CaTx (CambridgeTHzConverter)
CaTx for the dotTHz project
Installation guide (standalone version)
Please download the installer and run it on your local computer as decribed below.
For Windows
MATLAB Application Installation:
- Download and run CaTxInstaller_Windows_web.exe (an internect connection is necessary for installation.)
- The MATLAB Installer will launch. Click Next.
- At the ‘Select destination folder’ step, leave ‘Add shortcut to desktop’ UNCHECKED.
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Click Next, then click Begin Install
Add Shortcut to Desktop:
- Right-click and drag the CaTx.exe file at C:\Program Files\CaTx\application\ to Windows Desktop
- Select Create shortcut to here.
- Right-click the shortcut and select properties.
- At the Shortcut tab, click Advanced…
- Check Run as administrator.
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Click OK and OK
Please run CaTx as administrator!!!
For MacOS
MATLAB Application Installation:
- Download and run CaTxMacInstaller_web.app (an internect connection is necessary for installation.)
- The MATLAB Installer will launch. Click Next.
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Click Next, then click Begin Install
Unlock 'json' files after installation
- Move to the application folder at /Applications/CaTx/application
- Unlock 'Configuration.json','DeploymentRecipes.json','Profiles.json' files.
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To unlock a json file:
1) Double-click the file and try to change its content. When a warning message pops up, Select 'Unlock'. 2) Right-click the file and change its file permissions from Read to Read & Write.
For the source code modification
CaTx.mlapp is a MATLAB App-Designer (version r2023a) file and runs on MATLAB environment. If MATLAB is not installed in your PC, please visit https://uk.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html and install the latest version before you run CaTSper.
In the repository, there is a pair of .mlapp and .m files. Basically, .m file is a text version of .mlapp for code-reviewing and version-tracking and not necessary for running the tool. In case you modify *.mlapp file and commit it back to the repository, please update and upload the associated .m file as well so that users can easily track the changes in the code.
Please follow the instructions below.
- MATLAB needs to be installed in your computer to modify CaTx.
- Download *.mlapp and \Images files.
- CaTx.mlapp : CaTx MATLAB App-designer file
- .\images\CaT_logo.png : logo image
- .\images\dotTHz_logo.png : logo image
- Double click CaTx.mlapp to launch the software.
For detailed descriptions for CaTx and step-by-step tutorial, please visit dotTHz documentation.