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Kinect depth data ONLY

Is there a way in linux (raspbian) to capture only the depth data stream from a kinect? I'm trying to reduce the amount of processing needed to capture Kinect information so I want to ship the data stream to another computer to assemble the data.

Note:

  • I have freenect installed but anything that requires opengl will not run on rasbian.
  • I have installed this example which captures the data stream with a b+w visual depth display.
Solution

  • librekinect is a Linux kernel module that lets you use the depth image like a standard webcam. It's known to work with the Raspberry Pi.

    But if you want to use libfreenect for full video/depth/motor support, you'll need a more powerful board like the ODROID XU-3 Lite. By the way, libfreenect only requires opengl for some examples. The rest of the project compiles and runs fine without.