Release 11 New Features      

What Was New in MATLAB 5.1?

Note All the features introduced in MATLAB 5.1 are also in Release 11 (MATLAB 5.3).

The main purpose of the MATLAB 5.1 release was to complete upgrades to the 5.0 level of the entire set of toolboxes and blocksets, and to introduce the Stateflow product. In addition, a number of small but useful enhancements to MATLAB were provided with this release.

Enhancements to MATLAB

MATLAB 5.1 added several enhancements to the MATLAB language and development environment, Handle Graphics®, printing, and the Application Program Interface (API).

The language and development environment enhancements included:

The Handle Graphics and printing enhancements included:

The Application Program Interface enhancements included setting up the compiler location for Windows NT.

MATLAB 5.1 also fixed bugs from earlier releases either reported by customers or found through additional internal testing.

Upgrades to Simulink, Real-Time Workshop, Toolboxes, and Blocksets

MATLAB 5.1 completed the upgrades to the entire set of toolboxes. The Fixed-Point Blockset 1.0.2 was introduced with MATLAB 5.1.

New releases of the following products were also produced with MATLAB 5.1; however, these products were upgraded again in Release 10 (MATLAB 5.2) and in Release 11. The enhancements for these products are reflected in the Release 11 online documentation for each product.

New Products

In addition to these toolboxes, two new products were introduced with MATLAB 5.1:

Stateflow and the Mapping Toolbox are described in more detail starting on page 3-12.


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