User manual MATLAB SYSTEMTEST RELEASE NOTES

[. . . ] SystemTestTM Release Notes How to Contact The MathWorks Web Newsgroup www. mathworks. com/contact_TS. html Technical Support www. mathworks. com comp. soft-sys. matlab suggest@mathworks. com bugs@mathworks. com doc@mathworks. com service@mathworks. com info@mathworks. com Product enhancement suggestions Bug reports Documentation error reports Order status, license renewals, passcodes Sales, pricing, and general information 508-647-7000 (Phone) 508-647-7001 (Fax) The MathWorks, Inc. 3 Apple Hill Drive Natick, MA 01760-2098 For contact information about worldwide offices, see the MathWorks Web site. SystemTestTM Release Notes © COPYRIGHT 2006­2010 by The MathWorks, Inc. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. The software may be used or copied only under the terms of the license agreement. [. . . ] If time is not present, the signals are plotted against their indices. 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. For more information on this feature, see Working with the Basic Elements > Basic Elements > General Plot Element in the SystemTest help. Simulink Design Verifier Data File Test Vector The Simulink Design Verifier Data File test vector can read test cases created by the Simulink® Design VerifierTM software. In order to use this test vector, you need a Simulink Design Verifier data file with test cases. To use this feature, you first run Simulink Design Verifier with the appropriate configuration. Then you can do one of two things: 14 Version 2. 2 (R2008b) SystemTestTM Software · Generate a SystemTest harness for the model from Simulink. When it completes, a new test opens automatically in SystemTest and a Simulink Design Verifier Data File test vector is automatically created. This workflow is described in "Automatically Creating a SystemTest Test Harness from Simulink Design Verifier". · If you already have a data file from Simulink Design Verifier, you can create a test vector in SystemTest that uses the data, and configure overrides in a Simulink element. This workflow is described in "Creating a Simulink Design Verifier Data File Test Vector". Model Coverage Support for Reference Blocks The SystemTest software now supports Model Coverage for Reference blocks. The Simulink element will allow model coverage to be gathered for referenced models. For more information on this feature, see "Using Simulink Model Coverage". Run Status Hyperlink Change Prior to R2008b, after a test ran, the Run Status pane contained a link "Open Test Results in Viewer. " This is no longer available. However, you can still open the results in the Test Results Viewer by selecting the Tools > Test Results Viewer menu or setting the automatic launch option on the General tab in the Test Properties pane. The hyperlink in Run Status has been replaced by a link that opens the test results object in MATLAB. 15 SystemTestTM Release Notes Version 2. 1 (R2008a) SystemTest Software This table summarizes what's new in Version 2. 1 (R2008a): New Features and Changes Yes Details below Version Compatibility Considerations Yes Summary Fixed Bugs and Known Problems Bug Reports Includes fixes Related Documentation at Web Site No New features and changes introduced in this version are: · "Overriding Individual Simulink Inport Blocks" on page 17 · "Improvements in the Simulink Element" on page 17 · "M API to Access Test Results in MATLAB" on page 18 · "Test Vector Types" on page 19 · "Option to Reuse Test Vector Values" on page 19 · "Reading Microsoft Excel Data into Test Vectors" on page 19 · "Test Vectors User Interface Change" on page 21 · "Test File Format Change" on page 21 · "General UI Changes" on page 22 · "Default Setting Changes" on page 23 · "Test Results Viewer Notes" on page 23 16 Version 2. 1 (R2008a) SystemTestTM Software Overriding Individual Simulink Inport Blocks You can now override individual Simulink Inport block signals via the Simulink element. In the element, you can map test signals to individual Simulink Inport blocks using the new Override Inport Block Signals with SystemTest Data section on the Mappings tab. For information on using this feature, see Overriding Inport Block Signals in the SystemTest documentation. Limitations and Restrictions When you select Inherit from model as the mapping for an individual Inport block, it will not support models that defined their ExternalInput as expressions of t, time series, Simulink Time Series, or TSArray. Individual Inport mappings restrict the dimension of the mapping variable to a vector (dimension = 1). Improvements in the Simulink Element The Simulink element has been updated to use collapsible panes for the different mapping options, offering better usability within the element. Any mappings from previous TEST-files are loaded into the appropriate collapsible pane. The four collapsible panes consist of: · Inport Block Signals (new feature ­ Importing Simulink Inports) · Block Parameters · To Workspace Variables · Outports In previous releases, when loading TEST-files, Simulink models associated with a Simulink element were not automatically loaded into memory during load time. In Release 2008a, the Simulink element will now load its model during load time, which is indicated by the load progress bar. 17 SystemTestTM Release Notes In previous releases, the Simulink element would not recognize To Workspace blocks stored within locked masks or block parameter fields for sample time, data type, and scaling. These options are now accessible through the element. M API to Access Test Results in MATLAB After you run a test that includes results you saved using the Saved Results in the Test Browser, you can view the results in MATLAB using a test results object. This feature is useful for comparing the results of separate test runs and for postprocessing of test results. [. . . ] You can also show grouped test vectors as dependent variables in scatter plots. If a dependent variable is a grouped test vector, you can now explore the relationship it has with the other vectors in the group. Run SystemTest Tests from the MATLAB Command Line You can now run tests that you set up in the SystemTest software from the MATLAB command line. This is useful for running multiple tests as a batch or calling a test file as part of a MATLAB file. Platforms No Longer Supported The following platforms are no longer supported for use with the SystemTest software: · SolarisTM 64 · PowerPC® Mac® Note that since these platforms are not supported, you cannot have any worker machines in a distributed testing cluster that use these platforms. Invalid Characters in Element Names The following characters are now considered invalid to include within element names: ·' 25 SystemTestTM Release Notes ·< ·> You cannot use these three characters in element names. If you create a new test element with one or more of these characters in the element name, then the SystemTest software throws an error dialog and the element name is reset to the default value, which is the name of the element type. Compatibility Considerations If you try to load an existing test with an invalid element name (containing one or more of the three characters listed above), the SystemTest software displays an error dialog indicating that the element name is invalid. [. . . ]