Openni 2.x and Kinect for Windows Installation

After Microsoft releases the Kinect for Windows system, the original installation method is no longer valid, and openni 1.5.x cannot be used any more. Here we will introduce how to install and use openni and Kinect for Windows.

Hardware requirements:

Kinect for Windows

Connect the USB conversion interface of the Kinect and PC (for details about the conversion interface, refer to the link)

Recommended installation environment:

Windows 7 32bit

Software requirements:

Openni

Kinect for Windows SDK

Nite (not required)

Kinect for Windows developer kit (not required)

1. Software Download

Openni 2.x has been significantly simplified for openni 1.5.x. select an appropriate version for the operating system.

(1) openni SDK (current version is OpenNI-Windows-x86-2.2.msi)

: Http://www.openni.org/openni-sdk? Download = http://www.openni.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/OpenNI-Windows-x86-2.2.zip

(2) Nite (current version is NiTE-Windows-x86-2.2.msi)

For http://www.openni.org/files/nite/, you can download it only after registration.

(3) Kinect for Windows SDK (currently kinectsdk-v1.7-setup.exe is used)

For: http://www.microsoft.com/zh-cn/kinectforwindows/develop/developer-downloads.aspx

(4) Kinect for Windows developer tool package (currently, toolkit-v1.7.0-setup.exe is used)

For: http://www.microsoft.com/zh-cn/kinectforwindows/develop/developer-downloads.aspx

2. Installation Process

It is best to uninstall openni and Nite of the old version (not required. It is tested to be compatible with the old version)

Please make sure that you do not need to insert the Kinect into your computer

(1) install the Kinect for Windows SDK

Install the Kinect for Windows SDK to the default directory

(2) install openni SDK

Install openni SDK to the default directory

(3) install Nite (not required)

Install Nite to the default directory

(4) install the Kinect for Windows developer kit (optional)

Install the Kinect for Windows toolkit to the default directory.

(5) Insert Kinect

At this time, we need to insert the Kinect into the computer. Make sure that the power of the Kinect is also plugged in. If the hardware driver is successfully installed, we will see the following mark in the device manager:

3. Verify

(1) Verify openni

In the openni Directory: C: \ Program Files \ openn2\ samples \ bin, find the simpleviewer application and execute it. This is an example of displaying the depth graph. If it runs normally, it indicates that openni is installed normally.

(2) Nite Verification

Under the Nite Directory: C: \ Program Files \ primesense \ nite2 \ samples \ bin, find the simplehandtracker application and execute it. This is an example of displaying Hand Tracking. If it runs normally, it indicates that Nite installation is normal.

(3) Verify the Kinect for Windows developer Kit

Find the toolkitbrowser application in the c: \ Program Files \ microsoft sdks \ Kinect \ developer toolkit v1.7.0 \ tools \ toolkitbrowser directory of the Kinect for Windows developer toolkit and execute it. There are a lot of interesting programs, such as Face Tracking visualization. This is an example of displaying Face Tracking. If it runs normally, it indicates that the toolkit is installed normally.