How to upgrade asus xtionproprolive firmware artec. The xtion pro development solution comes with a set of developer tools to make it easier for developers to create their own gesturebased applications without the need to write complex programming. The worlds first and exclusive professional color rgb pc motion sensing software development solution with plugnplay usb design. Use xtion pro developer solution to make motionsensing applications and games. To make your asus xtion pro live work with openni 2. I am able to run the sample projects that comes with the openni2 package e. The worlds first and exclusive professional pc motion sensing software. I cant help wondering how much amazing software would exist if only the vendors would create decent sdks with support for the most popular languages. Asus, primesense reveals motion sensing for pc toms. Their software is currently being used in a variety of opensource projects among academia and the hobbyist community.
The asus hardware is to be called wavi xtion pronounced waveeeeaction and will be available very soon. Primesense, the israeli company that worked with microsoft on the kinect system, was asus s partner in developing wavi xtion. Primesenses open, smart platform and hardwaresoftware api lets. Xtion pro uses infrared sensor and adaptive depth detection technology to capture users realtime body movements, making body tracking more precise. The beta sdk is missing a lot of the promised functionality, but the potential to create something. Simpleviewer, so i know that it is working, but i am trouble getting anywhere past that. Kinectenabled laptops said to be not far away kitguru. Wavey action is apparently how youre supposed to say this, but this is asus, so expect some excellent, affordable engineering coupled with absolutely indecipherable marketing. Use xtion pro developer solution to make motionsensing applications.
Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. Please note you may have to register before you can post. The asus xtion pro is a camera with motion sensor designed for motionsensing applications. Jan 28, 2012 the source confirms that this definitely wasnt asus own kinectalternative, dubbed wavi xtion, but in fact prototypes of what will be an upcoming wave of kinectenabled notebooks. Jan 04, 2011 called the wavi xtion, asus kinect competitor will feature two cameras, primesense 3d tracking technology, builtin wireless and support for applications other than games such as multimedia. Primesense and asus team, bring kinectlike wavi xtion to your. Quick start guide for asus xtion sensor ipisoft wiki. Primesense and asus will introduce wavi xtion and xtion pro at the 2011 international consumer electronics show ces, january 69 in las vegas. Feb 28, 2011 hanover, germany 02282011 hoping to do for personal computers what microsoft has done for gaming, asus will soon put on sale a motion sensing device that looks and works like the xbox kinect. Microsoft kinect technology en route laptops techpowerup.
Hanover, germany 02282011 hoping to do for personal computers what microsoft has done for gaming, asus will soon put on sale a. Primesense, the israeli company that worked with microsoft on the kinect system, was asuss partner in developing wavi xtion. However if you are prepared to pay a little more than the end user version you can now buy a. Upon being installed, the software adds a windows service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Then plug the dongle of a wireless keyboard or mouse to the usb port on the wavi receiver. Apr 19, 2011 xtion pro pc motion sensor last updated apr 19, 2011 0 unity corporation releases xtion pro pc motion sensor in japan and asus showed off xtion pro and wavi xtion motion sensors at ces earlier this year. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Wavey action is apparently how youre supposed to say this, but this is asus, so. Kinect by microsoft was powered by primesense technology that allowed gamers. Wavi xtion combines full hd wireless media streaming with a pcbased motionsensing interface to bring an exciting new approach to home entertainment.
Primesense subsequently created a partnership with asus to create a kinectlike sensor for pcs, demonstrated under the name wavi xtion in 2011, a device engadget referred to as fitting into asus. Primesense teams up with asus to bring intuitive pc. Asus will officially bring the pc into the motionsensing market with the release of the wavi xtion in q3 2011. The fcc chooses 3 or 5 character grantee codes to identify the business that created the product.
I am able to run the sample projects that comes with the openni2. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Feb 28, 2011 hoping to do for personal computers what microsoft has done for gaming, asus will soon offer a motion sensing device that looks and works like the xbox kinect. Asus software hello, welcome to asus republic of gamers official forum. Asus, primesense reveals motion sensing for pc toms hardware. An xtion device with uptodate firmware has been tested with v5. Asus are releasing a software development kit, so developers can create motion based software for pc, with the launch of the xtion pro developer pack. Primesenses original focus was on the gaming and living room markets, but expanded to include. Apples secret plans for primesense 3d tech hinted at by. Kinect is a horizontal bar connected to a small base with a motorised pivot to follow the user around, as needed, and is designed to be positioned lengthwise above or below the. Primesense later announced that it had teamed up with asus to develop a pccompatible device similar to kinect, which will be called wavi xtion and is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2012. Asus pc motionsensing system coming in may cso online. Also asus xtion pro live sdk and driver installed properly. Asus, also an openni developer, has made its own wavi xtion available for development.
