<p>Setting up MATLAB to work properly with the LTPDA Toolbox requires a few steps:</p>

<ul>
  <li>
    <p><a href="setup.html#path">Add the LTPDA Toolbox to the MATLAB path</a></p>
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><a href="setup.html#startup">Starting LTPDA Toolbox</a></p>
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><a href="setup.html#prefs">Edit the LTPDA Preferences</a></p>
  </li>
</ul>

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<h3 class="title">Add the LTPDA Toolbox to the MATLAB path</h3>

<p>
  After downloading and un-compressing the LTPDA Toolbox, you should add the
  directory <tt>ltpda_toolbox</tt> to your MATLAB path. To do this:
  <ul>
    <li> File -> Set Path...  </li>
    <li> Choose "Add with Subfolders" and browse to the location of <tt>ltpda_toolbox</tt> </li>
    <li> "Save" your new path. MATLAB may require you to save your new <tt>pathdef.m</tt> to a 
      new location in the case that you don't have write access to the default location. For more
    details read the documentation on "pathdef" (<tt>>> doc pathdef</tt>). </li>
  </ul>
</p>

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<h3 class="title">Starting LTPDA Toolbox</h3>

<p>
  To start using the LTPDA Toolbox, execute the following command on the MATLAB terminal:
  <div class="fragment">
    <pre>
    ltpda_startup  </pre>
  </div>
  This should launch the LTPDA Launchbay, and you should see the LTPDA logo on the MATLAB terminal.
  When you run this for the first time, you will also be presented with the LTPDA Preferences GUI from
  where you can edit the preferences for the toolbox (see below).
</p>
<p>
  If everything has gone well, you should be able to run a set of built-in tests by doing:
  <div class="fragment">
    <pre>
    run_tests
</pre>
  </div>
  This will run about 100 test scripts. These test scripts can be found in <tt>$ltpda_toolbox/examples</tt>
  and serve as useful example scripts.
</p>
<p>
  In order to automatically start the LTPDA Toolbox
  when MATLAB starts up, add the command <tt>ltpda_startup</tt> to your own <tt>startup.m</tt>
  file. See <tt>>> doc startup</tt> for more details on installing and editing your own <tt>startup.m</tt> file.
</p>

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<h3 class="title">Edit the LTPDA Preferences</h3>

  <p>
    The LTPDA Toolbox comes with a default set of starting preferences. These may need
    to be edited for your particular system (though most of the defaults should be fine). 
    To edit the preferences, you first need to have the LTPDA toolbox installed as described 
    above, then run the command
    <div class="fragment"><pre>
        LTPDAprefs
    </pre></div>
    or click on the "LTPDA Preferences" button on the launchbay. You should see the following GUI:
  </p>
  <p>
    <img src="images/LTPDAprefs.png" alt="LTPDA Preferences GUI" border="0">  </p>
<p>
    Edit all the preferences you want and then click apply to save the preferences. These new preferences
    will be used each time you start LTPDA.
  </p>
  
	
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