R2011b Release Highlights for the MATLAB and Simulink Product Families
New in R2011b
Release 2011b includes new features in MATLAB® and Simulink®, one new product, and updates and bug fixes to 83 other products. Subscribers to TechSource Software Maintenance Service can download product updates.
MATLAB Product Family Highlights
- MATLAB: Startup Accelerator for faster startup on Windows®, read and write portions of arrays from MAT-files, and new spreadsheet import tool
- Parallel Computing Toolbox™: GPU support in applications and components built using MATLAB Compiler™
- Image Processing Toolbox™: Parallel block processing (blockproc) of large images with Parallel Computing Toolbox
- Global Optimization Toolbox: Mixed integer nonlinear programming in genetic algorithm solver
- Statistics Toolbox™: Lasso and elastic net for linear regression variable selection from high dimensional data sets
- Financial Derivatives Toolbox™: Pricing and sensitivity calculations for sinking fund provisions, range bonds, and step up/down coupon bonds
- Data Acquisition Toolbox™: Measurement support for IEPE sensors
- Instrument Control Toolbox™: Bluetooth serial communication support
- Bioinformatics Toolbox™: NGS Browser for viewing multiple tracks of SAM- or BAM-formatted data
- Robust Control Toolbox™: Automatic tuning of arbitrary controller architectures
Simulink Product Family Highlights
- Simulink: Project manager for library, model component, script and MAT-file configuration management
- Simulink Design Optimization™: Frequency-domain constraints for model optimization
- SimElectronics®: Semiconductor models with temperature-dependent behavior and configurable thermal ports
- Simulink Fixed Point™: Autoscaling using derived signal ranges
- Simulink Coder™: Concurrent execution on multicore processors for host-based targets and xPC Target™
- Embedded Coder™: Code coverage with LDRA Testbed® and function execution profiling for SIL and PIL testing
- IEC Certification Kit: ISO 26262 support for Simulink Design Verifier™ and Simulink Verification and Validation™
- SimEvents®: Faster discrete-event simulation and native hybrid system modeling with Simulink
- Simulink Code Inspector™: A new product for automating source code reviews for safety standards
