Why is the 'demo' adaptor missing from the list of

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christion_75 · Feb 8, 2022 · 2K views
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Why is the 'demo' adaptor missing from the list of InstalledAdaptors in Image Acquistion Toolbox 3.0 (R2007b)? In Image Acquistion Toolbox 2.1 (R2007a), there is a 'demo' adaptor listed as InstalledAdaptors   imaqhwinfo ans = InstalledAdaptors: {'coreco' 'dcam' 'demo' 'winvideo'} MATLABVersion: '7.4 (R2007a)' ToolboxName: 'Image Acquisition Toolbox' ToolboxVersion: '2.1 (R2007a)' This is not the case in MATLAB R2007b. imaqhwinfo ans = InstalledAdaptors: {'coreco' 'dcam' 'winvideo'} MATLABVersion: '7.5 (R2007b)' ToolboxName: 'Image Acquisition Toolbox' ToolboxVersion: '3.0 (R2007b)'  
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Answered Aug 14, 2026
This bug has been fixed in Release 2007a (R2007a). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:
 
The ''demo' adaptor is not registered by default anymore. It is possible to use it however using the following commands:
 
imaqregister([matlabroot '\toolbox\imaq\imaqadaptors\kit\demo\mwdemoimaq.dll']);

imaqreset

imaqhwinfo

ans = 

      InstalledAdaptors: {'coreco'  'dcam'  'mwdemoimaq'  'winvideo'}

          MATLABVersion: '7.5 (R2007b)'

            ToolboxName: 'Image Acquisition Toolbox'

         ToolboxVersion: '3.0 (R2007b)'

The adaptor should work as before, but with a different name (mwdemoimaq).

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