Version 4.3, part of Release 2019b, includes the following enhancements:

• Hardware Support: Connect to Kvaser devices on the Linux platform
• Programmatic Access to CAN and CAN FD Block Parameters: Set and get CAN and CAN FD block parameters outside Simulink
• MDF File Information and Sorting Functions: Quickly access MDF file metadata and sort the contents of an MDF file
• MDF File Import Performance: Open and read MDF files significantly faster than in previous releases
• Flexible Code Generation for Vector Devices: Generate code from Simulink blocks that works on different devices of the same hardware model

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Version 4.2, part of Release 2019a, includes the following enhancements:

• ASAM CDFX File Format Support: Import, export, and modify files in calibration data file format (CDFX)
• Vector BLF File Format Support: Read and write binary BLF logging files from MATLAB
• MDF to Timetable Conversion: Convert ASAM logging standard MDF CAN and CAN FD messages into Vehicle Network Toolbox message timetables
• Code Generation Support for CAN FD Blocks: Deploy models using CAN FD Replay and CAN FD Log blocks
• Timestamp Support for XCP Blocks: Communicate timestamped data between Simulink® models and XCP slaves

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Version 4.1, part of Release 2018b, includes the following enhancements:

• CAN FD Message Logging and Replay Blocks: Log CAN FD messages from vehicle test runs to a file, and replay logged data as input to a Simulink model
• Code Generation Support for CAN FD Blocks: Deploy models using CAN FD blocks as stand-alone executables, and use CAN FD Pack and CAN FD Unpack blocks with embedded targets
• MDF channelList Function: Search an MDF file to find specific channels
• MDF File Import Performance: Open MDF files significantly faster than in prior releases
• Hardware Support: Connect to PEAK-System hardware on Linux platform and to Kvaser Hybrid hardware on Windows platform

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Version 4.0, part of Release 2018a, includes the following enhancements:

• CAN FD Protocol: Send and receive messages with Simulink using the CAN FD protocol
• XCP Protocol: Communicate with ECUs from Simulink using XCP over UDP, or from MATLAB using XCP over UDP and TCP
• ​XCP Protocol: Tune characteristics and read/write values with computation method scaling in MATLAB
• ​MDF: Read entire file content in a single function call
• Linux Platform Support: Encode and decode CAN or CAN FD messages and communicate on virtual channels on Linux
• Hardware Support: Connect to additional Vector CAN interface devices

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Version 3.4, part of Release 2017b, includes the following enhancements:

• CAN FD Protocol: Send and receive messages with MATLAB using the CAN FD protocol
• ​MDF Datastore: Work with large MDF file collections that might not fit in memory
• Simulink Bus Objects​: Simplify Simulink block diagrams by choosing Simulink Bus Signals when configuring CAN blocks
• ​Hardware Support: Connect to additional National Instruments USB CAN interface devices

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Version 3.3, part of Release 2017a, includes the following enhancements:

• Virtual Channels: Emulate CAN bus communication without hardware
• Timetable Formatted CAN Messages and Signals: Receive and import data in timetables, and convert existing message objects to timetables
• J1939 Parameter Group and CAN Signal Import Functions​: Import third-party log files directly into J1939 parameter groups and CAN signal timetables

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Version 3.2, part of Release 2016b, includes the following enhancements:

• Measurement Data Format (MDF) File Support: Import data and attachments stored in MDF files

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Version 3.1, part of Release 2016a, includes the following enhancements:

• 64-bit Hardware Support:  Access and analyze data acquired from National Instruments NI-XNET hardware using 64-bit MATLAB
• InitialTimestamp Property:  Easily compute the absolute time of your CAN messages with the new property available on a CAN channel object
• Synchronization and Triggering: Start National Instruments NI-XNET CAN channels via external triggers, and synchronize with National Instruments DAQ devices

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