Installation Information

Installation Requirements

To communicate with your instrument from the MATLAB^® workspace, you must install these components:

• MATLAB

• Instrument Control Toolbox™ software

Additionally, you might need to install hardware such as a GPIB controller and vendor-specific software such as drivers, support libraries, and so on. For a complete list of all supported vendors, refer to Interface Driver Adaptor.

Toolbox Installation

To determine if Instrument Control Toolbox software is installed on your system, type

ver

at the MATLAB Command Window. The MATLAB Command Window displays information about the version of the MATLAB software you are running, including a list of installed add-on products and their version numbers. Check the list to see if Instrument Control Toolbox appears.

For information about installing the toolbox, refer to the installation documentation for your platform. If you experience installation difficulties, look for the installation and license information on the MathWorks^® website.

Hardware and Driver Installation

Installation of hardware devices such as GPIB controllers, instrument drivers, support libraries, and so on is described in the documentation provided by the instrument vendor. Many vendors provide the latest drivers through their Web site.

Note

You must install all necessary device-specific software provided by the instrument vendor in addition to the Instrument Control Toolbox software.