1.2 Downloading and installing Toolbox for MATLAB Software

VIBES portal

Introduction to the VIBES portal

The VIBES portal is an online environment to which VIBES clients can have access. In the VIBES portal, it is possible to:

• Download the VIBES software (DIRAC, SOURCE, VIBES Toolbox for Matlab) and files shared by VIBES.
• Upload files that you want to share with VIBES.

The portal can be found at https://portal.vibestechnology.com/. To access it, it is necessary to register. After the registration, the account must be approved by VIBES before being able to perform any action.

Register to the portal

To access the VIBES portal, it is necessary to create an account. This is done by registering to the portal. After the registration, you need to activate the account and generate the credentials.

Account creation

When accessing the portal for the first time, you must register, following the next steps:

1. Go to the VIBES portal https://portal.vibestechnology.com/
2. Press Start now at the bottom of the page. A new page with a fillable form will open.
3. Fill up the module with all the required information and press Submit.

Account approval and activation

After registering to the portal, VIBES will approve your request (this action will take up to 48 hours). After the approval, you will receive a confirmation email with the information to activate your account.

1. Go to your email and look for the confirmation email. Open it.
2. Click on the link Click here to Activate in order to activate the account. A new web page will open.
3. Fill the form that appears. Here, you will have to set a password. Click on Save Password and Login.

Login

After creating and activating the account, you must log in to the portal with the created credentials. To do so, follow the next steps:

1. Go to the VIBES portal https://portal.vibestechnology.com/
2. Fill in the Email and Password fields with the created credentials.
3. Press login. You will have access to the VIBES portal.

Downloading

Downloading the Toolbox for MATLAB

After the account has been approved, you can download the Toolbox for MATLAB. This can be done following the next steps:

1. Login in the portal.
2. Click on Files. It can be found in the menu on the left side. A new page will be opened.
3. Click on Shared with me. Here you can find all the folders that VIBES has shared with you.
4. Click on Toolbox for MATLAB, and it will open, showing the files it contains.
5. Click on the arrow on the right side of the screen and select Download. The file is now downloading.

When opening the Toolbox for MATLAB folder, it is possible to download its most recent version directly. The oldest versions can be found in the Archive folder.

In the Toolbox for MATLAB folder, you can also find a pdf containing the software release notes and a READ BEFORE INSTALLATION file that contains some important information that should be read before downloading and installing the software.

Downloading files

After the account has been approved, you can download files that VIBES has shared. This can be done following the next steps:

1. Login in the portal.
2. Click on Files. It can be found in the menu on the left side. A new page will be opened.
3. Click on Shared with me. Here you can find all the folders that VIBES has shared with you.
4. Click on the one you are interested in, and it will open, showing the files it contains.
5. Click on the arrow on the right side of the screen and select Download. The file is now downloading.

Uploading files

You can also share files with VIBES by uploading them to the portal. This can be done following the next steps:

1. Login in the portal.
2. Click on Files. It can be found in the menu on the left side. A new page will be opened.
3. If you want to create a new folder (recommended in particular when sharing multiple files), click on New folder.
4. Click on Upload files. Browse for the file that needs to be uploaded and open it. A bar will appear at the bottom of the page showing the progress of the upload. It is also possible to drag and drop the files in the window to upload them.

Once one or multiple files are uploaded, they cannot be deleted.

Installing the Toolbox for MATLAB

To install the Toolbox for MATLAB, you should follow the next steps:

1. Unzip the folder containing the software.
2. Open MATLAB.
3. Navigate to the folder containing the Toolbox installer, the one you just unzipped.
4. Open the install.m file and run it. This will install the Toolbox and automatically uninstall and remove older versions.