The Matlab NDS1 access seems to only work for some channels. With other channels it just hangs 'Busy' and does nothing.
Below you can see some channels that make matlab hang. Everyting happened on allegra. I tried compiling the NDS1 sources (from https://www.gravity.phy.syr.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=ligodv:nds1_ligodv_install ) into mex files myself. Same result. I
 

a=NDS_GetChannels('fb:8088'); %/cvs/cds/caltech/apps/linux64/share/matlab/NDS_GetChannels.m
%data=NDS_GetData({'C1:IOO-MC_F_DQ'},1004826500,100,'fb:8088',a)     %Works
%data=NDS_GetData({'C1:IOO-WFS1_PIT_IN1_DQ'},1004826500,100,'fb:8088',a)     %Works
data=NDS_GetData({'C1:LSC-AS11_I_OUT'},1004826500,100,'fb:8088',a)         %Doesn't work, hangs
%%%which NDS_GetData.m: /cvs/cds/caltech/apps/linux64/share/matlab/NDS_GetData.m