daq.getVendors

(Not recommended) Display available vendors

Syntax

daq.getVendors

vendor = daq.getVendors

Description

daq.getVendors lists vendors available to your machine and MATLAB^®.

vendor = daq.getVendors assigns the output list to the variable vendor.

Examples

Get the List of Available Vendors

Get a list of all vendors available to your machine and MATLAB, and store it in the variable v.

v = daq.getVendors

v = 

Number of vendors: 5

index     ID      Operational           Comment          
----- ----------- ----------- ---------------------------
1     ni          true        National Instruments
2     adi         true        Analog Devices Inc.
3     directsound true        DirectSound
4     digilent    true        Digilent Inc.
5     mcc         true        Measurement Computing Corp.

Programmatically determine if 'adi' is an operational vendor.

for idx = 1:length(v)
    if strcmp(v(idx).ID,'adi')
        v(idx).IsOperational
    end
end

ans =

  logical

   1

Output Arguments

vendor — Vendor list

array of VendorInfo objects

Vendor list, returned as an array of VendorInfo objects. This represents the vendor information available to your system.

For a list of vendors currently supported by Data Acquisition Toolbox™, and instructions for installing necessary support packages, see Data Acquisition Toolbox Supported Hardware. For information on using the SDK to extend support for other vendors, see Build Custom Adaptors.

Compatibility Considerations

daq.getVendors is not recommended

Not recommended starting in R2019b

Use of this function not recommended. Use daqvendorlist instead.

For more information about using the recommended functionality, see Transition Your Code from Session to DataAcquisition Interface.