Error installing third party package Arduino software: Invalid zip file

I have the 2013a version of matlab and been trying to install the simulink support package for arduino hardware, but I keep getting the following error:

"Error installing third party package Arduino software: Invalid zip file "C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\R2013a\downloads\arduino-1.0-windows.zip"."

and then the installation stops.

N.B.: I using windows 8.

[AJAY KUMAR]

sir the problem remains the same. The problem is still not resolved

[Subhankar Majumder]

yah, i also suffering the same problem. somebody please give some solution for this.

[TALHA AMIN]

found this error as i try to install without internet

[Mpilo Dhlamini]

Guys this error is not yet resolved? I am suffering from the same problem

[Mark Yeo]

Not yet? I am disappointed.

[Rohan Gupta]

not yet solved its delaying my project

Answer 1

[Shaima Al Hebsi]

The way which has worked for me:

- Install the Hardware support from the Add-ons button in Matlab and wait for the error. Once you get the error cancel and exit the installation.

- Get Arduino 1.0 (the only version which made it work) from http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftwareReleases when you download it you will get it as a zip file having the same name which was shown in the error message arduino-1.0-windows.zip

- Now go to the directory shown in the error message: C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\R2013a\downloads\arduino-1.0-windows.zip

and replace the existing corrupted arduino-1.0-windows.zip with the new one downloaded recently

- Disconnect internet connection and again go to Matlab add-ons and try again to install arduino hardware support package It should work this time.

[Will Johnson]

This is the solution

I use matlab 2013b and this works

[ali soltani]

very good , i have matlab 2013b , i works very well. thank you very much

[MOHAMED AMINE OUARDI]

it worked thank u

[omar osama]

useful, thanks

[Gabriela Sánchez]

thank, it was really useful :)

[kasun jayalath]

This works. thanks

[piyumika bandula]

Thank you, it is really useful!

[ankita rupam]

how we can go to the directory

[VALARMATHY K]

please help me...

[Image Analyst]

See the FAQ: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#During_installation.2C_the_installer_crashes.2C_hangs.2C_gives_an_error_message.2C_does_not_authenticate_your_license.2C_or_otherwise_does_finish_installing_correctly.

[Jahania Usman]

I have replaced the corrupted file, and now it gives this error. Please help

[george bilali]

Thanks a lot very useful ..its help and completely solve the problem...thanks in advance

[MM - L'Hôpital]

It works and it was very easy. Thanks.

[Ahmed Kasban]

thanks

[BOUDALLAA NOU-EDDINE]

Thank you bro it works

[Juan Jose Paniagua Medina]

It really works, thanks man.

[Guendouz walid]

thank's very much bro

[melis sulan]

ıt is not work for my program :(

[Sarah Herda]

don't work for me (The specified key is not present in this container.)

[Abreham Gashaw]

don't work for me (The specified key is not present in this container.)

Answer 2

[Michal Swoboda]

Hanin

I had the same problem. Here is what is going on and how to solve it:

Problem:

• There's a bug within OS X which affects zip extraction. [More here: http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/open-zip-cpgz-file/]

Solution:

• Rerun the Arduino hardware package installer through MATLAB use the Install from Internet to make sure all the files are downloaded. Wait for it to give you the error and close the dialog window.
• Download a fresh version of Arduino software from: http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftwareReleases
• Extract the downloaded Arduino software to get the "Arduino" application
• Right Click on the application and press Compress "Arduino". When the compression is finished change the name of the archive to arduino-1.5.6-r2-macosx.
• Now go to MATLAB>SupportPackages>R2015a(or w/e version of MATLAB you are using)>downloads>arduinoio_download.Delete the old arduino-1.5.6-r2-macosx.zip and replace it with the archive you made.
• Go to MATLAB. Click on Add-Ons > Get Hardware Support Packages. Select the "Install from folder option". Select the arduinoio_download folder
• Click next and the installation should go through.

This worked for me. Hope it helps.

