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NI LabVIEW Math Interface Toolkit

NI LabVIEW Math Interface Toolkit
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The National Instruments LabVIEW Math Interface Toolkit provides LabVIEW developers a seamless link for distributing their LabVIEW built applications (VIs) for use in the The MathWorks Inc. MATLAB® software environment. Through an intuitive wizard, you can quickly create the function name, organize the parameters in the function prototype, and customize automatically generated help. The final MEX file can then be distributed for use in the MATLAB software environment. By providing this link between the MATLAB software environment and LabVIEW, users of the MATLAB software can easily take advantage of the wide-ranging I/O capabilities including plug-in data acquisition, instrument control, motion, and vision, intuitive user interfaces, communication protocols such as TCP/IP and CAN, and the over 600 measurement analysis functions included with LabVIEW.

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Description

The LabVIEW Math Interface Toolkit easily integrates LabVIEW built functions (VIs) into The MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB® software environment, providing a better means of collaboration for development teams working in both LabVIEW and the MATLAB software. Using the Math Interface Toolkit, users of the MATLAB software can take advantage of LabVIEW's powerful I/O connectivity, such as data acquisition devices (DAQ), image acquisition, and instrument and motion control. It ports LabVIEW's graphical user interface, and over 2000 native functions directly from the MATLAB environment. It also supports communication protocols such as TCP/IP and CAN.

The Math Interface Toolkit compiles LabVIEW applications into MEX-files. MEX-files are DLLs built with a specific structure and entry point that the MATLAB software environment can recognize. These functions behave like native MATLAB functions and enable you to extend the capabilities of the MATLAB software environment. Because LabVIEW is a complete programming language, you easily can compile any LabVIEW VI into a DLL and customize the DLL for use as a MEX-function. Additionally, the resulting MEX-function retains all of the functionality of the original LabVIEW VI, including the user interface.

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Key Points


  • Extend the functionality of The MathWorks Inc. MATLAB® software environment with LabVIEW capabilities such as powerful I/O, analysis, and user interface tools
  • Quickly convert LabVIEW VIs to MEX functions for use in the MATLAB software environment
  • Easily distribute LabVIEW applications for use in the MATLAB software environment
  • Rapidly specify the MEX interface with a Interactive Wizard that helps create function name, organize parameters and customize help

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Demos

Math Interface Toolkit Video Demonstration

Calling LabVIEW VIs from The MathWorks Inc. MATLAB®

Options for working with NI LabVIEW, The MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB® software, and m-file scripts

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Pricing and Purchasing

NI LabVIEW Math Interface Toolkit

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