Windows

This page provides instructions on how to install and configure PMP on a Windows machine. The installer installs the required components for PMP. The setup file is called pmpsetup-96.3.0.190c8728-x64.msi, where 96.3.0.190c8728 denotes the PMP version number.

Installer

Open the installer and the welcome page is shown.

Installer welcome page

Select Next and three installation types are shown.

Typical

Installs the API, simulator and PMP tooling. These are the features required for the typical use-case of local development.

Custom

Allows for customization of the installed components. For example for a minimal installation containing only the API and not the simulator and PMP Tooling.

Feature	Sub-feature	Description
API	-	-
	Sources	Install header, source and library files for C++ development.
XML Schemas	-	Install XML schema files.
Simulator	-	Install simulator executables.
	Services	Register simulator services as Windows service. NOTE Only one version of these services can be installed at any time. Uninstalling any verion of PMP will uninstall these services, even if they were installed by a different version.
	Modules	Install simulator modules.
Templates	-	-
	Processing blocks	Install processing block templates.
Tooling	-	Install PMP Tooling.
	Crash logging	Enable automatic PMP Tooling crash logging.
		Add file association for .msf files.
Control loop customization	-	-
	Simulink toolchain	Install MATLAB/Simulink PMP code generation toolbox and cross-compiler to create custom C++ processing blocks via Simulink code generation.
	C++ toolchain	Install toolchain and cross-compiler to create custom C++ processing blocks via C/C++ code.
Miscellaneous	-	-
	Persistent configuration	Install persistent configuration tools.
	PyXML to XML conversion tool	Install PyXML to XML conversion tool.
	Import MSF	Install tool to import MSF files.

Complete

Installs all available features.

Installation types

Select Typical to continue. Optionally select Associate acquisition files (.msf) with PMP Tooling to automatically launch the PMP Tooling when double-clicking a .msf file.

Installation file association

Select Install to start the installation. Windows User Account Control will require approval to install the required files.

Windows User Account Control

Select Yes and the installer shall proceed to install all the selected files.

Installation progress

After all files are installed the completed dialog is shown. Select Finish to close the installer. Optionally select Launch PMP Tooling to automatically launch the PMP Tooling after closing the installer.

Installation complete

After installation the installation directory includes the following folders:

Folder	Description
bin	Program executables and dynamic libraries.
include	C++ header files.
matlab	Simulink, tools and trajectory generator Matlab support.
miscellaneous	Additional utilities.
schemas	XML schema definitions.
src	C++ wrapper source file.
templates	Processing block templates.