SciLab also has a module called Xcos, which is a graphical simulation environment comparable to MATLAB's Simulink.įinally, there is at least one company providing commercial extensions to SciLab. Although creating a GUI panel with buttons, fields, graphs, and other elements seems more complicated than it needs to be, it is quite doable, and is on my to-do list for future projects. SciLab appears to be the winner again in the GUI department. As I haven't tried instrument interfacing yet, you'll want to take a closer look if this is your main priority.
#SCILAB VS OCTAVE MANUAL#
I didn't go looking for tutorials, but the manual has a Getting Started chapter.īeing able to control and receive data from an instrument is extremely important to T&M equipment users, and both packages appear to have the basics (see the relevant SciLab and Octave pages). Octave has an 800-page manual with minimal examples and images. I also found some intro and tutorial documents. SciLab has the aforementioned help system, which includes lots of examples and images, though it can be hard to understand for a newbie, and suffers a bit from being in Frenglish. Octave uses the Terminal interface.īoth programs have loads of documentation. It has a syntax-aware editor, variable-watch window, interactive terminal, help system, and file browser. SciLab is the big winner in the development environment category.
Linux – no comment.īetween the two packages, I was most interested in comparing: Windows users might have better luck, as its download seems to be more current. This time, I managed to find an OS X package that promised an easy install, even if it was a couple of point releases behind. Still, I've been hesitant to devote any more time to SciLab if Octave is significantly better.
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