The MathWorks Offers Communications Blockset 4

By DE Editors

The MathWorks (Natick, MA) announced Communications Blockset 4, which extends Simulink with a comprehensive library of blocks for designing, simulating, and verifying the physical layer of communication systems, according to the company.

To develop next-generation wireless systems, the latest version equips engineers with enhanced support for code generation and examples of important features of WiMAX and Long Term Evolution (LTE) communications systems. The code generation capability enables faster simulation on multicore computers, and the expanded modeling library lets wireless and communications engineers simulate next-generation wireless systems that use higher bandwidth and more complicated signal processing technologies.

Communications Blockset 4 offers expanded fixed-point support implemented for library blocks that are useful for engineers developing 3G and 4G wireless communications systems. Additionally, a new multiple-input and multiple-output/orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MIMO/OFDM) demo highlights the use of Embedded MATLAB functions for implementing space-time block codes.

Key features of Communications Blockset 4 include blocks for designing and simulating the physical layer of communications systems; sources, such as random integer and binary generators, and more; channel models; integration with MATLAB and Communications Toolbox for post-simulation analysis; and a channel visualization tool for time-varying communications channels.

Communications Blockset 4 is available for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Macintosh. U.S. list prices start at $1,000.

For details, go to The MathWorks.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.