PIVMat Installation

PIVMat Installation

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Compatibility

The PIVMat Toolbox works with MATLAB 7 or higher (tested up to R2012a, Matlab 7.14), on every operating system (Windows, UNIX, Mac). Note that the import of DaVis files requires to install also the ReadIMX package provided by LaVision (not all platforms supported).

The PIVMat Toolbox reads all the files from DaVis 6 and 7 (VEC, VC7, IMG, IMX, IM7, SET and EXP files, tested up to Davis 7.2.2) and files from MatPIV (MAT files).

Installation procedure

1. Download the PIVMat Toolbox and extract the ZIP file in a folder, for example /My documents/Matlab/toolbox/pivmat (make sure the subdirectories html, sample and private are correctly unzipped as well). Do NOT install in the Matlab application folder (typically /Program Files/Matlab/...). If you upgrade from an older version, first empty the previous directory.

2. If you wish to import DaVis files, download also the ReadIMX package from the 'Download' area of the LaVision web site www.lavision.de (menu Software, submenu DaVis Add-Ons), and extract the ZIP file in another folder, for example /My documents/Matlab/toolbox/readimx. Note that you need to sign up first and login to access to the LaVision download area.

3. From the menu 'File > Set Path', click on 'Add Folder' (NOT 'Add with Subfolders') and select the directories pivmat and readimx. Click on 'Save' and 'Close'.

4. Restart MATLAB. To get started, type docpivmat, or select Toolboxes > PIVMat from the Start button.

Matlab upgrade

If you upgrade Matlab, you don't need to reinstall pivmat and readimx. Just follow steps 3 and 4.

PIVMat upgrade

Quit Matlab, replace your old pivmat folder with the new one, and re-launch Matlab.

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