System Requirements
The LTPDA Toolbox works with the systems and applications
described here:
Platforms
The LTPDA Toolbox is expected to run on all of the platforms
that support MATLAB, but you cannot run MATLAB with the
-nojvm startup option.
MATLAB and Related Products
The LTPDA Toolbox requires MATLAB. To use the LTPDA GUI you
need SIMULINK. In addition, the following MathWorks Toolboxes
are required:
- Signal Processing Toolbox
- Database Toolbox (for LTPDA Repository interaction)
The following versions represent the reference platform against which the LTPDA Toolbox is tested.
| Component |
Version |
Comment |
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MATLAB
|
7.6 (R2008a)
|
|
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Simulink
|
7.1
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Needed for GUI programming
|
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Signal Processing Toolbox
|
6.9
|
|
|
Database Toolbox
|
3.4.1
|
Needed to interact with an LTPDA repository
|
|
Symbolic Math Toolbox
|
3.2.3
|
|
|
Optimisation Toolbox
|
4.0
|
|
Additional Programs
Some of the features in the LTPDA toolbox require additional external programs
to be installed.
Graphviz
In order to use the commands listed below, the Graphviz package must be installed.
| Method |
Description |
|
history/dotview
|
Convert a history object to a tree-diagram using the DOT interpreter.
|
|
ssm/dotview
|
Convert the statespace model object to a block-diagram using the DOT interpreter.
|
The following installation guidelines can be used for different platforms:
Windows
- Download the relevant package from Downloads section of www.graphviz.org.
- Install the package by following the relevant instructions.
- Set the two relevant variables in your ltpda_startup.m file:
- LTPDA_DOT_BIN - set the path to the 'dot.exe' binary. If you perform the default
installation, this should be something like:
LTPDA_DOT_BIN = 'c:\Program Files\Graphviz2.20\bin\dot.exe';
- LTPDA_DOT_FORMAT - the graphics format to output. See formats for available formats.
To view the final graphics file you must have a suitable viewer for that graphics format installed on the system. For example,
to output as PDF:
LTPDA_DOT_FORMAT = 'pdf';
Mac OS X
- Choose from:
- From graphviz:
- Download the relevant package from Downloads section of www.graphviz.org.
- Install the package by following the relevant instructions.
- From Fink:
- If you use the fink package manager, in a terminal: > fink install graphviz
- Set the two relevant variables in your ltpda_startup.m file:
- LTPDA_DOT_BIN - set the path to the 'dot' binary. If you perform the default
installation from fink, this should be something like:
LTPDA_DOT_BIN = '/sw/bin/dot';
- LTPDA_DOT_FORMAT - the graphics format to output. See formats for available formats.
To view the final graphics file you must have a suitable viewer for that graphics format installed on the system. For example,
to output as PDF:
LTPDA_DOT_FORMAT = 'pdf';
Linux
- Choose from:
- From graphviz:
- Download the relevant package from Downloads section of www.graphviz.org.
- Install the package by following the relevant instructions.
- From terminal (Ubuntu):
- Please type in a terminal: >sudo apt-get install graphviz
- From graphical package manager like YaSt, Synaptic, Adept, ...
- Start your graphical package manager
- Search for the >graphviz package
- Select the package and all depending packes and install these packages.
- Set the two relevant variables in your ltpda_startup.m file:
- LTPDA_DOT_BIN - set the path to the 'dot' binary. If you perform the default
installation from the terminal, this should be something like:
LTPDA_DOT_BIN = '/usr/bin/dot';
LTPDA_DOT_BIN - even 'dot' without the path should work
LTPDA_DOT_BIN = 'dot';
- LTPDA_DOT_FORMAT - the graphics format to output. See formats for available formats.
To view the final graphics file you must have a suitable viewer for that graphics format installed on the system. For example,
to output as PDF:
LTPDA_DOT_FORMAT = 'pdf';
- Define a programm in MATLAB which opens the file.
- The default programm to open a pdf file is the Acrobat Reader
- Define another program under File -> Preferences -> Help -> PDF Reader
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What is the LTPDA Toolbox |
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Setting-up MATLAB |
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