Installation:

1. Make sure git is installed on your machine. If it is not, on Windows, go here. On Mac, open a terminal, and type xcode-select --install . Accept the license and wait for install. On Linux, consult your Linux distribution's package manager.

2. Download the file ndi_install.m to your Desktop.

3. Type the following in the Matlab command window:

   cd ~/Desktop

   ndi_install

Required Matlab toolboxes

To use all of the NDI tools, the following Matlab toolboxes are required:

Toolbox	Toolbox	Toolbox
MATLAB	Control System Toolbox	Curve Fitting Toolbox
Image Processing Toolbox	Optimization Toolbox	Signal Processing Toolbox
Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox

You can use the ver command in Matlab to see which toolboxes you have installed.

Notes for newbies

1. To find the program Terminal on a Mac, use the Mac search menu to find it and run it.

2. To download the ndi_install.m file, right click in your browser and choose "Save as". Be sure to save the file with a '.m' extension; your browser may try to add '.txt' to the end of the file, but you'll need to remove it for the program to run.

3. If you lack particular Matlab Toolboxes, you can add them by clicking on the Add-On box in Matlab and choose "Get Add-ons".