RT-LAB 2024.3.1

Software Toolboxes Installed with

Fixed

• Fixed isolation lost event issue

• Fixed RT-LAB library blocks display with Matlab R2024a

• Fixed intermittent load issue

• Fixed issue when changing the IP address of a Opal-RT Linux target from the UI

• Enhanced the target registration process to prevent permanent locking

FPGA-Based Power Electronics Toolbox

eHS Blockset

Fixed

• Fixed FDLine minimum time-step with eHS Gen5

• Fixed reversed digital gating signals to eHS

• Fixed Analog Aout Clipping for all OP45XX bitstreams

RT-LAB 2024.3.0

Added

• Added support for MATLAB/Simulink R2024a for RT-LAB and all toolboxes except RT-XSG which depends on Xilinx/AMD Vivado support of MATLAB, now at R2022a

• Added information to the complete diagnostic tool (syspart execution, Hyperthreading status)

• Added a check that validates the connectivity of required ports when launching RT-LAB

Improved

• Improved target status update:

  • detection of correct state of the target

  • freeze issues when refreshing target status

• Improved the target reboot process to avoid keeping RT-LAB waiting until the target is back

Fixed

• Fixed model reset issue when the model uses OPAL-RT Board and S-Function IOs

• Fixed synchronization state between the simulation and dashboards when executing and pausing the model

• Fixed issue of targets disappearing from targets lists

• Fixed import of corrupted workspace with nested projects

• Fixed an issue where deleting and adding back the same target didn't set the development node correctly

• Fixed an issue when opening RT-LAB a second time would kill the MetaController

• Fixed an issue where the license couldn’t be installed if the current version of RT-LAB wasn’t previously installed

Removed

• Starting/stopping recording of signals from Python script is no more available unless the RT-LAB GUI is closed

• Disabled the option of canceling the uninstallation of RT-LAB when the operation started

• Removed the automatic installation of RT-LAB on a target triggered when building a model

Signal Visualization and Processing

Dashboards

Added

• Introduce a new widget: Text Display

• Added a reporting tools to gather Dashboards logs located in C:\OPAL-RT\OpalOne\services\appserver\report.exe

• Added an option in the Preferences modal to select diagram refresh rate

• Added the option to comment out a widget

• Added a popup dialog box that shows when an installation error happens, even when installing silently.

Improved

• Improved and updated the Thermometers styling parameters.

• Users can now change the Slider and Knob values by clicking on the display to enter a value.

• The graduation ticks' font size is now editable in the Preferences modal.

• Improved readability for rotated Slider and Thermometer widgets by keeping ticks non-rotatable.

• Improved the Application Server logging system.

• Improved block ordering and added automatic correction of incoherent ordering.

• Improved the auto-save functionality.

• Improved project import performance.

• Improved script environment variables to allow Python API get current project name.

Fixed

• Fixed error when closing popped out windows from the taskbar.

• Fixed conflicts when opening multiple dashboard windows with RT-LAB and HS contexts.

• Do not allow user to connect a graph widget to a datapoint while model is loading or resetting.

• Fixed a bug where widget could be moved out of Tab group using keyboards.

• Fixed the possibility of editing a Text widget while locked

• Fixed the cursor when selecting many text widgets.

• Fixed block ordering and added automatic corrected incoherent ordering.

• Fixed an error when closing a popout from the taskbar.

• Fixed an issue where deleting a connection in popout does not sync with main window

• Fixed the issues of signals containing '.' character when generating UCM variables.

• Fixed an issue of if a project is imported with existing path and no internal data zip, the existing project with the same path is not replaced.

• Fixed an issue where workspace couldn't be initialize because SQL schema couldn't be found.

• Fixed encoding issue in the RT-LAB API wrapper. Strings are received in Windows1552-encoded format and they need to be converted to UTF-8 to support non-ascii characters such as accented vowels.

• Fixed an issue where Displayed widgets slowed when Graph Widgets where included in Tabs group.

• Fixed issues where Dashboards could be blocked at resetting status.

• Fixed an issue where Dashboards could not run Graph Widget connected on 2 different targets.

Scopeview

• Signals from RT-LAB simulation cannot be visualized with Scopeview unless the GUI is closed

• Deprecated RT-LAB Data source option in ScopeView

I/O Interfaces

AsyncSerial

• Added support for the MOXA CP-116E-A and CP-118EL-A cards.

• Added an example model for the MOXA CP-116E-A and CP-118EL-A cards.

CAN

• Added a mechanism to enable and disable the transmission of cyclic messages during the execution of the simulation.

• Fixed order of cards found when enumerating them in one chassis.

• Fixed logging messages that were printed twice.

EtherCAT master

• Added support for Beckhoff modules EL3154, EL4124 and EL1018.

FPGA drivers (common changes to OPAL-RT Board and OpCtrl S-Functions)

• Added support for the standard I/O type H module OP48H20, for the OP4810-IO/OP4815-IO expansions chassis.

