BRAIN Installation Instructions

1. Pre-installation

Please make sure that you have installed git and MATLAB on your computer.

1.1 How to install 'git'?

• git installer can be found from this link, git-installer.
• or, it can be installed via Windows PowerShell using winget, a package manager that is already available on Windows 11 and modern versions of Windows 10.

winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget

1.2 MATLAB installation and dependent Toolboxes

• MATLAB can be installed via its official website
• Once MATLAB is installed, add these Toolboxes into your MATLAB:
• Data Acquisition Toolbox,
• Instrument Control Toolbox,
• Phased Array System Toolbox.

NOTE: MATLAB Toolboxes can be added from the 'Add-Ons' Button, which is shown on the HOME Page of the MATLAB interface.

2. BRAIN Installation

2.1 Download BRAIN

• BRAIN software can be found from the brain1 repository in the Bristol UNDT GitHub Webpage,
• In the Bristol UNDT GitHub webpage, find the green 'Code' button and copy the HTTPS link,
• On your computer, choose a local directory where you would like to put the BRIAN software, for example, C:\Users\xxx\Documents.
• Run Windows PowerShell in that directory, and input the following command to download the BRAIN software:

  git clone https://github.com/ndtatbristol/brain1.git

By far, the BRAIN software is downloaded.

2.2 Add BRAIN to your MATLAB startup.m

startup.m executes user-specified commands when starting MATLAB, which can enable BRAIN by default by adding the BARIN path into the startup.m file.

• Open MATLAB, create a new blank script, and name it as startup.m
• add the following command into the startup.m

  addpath(genpath('C:\Users\xxx\Documents\brain1'));

  'xxx' is your computer username.
• save the startup.m and restart MATLAB. By far, BRAIN is installed.

3. Connect the PeakNDT MicroPulse System to a Computer

• connect the PeakNDT MicroPulse System and your computer via an Ethernet cable,
• open Control Panel, click Network Setting Centre, click Network and Sharing Centre, click Change Adapter Settings shown on the left
• Right-click the ethernet icon which is connected to the PeakNDT MicroPulse System connection, then click the Properties,
• In the Networking panel, find the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) option,
• Choose Use the following IP address:, and change the IP address to 10.1.1.1,
• Click OK to save all the changes. By far, BRAIN software is installed on the computer and can be activated by typing brain in the MATLAB command window.