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Set Up IMAQ Adapter for matlab_kortex Driver

You need to first download the required adaptor from Kinova® Artifactory:

  1. Go to this Github page to download the Vision Module MATLAB Image Acquisition Toolbox Adaptor. Refer to the Installation Instructions section in the page and click the download link displayed.

    The ZIP file from Kinova Artifactory is downloaded to your computer.

  2. Extract the contents of the ZIP file.

Windows

After you download and extract contents of the ZIP file, follow these steps to setup IMAQ adapter if you have installed Robotics System Toolbox™ Support Package for Manipulators on Windows®:

  1. Run kinova_vision_imaq_1.0.0.exe (available in the downloaded matlab_vision_imaq_1.0.0\windows\installer folder)

  2. In the Installation Options, select full from the drop-down list and click Next.

  3. Specify the installation folder and click Install.

    After the successful installation, provide the location of the adaptor library file kinova_vision_imaq.dll in the Hardware Setup screen.

Linux

After you download and extract contents of the ZIP file, follow these steps to setup IMAQ adapter if you have installed Robotics System Toolbox Support Package for Manipulators on Linux®:

  1. Install GStreamer and Glib by entering these commands at the Linux command prompt:

    sudo apt install libgstreamer1.0-0 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-libav
    sudo apt install libglib2.0-0

  2. After successful installation, continue with the Hardware Setup screens.