+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++READMEThis is the README file for the SNN NetPack toolbox for Matlab. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++The SNN NetPack toolbox for Matlab.REQUIREMENTS============To use this toolbox, you must have Matlab installed on your system.Note: a stand-alone version of the GUI which does not require Matlab isalso available. See http://www.snn.kun.nl for more information.INSTALL=======Please see the file INSTALL for instructions on installation.If you followed these instructions, you will have a directory /home/user/netpack-toolbox-1.1 (on Unix) or folderC:\netpack-toolbox-1.1 (on Windows), which contains the toolbox and documentation. From now on, we will refer to this directory/folderas NETPACKROOT. USING THE TOOLBOX=================The functions in this toolbox can be used in two ways, both from thematlab command line and from a GUI (graphical user interface).Command line:-------------If you are already familiar with regression problems and neuralnetworks, don't care about details or want to see some fast results,read ./doc/quickstart.ps (./doc/quickstart.tex) for a quickstart to the toolbox functions. For more extended documentation read the userguide ./doc/userguide.ps(./doc/userguide.tex).The actual toolbox, consisting of Matlab m-files you can find inNETPACKROOT/netpack.To use the toolbox in Matlab, you need to initialize it from withinMatlab. This should be done by running the command 'init_netpack_snn' from within Matlab, which is in the directory NETPACKROOT/netpack.To do this, start Matlab and execute>> run(fullfile('NETPACKROOT', 'netpack', 'init_netpack_snn'))So, for example, >> run(fullfile('C:\netpack-toolbox-1.1', 'netpack', 'init_netpack_snn'))This initialization should be done every time you restart Matlab. Graphical User Interface (GUI):-------------------------------The GUI helps you to define your input data, your network and trainingalgorithms. This may be helpfull when you are not very familiar withregression problems yet. Unfortunetely, the documentation for the GUI is not completed. You may find more background information on the applied algorithms in ./doc/userguide.ps (./doc/userguide.tex).To use the GUI, you must first initialize Netpack from within Matlab.To do this, you start Matlab, change to the directory NETPACKROOT andinitialize Netpack by running the command 'init_netpack_snn', with theargument '--with_gui'. So, for example, >> cd 'C:\netpack-toolbox-1.1\netpack'>> init_netpack_snn('--with_gui')Now, you can start the GUI with:>> gui_snn