What’s New

A new HTML-based log report is generated by default after container creation, providing a comprehensive view of container information, health metrics, and detailed logs. It enables easy analysis of errors, warnings, broken images, and affected documentation units with search and filtering capabilities.

For details please refer HTML Container Report section.

Introduced support for exposing the Constant value of Simulink Constant blocks as a mask parameter in EHANDBOOK. With the mask parameter name set to Value, the block becomes interactive, allowing users to view the configured value in a label popup and search for it.

For details please refer Support for mask parameters in Simulink Constant blocks section.

EHB now supports models created with MATLAB 2025b. As part of this update, compatibility with applications and toolbox has been verified, rendering behavior for new blocks has been validated, and mask image generation scripts have been updated accordingly. New blocks introduced in MATLAB 2024b and 2025b have been analyzed and are being supported to ensure improved integration with EHB.

Extended support for hiding/removing broken images to directory-based products, enabling consistent behavior across product types using -DremoveBrokenImageForViewName in .ini file.

Updated the naming convention for multiple calls to the same function within a C-Code model. Previously, repeated function calls were numbered using parentheses (for example, setClearTopologyError (3)), which could resemble function calls with arguments in C code.

This enhancement introduces a clearer naming format using underscores (for example, setClearTopologyError_3), following the pattern <function_name>_<count> to improve readability and avoid ambiguity.

PDF documents now include clear chapter numbering to improve navigation and readability. Chapters are automatically numbered, and the Table of Contents is accurately aligned with the chapter structure, making it easier to find and move between sections.

The Function Overview now provides improved visualization when working with multiple AUTOSAR containers. Functions across different containers are correctly connected, ensuring that signal flow is displayed accurately whenever valid connections exist. This makes it easier to understand system behavior and interactions across containers.

Working with array variables in C is now simpler and more reliable. Array-based signals are correctly handled as single logical labels during A2L generation, ensuring accurate label mapping and seamless use in calibration and measurement tools such as INCA. This enhancement makes it easier to distinguish and work with multiple arrays, improving overall efficiency in C-based workflows.

The Container-Build demos are now hosted on GitHub to make them available to customers for better understanding of supported use cases. The demos can be accessed and downloaded from the following repository: https://github.com/EHANDBOOK/ehandbook-cb-demos

It is now possible to generate a Table of Contents (TOC) entry for System Constants directly from ARXML metadata. This can be enabled by adding the argument -DgenerateSystemConstants to the product’s .ini file. For details please refer option for system constants section.

EHANDBOOK now supports Simulink’s configurable port positioning behavior for masked blocks when rotated. The port order and layout are now consistent with Simulink, ensuring accurate visual alignment.

It was previously possible to assign unique names to labels of C-Code based models through label configuration, but these names were not searchable. The unique label names are now supported in global search, enabling easier navigation and lookup within C-Code based models.

Comprehensive documentation is now available for setting up and configuring the C-Code Converter. The updated guide includes detailed explanations of configuration options (CCodemeta), recommended folder structures, and handling of shared libraries. It also provides clarifications on SWAN debug log terminology and practical examples to help users configure and run the converter efficiently. Please refer: Setting up Library Folder, CCode Configuration, SWAN Debug Logs

Previously, C-Code models only showed numeric values for system constants, making code review and debugging very difficult since engineers couldn’t easily identify what each constant represented. Now the system has been improved to provide better readability and user experience:

Models often include multiple empty wrapper layers that add no useful information. Now you can configure the system to automatically skip these empty layers and start viewing your model from the first level that actually has content. This saves screen space and gets you to the important parts faster. Please refer Root Level Jump

Previously, generating C-Code for large files created major bottlenecks and slowed development workflows sometimes forcing teams to wait hours or even days for results. We’ve now implemented substantial performance improvements that deliver dramatic speed increases. With the new performance improvements, container generation time is now 50–90% faster, depending on the size of the library files.

👉 For example, a process that once took 20 hours may now complete in just 1–5 hours.

EHB-CB now supports the ++ & --(increment and decrement operator) during C code conversion. This enhancement improves code readability, efficiency, and alignment with standard C Code.

