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Simulink, developed by MathWorks, is a data flow graphical programming language tool for modeling, simulating and analyzing multidomain dynamic systems. Its primary interface is a graphical block diagramming tool and a customizable set of block libraries. It offers tight integration with the rest of the MATLAB environment and can either drive MATLAB or be scripted from it. Simulink is widely used in control theory and digital signal processing for multidomain simulation and Model-Based Design.[2][3]

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Simulink model of a wind turbine

1 Add-on products 2 Release history 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Developer(s) Stable release

MathWorks 8.1 (part of R2013a) / March 7, 2013

Operating system Cross-platform[1] License Website Proprietary www.mathworks.com/products /simulink/ (http://www.mathworks.com

A number of MathWorks and third-party hardware and software products are available for use with Simulink. For example, Stateflow extends Simulink with a design environment for developing state machines and flow charts.

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Coupled with Simulink Coder (http://www.mathworks.com/products/simulink-coder?s_cid=wiki_simulink_3), another product from MathWorks, Simulink can automatically generate C source code for real-time implementation of systems. As the efficiency and flexibility of the code improves, this is becoming more widely adopted for production systems,[4][5] in addition to being a popular tool for embedded system design work because of its flexibility and capacity for quick iteration. Embedded Coder (http://www.mathworks.com /products/embedded-coder?s_cid=wiki_simulink_4) creates code efficient enough for use in embedded systems.
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xPC Target together with x86-based real-time systems provides an environment to simulate and test Simulink and Stateflow models in real-time on the physical system. Embedded Coder (http://www.mathworks.com /products/embedded-coder?s_cid=wiki_simulink_5) also supports specific embedded targets, including Infineon C166, Motorola 68HC12, Motorola MPC 555, TI C2000, TI C6000, Renesas V850 and Renesas SuperH. With HDL Coder (http://www.mathworks.com/products/slhdlcoder?s_cid=wiki_simulink_6), also from MathWorks, Simulink and Stateflow can automatically generate synthesizable VHDL and Verilog.

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Simulink Verification and Validation enables systematic verification and validation of models through modeling style checking, requirements traceability and model coverage analysis. Simulink Design Verifier uses formal methods to identify design errors like integer overflow, division by zero and dead logic, and generates test case scenarios for model checking within the Simulink environment. The systematic testing tool TPT offers one way to perform formal test- verification and validation process to stimulate Simulink models but also during the development phase where the developer generates inputs to test the system. By the substitution of the Constant and Signal generator blocks of Simulink the stimulation becomes reproducible. SimEvents adds a library of graphical building blocks for modeling queuing systems to the Simulink environment. It also adds an event-based simulation engine to the time-based simulation engine in Simulink.[9]

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MATLAB Version[10] 1.0 2 3 3.5 4 4.2c 5.0 5.1 5.1.1 5.2 5.2.1 5.3 5.3.1 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.5.1 6.5.2 7 7.0.1 7.0.4 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9

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Year 1984 1986 1987 1990

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Ran on MS-DOS but required at least a 386 processor. Version 3.5m required math coprocessor

1992 Renamed from Simulab to SIMULINK [11] R7 R8 R9 R9.1 R10 R10.1 R11 R11.1 R12 R12.1 R13 R13SP1 R13SP2 R14 R14SP1 R14SP2 R14SP3 R2006a R2006b R2007a R2007b R2008a R2008b R2009a R2009b Simulink 5.0.2 Simulink 5.1 Simulink 5.2 Simulink 6.0 Simulink 6.1 Simulink 6.2 Simulink 6.3 Simulink 6.4 Simulink 6.5 Simulink 6.6 Simulink 7.0 Simulink 7.1 Simulink 7.2 Simulink 7.3 Simulink 7.4 1994 Ran on Windows 3.1. Required a math coprocessor 1996 1997

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Last release for Windows 2000 and PowerPC Mac.

2008 First release for 32-bit & 64-bit Windows 7. 2009 First release for Intel 64-bit Mac, and last for Solaris SPARC.

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7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 8 8.1

R2010a R2010b R2011a R2011b R2012a R2012b R2013a

Simulink 7.5 Simulink 7.6 Simulink 7.7 Simulink 7.8 Simulink 7.9 Simulink 8.0 Simulink 8.1

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Last release for Intel 32-bit Mac.

