= Binary installation: R2012b =
This stand-alone version is currently not distributed in the main package.<<BR>>You can download it separately: [[http://neuroimage.usc.edu/bst/download.php|bst_bin_R2012b_YYMMDD.zip]]

== Requirements ==
==== Operating system ====
 * '''Windows''': Any version ([[http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/release2012b/index.html|details]])
 * '''Linux''': Ubuntu 11.10 & 12.04, !RedHat 5.x and 6.x, Debian 6.x, SUSE 11.1+  ([[http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/release2012b/linux.html|details]])
 * '''MacOS''': MacOSX 10.6.4+ (Snow Leopard), 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion) ([[http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/release2012b/macintosh.html|details]])

==== Matlab Compiler Runtime ====
 * '''MCR version''': R2012b (8.0)
 * Download for free from the [[http://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/mcr/|Mathworks website]]

== Installation ==
 1. Download the latest bst_bin_R2012b_....zip archive

 1. Unzip it somewhere on your computer, for example:
  * __Windows__: My documents\brainstorm3
  * __Linux__: /usr/local/brainstorm3 (or ~/brainstorm3 if you are not admin)
  * __MacOS__: Applications/brainstorm3

 1. Create a new folder "'''brainstorm_db'''" for the Brainstorm database, for example:
  * __Windows__: My documents\brainstorm_db
  * __Linux__: /home/username/brainstorm_db
  * __MacOS__: Documents/brainstorm_db

== Start Brainstorm ==
 1. Download the '''MCR R2012b (8.0)''' for your operating system: [[http://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/mcr/|Mathworks website]]
 1. Install the MCR:
  * __Windows__: Double-click on the .exe and follow the instructions
  * __Linux__: From a terminal, unzip .zip, then run ./install
  * __MacOS__: Click on the zip file to unzip it, then click on "InstallForMacOSX"
 1. Run the program in brainstorm3/bin/R2012b/
  * __Windows__: Double-click on ''brainstorm3.bat''
  * __MacOS__: Double-click on ''brainstorm3.command ''and wait for instructions
  * __Linux__: From a terminal, run:<<BR>>''cd brainstorm3/bin/R2012b/''<<BR>>''./brainstorm3.command ''
 1. Troubleshooting for MacOS or Linux:
  * On recent versions of MacOS, you may get an error message "Application can't be opened because it is from an unindentified developer". This message would appear for all the programs that were not downloaded from the Apple appstore. To go around this verification: right-click on the application > Open, then click on the Open button.
  * From a terminal, make sure that the file "''brainstorm3.command''" is executable:<<BR>>''chmod a+x brainstorm3.command''
  * If nothing happens, run: <<BR>>''./brainstorm3.command MCR_DIR''<<BR>>MCR_DIR is the MCR 8.0 folder (ex: /Applications/MATLAB/MCR/v80)
  * Try with another binary release: [[InstallationR2013b|Matlab 2013]]b, [[InstallationR2014a|Matlab 2014a]]
 1. On Linux or MacOS, you will be prompted to select the folder where you installed the MCR.
 1. When asked for the Brainstorm database folder, pick the "brainstorm_db" you have just created.
 1. Follow all the 12+3 introduction tutorials: [[Tutorials]]

== Updates ==
The automatic updates do not work with the stand-alone versions, follow this procedure:

 * Delete the brainstorm3 folder (don't worry, it will not delete your database)
 * Download the latest release of the Brainstorm version
 * Follow the installation instructions (see above)