Add-Ons

MATLAB Add-Ons

  • Add-ons extend the capabilities of MATLAB® by providing additional functionality for specific tasks and applications, such as:

    • connecting to hardware devices

    • additional algorithms

    • interactive apps

  • Available from:

    • MathWorks®

    • the global MATLAB user community

  • Encompass a wide variety of resources

    • products

    • apps

    • toolboxes

    • support packages

  • More information

Learners should be able to

  • navigate to toolboxes and Add-Ons

  • view Add-Ons and toolboxes

  • install and use Add-Ons

  • Before going into installing Add-Ons, let’s have a background to the MATLAB environments and ecosystem!

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MATLAB Add-Ons manager

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In the GUI, the Add-Ons manager can be selected from the menu at the top. The drop-down menu options allow users to:

  • Browse a library of Add-Ons to download. Note that some Add-Ons require a separate license.

How does that look like?

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  • Manage Add-Ons already downloaded.

How does that look like?

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  • Package user-generated code as a Toolbox or App

  • Get hardware-related support packages

Here we will only focus on the first two options.

Note

Note that very many packages are already included in the Academic installation and license

  • In Add-On explorer: “View My products”

How does that look like?

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See also

Some toolboxes

  • Matlab products

  • Simulink

  • Some toolboxes provide GUI for their tools Apps

  • Read more

  • We won’t cover the usage of the toolboxes here!

Install Add-Ons

  • Search in Add-Ons explorer and install.

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  • Ends up in local folder and is in the part so it should be reached wherever you are in the file tree.

  • ~/MATLAB Add-Ons

  • It’s in the path so it should be possible to run directly if you don’t need to run a installation file.

  • For more information about a specific support package install location, see the documentation for the package.

Warning

To be able to install you need to use the email for a personal mathworks account.

See also

You can install some Add-Ons manually using an installation file. This is useful in several situations:

When?

  • The add-on is not available for installation through the Add-On Explorer, for example, if you create a custom add-on yourself or receive one from someone else.

  • You downloaded the add-on from the Add-On Explorer without installing it.

  • You downloaded the add-on from the File Exchange at MATLAB Central™.

  • MathWorks page on getting Add-Ons

Demo

  • Search for kalmanf

  • Click “Learning the Kalman Filter”

  • Look at the documentation

  • Test if the command works today:

>> kalmanf
Unrecognized function or variable 'kalmanf'.

  • OK, it is not there

  • Click “Add”, and “Download and Add to path”

  • Type email address connected to your MathWorks account (not needed for some versions at Dardel)

  • Installation starts

  • It will end up in the ~/MATLAB\ Add-Ons/ folder

  • This is how the file tree looked for me (tree command is available at some centres)

$ tree MATLAB\ Add-Ons/
MATLAB\ Add-Ons/
└── Collections
|   └── Efficient\ GRIB1\ data\ reader
|       ├── core.28328
|       ├── license.txt
|       ├── readGRIB1.c
|       ├── readGRIB1.mexa64
|       └── resources
|           ├── addons_core.xml
|           ├── matlab_path_entries.xml
|           ├── metadata.xml
|           ├── previewImage.png
|           ├── readGRIB1.zip
|           └── screenshot.png
└── Functions
    └── Learning\ the\ Kalman\ Filter
        ├── kalmanf.m
        └── resources
            ├── addons_core.xml
            ├── kalmanf.zip
            ├── matlab_path_entries.xml
            ├── metadata.xml
            ├── previewImage.png
            └── screenshot.png

  • Evidently it is a function. Note that I already have something classified as collections

  • Now test:

>> kalmanf()
'kalmanf' requires Learning the Kalman Filter version 1.0.0.0 to be enabled.

  • OK. It is installed but may need some other things. Just an example!!

Exercises

1. Find the kalmanf and install it and run a test command.

Use the Demo as instruction!

2. (Optional) Browse the add-ons and get inspired for your own work!

Use the Demo as inspiration!

Keypoints

  • Many Add-Ons, like toolboxes and packages are available at the Clusters

  • You can view Add-Ons and toolboxes

    • It is all more or less graphical

  • To install Add-Ons

    • Search in Add-Ons explorer and install.

    • Ends up in local folder and is in the path so it should be reached wherever you are in the file tree.