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Install steps
To install the Scilab/Scicos code generator toolchain, please follow the steps described in the following paragraphs:
1. If you have installed a previous version of Erika Enterprise, please save any modification done to the Evidence install directory, which is typically stored in the directory c:/
/Evidence;

2. If you have installed a previous version of Erika Enterprise, please uninstall it by pressing on the Uninstall menu item in the in the Evidence menu. Then, please remove by hand everything which has been left on your Evidence directory.

3. Download Erika Enterprise Basic 1.4.1 from the Evidence web site at the URL http://www.evidence.eu.com/content/view/129/135/.

4. Install Erika Enterprise Basic 1.4.1 as explained in the documentation available on the Evidence web site, and in particular in the Erika Enterprise Tutorial for dsPIC (R) DSC.

5. Please follow exactly the instructions at the previous point. In particular, please remind to install the Microchip MPLABIDE and the C30 Compiler before installing Erika Enterprise Basic.

6. Download the scicos_pack_v4.zip from the Evidence web site.

7. Unzip the file on the desktop. A set of directories are created: scicos_examples, scilab, and user. You need to copy these directories in various positions on your hard disk.

8. Please check that the file c:/
/Evidence/bin/rtd_config.properties contains meaningful settings for your installation. Possible settings are explained in the comments in the properties file. In particular, you should specify the correct location of the Microchip C30 and ASM30 tools. The following is an example for an italian installation:
preference_pic30__path_for_asm_compiler =
C :\\ Programmi\\ Microchip\\ MPLAB ASM30 Suite
preference_pic30__path_for_gcc_compiler =
C :\\ Programmi\\ Microchip\\ MPLAB C30

Please note to use a double backslash and not a single backslash!

9. Download and install Scilab 4.1.1 binary version for Windows from the web site
http://www.scilab.org. Please use an install directory which does not contain spaces: C:/Programmi/scilab-4.1.1 is ok, whereas C:/Program Files/scilab-4.1.1 is not.

10. Erase the contrib directory inside your Scilab installation, and replace it with the scilab/contrib directory you just unzipped. This step copies the code generator and the palettes for FLEX inside the Scicos install directory.

11. Copy the content of the user directory inside your c:/Documents and Settings/username directory. This step will add a .scilab file inside the Scilab environment directory. The new .scilab is used to display the palettes of the code generator for FLEX.

12. Copy the scicos_examples directory in a useful place, e.g. c:/.

13. Your Scilab/Scicos installation is now ready to produce code.