Mathematica© Link for LabVIEW
Features List

Primary Features:

  • More than 75 low-level LabVIEW VIs implementing MathLink functions in LabVIEW.

  • More than 50 high and intermediate-level LabVIEW VIs illustrating how the low-level functions can be combined to achieve specific results.

  • 5 high-level VIs that require no modification to achieve several of the most common MathLink objectives including:

    • Dynamically opening and running LabVIEW VIs from inside a Mathematica notebook
    • Acquiring data using LabVIEW, then processing it interactively in a Mathematica notebook
    • Passing parameters and results from one application to the other.
    • Sending scripts and numeric computations from LabVIEW to the MathKernel for evaluation
    • Graphing and visualizing LabVIEW data or abstract functions using the MathKernel, then displaying the results directly on a LabVIEW panel.
    • Sophisticated, run-time processing of LabVIEW parameters by the MathKernel
    • Exporting LabVIEW data using one of several standard publication-quality graphics formats.
    • and more.

  • Complete, unrestricted access to all VI diagrams and the 'VIClient.m' module. End-users can modify all toolkit elements as necessary to precisely match their requirements.

Usability and Workflow Features:

  • Direct access to all toolkit VIs through the User Library of the LabVIEW Functions palette,

  • Direct access to the most useful intermediate and high-level VIs through the LabVIEW Tools menu.

  • Electronic documentation available through the LabVIEW and Mathematica Help menus.

  • Complete LabVIEW application examples demonstrating the high-level VIs in action including:

    • a simple process simulation and control demo
    • 'Mathematica Shape Explorer.vi'- a visualization demo
    • 'Generate Mathematica Graphics file.vi' - demonstrating inter-applcation graphic generation and export functions
    • a robotic control demo based on the Khepera robot
    • a step-by-step example following the evolution of a project using a hybrid LabVIEW/Mathematica workflow.
    • and more

New Features in version 2.0:

  • All components updated for compatibility with Mathematica 4.x/5.0 and LabVIEW 6.x/7.0

  • New demo material including:

    • a new simulation and PID control demo
    • a new Mathematica Shape Explorer Demo
    • a new Mathematica Graphics File export demo
    • a new notebook demo illustrating how to apply Mathematica curve-fitting and data-smoothing functions to LabVIEW-acquired data

  • Functions palette items have been reorganized to improve usability.

  • Convenient Tools menu functionality of previous versions has been improved and expanded through the use of a new VI Server aliasing scheme. (Duplicate copies of high-level VIs have now been removed from LabVIEW Project folder to eliminate VI versioning conflicts that could arise in previous Link releases.)

  • Complete contents of the updated hard-copy manual is now available in a searchable, indexed .pdf file - easily accessed from the LabVIEW Help menu.

  • Several intermediate and upper-level VI diagrams have been optimized.

  • Innovative, new LabVIEW-based installer VI

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Platform & Software Requirements:

Mathematica Link for LabVIEW Version 2.0 is fully compatible with Mathematica 5* and LabVIEW 7 Express. The minimum requirements are Mathematica 4.1 or higher and LabVIEW 6.0 or higher running on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/XP or Macintosh and is available for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/XP and pre-OSX** Macintosh platforms. (Support for previous LabVIEW and Mathematica versions is available for a limited number of configurations. Contact BetterVIEW for details.)

*Users planning to develop custom MathLink-enabled Notebooks using Mathematica 5 are directed to this application note.

** "Mathematica Link for LabVIEW" can also run under MacOSX "Classic" mode. Contact BetterVIEW for details.