 
   Table of Contents
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   1. What is FILTREX?

   2. System Requirements

   3. Installation
   
   4. How to use FILTREX
   
   5. Available examples


1.  What is FILTREX?
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FILTREX is a User-friendly Software for Parametric Identification,
 Model Comparison and Optimal Sequential Sampling of Experiments of
 Complex Microbiological Dynamic Systems by Nonlinear Filtering.

FILTREX was developed in the Applied Mathematics and Informatics
Department of the French National Institute for Agricultural 
Research (INRA: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique).

 * Site Web of  FILTREX is:
http://www3.jouy.inra.fr/miaj/public/logiciels/filtrex/welcome.html

 * See also files "DOC/aboutFILTREX.txt" and "DOC/FILTREXGuide.pdf"

2. System Requirements
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FILTREX has been tested with Matlab2012a and Matlab2013a


3. Installation
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1/ On Linux/Unix platforms, if the "acroread" (Acrobat Reader)
command is not available on your platform, replace the occurence of 
"acroread" by your own pdf viewer command in the file:
SRC/HELPS/help_dynamics.m
If no pdf viewer is available, the button: 
"Dynamics- Help about Equation model"
will not operate: explanations about the provided models are then not 
available.

2/ Compile the C-programs:
 Before the first use of FILTREX, run the Matlab file:
"compil.m"
Note: Compilation is only required for running the task 
SIMULATION OF AN OPTIMAL SAMPLING.


4. How to use FILTREX
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 * Data files
Some tasks require data files. See files in EXAMPLES as examples.
Note that the time unit should be indicated in the label of the first
column of the data file, anywhere between parenthesis.
Examples of first column valid labeling:
	"time (h)", " t (mns)", "(d)"
Only the first character is taken into account.
It should be 'd' or 'h' or 'm'. Is is case insensitive.

 * The user is encouraged to put his data in the folder USER

 * Open the program
In a Matlab session, execute the file  FILTREX.m
A menu will appears : choose a task.


5. Available examples
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1/ Data files
- Real data are available in the folder EXAMPLES/REAL_DATA
- Simulated data are available are available in the folder
EXAMPLES/SIMULATED_DATA

The filename extension is ".csv".

2/ Results
Buttons "Save/Restore" in each task save and restore results.
Some results files are available in the folder EXAMPLES/PROJECTS.

The filename extension is ".mat".
 
