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Version 2.3 (R2009a) SystemTest Software

This table summarizes what's new in Version 2.3 (R2009a):

New Features and Changes	Version Compatibility Considerations	Fixed Bugs and Known Problems	Related Documentation at Web Site
Yes Details below	Yes Summary	Bug Reports Includes fixes	No

New features and changes introduced in this version are:

• MAT-File Test Vector

• Automatic Naming of Test Vectors and Test Variables

• Enhanced Inport Support for the Simulink Element

• Additional Editing Capability for Test Vectors

• Plot Element Transition

MAT-File Test Vector

A new MAT-file test vector has been added. It reads data from individual MAT-files into the SystemTest environment. For more information on this feature, see Creating MAT-File Test Vectors.

Automatic Naming of Test Vectors and Test Variables

A new feature has been added to the Simulink element to make creating or mapping test vectors and test variables easier. You now have the option of automatically naming test vectors and test variables from the names used in the model inports and outports. This is particularly useful for testing Simulink models with large numbers of inports or outports.

This feature is accessed by clicking the Mappings Assistant button in the Simulink element. For more information about this feature, see the Desktop Help for the Simulink element (in the Desktop Help pane when the Simulink element is selected), the subtopics called Using the Inport Block Mappings Assistant, and Using the Model Output Mappings Assistant.

Enhanced Inport Support for the Simulink Element

Enhanced support has been added in the Simulink element for logged signals, including time series and bus signals.

You can feed data logged from a Simulink model to Inport blocks of another model using the Simulink element and a MAT-File test vector that contains the logged signal data.

A common usage scenario is to log the signals while running a model and store them in a MAT-File. Then acquire them from the Mat-File using a MAT-File test vector and map that to Inport blocks in the Simulink element. For more information on this feature, see Mapping Logged Signals from a Model to Inport Blocks.

Additional Editing Capability for Test Vectors

You can now edit test vectors from within elements. In prior versions of the SystemTest software, you could only edit test vectors from the Test Vectors pane. Now you can edit them there, as well as from within individual elements.

Plot Element Transition

The Vector Plot and Scalar Plot elements are being replaced by the new General Plot element that was introduced in R2008b. The General Plot element supports all MATLAB plot types. You can plot any type of data, using any MATLAB plot types or Simulink data.

The General Plot element has special support for the many time-based data formats produced from a Simulink model. The supported data types include an array, a structure, a structure with time, or a time series. You can also plot Simulink data provided by test vectors, such as the Signal Builder Block test vector, the Simulink Design Verifier Data File test vector, or the Spreadsheet Data test vector.

Compatibility Considerations

The following outline describes the timing of the transition process:

• Version R2009a — Customers should no longer create new Vector Plot or Scalar Plot elements. Tests containing the old elements will continue to work, but we recommend that you do not create any new ones. We recommend using the General Plot element.

• Version R2009a + 1 — Customers can no longer create new Vector Plot or Scalar Plot elements. There will be a warning if you load a test containing the old elements. Tests containing the old elements will continue to work, but you cannot create any new ones.

  You will not lose the use of the old elements in existing tests. Previously created Vector Plot and Scalar Plot elements will be converted to the General Plot element.

• Version R2009a + 2 — Customers can no longer load tests containing Vector Plot or Scalar Plot elements. If you try to load one, you will get an error, and will have to convert the element to the General Plot element. Previously created Vector Plot and Scalar Plot elements will be converted to the General Plot element.

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