Documentation: Kinect for Windows 1 / Kinect for Xbox 360 (models 1414 & 1473)

[Janne]

Hardware requirements

Supported OS: Windows 7+, OS X (only model 1414)
Sensors on one computer: Multiple possible, but each sensor requires a separate USB controller due to bandwidth restrictions.
USB port: USB 2 (also requires power from wall socket)
Available from: Can be found on Amazon and other online shops.

Specs

Depth & color resolution: 640 x 480 @ 30 FPS
Depth & color field of view: 43° x 57°
Depth range: 0.7 - 6 m
Tilt: ±27° available for model 1414

NI mate features

Documentation: User detection

The user component is used for specifying how users are detected and how they are labeled. [image] Activation modes Track single user: Toggles between single user and multi user mode. If in single user mode, only the user closest to the sensor is tracked. Activation time slider: This slider can be used for specifying how many seconds the user needs to stay within the sensor’s view before the user is considered active. Activation areas Enabled activation areas makes the sensor only acti…

Documentation: Skeleton tracking

One of the most used features in NI mate is the skeleton tracker. This component is used for finding a human skeleton out of the live feed and computing its position and orientation. [image] Enable button: If the component is enabled either by enabling the checkbox in the page tree or by pressing the enable button the skeleton tracker page, NI mate will begin outputting skeleton tracker data out over OSC. IP address & port override: If enabled and specified, these IP address and port are …

Documentation: Controller tracking

Controlling tracking is used to send out OSC or MIDI messages every frame, computing assorted relations between joints and users. [image] Clicking the component’s checkbox in the page tree toggles between the output modes. It’s possible to output OSC, MIDI or both. Alternatively, this can be done by clicking the enable buttons directly on the Controller Tracker page. IP address & port override: If enabled, these IP address and port are used when outputting OSC data. Otherwise the default …

Documentation: Triggers

The trigger component is used for outputting single OSC or MIDI values when the user touches a specific zone in the depth feed. [image] The triggers can be enabled by clicking the checkbox next to the component name in the page tree on the left side of the UI. Alternatively, clicking the “Enable trigger OSC” or “Enable trigger MIDI” buttons can be used instead. The IP address & port override can be used to output trigger OSC values to a specific IP address and port. If left disabled the main …

Troubleshooting

Why doesn't my Kinect for Xbox 360 work?

First checks Is the Kinect power plug connected? (there is a steady green light on the Kinect USB cable if this is true) Make sure that the Kinect is connected to a USB 2 port (the plastic part in the USB port is black, not blue) Does the Kinect blink a green light when connected? On Windows check the Device Manager to see if the sensor is detected as: PrimeSense Kinect Motor Kinect Camera On OS X, the XBox 360 Kinect model 1473 may not work at all due to firmware issues that …

[Art]

Hi there. I’m a new user, just got myself a Kinect 360 model 1414, and have been trying to connect to my win10 64bit desktop. Initially tried the Kinect SDK, and using the set-up browser to check the setup, got “USB3 uncertain bandwidth may not be supported”. Did some digging and bought a USB3 card suitable for running at the required bandwidth (Startech 2 Port USB 3.0 PCI Express SuperSpeed Card Adapter with UASP) as I assumed it was a bandwidth problem. No positive result. Continually finding in Device manager that the Xbox nui motor has an exclamation mark.
I have given up on the Microsoft, and moved on to Ni mate, but find I am still getting no further. I get “no sensor detected” in Ni mate.
Any suggestions as to what I can try? Or am I using kit that will not work to start with…

[Jesse]

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