Symbion Interface
Introduction
Symbion Systems' Symbion software supports two different interfaces which are compatible with Eigenvector models. The first is native interpretation of the TCL scripts that are output by Model_Exporter. The second is an interface directly into Matlab which allows use of PLS_Toolbox.
Model_Exporter Interface
Symbion is already configured to work with TCL models which are output by Model_Exporter. To learn more about using Model_Exporter with Symbion, see the Model_Exporter User Guide.
PLS_Toolbox Interface
To make predictions with an Eigenvector model from within Matlab, Symbion can be configured to call into Matlab and execute a specific script. This script can call PLS_Toolbox commands, as long as PLS_Toolbox is installed along with Matlab. The following discusses the licensing and configuration of PLS_Toolbox in these situations. For assistance with scripting for these situations, contact our Helpdesk.
Licensing
Note that the PLS_Toolbox license requires that, unless special site licensing arrangements are made, you must obtain a separate PLS_Toolbox license for each instance of any PLS_Toolbox code you wish to deploy. Special licensing options are available. See the Eigenvector Website for more information.
Configuration
For best performance, it is recommended that you follow these instructions to configure Matlab and PLS_Toolbox:
With Matlab already installed (as per The Mathworks installation instructions), PLS_Toolbox can be copied onto the target computer using any of the available file types as described in the standard installation instructions. The primary differences from the standard installation will be that you will create two special files and place these files into the PLS_Toolbox/utilities folder on the target computer:
- Create a text file named evrilicense.lic and put your license code (available from the Eigenvector Research download page) as a single line in that file. You can also obtain a evrilicense.lic file from the Eigenvector Helpdesk.
- Create an empty text file named evrinetwork.lic. This file will instruct PLS_Toolbox to ignore installation errors and run without warnings (necessary when calling PLS_Toolbox functions from within SiPAT.)