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:

The following versions represent the reference platform against which the LTPDA Toolbox is tested.

Component Version Comment

MATLAB

7.6 (R2008a)

Simulink

7.1

Needed for GUI programming

Signal Processing Toolbox

6.9

Database Toolbox

3.4.1

Needed to interact with an LTPDA repository

Symbolic Math Toolbox

3.2.3

Optimization 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
  1. Download the relevant package from Downloads section of www.graphviz.org.
  2. Install the package by following the relevant instructions.
  3. Set the two relevant variables in your ltpda_startup.m file:
Mac OS X
  1. Choose from:
    1. From graphviz:
      1. Download the relevant package from Downloads section of www.graphviz.org.
      2. Install the package by following the relevant instructions.
    2. From Fink:
      1. If you use the fink package manager, in a terminal: > fink install graphviz
  2. Set the two relevant variables in your ltpda_startup.m file:
Linux
  1. Choose from:
    1. From graphviz:
      • Download the relevant package from Downloads section of www.graphviz.org.
      • Install the package by following the relevant instructions.
    2. From terminal (Ubuntu):
      • Please type in a terminal: >sudo apt-get install graphviz
    3. 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.
  2. Set the two relevant variables in your ltpda_startup.m file:
  3. Define a programm in MATLAB which opens the file.