MATLAB: Is it possible to connect to a UDP multicast using the Instrument Control Toolbox 2.2 (R14SP2)

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I would like to make a connection to UDP multicast using the Instrument Control Toolbox 2.2 (R14SP2).

Best Answer

The ability to connect to a UDP multicast is not available in the Instrument Control Toolbox 2.2 (R14SP2).
As a workaround to connect to a UDP multicast, you can do the following:
1. Use a Java multicast socket to access it directly from MATLAB. For more information, see javadoc or tutorials for the "core java.net" classes from Sun, specifically "java.net.MulticastSocket ". This could be found at:
<https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/net/MulticastSocket.html>
Information on using Java with MATLAB in the 'External Interfaces' section of the MATLAB documentation can be accessed by typing the following command at the MATLAB command prompt:
web([docroot,'/techdoc/apiref/ch00intr.html'])
2. Write your own functions in C that use standard sockets and have a MEX wrapper call those functions. You can find more information on MEX-files at:
<http://www.mathworks.com/support/tech-notes/1600/1605.html>
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