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gives a list of registered devices on a particular system.

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Devices[form]

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

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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)Summary of the most common use cases

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

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bimzz06-sqwdcu
Out[1]=1

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

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bimzz06-3kywbt
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bimzz06-et0zej
Out[3]=3

Open two devices:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bimzz06-rwsvtp

Get registered devices that match a specified string pattern:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bimzz06-6jfjkj
Out[2]=2

Properties & Relations  (1)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

Devices does not perform device discovery, whereas FindDevices does:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bimzz06-1ad7c2
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bimzz06-e6zf58
Out[2]=2
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bimzz06-3kqjiz
Out[3]=3

Discovered devices are automatically registered:

In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bimzz06-2mxjnv
Out[4]=4
Wolfram Research (2014), Devices, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html.
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Wolfram Research (2014), Devices, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html.

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

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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.

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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

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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: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_devices, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Devices}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-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: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_devices, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Devices}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Devices.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}