1 Introducing the MATLAB Simulink Student Version MATLAB Central File Exchange/Newsgroup Acc Atwww.mathworks.com/matlabcentral,youcanaccessthematlabUsenet newsgroup(comp. soft-sys. matlab)as well as an extensive library of user-contributed files called the MATLAB Central File Exchange. MATLAB Central is also home to the link Exchange where you can share your favorite links to various educational, personal, and commercial MATLAB Web sites The comp. soft- sys. matlab newsgroup is for professionals and students who use MATLAB and have questions or comments about it and its associated software. This is an important resource for posing questions and answering those of others. Math Works staff also participates actively in this newsgroup Technical Support Atwww.mathworks.com/support,youcangettechnicalsupport Telephone and e-mail access to our technical support staff is not available for students running the MATLAB simulink Student Version unless you are experiencing difficulty installing or downloading MaTLAB or related products There are numerous other vehicles of technical support that you can use. The "Additional sources of information"section in the cd holder identifies the ways to obtain suppor After checking the available Math Works sources for help if you still cannot resolve your problem, please contact your instructor. Your instructor should be able to help you, but if not, there is telephone and e-mail technical support for registered instructors who have adopted the matlab simulink Student Version in their courses Product Registration Atwww.mathworks.com/academia/studentversion/register.htmlyoucan register your MATLAB Simulink Student Version 1-10
1 Introducing the MATLAB & Simulink Student Version 1-10 MATLAB Central — File Exchange/Newsgroup Access At www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral, you can access the MATLAB Usenet newsgroup (comp.soft-sys.matlab) as well as an extensive library of user-contributed files called the MATLAB Central File Exchange. MATLAB Central is also home to the Link Exchange where you can share your favorite links to various educational, personal, and commercial MATLAB Web sites. The comp.soft-sys.matlab newsgroup is for professionals and students who use MATLAB and have questions or comments about it and its associated software. This is an important resource for posing questions and answering those of others. MathWorks staff also participates actively in this newsgroup. Technical Support At www.mathworks.com/support, you can get technical support. Telephone and e-mail access to our technical support staff is not available for students running the MATLAB & Simulink Student Version unless you are experiencing difficulty installing or downloading MATLAB or related products. There are numerous other vehicles of technical support that you can use. The “Additional Sources of Information” section in the CD holder identifies the ways to obtain support. After checking the available MathWorks sources for help, if you still cannot resolve your problem, please contact your instructor. Your instructor should be able to help you, but if not, there is telephone and e-mail technical support for registered instructors who have adopted the MATLAB & Simulink Student Version in their courses. Product Registration At www.mathworks.com/academia/student_version/register.html, you can register your MATLAB & Simulink Student Version
Differences between the student and professional versions Differences between the Student and professional versions MATLAB The Student Version provides full support for all matLAB language features as well as graphics, external interface and Application Program Interface(APi) support, and access to every other feature of the professional version of MATLAB MATLAB Differences There are a few small differences between the student version and the professional version of MATLAB The MaTLAB prompt in the Student Version is The window title bars include the words <Student version> All printouts contain the footer Student version of matlab This footer will always appear in your printouts The Check for Updates menu option on the desktop tools is not available in the student version The MatLAB Simulink Student Version CD must be in your CD-ROM drive to start MATLAB. Once MATLAB starts, you can remove the cD Simulink The Student Version contains the complete Simulink product, which is used with MATLAB to model, simulate, and analyze dynamic systems Simulink Differences Models are limited to 1000 blocks 1-11
Differences Between the Student and Professional Versions 1-11 Differences Between the Student and Professional Versions MATLAB The Student Version provides full support for all MATLAB language features as well as graphics, external interface and Application Program Interface (API) support, and access to every other feature of the professional version of MATLAB. MATLAB Differences There are a few small differences between the Student Version and the professional version of MATLAB: • The MATLAB prompt in the Student Version is EDU>> • The window title bars include the words <Student Version> • All printouts contain the footer Student Version of MATLAB This footer will always appear in your printouts. • The Check for Updates menu option on the desktop tools is not available in the Student Version. • The MATLAB & Simulink Student Version CD must be in your CD-ROM drive to start MATLAB. Once MATLAB starts, you can remove the CD. Simulink The Student Version contains the complete Simulink product, which is used with MATLAB to model, simulate, and analyze dynamic systems. Simulink Differences • Models are limited to 1000 blocks
