1. Working with .m Files in LabVIEW Although LabVIEW is a
development environment built around a graphical programming
language, LabVIEW also allows you to create .m files and work
with text-based math. One way to work with text-based math in
LabVIEW is through a script node interface. Script nodes combine
text-based .m files with traditional LabVIEW graphical
programming. Script nodes are resizable text-entry regions you
can add to LabVIEW block diagrams. One type of script node, the
MATLAB script node, calls the MATLAB® software to execute
scripts. You must have a licensed copy of the MATLAB software
installed on your computer to use MATLAB script nodes because
the script nodes invoke the MATLAB software script server to
execute scripts written in the MATLAB language syntax. You also
can create scripts in LabVIEW with LabVIEW MathScript. LabVIEW
MathScript is a text-based language you can use to write
functions and scripts for use in the LabVIEW MathScript Window
or MathScript Node. MathScript Nodes can pro