Kinect V2
In this document, you will find the first steps in the configuration of your device. All the steps are being executed on a computer with Windows 10 installed. Remember to read the requirements for your device.
The recommended requirements to use the device connected to a computer are as follow:
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Operative system | Windows 8.1 or higher |
| Processor | Intel Core I7 3.1 GHz or higher x64 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Graphics driver | Graphics driver support for OpenGL 4.4 or DirectX 11.0 |
| Graphics card | NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 or equivalent |
| USB connector | USB 3.0 port this is very important |
| Additional | Along with the device, you should use an adapter for connecting the device directly to the PC |
- Connect the device properly to the adapter.
- Connect the adapter to the computer using a USB 3.0 port. To verify which port your computer has, search for Device Manager in your Windows applications and check the Universal Serial Bus Controller menu.
- The computer will recognize your device, and it will automatically install the drivers for your Kinect V2. Check the links section in this page if you have trouble.
- Once the process is finished and the system confirms the installation of the device with the message “Your device is ready,”.
- Download the Kinect for Windows SDK. You can alternatively search for it on the Internet as Kinect SDK 2.0.
- Install the program.
- Search in the computer the SDK
- Open the SDK program.
- Select the option Kinect Configuration Verifier
- Confirm in the last item of the verification, that you are receiving both the RGB and the depth streams
- Updated Tutorials 2021
- Kinect for Windows SDK
- Kinect for Windows Developer resources
- Kinect Runtime 2.2 (Drivers if your computer don't recognize the device automatically)