RealSense SDK 2.0 version 2.17.0 now available (API updates)

[MartyG]

Hi everyone,

Version 2.17.0 of the RealSense SDK 2.0 is now available for download from the link below.

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/releases/ Releases · IntelRealSense/librealsense · GitHub

API CHANGES

This new version introduces numerous updates to the API of the SDK, including:

- Changes to rs2_pipeline_start_with_callback

- New API to control recording compression

- Support for IMU stream and recording IMU frames in software sensor

- Support for pose stream and recording pose frames in software sensor

- API to generate IMU and pose data with software_device

- Create recorder and explicitly enable or disable compression

- C++ processing_block class is split into processing_block and filter classes

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Full details of the changes to the API can be found here:

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/wiki/API-Changes# from-2160-to-2170 API Changes · IntelRealSense/librealsense Wiki · GitHub

NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS

- Adding rs-callback example for asynchronous (low-latency) processing with pipeline.

- Adding new python and Matlab for point-cloud data visualization

The MATLAB point cloud example can be found here:

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/blob/development/wrappers/matlab/pointcloud_example.m librealsense/pointcloud_example.m at development · IntelRealSense/librealsense · GitHub

The Python point cloud renderer example can be found here:

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/blob/development/wrappers/python/examples/pyglet_pointcloud_viewer.py librealsense/pyglet_pointcloud_viewer.py at development · IntelRealSense/librealsense · GitHub

- D435i IMU is now supported on Windows 10

- rs-capture will now show IMU data when connected to D435i, and rest of the SDK demos will work properly.

BUG FIXES

- SDK can now be compiled with -Werror=shadow GCC flag

- Fixing symbols collision with ROS libraries

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The full release notes, containing all resource links and a list of unresolved Known Issues, can be viewed here:

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/wiki/Release-Notes# release-2170 Release Notes · IntelRealSense/librealsense Wiki · GitHub