Copyright (c) 2010, Luuk J.G.W. van Wilderen
Globe_Toolbox - Global Fitting of Time-Resolved Data, and Modelling of Population Dynamics 
All rights reserved.

Introduction

This toolbox is written in Matlab R2009b, and may run without problems in 
earlier versions as well. To use the Globe_Toolbox there are no specific 
hardware requirements other than those required for running Matlab. The 
toolbox depends on several Matlab toolboxes: Simbiology, Optimization, 
Statistics, and the Genetic Algorithm and Direct Search Toolbox (only 
required for using patternsearch). In addition to that you need the 
Symbolic Math toolbox for the Population Dynamics Modelling toolbox. 

Setting up Matlab before you start fitting

Copy all supplied Globe_Toolbox files to a new directory, and properly 
index this location and its subfolders for Matlab with File>Set Path: 
Add the subfolders you just copied Globe_Toolbox to and Save. Type 
Globe_Toolbox in the Command Window, and press enter to execute. Check if 
the provided Help files are correctly installed by pressing the Help button 
in the started GUI. If the documentation is not found, press Matlab's 
Start button>Desktop Tools>View Start button configuration files>Refresh 
start button. Check if the Globe_Toolbox is listed (referring to the 
correct location of the info.xml file). If the toolbox is not listed, try 
restarting Matlab, and check again if it is listed. Press Close. NB. There 
might be a problem with Windows (Vista) because of folder permissions (if 
next message appears: 'Matlab cannot save changes to the path' or something 
similar). Save 'path.def' to your startup folder, and future sessions will 
know where to look. You can set your startup folder in Windows by 
appropriately changing the 'start in' box of Matlab's shortcut properties 
(which you then need to use to start a new Matlab session). 

Running the toolbox

To start the main graphical user interface for global fitting, type 
Globe_toolbox_v1_00
in the command window and press execute.

To start the gui for population dynamics modelling, type
Ave_Phot_Frac
in the command window.

Further reading and extra Help files

Extensive documentation is available (as html files), which can be read by
any web browser and is listed as toolbox in Matlab's built-in Help files.
These files can be read by selecting Help>Product Help, or by pressing
the Help button inside the main graphical interface. The first time the 
program is run, a message appears that reminds you of the instructions that
have to be followed for proper indexing (so that Matlab can find the Help
files), see the 'Setting up Matlab' section above.

Citing instructions

Please refer to the following article
Modelling multi-pulse population dynamics from ultrafast spectroscopy
L.J.G.W. Van Wilderen, C.N. Lincoln and J.J. van Thor
