WindowsRelease 2011b includes new features in MATLAB and Simulink, one new product, and updates and bug fixes to 83 other products.
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
