Setting MATLAB Component Preferences

You can choose the interface that the MATLAB component uses each time you first open it.

For more information, see Configuring the Java Socket Environment.

  1. From the Isight Design Gateway Edit menu, select Preferences.

    The Preferences dialog box appears.

  2. Expand the Components folder on the left side of the dialog box, and select MATLAB.
  3. In the Drive MATLAB with list, select Java Socket.

    If you select Java Socket, a MATLAB Command text box appears.

    • If you leave the MATLAB Command text box empty, newly-created instances of the MATLAB component will run the instance of MATLAB specified by the environment variable MATLAB or by the Isight command-line argument fiper.comp.matlab.command. This is the typical configuration because it allows the component to use whichever MATLAB is available where the component is run (this is important when Isight is run in distributed mode).

    • If you want newly-created instances of the MATLAB component to run a version of MATLAB different from the one set in the environment, type the command in the text box or click Browse to navigate to the command.

    Note: If you are working in a Windows environment and MATLAB is installed on a network drive, enter the path to the MATLAB executable file in UNC format (e.g., \\testmachine\MATLAB\R2007b\bin\matlab.exe).

  4. Select the Use Isight JRE for MATLAB application option if you want the MATLAB application to use JRE shipped with Isight. By default, this option is selected.

    If you want MATLAB application to use a JRE other than that shipped with Isight, unckeck the Use Isight JRE for Matlab application option and provide the desired JRE directory path in the Custom JRE Path text box (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7).

    This option is useful when you have a 32-bit MATLAB application or when the MATLAB application expects a JRE version different from that of Isight.

    Note: The version of Custom JRE should be equal or higher than the version of JRE shipped with Isight. Execute the following command on Command Prompt <Isight_install_directory>\win_b64\code\jre\currentjre\bin\java.exe –version to know the version of JRE shipped with Isight.
  5. Click OK to save your changes and to close the dialog box.