Development experience of the Kinect for Windows SDK (I) Environment Configuration

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• Installation environment
• Installation Steps
• Written to the end

Author: Ma Ning

The long-awaited Kinect for Windows SDK has finally released a beta version in the long-awaited calls of developers. As the fastest-selling consumer electronic product in history, many people have long wanted to use it in other fields. Although Microsoft creates a small obstacle on the hardware interface, it does not encrypt the output of Kinect. As a result, many applications based on Kinect are emerging and open-source.CommunityProvides a USB driver for Kinect.ProgramSuch as openkinect.

Microsoft has launched the official version of the Kinect for Windows SDK, allowing developers to officially use the Kinect SDK. I hope to provide some introductions on the development of the Kinect SDK for Chinese developers in the first time. According to the official guide provided by Microsoft, I will record the process of exploring the Kinect SDK.

Installation environment

First of all, for Windows SDK:

Http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/kinectsdk/download.aspx

Currently, the Kinect SDK only supports Windows 7, including x86 and x64 versions. Development tools also require support for. NET Framework 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010 (the lowest Express version.

Video development tutorial for the Kinect SDK:

Http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/KinectSDKQuickstarts? Sort = recent # tab_sortby_recent

Development Guide for the Kinect SDK:

Http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/kinectsdk/guides.aspx

Official Kinect SDK Forum:

Http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/kinectsdk/threads

The requirement for hardware devices is: Kinect for Xbox 360 sensor and Xbox 360 Kinect AC adapter/power supply.

If you purchased a separate Kinect, it will contain the Kinect AC adapter/power supply. However, if you are buying an Xbox 360 slim and a Kinect suit, you need to separately purchase the Kinect AC adapter/power supply. The following is the product link on Amazon:

Http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Kinect-Adapter-Power-Supply/dp/B004IXRXGY/ref=sr_1_1? Ie = utf8 & qid = 1308247174 & sr = 8-1

Installation Step 1. hardware Installation

The following figure shows the Kinect and AC adapter/power supply:

After connecting according to the interface, insert the USB to the PC. The AC adapter power supply supports V, so you do not need to directly plug the converter into the power supply.

2. Install the Kinect SDK

The Installation Process of the Kinect SDK is very simple. You can directly install the SDK without any settings.

3. Environment Test

After the Kinect SDK is installed, we insert the USB interface of the Kinect adapter into the PC. The PC will find new hardware and automatically find the driver for installation. After installation is complete:

4. Test Procedures

Open the sample skeletal viewer that comes with the Kinect SDK to conveniently check whether the Kinect device is connected to the PC.

In order to test, I had to shine out. In the future, you may need to ask someone to stand there and implement "Double programming" in Agile development "......

Written to the end

Today, we are here to introduce the idea of Kinect. Many interesting demos were presented at the press conference of the Kinect SDK, which shows that the application prospect of the idea is infinite. It is a case of integration of Kinect and virtual augmented reality:

In the next section, we will go deep into the real development environment of Kinect to compile the first Kinect application.