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Software Toolboxes Installed with

Toolbox

Version Number

ARTEMiS (Electrical Simulation)

7.10.0

ePHASORSIM (Phasor-Domain Simulation)

2024.3.0

eFPGASIM (FPGA-Based Simulation)

2.18

MMC

2.13

RT-EVENTS

4.7.8

RT-XSG

3.6.0

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.

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

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

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