Azure Kinect DK
A Microsoft developer kit and peripheral device with advanced artificial intelligence sensors for sophisticated computer vision and speech models.
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Power indicator white to no light
Hi, my new Azure Kinect DK doesn't seem to power on. The power indicator goes from white to nothing (but it's not fast enough to be "flashing"). It looks like it's being powered on for a second, then turn off, then goes back to being powered…
asked 2021-02-22T11:13:59.79+00:00
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Adiver
106
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commented 2021-02-22T17:13:08.547+00:00
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QuantumCache
20,266
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Can I use USB 2.0 for connecting Azure Kinect after downsizing resolution and Framerate?
I would like to use Azure Kinect on our embedded board. however the board only supports USB 2.0. So, can I use USB 2.0 for connecting Azure Kinect after downsizing resolution and Framerate? If necessary, USB3.0 adaptor can be used like (USB 2.0…
asked 2021-02-17T06:01:14.637+00:00
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Yeonchool Park
6
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commented 2021-02-18T21:44:29.797+00:00
QuantumCache
20,266
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Cannot recognise the usb connection for Kinect Azure
Kinect Azure flashing white. I have powered the kinect. The kinect was testing functioning while a 2 weeks ago. But for some reason. It cannot connect through USB anymore. Best Regards, Chang
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Remote mounting of front camera module portion of the unit.
This exploded image https://images.anandtech.com/doci/14020/AzureKinect.jpg shows that the camera design is quite modular. Would it be within the realm of reasonable possibility to remotely mount the front portion of the unit or even just the camera…
asked 2021-02-03T04:59:18.313+00:00
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Billy Zelsnack
111
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commented 2021-02-11T05:38:29.62+00:00
QuantumCache
20,266
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Can I directly get the registered point cloud image
Hi， I am a college student from China. I want to Use Azure-Kinect to build a 3D model of an object so I bought 2 Azure-Kinect. One is placed in the middle and the other is placed on the side. How can I obtain a point cloud synthesized by two point clouds…
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Azure Kinect point cloud
Hello, The point cloud is tilted, and the bottom is the floor, and you can see that the floor and the person are tilted. How we can solve this problem? Thank you.
asked 2021-01-15T03:13:45.367+00:00
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dongjiang cao
1
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answered 2021-02-02T01:32:32.393+00:00
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Quentin Miller
351
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Kinect Azure DK: few technical questions before buying
Good morning, I'm working in a laboratory in Spain that works on language. We have two projects right now in which we'd like to do a full body tracking and face tracking while participants are gesturing or using sign language. We did some tests using a…
asked 2021-01-12T09:57:44.073+00:00
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RShep33
11
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answered 2021-02-01T22:04:52.777+00:00
Quentin Miller
351
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1 answer
Problem with Avatar Position form Azure Kinect
Hello I'm Bin Jun, Korean Unity Engineer I am grateful that I purchased the Azure Kinect and using it well :) For some reason, I used the device after placing it on the floor (set at an angle above 35 degrees). As a result, there was a…
asked 2021-01-14T07:01:22.54+00:00
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onlink
6
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answered 2021-02-01T02:48:27.567+00:00
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Angus Antley
6
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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How to obtain initial pose of Kinect DK?
I see that the SDK provides readouts of the rate gyros. My problem is how to estimate the initial pose (yaw, pitch, roll) of the Kinect. That is, the rate gyros say how the pose is changing over time but how does one obtain the initial pose and/or the…
asked 2020-12-10T18:58:49.697+00:00
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JAMES MORGENSTERN
176
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answered 2021-01-30T22:47:27.937+00:00
JAMES MORGENSTERN
176
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High joint confidence update ETA
When can we expect an update to the Azure Kinect Body Tracking SDK which includes the high joint confidence level?
asked 2021-01-18T09:57:53.497+00:00
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Philip Berman
6
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commented 2021-01-30T02:51:35.853+00:00
António Sérgio Azevedo
7,666
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Pixel size of RGB and TOF camera
I'm trying to calibrate the Azure Kinect DK by Halcon. But the size of pixel is needed.
