Installation & Update
Requirements
Operating system: Any platform for which Matlab is available
Matlab version: R2006a (7.2)
Matlab Signal Processing Toolbox is optional, but strongly recommended.
Installation
Sources: Installation steps
Visit the Download section, create an account, and follow the indications.
- Download the latest bst_src_....zip archive
Unzip it somewhere you usually put your program files. For example:
Windows: My documents\brainstorm3
Linux: /home/username/brainstorm3
MacOS: Documents/brainstorm3
Create an empty folder "brainstorm_db" to store your Brainstorm database. For example:
Windows: My documents\brainstorm_db
Linux: /home/username/brainstorm_db
MacOS: Documents/brainstorm_db
- Start Matlab, go to the brainstorm3 directory, and type "brainstorm" in the Matlab command window.
Note: It is not required, but you may add brainstorm3 directory to your Matlab path. If so, unlike other Matlab toolboxes: do not add the subdirectories to your Matlab path, this will be managed automatically by the program. Adding the subfolders to your Matlab path may cause trouble later, when updating the software automatically.
Visit the Tutorials section to learn what to do next.
Sources: Updates
Brainstorm is improving every day. It is recommended to update the software regularly.
- Automatic updates:
- When you start Brainstorm, it checks online if your version is older than a month.
To enable / disable those automatic updates, edit the software preferences (File > Set preferences...)
- Manual updates:
Menu Help > Update Brainstorm, in the main application window.
- If it doesn't work: check that you have the rights to write in the brainstorm3 folder.
- In case those simple methods do not work:
- Delete the old brainstorm3 folder
- Follow the installation instructions again (previous section)
Binaries: Installation steps
Visit the Download section, create an account, and follow the indications.
- Download the two binaries bst_bin...zip archive for your operating system.
- One file is the Matlab Component Runtime (MCR)
- The other file is the compiled application itself.
If your operating system is not listed: post a message on the Forum, we will do our best to make it available.
- Unzip the bst_bin..._MCR.zip file, and execute the MCRInstaller
- This will install the Matlab Runtime Component (MCR) on your computer.
Read more about the MCR: Matlab website
- Unzip the bst_bin...zip file somewhere you usually put your program files. For example:
Windows: C:\Program Files\brainstorm3
Linux: /home/username/brainstorm3
Create an empty folder "brainstorm_db" to store your Brainstorm database. For example:
Windows: C:\Program Files\brainstorm_db
Linux: /home/username/brainstorm_db
- Run brainstorm executable:
Windows: brainstorm3/bin/brainstorm.exe
Linux: brainstorm3/bin/run_brainstorm3.sh
Visit the Tutorials section to learn what to do next.