FindDevices
searches for available devices on your computer system.
FindDevices[form]
gives a list of devices in classes whose names match the string pattern form.
FindDevices[{form1,form2,…}]
gives a list of devices in classes whose names match any of the formi.
FindDevices[forms,n]
returns at most n devices.
Details and Options

- FindDevices returns a DeviceObject for each device it discovers.
- FindDevices does not typically open the devices it discovers.
- The string pattern patt can be given as literal strings, StringExpression string patterns, RegularExpression objects, or abbreviated string patterns.
- FindDevices can only discover devices for which a device framework driver is provided.
- Not all devices are automatically discoverable.
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Introduced in 2014
(10.0)