Version 1.4 (R14SP3) Link for ModelSim® Release Notes

Version 1.4 (R14SP3) Link for ModelSim

This table summarizes what's new in V1.4 (R14SP3):

New features and changes introduced in this version are:

MATLAB Component Functions

MATLAB component functions let you simulate the behavior of VHDL entities in the MATLAB environment. A MATLAB component typically provides some functionality (such as a filter) that is not yet implemented in the VHDL code.

To use a MATLAB component function, you define a stub entity (providing port definitions only) in the VHDL model. The stub entity passes its input signals to the MATLAB component function. The MATLAB component processes this data and returns the results to the outputs of the stub entity.

The programming, interfacing, and scheduling conventions for MATLAB component functions are almost identical to those for MATLAB test bench functions. The input/output arguments for a MATLAB component function are the reverse of the port arguments for a MATLAB test bench function. That is, the MATLAB component function returns signal data to the outputs of the associated VHDL entity, and receives data from the inputs of the associated VHDL entity.

The matlabcp function is provided in support of MATLAB component functions. matlabcp starts the ModelSim client component of Link for ModelSim, associates a specified instance of a VHDL entity created in ModelSim with a MATLAB function, and creates a process that schedules invocations of the specified MATLAB function.

See the Coding a MATLAB Component Function section of the Link for ModelSim documentation for information on programming conventions and a simple example function.

Version 2.0 (R2006a) Link for ModelSim

Version 1.3.1 (R14SP2) Link for ModelSim