MATLAB license and toolboxes for developing own code in C++

MsKK · December 11, 2017, 13:47

Hello everyone,

I want to buy MATLAB and I was wondering what toolboxes will I need to develop my own code (MHD, plasma. Basically Navier Stokes + Maxwell). Thank you.

lcarasik · December 12, 2017, 00:17

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Originally Posted by MsKK

Hello everyone,

I want to buy MATLAB and I was wondering what toolboxes will I need to develop my own code (MHD, plasma. Basically Navier Stokes + Maxwell). Thank you.

You prototype your code in Python (free) and I don't believe there are any specific toolboxes for those sets of physics.

FluidWarrior · December 12, 2017, 00:59

Matlab Toolboxes are not organized in physical areas. Toolboxes consist of commands for signal processing, statistics, curve fitting...

It depends on what you want to do but you need:
- Matlab (itself)
- Matlab Coder (for C or C++ Code), Matab Compiler (standalone programs) oder Compiler SDK (libraries for other programming languages)
- Different Toolboxes for whatever you want

You are a starter in Matlab, so i think you can also use Python, because it is similiar to Matlab (with an easy syntax). You get so Libraries like NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib and so on for free.

JBeilke · December 12, 2017, 07:46

And if you don't like Python you can also use PDL. It is the Perl equivalent to NumPy ...

http://pdl.perl.org/?docs=MATLAB&title=PDL::MATLAB

MsKK · December 13, 2017, 07:23

I know I can use Python, but I need to know about Matlab Toolboxes. Which ones do you recommend?

MsKK · December 13, 2017, 07:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by FluidWarrior

Matlab Toolboxes are not organized in physical areas. Toolboxes consist of commands for signal processing, statistics, curve fitting...

It depends on what you want to do but you need:
- Matlab (itself)
- Matlab Coder (for C or C++ Code), Matab Compiler (standalone programs) oder Compiler SDK (libraries for other programming languages)
- Different Toolboxes for whatever you want

You are a starter in Matlab, so i think you can also use Python, because it is similiar to Matlab (with an easy syntax). You get so Libraries like NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib and so on for free.

Thanks. What toolboxes do you recommend? (I can see you speak German by the casual "oder" slip there

).

LuckyTran · December 15, 2017, 18:04

You will probably want the parallel computing toolbox.

MsKK · December 18, 2017, 07:27

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Originally Posted by LuckyTran

You will probably want the parallel computing toolbox.

Thanks! Which other toolboxes would you recommend?

Jonas Holdeman · December 18, 2017, 10:15

I would not worry about toolboxes when starting out. Matlab has a good development environment, editor & graphics. You might consider some of the expensive toolkits later, depending on the direction your development takes you. It is a good policy to not buy something until you really need it. If your development takes you in the direction of parallel processing, then add that toolkit as a learning tool. If you get to the production stage, then you might consider the compiler or translating your code to a more efficient language. If you have proved your code in Matlab, this code can serve as a reference as you develop the faster code.

December 11, 2017, 13:47	MATLAB license and toolboxes for developing own code in C++	#1
MsKK New Member Karla Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 8	Hello everyone, I want to buy MATLAB and I was wondering what toolboxes will I need to develop my own code (MHD, plasma. Basically Navier Stokes + Maxwell). Thank you.

December 12, 2017, 00:59	Matlab vs. Python	#3
FluidWarrior New Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Austria Posts: 20 Rep Power: 9	Matlab Toolboxes are not organized in physical areas. Toolboxes consist of commands for signal processing, statistics, curve fitting... It depends on what you want to do but you need: - Matlab (itself) - Matlab Coder (for C or C++ Code), Matab Compiler (standalone programs) oder Compiler SDK (libraries for other programming languages) - Different Toolboxes for whatever you want You are a starter in Matlab, so i think you can also use Python, because it is similiar to Matlab (with an easy syntax). You get so Libraries like NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib and so on for free. lcarasik likes this.

December 18, 2017, 10:15		#9
Jonas Holdeman Senior Member Jonas T. Holdeman, Jr. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 128 Rep Power: 18	I would not worry about toolboxes when starting out. Matlab has a good development environment, editor & graphics. You might consider some of the expensive toolkits later, depending on the direction your development takes you. It is a good policy to not buy something until you really need it. If your development takes you in the direction of parallel processing, then add that toolkit as a learning tool. If you get to the production stage, then you might consider the compiler or translating your code to a more efficient language. If you have proved your code in Matlab, this code can serve as a reference as you develop the faster code. lcarasik likes this.

December 12, 2017, 07:46		#4
JBeilke Senior Member Joern Beilke Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dresden Posts: 498 Rep Power: 20	And if you don't like Python you can also use PDL. It is the Perl equivalent to NumPy ... http://pdl.perl.org/?docs=MATLAB&title=PDL::MATLAB

December 13, 2017, 07:23		#5
MsKK New Member Karla Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 8	I know I can use Python, but I need to know about Matlab Toolboxes. Which ones do you recommend?

December 15, 2017, 18:04		#7
LuckyTran Senior Member Lucky Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Orlando, FL USA Posts: 5,674 Rep Power: 65	You will probably want the parallel computing toolbox.