Asus pc motionsensing system coming in may network world. They are similar to microsoft kinect sensor and can be used in the same way. Dec 22, 2011 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. We received lots of brilliant submissions and wed like to thank all the developers for participating. May 31, 2011 asus will officially bring the pc into the motionsensing market with the release of the wavi xtion in q3 2011. Mar 04, 2011 asus are releasing a software development kit, so developers can create motion based software for pc, with the launch of the xtion pro developer pack. Expect the pricing details to be revealed sometime. It is a very interesting addition for robotic projects that need a cameras depth of field, for instance, to recognise. I wanted to have a lowoverhead video4linux driver for use with the asus xtion pro live structured light camera. Appside introduces first content marketplace for motion.
Primesense also teamed up with asus to develop a pccompatible device similar to kinect, which they called asus xtion and launched in the second quarter of 2011 2,6. This paper covers the use of depth sensors such as microsoft kinect and asus xtion to provide a natural user interface nui for controlling 3d threedimensional virtual globes such as. The source confirms that this definitely wasnt asus own kinectalternative, dubbed wavi xtion, but in fact prototypes of what will be an upcoming wave of kinectenabled notebooks. In addition to wavi xtion, asus also adopts primesense solutions to introduce the worlds first pcexclusive 3d sensing professional development solution, xtion pro, for software developers to.
Called the wavi xtion, asus kinect competitor will feature two cameras, primesense 3d tracking technology, builtin wireless and support for applications other than games such as. With the sdk as it stands now, that idea will never get anywhere. Primesense and asus will introduce wavi xtion and xtion pro at the. Primesense y asus llevaran kinect al pc con wavi xtion. The xtion apparently has a firmware problem that makes it not work on usb 3. Hi all, i have got asus xtion pro live camera and tried get image with below code however always return null. The remaining characters of the fcc id, wavitx, are often associated with the product model, but they can be random. Unity corporation announced that it will start shipping in japan asusteks kinect like motion sensor, the xtion pro with price tag of around 19,800 and scheduled to be available later this. Asus and primesense wavi xtion and xtion pro press. Asus announced innovative new motionsensing control technology at cebit 2011, the first ever for the pc. The paper introduces the microsoft kinect device, briefly describing how it works the underlying technology by primesense. Jun 18, 2012 hi all, i have got asus xtion pro live camera and tried get image with below code however always return null.
The wavi transmitter is bundled with a usb cable to connect the wavi transmitter to your pc. Asusxtion is a professional color rgb pc motion sensing software development solution with plugnplay usb design. Software sdk hello, welcome to asus republic of gamers official forum. Asus aura sdk is set to brighten gamers lives the tech. Asus pc motionsensing system coming in may pcworld. It is a very interesting addition for robotic projects that need a cameras depth of field, for instance, to recognise human shapes or arms movements. Xtion pro pc motion sensor should work similarly to a kinect considering that primesense is responsible for much of the technology behind it. Asus demos wavi xtion pc motion controller toms hardware. They are similar to microsoft kinect sensor and can be used in the. Vote for your favourite apps and games to get the chance to win either an eeepad transformer, a wavi or an o. Hoping to do for personal computers what microsoft has done for gaming, asus will soon offer a motion sensing device that looks and works like the xbox kinect. Asus xtion is a professional color rgb pc motion sensing software development solution with plugnplay usb design.
Now you can enjoy two way control from the comfort of your couch. Ive got the asus xtion pro plugged into my pc, and am now trying to run basic openni2 code to export snaphots from the cameras. I can able use with openni however not with opencv. Appside introduces first content marketplace for motion controlled entertainment devices asus wavi xtion is first to use appside to give users access to catalog of motion controlled games and apps. Some might think that this is asus very own kinectalternative wavi xtion, but the daily also confirmed with a source at microsoft that these prototypes are indeed of notebooks that are kinectenabled. But there are certain differences that you can take into account.
Asus xtion kinect clone available to developers i programmer. Wavi xtion combines full hd wireless media streaming with a pcbased motionsensing interface. The asus xtion motion sensor for pc is a new peripheral from asus. The asus xtion pro is based on the same hardware produced by. Play gallery digital media player all winners of the 2011 computex best choice award. Firmware update is available from asus support site. The 2011 asus xtion pro developer challenge has ended.
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