Hello developers, I would like to know that whether Intel Realsense camera D434 or D415 works with only UP board or is it compatible with any other boards? If its compatible with other boards, what are those boards? Kindly suggest.

[MBhat97]

My application is object detection and avoidance with human in loop.

Thanks and regards.

[MartyG]

The 400 Series cameras are extremely flexible with the hardware that they will work with and should work with any Intel or ARM processor. The main requirement other than that is a USB 2 or USB 3 port to connect the camera to. If the board only has a micro-size 'USB 3 OTG' port then you can connect the camera's full-size USB-A connector to it with an adaptor, as is done with the original Up Board model.

No matter how exotic the board is compared to regular PC hardware, you should be able to get the Librealsense SDK to work with it if you compile the SDK from source code.

[MBhat97]

Thank you for your response @MartyG​ . I have one application in mind though, I want to detect the object infront of the camera and get the info about the about object like its width, what is it, and at what distance it is placed, etc.,, and then convert that info into speech. Can this camera suffice for the Application mentioned? I have one BeagleBone Black 4G board.

[MartyG]

The camera has existing scripts to do those actions individually (identify object and measure its distance and dimensions), so it is certainly conceivable that a single application could be developed to do all of those functions.

Two of those actions (identify and estimate distance) can be done in one program using a technique called Deep Neural Network (DNN). The RealSense SDK software has a couple of example programs for this:

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/tree/master/wrappers/opencv/dnn

https://github.com/twMr7/rscvdnn

The SDK also has a sample program called Measure.

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/tree/master/examples/measure

You would have to create your own arrangement for the text to speech part of the application, though there are existing applications available (not specific to RealSense) to integrate this into your program.

It looks like the Beaglebone's USB port is a Micro USB port. So you would need an adaptor to plug the full size USB A end of the camera's cable into. With micro ports on development boards, there is an increased chance of the board not being able to supply all of the power that the camera needs, so I would recommend using a mains-powered USB hub with the board if possible, if you should encounter problems with using the camera with the board.

[MBhat97]

Thank you @MartyG​. Much appreciated. I will get back to you if I have queries as I progress in the project.

[MartyG]

Thanks for the update! Please feel free to return to the forum any time you need to. The RealSense forum has now moved though, so please post future questions at the new site. Thanks!

​https://support.intelrealsense.com/hc/en-us/community/topics

[MBhat97]

Hi @MartyG​  Thanks for the update regarding forum. I have a confusion regarding choosing the camera, again.. I have Intel Euclid in mind for the same application, although I am not able to see it in the products section, is it not available in India?

[MartyG]

I would not recommend purchasing a Euclid, as it is now a retired product that is very hard to find a place to buy it from, and difficult to provide advanced technical support for, as the team members who created it have moved on from Intel. It also no longer receives software updates from Intel. You should be able to create something similar to the Euclid with modern cameras, such as the RealSense camera and Up Board bundles in Intel's online Click store. These can be shipped direct to India, according to the shipping countries list on the store listings for these bundles.

Up and D415

https://store.intelrealsense.com/buy-intel-realsense-d415-aaeron-up-board-bundle.html

Up and D435

https://store.intelrealsense.com/buy-intel-realsense-d435-aaeron-up-board-bundle.html

Up also released a more powerful bundle of their own for $699 in the past month, containing a RealSense D435i, a more advanced Up Squared board and other useful components, in a RoboMaker kit. Up's store page says that they ship to the world, so I imagine that India would be supported.

https://up-board.org/up-squared-robomaker-developer-kit/

[MBhat97]

When I click on the link, the details of the product reads a  WARNING: This product can expose you to Antimony oxide (Antimony trioxide), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. Is that something I need to be worried about?

Earlier this warning read only in the product details of D415.

[MartyG]

No, you should not be concerned. California tends to be over-cautious with its regulations compared to other US states. The chances of you being harmed by trace elements of antimony oxide are so tiny that it could barely be considered a risk except for a tiny theoretical percentage value probably far less than 1%. A state may require that a warning be displayed in the product information though in order to allow the product to be sold to customers living in that state.

[MBhat97]

Thanks @MartyG​ . Just a quick question though, our team has decided to buy the Intel D435 + UP board bundle, and the University requires a price quotation to release the amount for buying the camera, so is there a way I can find it?

[MBhat97]

@MartyG​  Hello again, I am not able to find the the UP board + D435 bundle. It is replaced with Neural compute stick 2 I believe. Will NCS 2 help us achieve the same. Can you enlighten me on what NCS 2 is?? Does it need another processor?