Scilab
Chapter 1. Scilab installation
Chapter 1.1 Introduction
Scilab, like any programming language such as C++, Python, Assembler… TurboPascal, has many different tabs, expanding menus, etc. Even when I want to create a “Hello world” program, at first I don’t know where to start. I.e. we know that we need to press the Scilab icon. And next?… How to get to the deeply buried instruction and enter the appropriate parameters into it. Then, similarly, enter the next instruction, then the next one again, until we finish the entire program. And again there will be a problem of how to run it. Once we get to this point, a message like “error 387…” will most often be displayed.
And what? And nothing. Animation will help us here.
Therefore, I assume that I will have 2 icons available on the lower Windows taskbar at any time.
Fig.1-1
From left
1. A web browser (Google Chrome here) with my Scilab course that you are currently reading.
2. Scilab program (here Scilab-2024.0.0.)
Programs with icons 1 and 2 are opened all the time, so at any time you can:
1. Read the Scilab course
2. Test what you have just read
Remember to always have only the following enabled while learning Scilab:
-Windows browser (of course it may be different)
-Scilab application
Their icons are still available on the lower taskbar.
Chapter 1.2 Scilab Installation
Scilab Installation is a two-step process.
1-Download the installation file from the Scilab company website
2-Proper Installation of Scilab
Chapter 1.3 Downloading the installation file
After clicking https://scilab.org, the Scilab website will appear. Here you can download the Scilab installation file as shown in the video.
Fig 1-2
Downloading the installation file.
I want to download the latest version of the program. So, in order:
– I clicked Scilab2024.00
– I clicked Scilab2024.00-Windows 64bits (exe)
– I saved the file in the Downloads folder.
You can of course save it in any other folder. Everything will be clear after watching the video.
Chapter 1.4 Proper Scilab Installation
Fig. 1-3
Scilab installation
Here you see the final state of the installation with all, that is 5 windows open.
Try to identify the individual stages of Scilab installation precisely
– enter the Downloads folder where the scilab-2024.0.0.bin.x64 installation file is located
– double-click it to start the installation and in it
– select the English language
– click the Next button in the Installation Wizard
– click the I accept the terms of the agreement button in the License Agreement
– select the target location. Here I have chosen the one proposed by the program. You can choose any
– click next in Selected items. Do this if you are a beginner Scilab User
– click next in Select additional tasks. Do this if you are a beginner Scilab User
– click Install in Ready to start installation
The installation process has started in the form of an expanding green stripe. On my computer it takes about 10 minutes. It may be longer/shorter for you. For obvious reasons, I shortened this process in the video.
– I clicked Finish in Installation Completed…
The full version started (with all windows). The Scilab icon appeared in the taskbar (Fig. 1-4).
– I pinned the Scilab icon to the taskbar with the right mouse button
– I moved the web browser icon (Google Chrome here, where you are reading this course) next to the Scilab icon with the left mouse button. The icons are arranged as in Fig. 1-1. Their programs, i.e. the Scilab Course you are reading and the Scilab application, are still running in the background. By clicking Google Chrome, you read the Scilab Course, then by clicking Scilab itself, you test it. That is, you check whether what you have just read is true.
The Scilab installation was completed with its icon being placed on the desktop
Fig.1-4
The Scilab icon on the desktop.
It’s also on the taskbar.