Software Instructions
for Linux Labs and Grid

Many of the software packages are available in the Linux lab computers and on the Engineering Cluster. Here is a quick start for many packages.

Quick Instructions for several software packages

Arduino

To run Arduino, run the following command:

• arduino

Eclipse

To run Eclipse, source the following:

• source add_eclipse.sh
  eclipse

Eclipse-CPP

To run Eclipse CPP, run the following commands:

• source add_eclipse-cpp.sh
  eclipse-cpp

Eclipse-Oxygen

To run Eclipse-oxygen, run the following commands:

• source add_eclipse-oxygen.sh
  eclipse-oxygen

Ansys HFSS

To run Ansys HFSS, run the following command:

• ansysedt

ARM DS-5

To run DS-5, run the following command:

• source DS-5.sh

GNU Compiler Collection 5.1.2

To run GNU Compiler Collection 5.1.2, run the following command:

• module load gcc

You can use the following command to load related modules for newer libtool, make, autoconf, automake, etc one go with

• module load gnu-build-system

For information regarding the Intel Compiler Suite please visit the following link: IntelCompiler

Firefox

Simply type:

• firefox

Meep

To run Meep, source the following:

• $ source /ad/eng/opt/64/meep/bin/activate
  (base) $ conda activate mp
  

NetBeans

To run NetBeans, source the following:

• source add_netbeans.sh
  netbeans

NS

To run NS, source the following file located in /ad/eng/opt/ns-allinone-2.31

• source add_ns.sh

Opnet

To run Opnet, source the following:

• source add_opnet.sh
  modeler

If you receive a notice that the maintenance license is going to expire, please ignore it. You can suppress it by setting the “Maintenance Warning Level” to “-1” in the preferences.

Python (Custom Versions and Packages)

To run a different version of Python than the default local version, just source the appropriate script. For example, for 2.7:

•    source /mnt/support/software/linux/all/x86_64/python27/add_python27.sh

See here for a listing of the various Python installations and the packages they have built in.

To have your own packages visible to Python, append their locations to PYTHONPATH. For example:

•    export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/ad/eng/courses/bf/bf527/bin/biopython-1.60/

Alternatively place these packages in your user site directory for a given version.

SPIM and XSPIM

To run XSPIM in the linux labs, run the following path file located in /ad/eng/opt/spim

• /ad/eng/opt/spim/bin/spim

or

• /ad/eng/opt/spim/bin/xspim

Weka

To run Weka, run the following command:

• weka

Synopsys

You can add the tools to your environment by sourcing the add_synopsys.sh file located in /opt/synopsys

• source /ad/eng/opt/synopsys/add_syn.sh

The following package are currently installed:

• astro, cosmosscope, hspice, pathmill, mw, ns, syn, sold

Xilinx Vivado

First source the environment setup script to select the version, then launch it:

• $ source /ad/eng/opt/xilinx/Vivado/2019.1/settings64.sh
  $ vivado
  

Model Sim

For linux, you can launch it with this:

• $ source add_modelsim.sh
  $ /ad/eng/opt/mentor/modelsim/modeltech/bin/vsim