• Improved stability of OP4810-IO/OP4815-IO programming.

• Improved LCD messaging to include chassis name and version of programmed binary for OP4810-IO/OP4815-IO.

• Improved configuration view for OP4810-IO/OP4815-IO.

• Fixed loss of communication with FPGA after a OP4810-IO/OP4815-IO reboot.

• Fixed crashes during bitstream programming.

MODBUS master

• Added support for the MOXA CP-116E-A and CP-118EL-A cards in RTU mode.

MODBUS slave

• Added support for the MOXA CP-116E-A and CP-118EL-A cards in RTU mode.

OPAL-RT Board

• Fixed crash and overruns caused by splitting MuSE remote connections into different subsystems.

• Fixed missing UI field that permits to control the phase shift of PWM output signals in real time.

S-Function IOs

• Fixed Mezzanine Option Block issue of attaching to an OpLnk block.

• Fixed use of advanced features (such as real time control of phase shift and dead time) with OpLnk.

• Fixed inversed 'Dead time' and 'Phase shift' inputs for the PWM Out block.

• Fixed model compilation errors when IO functionality blocks (such as DataIN or DataOUT) are present but commented out.

• Fixed AnalogOut block’s mask that resets its voltage range to [-16 … 16] V at model opening.

TCP-UDP

• Fixed configuration errors when multiple streams configured with the same NIC had explicited the same NIC speed.

ARTEMiS - CPU-Based Electrical Toolbox

• Fixed build issue with model ThreeLevelInverter_TSB3level_HiZ

• Renamed Smart Inverter Library Blocks

ePHASORSIM - CPU-Based Phasor-Domain Toolbox

Added

• ePH Cosimulation FMI v2 implementation included in the ComponentEPhasorsim package

Improved

• Decoupled Core Solver classes from Simulink

  • Updated Excel template to v2.0 for following examples

    • phasor07

    • phasor08

    • phasor12

    • phasor22

Fixed

• Error in Matlab due to incorrect parsing of FACTS data when the “Use built-in” option is selected in the solver block with the phasor05 example model

  • Failure to calculate the Load Flow when a branch that includes buses is switched off

  • Phasor03_PSSE Model crashes when running real-time with a fault on line scenario

FPGA-Based Power Electronics Toolbox

eHS Blockset

Added

• Added support of the new component CPU-FPGA Stubline

• Added Custom Model XSG Block. Allows users to create custom XSG features and seamlessly connect to eHS

• Added support OP4810 Versal chassis (Example in the Versal Dual Active Bridge example model)

Improved

• Modified XSG Digital Input Mapping to specify input IO Slot https://opal-rt.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PFPET/pages/669647028

• Improved the S-Function workflow, to load the configuration file before the start of simulation in RT-LAB

Fixed

• Fixed encoder Number of Pulse Per Rotation saturating at 8191 instead of 16383

• Fixed SFP outputs that where not working anymore with eHS

• Fixed SFP unusual large latency

• Fixed FPGA Scope not to prevent from Loading an eHS Circuit

• Fixed Encoder signal not getting outputed for bi-directional Digital IO on all bitstreams

• Fixed reversed digital gating signals to eHS.

• Fixed incorrect behavior of half-bridge switch topology in eHS Gen5.

• Increased maximum value for Variable RL and RC in the Schematic Editor

• Fixed Copy Paste of NPC component in Schematic Editor workflow

• Fixed Schematic Editor Single Phase 2/3 windings mutual inductance Resistances to support null values

Removed

• Removed the Analog In Slot 2C information in the Versal IOConf since we can only have 16 AnalogIn channels connected with eHS

• Removed support of x32 libraries following the end of support of x32 OS on Targets

RT-XSG Blockset

Added

• Added support of the IO card OP48H20 "standard" (AIO/DIO/HCIG-OPALBOARD)

• Added a workaround on bitstream generation fail due to the placement tool of AMD 2023.1 (illegal site placement; AMD Vivado 2024.1 will resolve it)

• Added the chassis software version on the LCD of the OP481X

Fixed

• Reinforced synchronization pulse for avoiding signal width reduction through several daisy chained simulators ("7-series", except for Artix-7, OP481X)

• Fixed issue with OP481X MGT/SFP

MMC

Added

• Added HVDC Bipole example to the library. It supports simulation on CPU or FPGA

• Added a VSC example to demonstrate a more precise method to generate pulses for power converters by considering inter step events

Improved

• Updated the HVDC MMC Point to Point. Now the user can select the type of simulation (CPU or FPGA) inside the model with a configuration block

• Improved the selection of OpCntrl and OpLnk on the MMC Valves block and the MMC Valves Low Level Control block

• Improved the performance of PWM and Deadtime blocks was improved.

• Changed the VSC_param block: For VSC example models or custom models using this block, please ensure/crosscheck is rightly configured

Removed

• Removed Matlab 2019b support

• Removed Redhat 32 bits supported