MATLAB: How to install NI-IMAQ 4.6.4 driver on machines that do not have MATLAB

Question

How to install NI-IMAQ 4.6.4 driver on machines that do not have MATLAB?

Answer 1

For some reason, NI-IMAQ 4.6.4 driver is not available for download from NI's website. The driver is automatically installed with the Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for National Instruments® Frame Grabbers. 

But installing the support package requires MATLAB to be installed on the machine. 

The two options for installing the NI-IMAQ 4.6.4 driver on machines that do not have MATLAB installed are:

Option 1:

NI-IMAQ driver/library is included with the "NI Vision Acquisition Software" package, which can be downloaded from NI's website. NI-IMAQ 4.6.4 version is included with a "NI Vision Acquisition Software" version from 2012. 

It can be downloaded from the below link:

http://www.ni.com/download/ni-vision-acquisition-software-august-2012/2975/en/

Option 2:

Another way to get the setup program for the vendor driver is to launch MATLAB Add-On Explorer from a computer with an installed MATLAB. 

Step 1: Click on Add-Ons button and select Get Hardware Support Packages.

Step 2: On Select and action page choose the Download from Internet option.

Step 3: Select the NI Frame Grabbers support package and download the Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for National Instruments Frame Grabbers. 

Step 4: After the download is complete the setup program will be in the SupportPackages folder, for example: 

C:\Users\username\Downloads\MathWorks\SupportPackages\R2017a\downloads

You can then install the NI driver from there.