CaTx4Menlo

Installation guide (standalone version)

Please download the installer and run it on your local computer as decribed below.

For Windows

MATLAB Application Installation:

• Download and run CaTx4MenloInstaller_Windows_web.exe
• The MATLAB Installer will launch. Click Next.
• At the ‘Select destination folder’ step, leave ‘Add shortcut to desktop’ UNCHECKED.
• Click Next, then click Begin Install

Note: The installer will excute onetime MATLAB Runtime installation, which requires the system connected to the internet.

Add Shortcut to Desktop (for Windows):

• Right-click and drag the CaTx4Menlo.exe file at C:\Program Files\CaTx4Menlo\application\ to Windows Desktop
• Select Create shortcut to here.
• Right-click the shortcut and select properties.
• At the Shortcut tab, click Advanced…
• Check Run as administrator.
• Click OK and OK

Please run CaTx4Menlo as administrator!!!

Python Installation (for Windows):

A. Package installation (Windows command prompt) <- Windows search "cmd" (enter)

• pip install PyQt5 (enter)
• pip install websockets (enter)
• pip install numpy (enter)
• pip install astropy (enter)

B: Setting Windows path

• Windows taskbar -> Search with 'environment variables' -> Edit the system environment variables -> Advanced tab -> Environment Variables button -> New -> Name: PYTHONPATH, Value: -> Browse directory: C:\Python\Python39\Lib\Site-packages (site-package directory) -> OK -> OK

For the source code modification

CaTx4Menlo.mlapp is a MATLAB App-Designer (version r2023a) file and runs on MATLAB environment. If MATLAB is not installed in your PC, please visit https://uk.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html and install the latest version before you run CaTSper.

In the repository, there is a pair of .mlapp and .m files. The .m file is a text version of .mlapp for code-reviewing and version-tracking and not necessary for running the tool. In case you modify *.mlapp file and commit it back to the repository, please update and upload the associated .m file as well so that users can easily track the changes in the code.

Please follow the instructions below.

1. MATLAB needs to be installed in your computer to modify CaTx4Menlo.
2. Download *.mlapp and \Images files.

• CaTx4Menlo.mlapp : CaTx4Menlo MATLAB App-designer file
• AcquisitionDialog.mlapp : Acquisition dialog MATLAB App-designer file
• .\images\CaT_logo.png : logo image
• .\images\dotTHz_logo.png : logo image

3. Double click CaTx4Menlo.mlapp to launch the software.

For detailed descriptions for CaTx4Menlo and step-by-step tutorial, please visit dotTHz documentation.