released: 30 Oct 2008Version 5.6.1, part of the Simulink product family update for Release 2008a, resolves several key customer-reported issues.
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- Fixed-Point Toolbox 2.2.1
- Real-Time Workshop 7.1.1
- Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder 5.1.1
- Simulink 7.1.1
- Simulink Design Verifier 1.2.1
- Simulink Fixed Point 5.6.1
- Simulink Report Generator 3.3.1
- Simulink Verification and Validation 2.3.1
- Stateflow 7.1.1
- Stateflow Coder 7.1.1
Version 5.6
Released: 01 Mar 2008Version 5.6, part of Release 2008a, includes the following enhancements:
- Fixed-Point Tool enhanced to provide autoscaling based on specified design minimum and maximum values
- New Fixed-Point Advisor facilitates converting a floating-point model or subsystem to an equivalent fixed-point representation
- Lookup Table (n-D) block now supports fixed-point data types
- Accumulator data type of the Sum block can be specified using any data type supported by Simulink, including fixed-point data types
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Version 5.5.1
Released: 08 May 2008Version 5.5.1, part of the Simulink product family update for Release 2007b, resolves several key customer-reported issues.
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