Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Initializing Kinect

1. At Solution Explorer, righclick on the References, click Add References


2. Choice Browse Tab , search Microsoft.Kinect.dll in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Kinect\v1.5\Assemblies , and click OK



3. Type using Microsoft.Kinect; in the page *.xaml.cs (*name of your project)


4. Type KinectSensor kinect;  


5. Open your design page, *.xaml file

6. At the Properties, choice Event Tab, and double-click at Loaded

 

7. You wil go back to your coding page, and type kinect.Start();

8. To see if it is working properly, type as shown below
   

9. Press F5 to start debugging, if the kinect move, then thats worked well, that code is for set the tilt of kinect

Microsoft Kinect SDK Installer [New Release]


The Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) enables developers to use C++, C#, or Visual Basic to create applications that support gesture and voice recognition by using the Kinect for Windows sensor and a computer or embedded device.
Step 1: Set Up Kinect for Windows SDK
The SDK includes drivers for using the Kinect for Windows sensor on computers and devices running Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Embedded Standard 7.
Updated March 18, 2013, 228 MB, English



Step 2: Set Up Kinect for Windows Developer Toolkit
The toolkit includes Kinect Fusion, new controls for fluid and simple gesture interactions, along with resources such as samples and APIs to save you hours of development time. In addition, the toolkit contains new source code samples, including Kinect Bridge with MATLAB and OPENCV; and other resources to help you streamline touch-free application development with the Kinect for Windows SDK and toolkit.
Updated March 18, 2013, 378 MB, English