# Getting started

## Introduction

This page teaches how to get started with ATOMS module manager on the scilab platform towards a session example. It describes how one can install a module and load it in Scilab environment.

## Atoms

- Configure ATOMS to display extra-information

      -->atomsSetConfig('Verbose','True');

- List available modules

      -->atomsList();

            ampl_toolbox - An interface to load .nl files created by AMPL
             ANN_Toolbox - ANN Toolbox
                  conmin - A Scilab interface to the conmin optimization method
                   CUTEr - Testing environment for optimization and linear algebra solvers
             dace_scilab - This is a conversion of the well known DACE kriging toolbox for Matlab.
             dde_toolbox - Dynamic Data Exchange client for Scilab
              HYDROGRv50 - Models and function for operational hydrology
                 lolimot - A fast neural network - LOcal LInear MOdel Tree
            module_lycee - Scilab pour les lycées
                    NISP - Non Intrusive Spectral Projection
                 plotlib - "Matlab-like" Plotting library for Scilab
                scilab2c - Translate Scilab code into C code
                  scipad - Scipad 7.20
                 simplex - This package contains the simplex optimization method
         sndfile_toolbox - Read & write sound files
                 stixbox - Statistics toolbox for Scilab 5.2

- Install a module Installing a module download and extract it.

      -->atomsInstall('NISP');

          NISP (2.1) will be installed in the 'allusers' section
          Installing NISP (2.1) ... success

- Load a module The module is installed but it's not loaded in the scilab environment and its functionnalities are not available yet.

  By default, a module is added to the list of modules to load at Scilab start when it's installed. (>> More information on the autoload system :

  - atomsAutoloadList
  - atomsAutoloadAdd
  - atomsAutoloadDel
  ).

      -->atomsLoad('NISP');

          Start NISP Toolbox
            Load gateways
            Load help
            Load demos

- Remove a module:

      -->atomsRemove NISP

          NISP (2.1) will be removed from the 'allusers' section
          the package NISP (2.1) is currently loaded, It will removed at next Scilab restart