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Installation Instructions
This is additional installation information for MIB 1, which is outdated and no longer developed. The current version is MIB 3; see also MIB 2.

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First start of MIB 1
During the first start MIB creates a template file mib_java_path.txt with the paths to Fiji and Omero.
mib_java_path.txt template

MIB stores its configuration parameters:
  • Windows in c:\temp\im_browser.mat or when c:\temp is not available then the configuration parameters can be found in C:\Users\User-name\AppData\Local\Temp\im_browser.mat
  • Linux in the script directory or in the local tmp directory (/tmp)

The configuration file is automatically created after closing of MIB.
If MIB does not start check MATLAB path and/or delete c:\temp\im_browser.mat file.

Optional tools
MIB can be extended with various usable optional tools, unfortunately due to various reasons those tools can not be automatically installed and require manual installation or configuration.
Check the System Requirements section for optional software packages as FIJI, Omero and other options.

Define Java Heap space
When using the BioFormats reader or FijiConnect you may get an error message that the amount of available Java heap space is too low:
Java exception occurred:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
Java exception occurred:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

This can be fixed by increasing Java Heap Space value in MATLAB

MIB under MATLAB environment

  • Open MATLAB preferences
    Start MATLAB preferences dialog
    Start MATLAB preferences dialog
  • Navigate to
    MATLAB->General->Java Heap Memory Java Heap Memory settings
    Java Heap Memory settings
  • Use the slider to increase Java Heap size to the desired value
  • Press OK and restart MATLAB

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