asked 2020-12-17T09:51:14.4+00:00
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Lotusy
1
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commented 2021-01-25T23:36:16.467+00:00
António Sérgio Azevedo
7,666
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
Azure Kinect slowed down with CPU 8 core Ryzen 7 3700x & GPU rtx 3070
Hi Everyone, I have been using Azure Kinect and PC with CPU of intellcore i7 and GPU of rtx 2060 super and it had been working perfectly fine. So I recently changed to pc with high specification which is CPU of 8 core Ryzen 7 3700x and GPU of…
asked 2021-01-20T23:26:14.7+00:00
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hayeon park
1
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answered 2021-01-25T10:38:09.82+00:00
Tsukasa Sugiura
6
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1 answer
Questions about the simultaneous recording of audio on multiple devices of Azure Kinect DK
Hello everyone, I purchased two Azure Kinect DK devices, and my purpose is to record the audio of these two devices simultaneously. I use the 'pyaudio' python toolkit to collect audio and use two threads to access the microphones of the two devices…
asked 2021-01-03T14:52:43.853+00:00
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Jian Cui
16
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commented 2021-01-07T20:16:40.923+00:00
QuantumCache
20,266
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Any parameters or settings to vertical-flip the rgb, depth and point cloud data
Hi, I am going to use Azure DK in my project and I installed Azure_Kinect_ROS_Driver in Ubuntu system and it worked fine. The problem is due to the mounting issue, I can only mount the camera upside down, hence the rgb, depth and point clouds I got are…
asked 2020-12-09T02:46:39.217+00:00
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he he
1
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commented 2020-12-22T17:19:49.497+00:00
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AshokPeddakotla-MSFT
32,946
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2 answers
Request for purchasing the Azure Kinect DK
Dear Sir/Madam, This is Dave, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I am writing to ask for the quotation for purchasing 50 Azure Kinect DK and to be shipped to Hong Kong. May you please provide an email address and physical address for me to…
asked 2020-10-30T01:31:01.583+00:00
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Kwong Yeung CHAN (BME)
6
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commented 2020-12-21T16:59:09.493+00:00
AshokPeddakotla-MSFT
32,946
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1-What is the Life cycle policy for the Azure Kinect hardware? 2-Will the Azure Kinect become available for sale in more countries?
Dear all, To judge whether our company wants to opt for the Azure Kinect DK for depth sensing, I'm reading into the life cycle management and availability. Could you help me out with the following questions? 1a. Does the Azure Kinect hardware…
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Azure Kinect DK failure, USB controller issue?
Hi, I am a university student, I asked a question a few months ago very similar to this one, and found an answer when contacting Microsoft support. I am working with the Azure Kinect DK and cannot get the viewer and the camera working properly on…
asked 2020-12-09T21:49:07.527+00:00
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Jack Zitto
46
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commented 2020-12-16T12:49:40.057+00:00
AshokPeddakotla-MSFT
32,946
Reputation points
3 answers
Getting zero for depth in some areas but does not match with any cases cited by microsoft
Just received the Kinect DK unit and am investigating for a robotics application. I have static scene: Kinect is static, roughly vertical, looking at table with several metal parts on it. I have some areas with specular reflection so no depth…
asked 2020-11-19T19:52:16.717+00:00
JAMES MORGENSTERN
176
Reputation points
answered 2020-12-15T19:23:44.753+00:00
Quentin Miller
351
Reputation points
1 answer
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How many Bodies can be tracked – Azure Kinect
I didn't find any information about the max number of bodies a single Kinect Azure device is capable to track?
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Is there any kinect version that helps in speech therapy?
Hi, I am an educator/researcher who is working on a project or a thesis for my degree. I am thinking of using Kinect to recognize the lips/ mouth movements to train speech delay kids. My idea is to show students audio-visual 3d mouth, tongue, and…
asked 2020-11-23T09:06:57.867+00:00
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Layla Obeid
6
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commented 2020-11-30T06:54:12.283+00:00
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Ramr-msft
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