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Is it possible to use more than one kinect with ROS?

asked 2011-05-13 06:25:15 -0500

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Hi, I'm currently using kinect with ROS diamondback and openni_kinect (ubuntu stable package). When I connect two kinect sensors to my laptop, only one kinect can publish topics. Is there any driver that enable multiple kinects?

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answered 2011-05-13 07:58:13 -0500

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updated 2011-05-25 10:14:11 -0500

It should just be a matter of editing the openni_node.launch file that comes with the installation. There are examples of how to choose an openni_camera with different types of enumeration. Here is the launch file in Mercurial: https://kforge.ros.org/openni/openni_ros/file/6794bbd92d89/openni_camera/launch/openni_node.launch

Just copy the node section for the Kinect and add the enumeration of the second device.

<launch>
<arg name="debug" default="false"/>
<arg if="$(arg debug)" name="launch_prefix" value="xterm -rv -e gdb -ex run -args"/>
<arg unless="$(arg debug)" name="launch_prefix" value=""/>
<node pkg="openni_camera" type="openni_node" name="openni_node1" output="screen" launch-prefix="$(arg launch_prefix)">
    <param name="device_id" value="#1"/> <!-- this line uses first enumerated device -->
    <rosparam command="load" file="$(find openni_camera)/info/openni_params.yaml" />
    <param name="rgb_frame_id" value="/openni_rgb_optical_frame1" />
    <param name="depth_frame_id" value="/openni_depth_optical_frame1" />
    <param name="use_indices" value="false" />
    <param name="depth_registration" value="true" />
    <param name="image_mode" value="2" />
    <param name="depth_mode" value="2" />
    <param name="debayering" value="2" />
    <param name="depth_time_offset" value="0" />
    <param name="image_time_offset" value="0" />
</node>
<node pkg="openni_camera" type="openni_node" name="openni_node2" output="screen" launch-prefix="$(arg launch_prefix)">
    <param name="device_id" value="#2"/> <!-- this line uses second enumerated device -->
    <rosparam command="load" file="$(find openni_camera)/info/openni_params.yaml" />
    <param name="rgb_frame_id" value="/openni_rgb_optical_frame2" />
    <param name="depth_frame_id" value="/openni_depth_optical_frame2" />
    <param name="use_indices" value="false" />
    <param name="depth_registration" value="true" />
    <param name="image_mode" value="2" />
    <param name="depth_mode" value="2" />
    <param name="debayering" value="2" />
    <param name="depth_time_offset" value="0" />
    <param name="image_time_offset" value="0" />
</node>
<include file="$(find openni_camera)/launch/kinect_frames.launch"/>
</launch>

You will also want to update your kinect_frames launch file for the pair of kinects. I would suggest pursuing a URDF file and joint_state_publisher, as the static transforms can become mind-numbing after a while.

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I'm not positive that this will work, but it should be close. You can also look into the <remap> tag in the launch file, it may be easier.
mjcarroll gravatar image mjcarroll  ( 2011-05-25 10:14:47 -0500 )edit
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answered 2011-05-23 09:55:24 -0500

kang gravatar image

Hi,

I tried to modify the openni_node.launch but did not work. Is there any other things need to be considered? pls post link if there is code available for this.

Best.

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Could you be more specific?
KoenBuys gravatar image KoenBuys  ( 2011-05-27 03:39:27 -0500 )edit

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