EHB now supports models created with the 2024 MATLAB version. Additionally, new blocks introduced in MATLAB 2024 are now compatible with EHB, ensuring seamless integration and enhanced functionality.

EHB has discontinued support for MATLAB versions earlier than 2020b. No further updates or changes will be made for these versions. Users are encouraged to upgrade to a supported MATLAB version for continued compatibility.

EHB now supports ASCII doc cross references within the FC and also between the FC’s

When there are multiple SIMULINK model files within a zip file input, "-DsimulinkModelFileSuffix" option allows name matching with the desired model file within the zip by ignoring the provided suffix from the model file names and matching the name against the zip file name. Refer to Name matching for SIMULINK model files with suffix

EHB-CB provides an option to add configurable and invisible label names to blocks for Simulink, ASCET and ASCET-DEVELOPER models. Label names can be assigned directly based on the block names (Exact replacement) or based on block name patterns (Pattern-based replacement). These replacement rules can be defined under the keyword "Common" in the label configuration JSON file.refer to One to one mapping using label configuration

A description list is an association list that consists of one or more terms (or sets of terms) that each have a description in AsciiDoc files are now converted by EHANDBOOK Container-Build and displayed in EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR.refer to Support for Description List, Mixing list and Nested Description list

An EHANDBOOK supports the creation of a project containing one or more containers saved in the .ehbp format. See also Create an EHANDBOOK Project in CLI

At EHANDBOOK, we have improved the connection of signals between non-AUTOSAR components using CSV and JSON files. See also Mapping signals across domain

At EHANDBOOK, duplicates are avoided during metadata entries from A2l and excel file. See also Updating components or elements in A2L metadata

A2L files can be used as source for container metadata(Model Interface & Data Description). See also A2L as metadata input

EHANDBOOK UGG can now generate SVG images for those ASCET components which are instantiated but not included in the specification but are part of the customer provided white list. See also ASCET components which are not in specification

Clicking on a MATLAB function block in model explorer opens a code viewer in a new NAVIGATOR tab. Pass command line argument -includeMatlabFunctionCode to process MATLAB function blocks and to store them in the container. This command line is applicable for Container-Build and UGG products.

EHANDBOOK relies on execution of scripts on MATLAB for mask image generation of blocks and these logs are now redirected to the log file which is part of the generated container.

EHANDBOOK users can now search and highlight Japanese characters in all textual contents of container including PDF. This feature enhances accessibility and usability for our Japanese-speaking users, providing them with more comprehensive search capabilities and improving their overall experience.

The license management installer executable was removed from the CB and UGG product packages (EHANDBOOK-Container-Build_12.0.0_Windows.zip, EHANDBOOK-UGG_12.0.0_Windows.zip). The installer is now available as a separate file named EHANDBOOK-Container-Build_x.x.x_License-Management_setup.exe. This improves the download size of our product packages and removes redundancies. See also License Management Installation (Windows)

The EHANDBOOK Container-Build Toolbox for Simulink product packages do not depend on a Microsoft Excel installation anymore if installed on MATBLAB versions of R2019a or newer.

Simulink annotation blocks which contain rich text formatting can be converted to plain text with better visual appearance and searchability. Simulink rich text annotations as text

For Simulink blocks, the labels are selectable and clickable if the mask icon transparency is set to 'Transparent'.

Directory based EHANDBOOK Container-Build with 'ar2ehbcbinput' option can now additionally generate multi level table of contents yaml file for Autosar based input data. Generate directory structure from AUTOSAR .arxml files

Label table filter configuration has been extended to filter for multiple values Multiple values filter

In order to optimize the memory consumption when there is no input available for starting number of MATLAB instances, default value '2' is configured. Thread Count for Simulink Mask Generation

Placeholder variables for configurable title page svg has been updated.Refer section Variables for title Page Configuration updated

From EHANDBOOK 11.2 onwards, ASCET models without project component are converted for entities whose name matches with the ASCET model name. ASCET models without ASCET project component

Documentation can contain images in PDF format. Such images are processed as SVG image and shown in EHANDBOOK documentation This feature is currently available with ASAM based product only.

In Simulink models, if block labels are not fitting into the block then such labels are truncated. Complete labels are shown as tooltip for the block.

