SERC Computing Facility: Softwares

MATLAB is an integrated technical computing environment that combines numeric computation, advanced graphics and visualization, and a high-level programming language

	MATLAB includes hundreds of functions for:
		Data analysis and visualization
		Numeric and symbolic computation
		Engineering and scientific graphics
		Modeling, simulation, and prototyping
		Programming, application development, and GUI design

In which systems is MATLAB available ?

MATLAB (Version 7.1) is currently available in all the IBM Linux Workstations on SERC floor and SGI altix 350. In addition, Older version of MATLAB (Version 6.1) is still available on SUN, HP and COMPAQ Workstations on SERC floor.

You can use MATLAB from a ascii terminal, but an X-window system will support more graphic displays.

How to invoke MATLAB ?

Type matlab from the command prompt to invoke matlab. This file is located in the directory /usr/bin which will normally be included in your default search path.

Where do I get help ?

How to invoke MATLAB ?

Path for matlab-7.1 is /home/pkg/lic/matlab-7.1/bin

For C-shell:

set path=(/home/pkg/lic/matlab-7.1/bin $path)

For ksh or bash:

export PATH=/home/pkg/lic/matlab-7.1/bin:$PATH

Path for matlab-6.1 is /home/pkg/lic/matlab-6.1/bin
For C-shell:: set path=(/home/pkg/lic/matlab-6.1/bin $path)
For ksh or bash:: export PATH=/home/pkg/lic/matlab-6.1/bin:$PATH

How to Install MATLAB-7.1 on my department machine ?

       Installation Guide for UNIX
       Installation Guide for Windows

What are all Tool boxs available in MATLAB-7.1 ?

TOOL BOX	Version
MATLAB	7.1
SIMULINK	6.3
Communications Toolbox	3.2
Control System Toolbox	6.2.1
Financial Toolbox	2.5
Fixed-Point Toolbox	1.3
Fuzzy Logic Toolbox	2.2.2
Image Processing Toolbox	5.1
MATLAB Compiler	4.3
Neural Network Toolbox	4.0.6
Optimization Toolbox	3.0.3
Partial Differential Equation Toolbox	1.0.7
Robust Control Toolbox	3.0.2
Signal Processing Blockset	6.2
Signal Processing Toolbox	6.4
Simulink Control Design	1.3
Simulink Fixed Point	5.1.2
Simulink Response Optimization	2.3
Spline Toolbox	3.2.2
Statistics Toolbox	5.1
System Identification Toolbox	6.1.2
Wavelet Toolbox	3.0.3

Where do I get help ?

MATLAB is an interactive programme with on-line help. To get an overview of MATLAB type intro from the MATLAB prompt. The help command tells you the topics (directories) available in MATLAB. The command help directory_name or help function_name gives more detailed help about the directory or the function. You can also look for a particular topic by typing lookfor topic.

Several copies of MATLAB, MATLAB/SIMULINK and MATLAB/TOOLBOX manuals are also available in SERC library.

Beginners may go through a on-line course on Engineering Computation with MATLAB for a quick introduction.

Literature available in PDF (courtesy MathWorks Inc.)

For further assistance, please contact HelpDesk@SERC by E-mail or phone (#444 within SERC).