System Requirements
Operating System: Windows 10 (64-bit); Mac OS X 10.8+; Linux 64-bit
Memory: 2 GB (4+ GB recommended)
Processor: x86
The software may be downloaded here.
Installing on Mac OS X
Mac OS X Platforms
Note: if you are using MacOS Sierra (10.12), please see this page.
BrainSuite for Mac OS X is distributed as a disk image (BrainSuite16a1.dmg) file. To install:
- Open
BrainSuite16a1.dmg
and drag the BrainSuite16a1 folder into your Applications folder, as indicated in the pop-up window. - Download and install the 2015b MATLAB Compiler Runtime, available from Mathworks. See the Mathworks MCR page for more details.
- Open your Applications folder (or Launch Pad on the dock) and start BrainSuite21a from within the BrainSuite21a folder.
- Verify that the program has been installed correctly by checking that no red text warnings appear in the log at the bottom of the BrainSuite window.
Installing on Windows
Windows Platforms
On Windows, the software is distributed as an installer package (BrainSuite21a_win64.exe). To install:
- Run
BrainSuite21a_win64.exe
. This will initiate the BrainSuite Installer. - Follow the instructions for the Setup, indicating the folder in which you would like to save BrainSuite and its shortcuts.
- The Setup program will check to see if you have the correct version of the Matlab runtime libraries installed. If you do not, it will offer to download the MATLAB Compiler Runtime for you. Install this, and then continue the setup procedure.
- When Setup has finished, launch BrainSuite.
- Verify that the program has been installed correctly by checking that no red text warnings appear in the log at the bottom of the BrainSuite window.
Installing on Linux
Linux Platforms
On Linux, the software is distributed as gzipped tar file (BrainSuite21a.linux.tgz). This file can be installed to whichever location is most appropriate for your system. A typical location, provided you have administrator privileges, would be /opt/BrainSuite16a1/. For individual use, you may want to locate the program in your home directory.
- Unzip and untar
BrainSuite21a.linux.tgz
file. This will create a BrainSuite21a folder which includes the files for CSE, BDP, and SVReg. - If necessary, move the folder to its desired location. You may need to use
sudo
to do this. - Download and install the , 2015b MATLAB Compiler Runtime for Linux, available from Mathworks. See the Mathworks MCR page for more details.
- To run the GUI on Linux (requires glibc 2.14, glibc++ 3.4.19 or greater), launch BrainSuite16a1 in the bin folder from the terminal, e.g.,
/opt/BrainSuite16a1/bin/BrainSuite16a1
. Doing so will launch the user interface: - We have run the BrainSuite GUI on Ubuntu 14.04LTS, 15.04, and 16.04LTS.
- For Ubuntu 12.04LTS, a newer version of glibc++ must be installed. One way to do this is to install g++ 4.8. See this page for details.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install g++-4.8
Another is to copy a recent version (3.4.19 or greater) of libg++.so to the lib directory inside BrainSuite16a1/bin.
- There are a variety of Linux flavors, so if you encounter difficulties with the installation, please visit the BrainSuite forums for assistance.
This can be done on the command line using
Note that you can unpack BrainSuite into the /opt directory by using
Building from Source
We highly recommend using the pre-compiled versions of BrainSuite, which have been tested for cross-platform compatibility. If you do wish do build the software from the source code, instructions for how to do this are provided on this page.