User manual MATLAB EDA SIMULATOR LINK RELEASE NOTES

[. . . ] The software may be used or copied only under the terms of the license agreement. No part of this manual may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from The MathWorks, Inc. FEDERAL ACQUISITION: This provision applies to all acquisitions of the Program and Documentation by, for, or through the federal government of the United States. [. . . ] If you are upgrading from a software version other than the most recent one, review the current release notes and all interim versions. For example, when you upgrade from V1. 0 to V1. 2, review the release notes for V1. 1 and V1. 2. What Is in the Release Notes New Features and Changes · New functionality 1 EDA Simulator LinkTM Release Notes · Changes to existing functionality Version Compatibility Considerations When a new feature or change introduces a reported incompatibility between versions, the Compatibility Considerations subsection explains the impact. Compatibility issues reported after the product release appear under Bug Reports at The MathWorksTM Web site. Bug fixes can sometimes result in incompatibilities, so review the fixed bugs in Bug Reports for any compatibility impact. Fixed Bugs and Known Problems The MathWorks offers a user-searchable Bug Reports database so you can view Bug Reports. The development team updates this database at release time and as more information becomes available. Bug Reports include provisions for any known workarounds or file replacements. Information is available for bugs existing in or fixed in Release 14SP2 or later. Access Bug Reports using your MathWorks Account. 2 Version 3. 1 (R2010a) EDA Simulator LinkTM Version 3. 1 (R2010a) EDA Simulator Link This table summarizes what's new in V3. 1 (R2010a): New Features and Changes Yes Version Compatibility Considerations No Fixed Bugs and Known Problems Bug Reports Related Documentation at Web Site Printable Release Notes: PDF Current product documentation New features and changes introduced in this version are described here: · "Support for Latest Synopsys Discovery Release" on page 3 · "Enable Direct Feedthrough for HDL Designs with Pure Combinational Datapaths" on page 4 · "New Functions for HDL Simulator Client Communication" on page 4 · "Batch, CLI, and GUI Mode Support Added for Cosimulation with HDL Simulators" on page 4 · "Use Same MATLAB Function for Multiple HDL Instances" on page 4 · " Generating Transaction Level Models for Use with Virtual Platforms" on page 5 · " Specializing FPGA Implementations" on page 5 Support for Latest Synopsys Discovery Release EDA Simulator LinkTM now supports the latest Synopsys release. See EDA Simulator Link requirements page on the MathWorks Web site for specific platforms supported and detailed information about the software and 3 EDA Simulator LinkTM Release Notes hardware required to use EDA Simulator Link software with the current release. Enable Direct Feedthrough for HDL Designs with Pure Combinational Datapaths The HDL Cosimulation block now supports direct feedthrough, which means that the output is controlled directly by the value of an input port. The input value change propagates to the output ports in zero time, thus eliminating one output-sample delay for HDL designs with pure combinational logic datapaths. This feature eliminates the need to modify the test bench portion of Simulink to compensate for cosimulation block delay. New Functions for HDL Simulator Client Communication A new function, notifyMatlabServer, allows you to send HDL simulator event and process IDs to MATLAB server. Another new function, waitForHdlClient, waits to begin processing until the specified event ID is obtained or a user-specified time-out occurs. Batch, CLI, and GUI Mode Support Added for Cosimulation with HDL Simulators You can execute cosimulation in batch mode for background processing or CLI mode for ease in debugging. Use Same MATLAB Function for Multiple HDL Instances This release adds a new argument, use_instance_obj, to the MATLAB functions matlabcp and matlabtb. This feature replaces the iport, oport, tnext, tnow, and portinfo arguments of the MATLAB function definition with an HDL instance object passed to the function as an argument. [. . . ] See the Function Reference for matlabcp and matlabtb for instructions in using this new function argument. Generating Transaction Level Models for Use with Virtual Platforms · Export of Simulink algorithm models as OSCI TLM 2. 0 components · Generation of standalone SystemC test bench for generated TLM 2. 0 component Limitations The design under generation must contain both inputs and outputs. Designs that only have inputs or only have outputs (sink or source blocks) are not supported in this release. If you do not include both, EDA Simulator Link displays an error message and discontinues code generation. Specializing FPGA Implementations Generation of Xilinx ISE projects for FPGA designs 5 EDA Simulator LinkTM Release Notes Version 3. 0 (R2009b) EDA Simulator Link This table summarizes what's new in V3. 0 (R2009b): New Features and Changes Yes Version Compatibility Considerations No Fixed Bugs and Known Problems Bug Reports Related Documentation at Web Site No New features and changes introduced in this version are described here: EDA Simulator Link DS, EDA Simulator Link IN, and EDA Simulator Link MQ Merge As of R2009b, EDA Simulator Link DS, EDA Simulator Link IN, and EDA Simulator Link MQ functionality are merged into a new product, EDA Simulator Link. [. . . ]