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Image Acquisition Support Packages for Hardware Adaptors

The existing support for all supported hardware, such as GigE Vision® and Windows® Video, is now available via Hardware Support Packages. This is the same functionality for acquiring images using all supported cameras and frame grabbers that has always been part of the Image Acquisition Toolbox™.

With previous versions of the Image Acquisition Toolbox, the files for all of the adaptors were included in your installation. Starting with version R2014a, each adaptor is available separately in support packages via MATLAB® Add-Ons. All of the support packages contain the necessary MATLAB files to use the toolbox with your adaptor. Some also contain third-party files, such as drivers or camera set-up utilities. Offering the adaptor files via Add-Ons allows us to provide the most up to date versions of files.

To install a support package, on the MATLAB Home tab, in the Environment section, click Add-Ons > Get Hardware Support Packages. In the Add-On Explorer, scroll to the Hardware Support Packages section, and click Load more to find your support package. You can refine the list by selecting Imaging/Cameras in the Filter by Hardware Type section on the left side of the Add-On Explorer. Select your adaptor, for example Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for GigE Vision Hardware or Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for OS Generic Video Interface, from the list.

Note

For any cameras that use the Windows Video (winvideo), Macintosh Video (macvideo), or Linux Video (linuxvideo) adaptors, use the support package called Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for OS Generic Video Interface. The correct files will be installed, depending on your operating system.

The following table shows the support package name for each adaptor. In Add-On Explorer, select your adaptor using the name listed in the table.

Adaptor NameSupport Package Name in Add-OnsContents
Windows Video (winvideo adaptor on videoinput object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for OS Generic Video InterfaceMATLAB files to use Windows Video, Macintosh Video, or Linux Video hardware with the toolbox. The correct OS files will be installed, depending on your system.
Kinect for Windows (kinect adaptor on videoinput object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for Kinect® For Windows SensorMATLAB files to use Kinect for Windows V1 and V2 hardware with the toolbox

Third party files – Kinect for Windows Runtime

DALSA Sapera (dalsasapera adaptor on videoinput object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for DALSA® Sapera HardwareMATLAB files to use DALSA Sapera hardware with the toolbox
GigE Vision (gige adaptor on videoinput object and gigecam object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for GigE Vision HardwareMATLAB files to use GigE Vision hardware with the toolbox
Matrox (matrox adaptor on videoinput object and matroxcam object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for Matrox® HardwareMATLAB files to use Matrox hardware with the toolbox
DCAM (dcam adaptor on videoinput object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for DCAM HardwareMATLAB files to use DCAM hardware with the toolbox

Third party files – CMU DCAM on Windows driver file

GenICam GenTL (gentl adaptor on videoinput object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for GenICam™ InterfaceMATLAB files to use GenTL hardware with the toolbox
Point Grey (pointgrey adaptor on videoinput object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for Point Grey HardwareMATLAB files to use Point Grey hardware with the toolbox

Third party files – Point Grey FlyCapture

Linux Video (linuxvideo adaptor on videoinput object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for OS Generic Video InterfaceMATLAB files to use Windows Video, Macintosh Video, or Linux Video hardware with the toolbox. The correct OS files will be installed, depending on your system.
Macintosh Video (macvideo adaptor on videoinput object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for OS Generic Video InterfaceMATLAB files to use Windows Video, Macintosh Video, or Linux Video hardware with the toolbox. The correct OS files will be installed, depending on your system.
National Instruments (ni adaptor on videoinput object)Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for National Instruments™ Frame GrabbersMATLAB files to use NI hardware with the toolbox

Third party files – NI-IMAQ files

To use the cameras or frame grabbers you have been using with the toolbox, you must install the support package for the adaptor that your camera uses. If you use multiple adaptors, you need to install the support package for each one you use. For example, if you have a webcam on a Windows system and a Matrox camera, you would need to install the Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for OS Generic Video Interface for the winvideo adaptor for the webcam and the Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for Matrox Hardware for the matrox adaptor.

Go to MATLAB Add-Ons and use the adaptor name in the table to install the correct package(s) that you need. To install more than one package, select the support packages in the Add-On Explorer one at a time.

Installing the Support Packages for Image Acquisition Toolbox Adaptors describes how to install the Image Acquisition Toolbox support packages.