Setup the Kinect.txt

Accessing the Xbox 360 Kinect using the Raspberry Pi

Once you have the unit connected and up and working, you can access the images. 
First, you'll need to install a library called freenect, which will make it very easy to access both the regular and depth images from the Kinect 360. 

To do this, type 
sudo apt-get install freenect
You'll also need a library to allow you to access freenect from Python; to get this, type 
sudo apt-get install python-freenect
Once you have the libraries installed, you'll also need to install a library that will allow you to access the images on the Raspberry Pi graphics system. 
To do this, type 
sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-swx11

You can check to see if everything is working by opening a vncserver window and typing 
freenect-glview
You should see something like this:
https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781786467966/graphics/image_03_048.jpg

Using this in MyRobotLab (MRL) is also not that hard.
After starting MRL, launch the OpenCV service then select the Kinect as the camera source and click on Capture.