User`s guide

Installing the Kinect for Windows Sensor Support Package
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Installing the Kinect for Windows Sensor Support Package
With previous versions of the Image Acquisition Toolbox, the files for all of the adaptors
were included in your installation. Starting with version R2014a, each adaptor is
available separately through the Support Package Installer. In order to use the Image
Acquisition Toolbox, you must install the adaptor that your camera uses, in this case, the
Kinect for Windows Sensor support package.
In order to use the Kinect for Windows support in the Image Acquisition Toolbox, you
must have version 1.6 of the Kinect for Windows Runtime installed on your system.
If you do not already have it installed, it will be installed when you install the Kinect
support package. After you complete the support package installation, you can acquire
images using the Kinect for Windows with the Image Acquisition Toolbox, as described
in the sections referred to in “Important Information About the Kinect Adaptor” on page
12-2.
Using this installation process, you download and install the following file(s) on your host
computer:
• MATLAB files to use Kinect for Windows cameras with the toolbox
• Kinect for Windows Runtime, if you do not already have a current version installed
Note: You can use this support package only on a host computer running a version of 32-
bit or 64-bit Windows that Image Acquisition Toolbox supports.
If the installation fails, see the Troubleshooting section at the end of this topic.
1
In MATLAB type:
supportPackageInstaller
to open the Support Package Installer.
You can also open the installer from MATLAB: Home > Resources > Add-Ons >
Get Hardware Support Packages.
2
On the Select an action screen, select Install from Internet then click Next. This
option is selected by default. Support Package Installer downloads and installs the
support package and third-party software from the Internet.