3 Installation

Input data format

Input data structure: It should be the .tif data. This software is not designed to be compatible with various data structures for now, and may be compatible with the various data in future.

Executable Binary files for win-64 and MacOS-64

• If you are using Win10-64bit or MacOS-64bit systems, the SparseSIM_web_installer.exe, and SparseSIM_web_installer.app are provided in the link https://github.com/WeisongZhao/Sparse-SIM/releases/tag/v1.0.3. Execute the SparseSIM_web_installer.exe or SparseSIM_web_installer.app and follow the instructions. The APP will be installed at /Sparse_SIM/application/Sparse_SIM.exe (.app) as default.
• Or you can download the Matlab runtime v9.3 (for 2017b, Win10, or MacOS) at first, and execute the for Matlab users/Sparse_SIM.exe (.app).
• Additionally, if you are a Matlab 2017b user, (great!) you can execute the for Matlab users/Sparse_SIM.exe or Sparse_SIM.app directly (without downloading these things through internet).

For win64 users

METHOD 1

• The matlab runtime v9.3 should be installed with the administrator rights. Link for installation directly: http://ssd.mathworks.com/supportfiles/downloads/R2017b/deployment_files/R2017b/installers/win64/MCR_R2017b_win64_installer.exe

• Step1. Install the Matlab runtime v9.3 (R2017b) at path C:\Program Files\MATLAB\MATLAB Runtime\v93.

• Step2. Click the for Matlab users/SparseSIM.exe.

METHOD 2

Just click the SparseSIM_web_installer.exe directly. Then, the Sparse-SIM APP could work.

METHOD 3

If you are using the Matlab 2017b: You can have a try to click the for Matlab_users/Sparsity_SIM.exe directly. If you are using the other Matlab versions: You can COPY the "win64" folder to the path of your matlab/runtime (it should be careful!!!!!!!!).

For MacOS-64 users

METHOD 1

Execute the SparseSIM_web_installer.app directly and follow the instructions.

Open your terminal, and run the following shell:

cd the absolute path of Sparse_SIM.app

./run_Sparse_SIM.sh /MATLAB/MATLAB_runtime/v93

METHOD 2

• Verify that version 9.3 (R2017b) of the MATLAB Runtime is installed: https://ssd.mathworks.com/supportfiles/downloads/R2017b/deployment_files/R2017b/installers/maci64/MCR_R2017b_maci64_installer.dmg.zip

• If you have version 9.3 of the MATLAB Runtime installed in /mathworks/home/application/v93, open your terminal, and run the following shell:

cd  "the absolute path of Sparse_SIM.app"
 
./run_Sparse_SIM.sh /mathworks/home/application/v93

METHOD 3

If you have Matlab 2017b installed in Applications/ Run the following shell directly:

./run_Sparse_SIM.sh /Applications/MATLAB_R2017b.app/runtime/maci64

The other versions can copy the /maci64 folder to your /Matlab/runtime folder (It should be careful!!!!!!).

From source code

Of course, you can use the source code directly:

For Win10 is src_win/install.m and for MacOS or Unix-like users, please just run the src_unix/install.m and the GUI will pop up.