MATLAB: Do I get the error message “The support package is not compatible with your version of MATLAB or operating system.” when trying to install a support package

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When trying to install a support package, why do I get a error window stating:

"The support package is not compatible with your version of MATLAB or operating system."

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Some support packages may not be available for your operating system. To see a full list of support packages and what operating systems are supported, please refer to:

https://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/system-requirements.html

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MATLAB: Is LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT supported in previous releases

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT is supported in various MATLAB releases, including Student Version. It is recommended to check the Hardware Support Package System Requirements page below to ensure you have the required release, operating system, and base product for your hardware support package:

https://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/system-requirements.html

The support packages currently available are as follows:

Support from Simulink

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT hardware was retired by LEGO in 2013 and built-in support from Simulink for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT is available until MATLAB R2016b.
We recommend migrating to LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 hardware and use LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Support from Simulink instead, which is available for download for Windows and Linux since MATLAB R2014a, and for all platforms since MATLAB R2016a:

https://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/lego-mindstorms-ev3-simulink.html

Support from MATLAB

Connection to LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT can be achieved from MATLAB by using the third-party toolbox RWTH - Mindstorms NXT Toolbox, which is available at the link below. Please be aware that this is a third-party toolbox and, as such, any question related to it should be addressed to the developers of the toolbox.

http://www.mindstorms.rwth-aachen.de/

We recommend migrating to LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 hardware and use LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Support from MATLAB instead, which is available for download for all platforms since MATLAB R2014b:

https://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/lego-mindstorms-ev3-matlab.html * The hardware catalog page with detailed information about support from MATLAB is available at:

http://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/lego-mindstorms-matlab.html

Support from Embedded Coder

A demonstration that uses Embedded Coder to program a LEGO MINDSTORM NXT robot is available at the following MATLAB Central File Exchange entry:

<http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/13399-embedded-coder-robot-nxt-demo >

Works with MATLAB R2006a - R2012a (32bit/64bit)

MATLAB: Do I get the error “The support packages in the folder are not of the expected type.” when installing a support package from a folder

This error indicates that you are trying to install a Software support package through the Hardware support package installer or vice versa. For example, if you are trying to install the MinGW compiler, you will see this error if you have opened the Hardware Support Package Installer instead of the Software Support Package Installer.

If you see this error when installing a support package, try launching the other Support Package installer.

To launch the Software Support Package Installer, use this command:

hwconnectinstaller.launchInstaller('supportcategory','software')

To launch the Hardware Support Package Installer, use this command:

hwconnectinstaller.launchInstaller('supportcategory','hardware')

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