Matlab

What versions of Matlab are available?

The following versions and packages for Matlab are currently available and supported by CSLab.

Note that the most recent version that is installed on the compute servers will always be found in /opt/matlab. If /opt/matlab/bin is not in your path use the full path /opt/matlab/bin/matlab to run matlab. Both the 32 bit and 64 bit binaries were installed for version 7.7. Matlab will by default choose the 64 bit binaries on the comps servers.

We have the following licenses available for use. Please note that in some cases these licenses have been purchased by specific research groups, and if you use them you are denying the owners access to them. If you are unsure whether or not you should be using a particular toolbox, please email your POC.

MATLAB 155 users
Curve Fitting Toolbox 1 user
Financial Toolbox 1 user
Image Processing Toolbox 12 users
MATLAB Compiler 7 users
Neural Network Toolbox 1 user
Optimization Toolbox 9 users
Partial Differential Equation Toolbox 1 user
Signal Processing Toolbox 5 users
SimBiology Toolbox 1 user
Spline Toolbox 1 user
Statistics Toolbox 19 users
Symbolic Toolbox 2 users
Wavelet Toolbox 1 user

Where should I run Matlab?

Matlab as provided by CSLab is only available on the compute servers. Matlab is a heavyweight application, so please think about how others may be affected when you run it. If your Matlab jobs will be running for a long time, you should consider using the 'screen' application to help monitor your jobs and reduce the chances of unexpected termination. 'man screen' should provide you with enough information to get started. For a list of the appropriate compute servers, please see CSLab Compute Servers.

Purchasing Matlab

If you wish to have a personal copy of Matlab, to run on your laptop or some other machine not administered by CSLab, you (or your supervisor) may have to buy a copy. But contact your POC first to check. You can get a quote from U of T Software Licensing at Software Commons.

Software Commons' page for Matlab

Matlab Tips