Control Arduino using SR300 Realsense via Bluetooth

[MMoha17]

Hi,

I have an arduino robot and a bluetooth module is connected from the arduino robot to another bluetooth module connected to an Arduino Uno. The robot can be controlled via a GUI from PC via bluetooth and everything works perfectly. However, I would like it to be controlled by gestures received from a Realsense camera. May I know how this can be done?

Thank you.

[MartyG]

Using Arduino with RealSense has always been problematic, because the Arduino board is USB 2.0 and the RealSense camera needs USB 3.0. So developers had to create a bridge between the two, because they could not be connected together directly. Even then, to the best of my recollection, only raw camera data could be sent to the Arduino rather than anything that was very advanced.

Things became a bit easier when the Intel Edison board came out, which can be bought in a kit containing an Arduino breakout board.

Having said that, it should be possible to do something with the Arduino Uno you already have. In this video, the RealSense camera is used with Arduino to control a moving robot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbO61CKnxmc Controlling an Arduino Robot with Intel RealSense - YouTube

There is one other discussion on the RealSense forums about trying to use RealSense with an Uno.

https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/realsense/topic/623621 Intel RealSense Camera and Arduino

I hope this helps.

[MMoha17]

Hi MartyG,

I am trying to establish something like in the video link you sent me.

The forum discussion link that you sent me says it is not possible without an Intel edison. But is it possible to establish communication using UART?

Thank you

[MartyG]

I believe that this is pretty much the recommendation of Samontab (who is very knowledgeable on such subjects) - use a serial connection with Arduino to communicate with the camera.

http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=391722.0 Intel Real Sense Camera + Arduino

[MMoha17]

Hi MartyG,

It is possible to connect the 2 devices without the intel edison but only using serial communication?

Thank you

[MartyG]

I've reached the limits of my knowledge about communicating between RealSense and Arduino, sadly and I could not find any other helpful information sources about it on the net. One way to get some useful insights about how to proceed from here may be to look at this article about controlling a water pump with Arduino Uno using RealSense's direct predecessor, 2013's Intel Perceptual Computing Camera. The PCC and RealSense are not compatible hardware, but you may be able to get useful insights about making a bridge to RealSense from it.

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Pee-Timer-Connecting-the-Arduino-the-Intel-Per/ The Pee Timer: Connecting the Arduino, the Intel Perceptual Computing Camera, and a Submersible Water Pump