R2026a Release Highlights – MATLAB and Simulink

 

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New Products

Major Updates

  • Econometrics Toolbox – Apply enhancements from the Econometric Modeler app for filtering, simulation, forecasting, and visualization; leverage advanced panel data regression and Bayesian modeling for comprehensive analysis.
  • Mapping Toolbox – Enhance geospatial capabilities with 3D building visualization, image overlays, and raster maps.
  • MATLAB Test – Generate starter tests, equivalence tests, and tests from your command history; generate tests using MATLAB Copilot; save time by running only the tests related to your current file.
  • Polyspace Bug Finder – Configure and review Polyspace projects faster with the new desktop app, shared with Polyspace Test; extend coding rules checking with custom checkers and full MISRA™ C/C++ 2023 support.
  • Polyspace Test – Integrate Bug Finder, Code Prover, and Requirements Toolbox with Polyspace Test; use Python® API for test creation and execution; generate AUTOSAR-aware stubs for testing of functions.
  • RF PCB Toolbox – Analyze complex PCBs: import ODB++ databases, perform finite element and DC electromagnetic analysis, and integrate components in RF Blockset for wireless system simulation.
  • RF Toolbox – Use the Idealized Baseband Library to model RF components (amplifiers, filters, S-parameters, and mixers) in MATLAB and simulate end-to-end wireless communications and radar systems.
  • Signal Processing Toolbox – Design and analyze digital filters with the new Filter Designer and Filter Analyzer apps; label time-frequency maps with Signal Labeler; extract features interactively with Signal Feature Extractor.
  • Simulink Real-Time – Perform HIL tests on Speedgoat hardware running the new Linux based RTOS; apply enhanced instrumentation, including dynamic data logging and improved external APIs.

Release Highlights

Panel Navigation

MATLAB

Web Canvas

Create webpages with interactive graphics that do not require MATLAB.

Panel Navigation

Simulink

Rich Context Menus

Access actions from a simplified context menu that prioritizes frequently used functionality.

MATLAB

  • Java Runtime – Install your own version of compatible OpenJDK releases.
  • Python Integration – Use the External Languages panel to view, create, and manage Python environments in MATLAB; automatically convert MATLAB string arrays to a Python list or NumPy string array.
  • Sharing from MATLAB Drive – Share files and apps stored in MATLAB Drive directly from the MATLAB Desktop and App Designer, respectively.
  • JSON Files – Read and write JSON data as tables and timetables.
  • Live Editor – Create multilevel lists; run user-defined code by clicking a button control in your live script.
  • raincloudplot Function – Visualize grouped numeric data by using rain cloud plots.

Simulink

  • Compare and Merge Data Dictionaries – Compare Simulink Data Dictionaries (SLDD) to identify differences in design data, configuration sets, and more; merge desired changes into a new target SLDD file.
  • Model Reference Rebuild – Customize the default rebuild behavior for new models to avoid unnecessary compilations.
  • Enhanced Language Support for C Function Block – Simulate C or C++ code using the C Function block without language limitations or the need for additional wrappers. 
  • Componentization Online Training Course – Learn the core principles of component-based modeling in Simulink, focusing on organizing, reusing, and protecting model components for scalable system design.

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