EHANDBOOK 11.1 now supports Simulink models (*.slx) created with MATLAB 2022b.

Stateflow chart blocks containing textual child entity elements such as comments and labels are made expandable.

Simulink models with the extension .mdl are not supported in EHANDBOOK for MATLAB version R2021a and beyond. But .slx can be used instead.

In order to speed-up container generation, the implementation for collecting Simulink paths required for the model is improved.

EHANDBOOK Container-Build 11.1 can now generate documentation from PDF as input sources. For details, refer to How to support PDF input source

With EHANDBOOK 11.1, all signed measurement values are shown as without converting them to unsigned values.

Admonition blocks such as NOTE, TIP, IMPORTANT, WARNING, CAUTION in AsciiDoc files are now converted by EHANDBOOK Container-Build and displayed in EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR.

For details, refer to Support for cross domain projects

In Simulink, blocks of type area and annotation are often used to mark special areas. A typical characteristic is that they have a colored background, and that they are used as a background for other blocks.

So far, area blocks were not yet supported in EHANDBOOK. While annotation blocks were already supported, there where, however, issues with overlapping annotation blocks.

With EHANDBOOK 11.0, the Z-order for area and annotation blocks is not evaluated during the conversion to an interactive model. Through this, these blocks can now be properly rendered in EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR - even in case of overlaps.

In Simulink models, non-referenced masked blocks can have a block description that can even be customized by the modeler. The block description can contain valuable information to understand the meaning of a block.

In EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR, the block description is now available as a tooltip upon hovering over the block.

To convert and render Simulink models appropriately, EHANDBOOK Container-Build (or UGG) must know the paths to all Simulink libraries that are used by a Simulink model. (For details, refer to How to support Simulink libraries in EHANDBOOK).

So far, EHANDBOOK Container-Build provided the CLI option -simlib which required to pass all Simulink library paths as a String. To simplify passing Simulink library paths to EHANDBOOK Container-Build, there is a new CLI option to pass them as a confioguration file in JSON format. For details, refer to CLI options for EHB-CB.

Errors and warning messages are now highlighted in color in the console window. Through this, important messages can be identified more easily.

Root-level skipping is a feature where the entry level of an ASCET or Simulink-based interactive model is adjusted in such a way that certain unnecessary root-levels are skipped. This feature was supported for the standard EHB-CB approach where ASCET and Simulink models are converted, but not for the incremental EHB-CB approach where pre-generated UGG artifacts are processed. With EHANDBOOK 11.0, root-level skipping is now also supported for pre-generated UGG artifacts.

The EHANDBOOK Container-Build documentation is now available as one complete website. This replaces the previously used multiple PDF documents. With the new web-based documentation, all contents can be searched and navigated seamlessly. Furthermore, the content has been enhanced with a set of Tutorials.

For an overview, see the Welcome page.

The blocks in Simulink models automatically are assigned with coordinates for their placement on the canvas. When the canvas is panned and new blocks are added, it can happen that the coordinates have negative values.

When converting Simulink models with negative coordinates to interactive models, in EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR this has lead to overlaps, e.g. when a function overview block is expanded.

With EHANDBOOK 10.3, negative coordintates are handled by introducing an automatic offset to the coordinates of blocks. This applies to both EHANDBOOK Container-Build as well as EHANDBOOK-NAVIGATOR.

In EHANDBOOK 10.2.0 and earlier, the ClickPic feature was not working as expected when using the Unified Graphics Generator (UGG) for pre-generating interactive models and EHANDBOOK Container-Build in combination with intermediate hierarchy filtering concept. Thic scenario is now also supported.

EHANDBOOK Container-Build 10.3.0 now supports the conversion of models created with ASCET 6.4.7 to interactive models. This also applies for the EHANDBOOK Container-Build add-on 10.3.0 for ASCET 6.

The mask definitions of blocks used in a Simulink model can make use of signals and calibrations defined in an associated data dictionary. When generating EHANDBOOK Containers from Simulink models using the EHANDBOOK Container-Build App for Simulink, the associated data dictionary is now also considered.

Support for Process-Trigger, Initialization, Action-Subsystem in Simulink based interactive models.