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This new release delivers significant performance improvements and includes Xcos, hybrid dynamic systems modeler and simulator.

The Scilab Consortium announces the release of Scilab 5.2, new version of its free and open source platform for numerical computation, available for download on Scilab website.

Scilab 5.2 offers to users innovative and practical functionalities, based on new tools integrated into Scilab:
ATOMS to manage external modules and Xcos for modeling and simulation of hybrid dynamic systems. This
version is the first stable release of Scilab under Mac OS X.

This release testifies to the efforts undertaken since the launch of Scilab 5 family in terms of performance and new functionalities, including improved ergonomics and a more intuitive graphical interface.

What’s New in Scilab 5.2
Xcos, hybrid dynamic systems modeler and simulator
Xcos is developed simultaneously and together with Scilab, and is included in Scilab distributions. Based on
Scicos (INRIA), Xcos provides a new ergonomic and efficient block diagrams editor, with functionalities for
modeling mechanical systems and control systems, and is particularly suitable for industrial and academic
needs.

ATOMS, management tool for Scilab external modules
Thanks to ATOMS (AutomaTic mOdules Management for Scilab), Scilab’s user can download, install and
update automatically the external modules he wants via a dedicated interface directly from his Scilab session.

A customizable and ergonomic environment

Within the scope of Scilab GUI revision, a new text editor written in Java is integrated into Scilab. Like any other applications running in Scilab, the editor can be docked, allowing the user to arrange, reposition and organize all his opened windows in a sole editing window.

How to get Scilab 5.2
Scilab 5.2 is available for download on Scilab website (www.scilab.org) for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X
operating systems.