Data Acquisition Toolbox

Installation Information

To acquire live, measured data into the MATLAB environment, or to output data from the MATLAB environment, you must install these components:

• MATLAB 6.5 (Release 13)
• The Data Acquisition Toolbox
• A supported data acquisition device -- for a complete listing of all supported devices, visit the Data Acquisition Toolbox section of the MathWorks Web site at http://www.mathworks.com/products/daq/
• Software such as drivers and support libraries, as required by your data acquisition device

Toolbox Installation

To determine if the Data Acquisition Toolbox is installed on your system, type

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at the MATLAB prompt. MATLAB displays information about the versions of MATLAB you are running, including a list of installed add-on products and their version numbers. Check the list to see if the Data Acquisition Toolbox appears. For information about installing the toolbox, see the MATLAB Installation Guide for your platform.

If you experience installation difficulties and have Web access, look for the license manager and installation information at the MathWorks Web site (http://www.mathworks.com).

Hardware and Driver Installation

Installation of your hardware device, hardware drivers, and any other device-specific software is described in the documentation provided by your hardware vendor.

Note    You need to install all necessary device-specific software provided by your hardware vendor in addition to the Data Acquisition Toolbox.

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