MATLAB: Are Ethernet cameras supported by Image Acquisition Toolbox

Question

I would like to use an Ethernet camera (or GigE Vision camera) with Image Acquisition Toolbox.

Answer 1

This enhancement has been incorporated in MATLAB Release 2010b (R2010b).

For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

The ability to use Ethernet cameras is not available in Image Acquisition Toolbox.

For a list of supported hardware with the Image Acquisition Toolbox see the following page:

https://www.mathworks.com/products/instrument.html?prodCode=IA

The following are several possible workarounds:

1. Use the MATLAB Generic DLL interface: Using this technique, MATLAB can interact with functions in precompiled dynamic link libraries, in this case the camera driver. For more information, refer to:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/call-c-library-functions.html

2. Create a MEX-file to transfer data between the camera driver and MATLAB. For more information, refer to:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/call-mex-files-1.html

3. Use Instrument Control Toolbox to access data from the camera via UDP or TCP/IP. For more information, refer to:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/instrument/tcp-ip-and-udp-interface.html