Installation (Virtual Reality Toolbox)

Virtual Reality Toolbox

Client Computer

You can use a client computer to view and control a virtual world. Because MATLAB or Simulink does not run on this computer, you need to connect to a host computer running a simulation or executable code. The host computer, through the VR Server, provides the values needed to animate a virtual world.

The client computer communicates with the host computer over TCP/IP, and it displays the virtual world using a VR client. In this case, the VR client is a VRML-enabled Web browser. You can verify the TCP/IP connection between the host and client computers by using the ping command from a command-line prompt. If there are problems, you must first fix the TCP/IP protocol settings according to the documentation for your operating system.

The following table lists the minimum hardware resources the Virtual Reality Toolbox needs on the client computer.

Hardware Requirements
Hardware
Description

Graphics card
Graphics card with hardware 3-D acceleration.

TCP/IP Communication
If you want to allow a connection from a client computer, you need a network connection between the host computer and the client computer.

**Hardware Requirements**
Hardware	Description
Graphics card	Graphics card with hardware 3-D acceleration.
TCP/IP Communication	If you want to allow a connection from a client computer, you need a network connection between the host computer and the client computer.

The following table lists the software the Virtual Reality Toolbox requires on the client computer. You do not need to install the Virtual Reality Toolbox on the client computer.

Because the only component required for the client computer is standard VRML97 viewing software, it is possible that different configurations will work. For example, you might be able to run an operating system not listed in the table Supported Computer Platforms. However, these configurations have not been tested and they are not supported.

Software Requirements
Software
Description

Operating system
Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows ME, Windows XP, or Windows 2000
SGI IRIX and IRIX64 6.5.8 (minimum)
The TCP/IP protocol needs to be installed.

Web browser
Use Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher with Java enabled.

VRML plug-in
VRML97 plug-in with External Authoring Interface support. If you have blaxxun Contact (Windows) or Cosmo Player (SGI) on your computer, you have already installed a VRML plug-in.
Windows platforms -- You can install the blaxxun Contact 4.4 plug-in provided on the MathWorks CD, or you can download it from the MathWorks Web site at
http://www.mathworks.com/support/product/VR/

For information on how to install the blaxxun Contact plug-in, see Installing a VRML Plug-In (Windows).

**Software Requirements**
Software	Description
Operating system	Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows ME, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 SGI IRIX and IRIX64 6.5.8 (minimum) The TCP/IP protocol needs to be installed.
Web browser	Use Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher with Java enabled.
VRML plug-in	VRML97 plug-in with External Authoring Interface support. If you have blaxxun Contact (Windows) or Cosmo Player (SGI) on your computer, you have already installed a VRML plug-in. Windows platforms -- You can install the blaxxun Contact 4.4 plug-in provided on the MathWorks CD, or you can download it from the MathWorks Web site at http://www.mathworks.com/support/product/VR/ For information on how to install the blaxxun Contact plug-in, see Installing a VRML Plug-In (Windows).

Host Computer Installing the Virtual Reality Toolbox on the Host Computer