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AMESim LabView Web based simulation

1. ^ MathWorks - MATLAB - Requirements (http://www.mathworks.com/products/simulink /requirements.html?s_cid=wiki_simulink_1) 2. ^ "The Successful development process with MATLAB Simulink in the framework of ESA's ATV project" (http://www.vega-group.com/assets/documents/10000421matlabsimulink.pdf) (PDF). Vega Group PLC. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 3. ^ Model Based Design Accelerates the Development of Mechanical Locomotive Controls, SAE 2010 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress, October 2010, Chicago, IL, USA, Session: Model Based Design & Embedded Software Development (Part 1 of 2), Paper 2010-01-1999 (http://papers.sae.org/2010-01-1999/) 4. ^ A Software Safety Certification Plug-in for Automated Code Generators: Feasibility Study and Preliminary Design (http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/m/pub-archive/1296h/1296%20(Denney).pdf) 5. ^ General Motors Developed Two-Mode Hybrid Powertrain With MathWorks Model-Based Design; Cut 24 Months Off Expected Dev Time (http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/10/general-motors-developed-twomode-hybridpowertrain-with-mathworks-modelbased-design-cut-24-months-of.html) 6. ^ Lotus Engineering Develops Control Systems Software to Reduce Diesel Emissions (http://www.techsource.com.sg /eresources/eres_storyDetails.asp?stid=10) 7. ^ A Comparison of Three Code Generators for Models Created in Simulink (http://www.cedes.se /Registrerade%20dokument/17%20RH%20JN%20A%20comparison%20of%20code%20generators.pdf) 8. ^ Multitarget modeling reduces ECU software costs (http://www.automotivedesignline.com/howto/193300307) 9. ^ Cassandras, Christos (2007-11-27). "Introduction to Discrete-Event Simulation" (http://www.springerlink.com /content/g82w56/?v=editorial). Springer US. Retrieved 2009-11-03. 10. ^ Mathworks (June 2009). "list of version and release numbers for Simulink" (http://www.mathworks.com/support /solutions/en/data/1-6BTU54/?solution=1-6BTU54&s_cid=wiki_simulink_7). Retrieved December 14, 2010. 11. ^ THE MATHWORKS ANNOUNCES SHIPMENT OF SIMULINK ON MICROSOFT WINDOWS (http://www.thefreelibrary.com /THE+MATHWORKS+ANNOUNCES+SHIPMENT+OF+SIMULINK+ON+MICROSOFT+WINDOWSa012283038)

Simulink product page on the MathWorks website (http://www.mathworks.com/products /simulink?s_cid=wiki_simulink_8)

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Classroom and teaching resources for MATLAB and Simulink (http://www.mathworks.com/academia /classroom-resources?s_cid=wiki_simulink_9) SimPowerSystems (http://www.mathworks.com/products/simpower?s_cid=wiki_simulink_10) Simulink Verification and Validation (http://www.mathworks.com/products /simverification?s_cid=wiki_simulink_11) Simulink Design Verifier (http://www.mathworks.com/products /sldesignverifier?s_cid=wiki_simulink_12) PARS home page (http://www.sundancedsp.com/development-tools/pars) TPT (http://www.piketec.com/products/tpt.php?lang=en) testing Simulink systems Real-Time Simulation of Large-Scale Power Systems using EMTP-RV and Simulink/SimPowerSystems (http://www.opal-rt.com/technical-document/real-time-simulation-large-scale-power-systems-usingemtp-rv-and) Suspension System Simulation Using SIMULINK (http://epubs.glyndwr.ac.uk/eng/2/) The World's First International Online Workshop on Matlab and Simulink (http://www.iowms.in) by WorldServe Education Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simulink&oldid=554839213" Categories: Mathematical modeling Numerical software Simulation programming languages Visual programming languages Cross-platform software Simulation software This page was last modified on 13 May 2013 at 05:44. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

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