Extract text from LabVIEW measurement files (LVM)
To convert LVM measurement files to another format, you need LabVIEW or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Instrument Measurement Data" file type, you need software like LabVIEW or a similar tool.
The .LVM (LabVIEW Measurement) file is a plain text, tab-delimited format created by National Instruments for their LabVIEW software. It is primarily used to log 1D data arrays from data acquisition (DAQ) devices, sensors, and software instruments. The file typically contains a header section with metadata - such as date, time, delimiters, and test parameters - followed by columns of numerical measurement data. Besides LabVIEW, educational software like CASSY Lab also utilizes this format for physics and engineering experiments.
While highly readable, the .LVM format has severe practical limitations. Because it stores data as ASCII text, the file size grows rapidly. High-speed, long-duration measurements result in massive files that frequently crash standard text editors and load extremely slowly in spreadsheet applications. Furthermore, reading string-based text numbers requires significantly more CPU overhead compared to reading binary formats.
To overcome these limits and make your data actionable, conversion is necessary. For data analysis and plotting in standard office software, convert .LVM to CSV or XLSX. For complex mathematical modeling, converting to MAT makes the data natively compatible with MATLAB. If you need efficient storage but plan to stay within the National Instruments ecosystem, converting to the binary TDMS format will dramatically reduce file size and read times. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LVM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert LVM file to ZFS, QCOW2, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF or DAT, you can use LabVIEW or similar software from the "Measurement Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to LVM, try LabVIEW or another comparable tool in the "Measurement Data Storage" category.
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