Math & Science ⇒ Signal Processing Block Diagrams: pst-sigsys woes

[vikramp]

I'am using MacTex Live 2010 (just updated to see if it would solve my problem, sadly it didn't).

I need to draw basic signal processing block diagrams in my paper, and after googling found that the package pst-sigsys would be able to do this. Since this package was already installed, I went ahead and tried some basic examples given in the pst-sigsys documentation. So far I have failed miserably.

The tex file I made to test pst-sigsys is as follows (test2.tex):

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\documentclass[11pt]{amsart}
\usepackage{geometry}         
\geometry{letterpaper}         
\usepackage{pst-sigsys}

\title{Brief Article}
\author{The Author}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section{}

\begin{figure}[ht]
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-1)(2,1) 
\psaxeslabels(0,0)(-2,-1)(2,1){$\Re$}{$\Im$}
\end{pspicture}
\end{figure}

\end{document}  

I have attached the log file, but am pasting the first few errors which came up:

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./test2.tex:14: Undefined control sequence.
<recently read> \c@lor@to@ps 
                             
l.14 \begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-1)(2,1)
                                                 
? r
OK, entering \nonstopmode...
./test2.tex:14: Undefined control sequence.
\XC@usec@lor ...string \color@ #1#2\endcsname \@@ 
                                                  \fi \space 
l.14 \begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-1)(2,1)
                                                 
The control sequence at the end of the top line
of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have
misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct
spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue,
and I'll forget about whatever was undefined.

./test2.tex:14: Undefined control sequence.
<recently read> \c@lor@to@ps 

Someone please help me here, I have tried google and havent come up with any solutions so far.

Also, if any of you know any other package for drawing signal processing blocks, please let me know.

[gmedina]

Hi,

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./test2.tex:14: Undefined control sequence.
<recently read> \c@lor@to@ps 
                             
l.14 \begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-1)(2,1)
                                                 
? r
OK, entering \nonstopmode...
./test2.tex:14: Undefined control sequence.
\XC@usec@lor ...string \color@ #1#2\endcsname \@@ 
                                                  \fi \space 
l.14 \begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-1)(2,1)
                                                 
The control sequence at the end of the top line
of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have
misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct
spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue,
and I'll forget about whatever was undefined.

./test2.tex:14: Undefined control sequence.
<recently read> \c@lor@to@ps 

This error typically comes from compiling directly with pdflatex. Since you are using some PS-Tricks code, you cannot compile directly with pdflatex; you'll have to compile with latex or to use some additional package such as pst-pdf or pdf-tricks.

[vikramp]

gmedina, thanks a lot. I can't believe the solution was something so simple.
I compiled to .dvi with latex and everything was fine.

Thanks a lot again.

[localghost]

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Thorsten