Block OpenNI

A C++ wrapper for OpenNI

2011-06-20: This block is going through heavy remake and so old code/methods are mixed with new methods for the moment. I will be changing the way things are handled at the moment when i'm finished. All for better support on multiple devices.

Basic description

Support for several generators as Image, IR, Depth and User. Skeleton tracking is also supported.

Installation

You need to install the sensor drivers, OpenNI and NITE. Note! PrimeSense drivers do not work with the Kinect.

So here's a step-by-step installationg guide: (The links you'll find here are the latest unstable at the time of writing)

• OpenNI 1.3.2.3
• Nite 1.4.1.2
• SensorKinect 5.0.3.4

Windows 32bit:

Download/Install OpenNI: http://openni.org/downloadfiles/opennimodules/openni-binaries/latest-unstable/163-openni-unstable-build-for-windows-x86-32-bit-v1-3-2/download

Download/Install Avin2's SensorKinect: https://github.com/avin2/SensorKinect/blob/unstable/Bin/SensorKinect-Win-OpenSource32-5.0.3.4.msi

Download/Install NITE: http://openni.org/downloadfiles/opennimodules/openni-compliant-middleware-binaries/latest-unstable/177-primesense-nite-unstable-build-for-windows-x86-32-bit-v1-4-1/download

At this moment you should now be able to run the samples in OpenNI. Go to OpenNI's folder and browse to /Samples/Bin/Release. Run NiViewer.exe. You should now be looking at a window with the RGB and Depth feed coming from the kinect.

MacOSX 32bit:

1. Install libtool/libusb

With MacPorts:

Download/Install MacPorts

• (Snow Leopard 10.6) https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.0.0-10.5-Leopard.dmg
• (Lion 10.7) https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.0.0-10.7-Lion.dmg

In the terminal:

sudo port install libtool
sudo port install libusb-devel +universal

With Hombrew:

Install Homebrew: in the terminal:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"

Install the libs from the terminal:

brew install libtool
brew install libusb --universal

2. Download/Untar OpenNI

http://openni.org/downloadfiles/opennimodules/openni-binaries/latest-unstable/162-openni-unstable-build-for-macosx-10-6-universal-x86x64-3264-bit-v1-3-2/download

Open the terminal, goto openni's folder you just untar'ed.

sudo ./install.sh

3. Download Avin2's SensorKinect

https://github.com/avin2/SensorKinect/blob/unstable/Bin/SensorKinect-Bin-MacOSX-v5.0.3.4.tar.bz2

Open the terminal, goto SensorKinect's folder you just untar'ed.

sudo ./install.sh

4. Download NITE

http://openni.org/downloadfiles/opennimodules/openni-compliant-middleware-binaries/latest-unstable/176-primesense-nite-unstable-build-for-macosx-10-6-universal-x86x64-3264-bit-v1-4-1/download

Open the terminal, goto NITE's folder you just untar'ed.

sudo ./install.sh

At this moment you should now be able to run the samples in OpenNI. Go to OpenNI's folder and browse to /Samples/Bin/Release (use terminal). Run ./NiViewer. You should now be looking at a window with the RGB and Depth feed coming from the kinect

Linux

Check Avin2's SensorKinect repo (@github) for more information.