KinectToDmx

An dummy proof example of using the Kinect to control Dmx

Requirements

• Windows 10, 8, 8.1
• 64bit computer with a dedicated USB 3.0.
• A Kinect for Windows v2 Device (K4W2).
• Kinect SDK v2
• Update your latest video card driver.
• DirectX 11
• Processing
• Processing library: KinectPV2
• Arduino with Dmx shield, upload the 'ArduinoSerialToDmx' sketch from this repository.
• Arduino library: DmxSimple

Instructions

• Install everything mentioned above

• Run 'KinectToDmx' sketch in processing

• Get data from the kinect by calling this function (inside the for loop, around line 57):

    joints[KinectPV2.JointType_HandLeft].getX(); // This returns the x position of your left hand.
  

How to more data:

• Replace 'getX' with 'getY' or 'getZ' to get the Y or Z values.
• Replace the joint type with one of the types below to get info about other body parts.

Please note: Only the first skeleton measured is used here, because I'm using a for loop that only uses the first skeleton.

Joint types:

Head

JointType_Head, JointType_Neck, JointType_SpineShoulder

Body

JointType_SpineMid, JointType_SpineShoulder, JointType_SpineShoulder, JointType_SpineBase, JointType_SpineBase

Right Arm

JointType_ShoulderRight, JointType_ElbowRight, JointType_WristRight, JointType_HandRight, JointType_WristRight

Left Arm

JointType_ShoulderLeft, JointType_ElbowLeft, JointType_WristLeft, JointType_HandLeft, JointType_WristLeft

Right Leg

JointType_HipRight, JointType_KneeRight, JointType_AnkleRight

Left Leg

JointType_HipLeft, JointType_KneeLeft, JointType_AnkleLeft

Hands

JointType_HandTipLeft, JointType_HandTipRight, JointType_FootLeft, JointType_FootRight, JointType_ThumbLeft, JointType_ThumbRight

Help

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