3.4 MatlabInterface

Modules of the Matlabinterface package allow SCIRun to use the facilities of Matlab via interactive commands and Matlab scripts.

Matlabinterface modules can be used to convert data files between SCIRun and Matlab formats. Matlabinterface modules can be part of SCIRun networks that invoke Matlab scripts to perform complex calculations.

Via a sockets interface SCIRun passes scripts and matrix data to Matlab, which executes scripts and returns matrix data to SCIRun. Matrix data returned from Matlab can be sent to other modules for further processing and visualization.

The Matlab process can run on the same computer as does SCIRun or it can run on a separate computer, helping to distribute the load and resolving potential licensing conflicts with Matlab.

See Matlabinterface module documentation for more information.