User`s guide

1 Getting Started
What Is Image Acquisition Toolbox?
In this section.. .
“Overview” on page 1-2
“Installation and Configuration Notes” o n page 1-3
“Related Products” on page 1-3
“Supported Hardware” on page 1-3
Overview
Image Acquisition Toolbox is a collection of functions that extend the
capability of the MATLAB
®
numeric computing e nvironment. The toolbox
supports a wide range of image acquisition operations, including:
• Acquirin g images through man y types of ima ge acquisition devices, from
professional grade frame grabbers to USB-based webcams
• Viewing a preview of the live video stream
• Triggerin g acq uisitions (inclu des external hardware trigge r s)
• Configuring callback functions that ex ecute when certain events occur
• Bringing the image data into the MATLAB workspace
Many of the toolbox functions a re MATLAB M -files. You can view the
MATLAB code for these functions using this statement:
type function_name
You can extend the capabilities of Image Ac quisition Toolbox by writing you r
own M-file s, or by using the toolbox in combination with other t oo lbox es, such
as Image Processing Toolbox and Data Acquisition Toolbox.
Image Acquisition Toolbox also includes a Simulink
®
block, called From Video
Device, that can be used to bring live video data into a model.
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