Devices

Devices[]

gives a list of registered devices on a particular system.

Devices[form]

gives a list of devices in classes whose names match the string pattern form.

Devices[{form1,form2,…}]

gives a list of devices in classes whose names match any of the formi.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Devices typically returns an empty list in a new Wolfram Language session:

Opening a device adds it to the list of registered devices:

Open two devices:

Get registered devices that match a specified string pattern:

Properties & Relations  (1)

Devices does not perform device discovery, whereas FindDevices does:

Discovered devices are automatically registered:

Wolfram Research (2014), Devices, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2014), Devices, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2014. "Devices." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2014). Devices. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_devices, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Devices}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-July-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_devices, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Devices}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-July-2025 ]}