how do I know which tool box is required for each function?

I am evaluating matlab

I have no idea which toolbox or app to buy

or what does it come with the "matlab product" $2150?

can I run root locus functions?

is there a list of funtions and tools boxes?

Thank you

Fausto bartra

Thank you

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

Fangjun Jiang has pointed you to the function lists in the documentation. As another approach, I recommend contacting the MathWorks Sales department using the telephone icon in the upper-right corner of this page. If you describe to the Sales staff the work that you want to perform using MathWorks products at a high level they can recommend which products may be useful for that work and why you may find those products useful.

Alternately you could find the general application area in which you're working (since you mention root locus, I'm guessing you're working on designing and developing control systems) on this page. On the Control Systems page there are descriptions of some topics in that field that you could use MathWorks products for and each has videos, suggested products, and/or user stories that provide more information on how you could use MathWorks products for that topic. That might be a good first step to do before talking to Sales as that could provide a focus for your conversation with the Sales staff.

Alternately, you could search mathworks.com for the phrase "root locus". The first two hits are to a topic discovery page that mentions Control System Toolbox and a topic page in the documentation for Control System Toolbox.

Answer 2

[Fangjun Jiang]

MATLAB is the base product. You can go to the Mathworks website, Products for more info. Or click Support, Documentation.

If you are interested in the function list, go to https://www.mathworks.com/help/pdf_doc/matlab/index.html and find MATLAB Function Reference.

For root locus function, you need the Control System Toolbox. Again, check the products.

[Fausto Bartra]

Fangjun:

thank you for your reply

1. but, is there a table that it shows which tool box I need for each function?
2. or does the "basic matlab" has a list of all support functions?

for example I checked the fft function and there is no indication which tool box I need to run it.

we need to have an idea which toolboxes we need so we can budget for any extra expenses

thank you

Fausto

[Fangjun Jiang]

You can find the table here, https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/referencelist.html?type=function

type in "fft" or "root locus" in the search box will give you a clue what toolbox is needed. Notice that different toolbox might privide the same function.

[Fausto Bartra]

Fangjun:

Thank you,

this is what I was looking for