Can I connect the Kinect to Intel Edison with libfreenect?
I have been looking for information but find nothing. I know that It is possible to connect to Raspbery Pi but anything about Intel Edison.I'm especially interested in depth. I have not found other compatible cameras
Thanks.
It is possible to use Kinect from arduino. You may read this. Intel Edison is a kind of Arduino board, so, you can connect the Kinect to Intel Edison. I don't know if it requires libfreenect.
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I got a Kinect from Xbox 360 and I bought an adaptor to plug it to my laptop. The problem is, I already installed 1.8 SDK and developer tools but when I run Kinect Explorer it says 'kinect sensor required'. So I look the device manager I couldn't find Microsoft Kinect, there's only Generic USB Hub. I tried to use the older version, 1.7, but it makes no different. What should I do to get this Kinect works?
I had the same problem when connected Kinect through an external USB hub. When I plugged it directly into the PC USB port everything was OK.
I'm an engineering student, and to be honest a beginner in drivers writing. What i'm trying to achieve right here, is have the titular board talk with my pc over ethernet, so i'm asking for some useful tips regarding the communication setup, like pinging it from my pc.
Many Thanks.
Since LPC1768 doesn't come with a RJ45 jack, you need to somehow connect a RJ45 jack to your mbed. This page may be helpful. https://os.mbed.com/cookbook/Ethernet-RJ45
Once you have physical connection, connecting a mbed device to internet is pretty easy with Mbed OS EthernetInterface library. You can find API and examples here. https://os.mbed.com/docs/mbed-os/v5.12/apis/ethernet.html
Do you need to use Ethernet? Why not using USART directly by using e.g. use a USART to USB converter like the FTDI chip.
I have never done any USB development, I'm experienced with programming PIC, AVR micro-controllers and C programming on windows (not windows programming). I want to learn how to develop embedded devices and device drivers that can communicate with PC, Not via serial port emulator in USB hardware.
I like to have some points and resources on who should I approach it.
What software and hardware should I have to start leaning that?
Read this fantastic book: USB Complete by Jan Axelson. Also in his site are comprehensive informations too.
I am fairly new to linux world, I have to develop an application on embedded linux which sends data over internet. I have to choose a USB 3G modem with a SIM card holder. I would appreciate if anyone can help me choosing a USB 3G modem which works successfully or is supported on embedded linux.
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Emby
I use Pantech modems with Debian ARM linux for real-time vessel tracking.
Linux can use the cdc_acm and ppp kernel modules to drive many of the USB modems on the market. You may need to compile these modules depending on how stripped your embedded platform is. Alternatively, you can use a turnkey system like a Raven or MultiTech, but they draw much more power.
Avoid USB modems that have additional hardware such as SD cards. These modems require specialized drivers (many unavailable in open source) to peel away the non-modem hardware layers before exposing the actual modem.
Use a modem that is supported by ModemManager, an OpenSource project that is in many major Linux distro's, no need to reinvent the wheel!
Supported Modem:
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/SupportedDevices/
Project Source:
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/
I'd like to use digital cameras in my application (running on Windows, written in C++) and I came across two libraries that did that - WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) and WPD (Windows Portable Devices). WIA supports digital cameras only for versions of Windows up to XP and for Vista and 7 one should use WPD. The problem is that I ran WPD's sample project from Windows SDK which failed to recognize all devices I tried (But WIA did on a Win XP machine) apart from a flash memory and an mp3 player. I don't think the other devices were too old to have a WPD driver, so my question is: What devices does WPD support? Am I mistaken or WPD does not work with a broad range of devices? Or maybe there is another library I could use for taking pictures (maybe a video, but that's not as important)?
I hope someone can clear things up. Thanks in advance!
You will need to use DirectShow to work with your webcams on Vista/Win 7. Logitech and the like don't supply WPD drivers. Perhaps they will for Windows 8.
You can also use the MCI interface if you want to go old school, which nowadays is just a compatibility layer on top of DirectShow. Google for "WM_CAP_START" or "WM_CAP_GRAB_FRAME" for some examples.
Don't have a list for WPD, but here's a:
List of Supported Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Scanners and Cameras
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/264598