Table of Contents

• Functionality of LabAnalyser
  • How to Compile LabAnalyser
  • For Windows
  • For Linux (Tested on Arch Linux)
  • Known Bugs

Functionality of LabAnalyser

LabAnalyser is a plugin-based, open-source tool for data modification and visualization.

Create editable variables (parameters) or data within a plugin (refer to https://github.com/ConverterLabs/PluginTemplate) and utilize LabAnalyser for visualization. Design user interfaces with QTCreator, load them into LabAnalyser, and link the UI elements to variables using a drag-and-drop mechanism.

Employ the signal-slot system of Qt in QTCreator to develop sophisticated user interfaces.

Load multiple user interfaces as required into LabAnalyser to visualize data points in real-time, scaling to hundreds of thousands.

Leverage features such as export to HDF5 or MATLAB files (*.mat) for data storage, or establish a direct connection to MATLAB via TCP/IP.

How to Compile LabAnalyser

For Windows

Follow these steps using MSYS2, and install the necessary packages:

1. pacman -Syuu (run three times to ensure all packages are updated)
2. pacman -S --needed base-devel mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
3. pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-qt6
4. pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-qt-creator
5. pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-boost
6. pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-highfive
7. pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-fftw
8. pacman -S git
9. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/EyNuel/matOut.git
10. Apply the patch: patch < ../../../build-patches/MatOut-0001-Changes-to-use-the-lib-in-LabAnalyser.patch
11. Open the MinGW-w64 32-Bit or 64-Bit Shell and launch qtcreator.
12. Open LabAnalyser.pro

Finding All Dependencies

bash ldd ~/build64/* | grep -iv system32 | grep -vi windows | grep -v :$ | cut -f2 -d\> | cut -f1 -d\( | tr \\ / | while read a; do ! [ -e "build64/`basename $a`" ] && cp -v "$a" ~/build64/; done

For Linux (Tested on Arch Linux)

1. Install Boost libraries:
   • pacman -S boost-libs
2. Install HighFive:
   • From AUR: yay -S highfive or yaourt -S highfive
3. Prepare the build environment:
   • mkdir build && mkdir build/libs/
   • cd build/libs/
   • git clone https://github.com/EyNuel/matOut.git
   • cd matOut
   • patch < ../../../build-patches/MatOut-0001-Changes-to-use-the-lib-in-LabAnalyser.patch
   • cd ../../
   • qmake ../
   • make
   • If successful, execute: ./LabAnalyser

Known Bugs

Changing the monitor array or the system configuration may cause LabAnalyser to crash due to a bug in QMainWindow::restoreState of Qt. To resolve this, open the corresponding .LAexp file with a text editor and remove the line just before the last one containing the window state <State> .... </State>.