User`s guide

1 Getting Started
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Note: 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 through the Support Package Installer. In order to use the Image
Acquisition Toolbox, you must install the adaptor that your camera uses. See “Image
Acquisition Support Packages for Hardware Adaptors” on page 4-2 for information
about installing the adaptors.
To use the Image Acquisition Toolbox software to acquire image data, you must perform
the following basic steps.
Step Description
Step 1: Install and configure your image acquisition device
Step 2: Retrieve information that uniquely identifies your image acquisition
device to the Image Acquisition Toolbox software
Step 3: Create a video input object
Step 4: Preview the video stream (Optional)
Step 5: Configure image acquisition object properties (Optional)
Step 6: Acquire image data
Step 7: Clean up
The Image Processing Toolbox Software Required to Use the Image Acquisition
Toolbox Software
The Image Acquisition Toolbox product, including the Image Acquisition Tool, requires
you to have a license for the Image Processing Toolbox product starting in R2008b.
If you already have the Image Processing Toolbox product, you do not need to do
anything.
If you do not have the Image Processing Toolbox product, the Image Acquisition
Toolbox software R2008a and earlier will continue to work. If you want to use R2008b
or future releases, and you have a current active license for the Image Acquisition
Toolbox software, you can download the Image Processing Toolbox product for free. New
customers will need to purchase both products to use the Image Acquisition Toolbox
product.
If you have any questions, please contact MathWorks customer service.