# Tutorial: Basics of Scripting and Playback

### Overview

Function Blocks are powerful tools for automating Vehicle Spy and your neoVI hardware. This tutorial will walk through building Script and Playback Function Blocks as well as building a basic Graphical Panel.

This tutorial requires the following files:

[Tutorial Script Files.zip](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/SpyFbExample2Files.zip)

The above zip file contains a completed .vs3 of the tutorial and MS CAN Playback.MS CAN Playback.csv will be the only file needed for this tutorial.


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