Matlab 2006B & 2007B Simulink Model for Stateflow (.mdl) Compatibility?

I have a 2006B Matlab Stateflow model in Windows XP. I am upgrading to Windows 7 Matlab 2007B, is there a option in 2007B which allows the output of a model that is the same as 2006b??

I have a separate tool to read the matlab generated 2006B model. If I upgrade to windows 7, would I need to upgrade my tool as well? Anyone who has this knowledge please share what they know.

Answer 1

[Kaustubha Govind]

In general, the output of a Simulink model should not change across releases. There may be changes to parameters or replacement of blocks that the software will throw warnings about, which you can fix if needed. In most cases however, I think you should expect a fairly seamless transition.

You might need to explain more about your tool to help us answer your second question. Would it be able to handle parameter additions or name changes for instance? The best way to re-assure yourself might be to get a demo version of whatever release you wish to upgrade to and test it out.

Answer 2

[Lin Cui]

The tool reads the simulink model (.mdl; basically a text file) and processes the simulink model to generate automated code for us. If additional parameters are added or tagging schema is changed then this would directly affect our tool and needs to be updated.

I will try a demo and compare the outputs of the simulink model for a detailed analysis.

Thank you taking the time to answer my question. I appreciate your time and your knowledge on this issue.