MATLAB Site License

General Information:

  • License Period: June 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012
  • Cost: $175 per year for 1 concurrent user license.
  • This site license is restricted to Western faculty and staff.
  • This license is for RESEARCH purposes only.
    Note: Undergraduates have access to the current 'a' classroom MATLAB license in any of the GenLabs on campus.
  • The MATLAB license will not run on a system without a network connection.
  • A reserved license includes shared access to certain toolboxes.
  • Discounts are available when 5 or more concurrent licenses are purchased.
  • All purchases include any upgrades available throughout the licensing year.

Contact the Site License Coordinator if you are interested in purchasing a MATLAB license. Each MATLAB license you purchase is reserved for your group's use only.

System Requirements for MATLAB R2012a (v7.14)

  • Microsoft Windows operating system (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Mac OSX operating system
  • Linux operating system (32-bit or 64-bit)
    NOTE: This is the last version that will be available for Linux 32-bit systems.

For details about the latest version of MATLAB, refer to either MathWorks System Requirements or General Release Notes.

Available Components:

Besides MATLAB you also have access to Simulink and certain toolboxes (on a shared basis) under this research site license. Refer to the MathWorks Product List for details on any item listed below:

  • Control System Toolbox
  • Robust Control Toolbox
  • Optimization Toolbox
  • Image Processing Toolbox
  • Signal Processing Toolbox
  • Simulink
  • Simulink Design Control

Access to any remaining products listed below is very limited and in some cases, is not available unless it has been purchased by your group:

  • Aerospace Blockset
  • Aerospace Toolbox
  • Communications System Toolbox
  • Curve Fitting Toolbox
  • Data Acquisition Toolbox
  • DSP System Toolbox
  • Embedded Coder
  • Financial Derivatives Toolbox
  • Financial Toolbox
  • Fuzzy Logic Toolbox
  • Gauges Blockset
  • Global Optimization Toolbox
  • Instrument Control Toolbox
  • Mapping Toolbox
  • MATLAB Coder
  • MATLAB Compiler
  • Neural Network Toolbox
  • Parallel Computing Toolbox
  • Partial Differential Equation Toolbox
  • SimMechanics
  • SimPowerSystems
  • Simscape
  • Simulink 3D Animation
  • Simulink Coder
  • Simulink Design Optimization
  • Stateflow
  • Statistics Toolbox
  • Symbolic Math Toolbox
  • System Identification Toolbox
  • Wavelet Toolbox
  • xPC Target
  • xPC Target Embedded Option

The first year cost for toolboxes varies and a maintenance fee is charged each subsequent year. If you would like a quote for any particular toolbox listed above, send a request to the Site License Coordinator.

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