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IDL at NERSC
Availability: Up-to-date information on which versions of IDL are running on which NERSC platforms is available at: NERSC Visualization Software Applications.
Table of Contents
- Description
- IDL, the Interactive Data Language, is an interactive application used for for data analysis, visualization, and cross-platform application development. IDL combines all of the tools you need for any type of project, from "quick-look," interactive analysis and display to large-scale commercial programming projects. Thousands of technical professionals use IDL every day to rapidly develop algorithms, interfaces, and powerful visualizations and quickly crunch through large numerical problems.
- Features
- IDL has many features useful for interactive data analysis and visualization. You can take a feature tour on the ITTVIS website.
- Accessing IDL
- IDL is available on NERSC platforms via the modules command.
- Documentation
- Links to local online documentation.
- Additional Resources
- Links to the IDL distribution site, supplemental information, a FAQ page, emacs modes, and more.
- Sample Screen Shot
Description
- IDL's primary use is in the analysis and display of scientific data through its programming, plotting, and image display facilities.
- IDL is licensed for use on several NERSC platforms.
Features
- 2-D Plotting & Contouring
- Surface Plotting & 3-D Graphics
- Graphic Effects
- Color Systems
- Curve & Surface Fitting
- Image and Signal Processing
- Eigensystems
- Linear Systems
- Sparse Linear Systems
- Nonlinear Systems and Root Finding
- Multi-Dimensional Optimization
- Special & Transcendental Functions
- Correlation Analysis and Forecasting
- Hypothesis Testing
- Multi-Dimensional Gridding and Interpolation
- Mapping
- Development and Programming Tools
- Integrated Development Environment
- User Interface Toolkit
- IDL Insight
- IDL DataMiner Option
Accessing IDL
- Use the
module
command to load IDL:
module load idl
Typeidl
at the command line to start IDL.
- IDL has a rich set of demos. To view them, type
demo
at the IDL command line.
- For help, type
?
at the IDL command line.
- The IDL supplied source for the library procedures and examples are in: $IDL_DIR/lib and $IDL_DIR/examples.
Documentation
Documentation for IDL 6.3 (pdf)
- Whats New in IDL 6.3
- Installing and Licensing IDL 6.3
- Quick Reference Guide
- Reference Guide
- Getting Started With IDL
- iTool User's Guide
- Using IDL
- Building IDL Applications
- iTool Developer's Guide
- Image Processing in IDL
- IDL Data Miner Guide
- External Development Guide
- Medical Imaging in IDL
- Object Programming
- Scientific Data Formats
- IDL wavelet Toolkit User's Guide
Documentation for IDL 6.2 (pdf)
- Whats New in IDL 6.2
- Installing and Licensing IDL 6.2
- Quick Reference Guide
- Reference Guide
- Getting Started With IDL
- iTool User's Guide
- Using IDL
- Building IDL Applications
- iTool Developer's Guide
- Image Processing in IDL
- IDL Data Miner Guide
- External Development Guide
- Medical Imaging in IDL
- Object Programming
- Scientific Data Formats
- IDL wavelet Toolkit User's Guide
Documentation for IDL 6.1 (pdf)
- Whats New in IDL 6.1
- Installing and Licensing IDL 6.1
- Getting Started With IDL
- Quick Reference Guide
- Reference Guide
- iTool User's Guide
- Using IDL
- Building IDL Applications
- iTool Developer's Guide
- Image Processing in IDL
Emacs Modes For IDL (unsupported)
Information/Downloads from Fanning Consulting
- Documentation for IDL routines written by David Fanning and others (the documentation contains links to the routines)
- Zip file of IDL html help files
Additional Resources
Links to ITTVIS's Web Site
- IDL Home Page
- IDL Feature Tour
- IDL 6.3 Functional Summary (pdf)
- Online Tutorials
- User Resources
- User IDL Contributions
- IDL and ENVI Developments Newsletter
- Multi-Threading in IDL (pdf)
- ITT Books and Training Manuals (for purchase)
- Tech Tips (search page)
Links to non-ITTVIS Web Sites
- Google search: comp.lang.idl-pvwave USENET group Note that comp.lang.idl does have some IDL topics, but was started for as a newsgroup for the Interface Definition Language. The right USENET group for IDL is comp.lang.idl-pvwave.
- IDL Programming Tips from Fanning Consulting
- Links to Other IDL Resources from Fanning Consulting
- IDL Example Programs from Fanning Consulting
- IDL Programming Techniques by David Fanning (second edition)
- Visualization Group's description of graphics/visualization software support at NERSC
- List of NERSC platforms and version numbers for visualization applications and for graphics applications (primarily NCAR)
Sample Screen Shot
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