1 Introducing the MATLAB Simulink Student Version Note You may encounter some demos that use more than 1000 blocks. In these cases, a dialog will display stating that the block limit has been exceeded and the demo will not run The window title bars include the words <Student version> All printouts contain the footer Student Version of matlab This footer will always appear in your printouts Note The Using Simulink documentation, which is accessible from the Help browser, contains all of the information in the Learning Simulink book plus additional advanced information Symbolic Math Toolbox The Symbolic Math Toolbox included with this Student Version lets you access all of the functions in the professional version of the Symbolic Math To except maple, mapleinit, fun, mfunlist, and mhelp. For more information bout the Symbolic Math Toolbox, see its documentation 1-12
1 Introducing the MATLAB & Simulink Student Version 1-12 Note You may encounter some demos that use more than 1000 blocks. In these cases, a dialog will display stating that the block limit has been exceeded and the demo will not run. • The window title bars include the words <Student Version> • All printouts contain the footer Student Version of MATLAB This footer will always appear in your printouts. Note The Using Simulink documentation, which is accessible from the Help browser, contains all of the information in the Learning Simulink book plus additional advanced information. Symbolic Math Toolbox The Symbolic Math Toolbox included with this Student Version lets you access all of the functions in the professional version of the Symbolic Math Toolbox except maple, mapleinit, mfun, mfunlist, and mhelp. For more information about the Symbolic Math Toolbox, see its documentation
Installing the matlab Simulink student version This chapter describes how to install the matlAB Simulink Student Version Installing on Windows(p 2-2) Steps to install the Student Version on Microsoft Windows machines Installing on Mac Os X(p 2-7) Steps to install the Student version on Macintosh OsX machines Installing on Linux(p 2-15) Steps to install the Student Version on Linux machines
2 Installing the MATLAB & Simulink Student Version This chapter describes how to install the MATLAB & Simulink Student Version. Installing on Windows (p. 2-2) Steps to install the Student Version on Microsoft Windows machines Installing on Mac OS X (p. 2-7) Steps to install the Student Version on Macintosh OS X machines Installing on Linux (p. 2-15) Steps to install the Student Version on Linux machines
Installing the MATLAB Simulink Student Version Installing on Windows This section describes the system requirements necessary to install the MATLAB& Simulink Student Version on a windows computer. It also provides step-by-step instructions for installing the software and documentation System Requirements Note For the most up-to-date information about system requirements, see the system requirements page available in the Support area at the MathWorksWebsite(www.mathworks.com MATLAB and simulink Pentium Iil iv Xeon Pentium m. amd Athlon Athlon Xp or athlon MP-based personal computer Microsoft Windows XP, windows 2000(with Service Pack 3 or 4),or Windows NT 4.0(with Service Pack 5 or 6a) GL capable graphics adapter CD-RoM drive for installation and program startup Disk space varies depending on size of partition. The Math Works Installer will inform you of the disk space requirement for your particular partition MATLAB and its online help alone require approximately 400 MB 256 MB RAM minimum. 512 MB RAM recommended Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later is required Adobe acrobat Reader 3.0 or later is required to view and print the matlaB online documentation that is in pdf format Office 2000 or Office XP is required to run MATLAB Notebook. MEX-Files MEX-files are dynamically linked subroutines that matlab can automatically load and execute. They provide a mechanism by which you can 2-2
2 Installing the MATLAB & Simulink Student Version 2-2 Installing on Windows This section describes the system requirements necessary to install the MATLAB & Simulink Student Version on a Windows computer. It also provides step-by-step instructions for installing the software and documentation. System Requirements Note For the most up-to-date information about system requirements, see the system requirements page, available in the Support area at the MathWorks Web site (www.mathworks.com). MATLAB and Simulink • Pentium III, IV, Xeon, Pentium M, AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, or Athlon MP-based personal computer • Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 3 or 4), or Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5 or 6a) • 16-, 24-, or 32-bit OpenGL capable graphics adapter • CD-ROM drive for installation and program startup • Disk space varies depending on size of partition. The MathWorks Installer will inform you of the disk space requirement for your particular partition. MATLAB and its online help alone require approximately 400 MB. • 256 MB RAM minimum, 512 MB RAM recommended • Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later is required. • Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or later is required to view and print the MATLAB online documentation that is in PDF format. • Office 2000 or Office XP is required to run MATLAB Notebook. MEX-Files MEX-files are dynamically linked subroutines that MATLAB can automatically load and execute. They provide a mechanism by which you can