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Unread 08-01-2012, 21:09
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Re: Running the Kinect on the Robot.

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Originally Posted by Greg McKaskle View Post
The cRIO is a 400 MHz PPC 603e. There is another FreeScale numbering scheme for it too. It is typically rated at around 780 MIPs I think. These numbers will give you some indication of performance, but keep in mind that benchmarks are often more of a marketing too than an engineering tool. I really don't think that processing the 80x60 depth image on the cRIO would be any sort of issue, and for a virtual LIDAR or obstacle avoidance tool, I think this resolution is more than enough for what you'd need. The most expensive portion of the Kinect is the skeleton tracking. If you aren't worried about that, you are basically using one of the two cameras on the Kinect, not unlike the Axis, but over USB.

As for using Raspberry Pi, I'd personally be a little worried about availability for this season, and then about how new the platform and tools are. I think it sounds amazing, and so does everyone else I know, which is why I'm a little nervous about availability.

Greg McKaskle
The depth image is 11 bits of data. With that in mind, I have no doubts about the cRio handling it. What I am worried about are the color images. Also, the PS3 has SIMD processors, that means it can calculate 2 pixels in one register.


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Originally Posted by realslimschadey View Post
Well the usb on the kinect is not the same as a regular usb. it looks like you took a corner off of a regular usb. Is FIRST going to be giving us a switch or connector???

No, you are on your own.
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