			
			ROBOTICS TOOLBOX FOR SCILAB


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/*				REQUIREMENTS				    */
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1) Scilab 2026.1.0

	This toolbox has been tested only on version 2026.1.0 of Scilab.
   	Scilab 2026.1.0 is available at: https://www.scilab.org/download/scilab-2026.1.0.

2) C Compiler 

	You can find a list of C supported and compatible compilers at:
	https://help.scilab.org/docs/2026.1.0/en_US/supported_compilers.html
   	
	The Scilab function "haveacompiler()" detects if a C compiler is 
	available on the system.

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/*		INSTALL THIS TOOLBOX FROM THE SUORCE VERSION		      */	
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1) Unpack the Robotics_Toolbox.zip in the directory where Scilab is installed.
	Type "SCI" in the Scilab console to get Scilab installation path.

2) Open Scilab with elevated privileges and move into the directory where the
   toolbox as been unpacked. For example: PATH = SCI + "\Robotics_Toolbox"	
	
3) Move into the Robotics_Toolbox directory:
	--> cd SCI+"\Robotics_Toolbox"

4) Open and execute the file "builder.sce" through Scinotes or type:
	--> exec builder.sce;


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/*				LOAD THE TOOLBOX			      */
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1) Move into the Robotics_Toolbox directory
   For example: C:\Program Files\scilab-6.1.0\Robotics_Toolbox
	--> cd SCI+"\Robotics_Toolbox"

2) Open and execute the file "loader.sce" through Scinotes or type:
	--> exec loader.sce;


A faster way to load the toolbox is to move the folder "Robotics_Toolbox" into
the directory SCI\contrib.
If Robotics Toolbox has been successfully installed a new menu "Toolboxes" will 
appear in the menu bar of Scilab console, from which you can load the toolbox.