-Michal Swoboda

[Image Analyst]

From the looks of his zip file name, "C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\R2013a\downloads\arduino-1.0-windows.zip", it appears Hanin and Gary have Windows, not an iMac with OSX. Not sure what Izwa has.

Answer 3

[vipin joseph]

This is the solution

1. download a new arduino IDE from http://downloads.arduino.cc/arduino-1.0-windows.zip
2. open C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\R2013a\downloads
3. replace existing arduino-1.0-windows.zip with new one
4. exit matlab
5. open matlab and choose install from folder
6. select folder location C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\R2013a\downloads

[Ali Umara]

its very helpful

[TALHA AMIN]

i followed the same guidelines but this error arises how to tackle it?

[TALHA AMIN]

Error installing third party package Arduino software: Unable to write file "C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\R2013a\arduino-1.0\hardware\tools\avr\share\redhat\gui\bindings.tcl". The entry may be password-protected or encrypted.

[Gowtham Raj G]

Great worked well.. thanks

[Sebastian Quiroga]

Worked!!! It's just to replace the arduino-1.0-windows.zip with the new one.

[GHEZAL Abdelhamid]

thank u very much

Answer 4

[Muhammad Usman Khan]

I tried almost all methods on MATLAB R2013a shown above. But I get the following error when I copy the downloaded zip into the directory and install from it "A dependent support package - Arduino Uno is missing. Please make sure the folder includes all the required files for Arduino support package." Please, someone, help me I'm fed up more.

[keshavan alangaramohan]

same problem for me also i think better we go to next version of matlab

Answer 5

[Umar Farooq]

Suffering from the same error in MATLAB 2017a. Anybody help me!

Answer 6

[Image Analyst]

Sounds like a zip problem, not a MATLAB problem. Contact the "third party" for a new zip file.

[Gary]

I believe is a MATLAB problem as the source MATLAB downloads and installs is not a valid source. I can download the ardueno code directly and install it independent of MATLAB. But will this work in concert with MATLAB as a valid hardware target?

Answer 7

[Izwa]

same problem. do you have any solution?

Answer 8

[Liang Xuan]

Please download the 1.5.6-r2 BETA Windows zip file through the following link,

http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftwareReleases

then copy the zip file into your Matlab support packages folder.

Done

[Gary]

This doew not work for me as the 1.5.6-r2 BETA Windows zip file at the following link http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftwareReleases is also corrupted. Does anyone have a validated solution?

[Image Analyst]

I downloaded it and the zip file opened fine. What indicates to you that the files in the zip archive are corrupted?

[Jonathan]

Just to add to Liang Xuan's answer (which I found to be only part of the solution), once you've copied the zip file into the Matlab support packages folder as he suggested, you should then install the add-on by clicking Add-Ons/Get Hardware Support Packages then Install from folder. Navigate to the folder with the zip file and install the package from there. Worked for me.

I found if I tried to download from the web, via Matlab, then Matlab would try to install from a corrupt zip file. Basically, to get round the problem you have to download the zip file yourself from the Arduino website, copy it to the folder, then install the package from that folder.

[Mahesh]

it worked for me tooo

Answer 9

[joel oguntoye]

Someone help please When I select install from folder after putting the zip file in the >supportpackages>r2015/downloads folder I still get an error message saying ..."folder does not contain valid installation file"

[Image Analyst]

Contact the Mathworks, not us, for all installation issues. It's free, and they know more and can do more than us.

[Madhu Govindarajan]

I agree with Image Analyst that MathWorks Technical Support will do a better job with installation issues than any one of us here can.

Answer 10

[kami khosr]

might be a bit late , but this method worked for me. I just followed jonathan's answer on xuan comment except that I had to turn off internet. It seems like even if you choose the folder (rather than from internet), MATLAB tries to download the currupted file. hope this helps.

cheers

[Mahesh]

it worked for me to

Answer 11

[kheinkorioo warr]

thank and it work successfully