RealSense R200 camera USB compatibility

[AAgga5]

I am trying to interface the R200 camera with the Intel Edison computing board. However, the camera requires a USB3.0 connection whereas Edison board supports only microUSB2.0. Is there a strict requirement of the R200 camera for working only with USB3.0 or can a USB adapter (3.0 -> 2.0) be utilized for interfacing with the Edison module for our embedded project? I tried connecting a USB2.0 cable to the camera (hoping that the backward compatibility feature would facilitate interfacing), but the Windows10 OS could not detect any camera sensor connection.

If not possible, can someone suggest embedded boards that can be support interfacing with the camera (Windows 8.1 and above, CherryTrail or 4th Gen Core, USB3.0)? Would the USBBOXStick (Compute Stick) work?

[IUman]

Hello archit,

Thank you for joining the Intel communities.

In this case, you will get better support at the following link:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-realsense-sdk-support https://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-realsense-sdk-support

Best regards,

Ivan

[Jorge_I_Intel · Accepted solution]

USB 3.0 is a requirement for the camera to work properly.

J

[AAgga5]

I tried interfacing with the MinnowboardMAX board after installing Ubuntu 14.04 and the librealsense libraries released for Linux. I am facing issues in powering up the camera with the on board USB3.0 port (the status LED does not turn on/blink). Updating the firmware did not fix the problem. However, interfacing with a webcam (Logitech C920) does not give any problem (it gets detected by lsusb command). Interestingly, when connected to the USB2.0 port, the R200 status LED does blink.

I feel that the board is not sourcing enough current to power up the R200 camera. I can try using a USB 3.0 hub for externally powering up the camera. Does anyone have any suggestions/insights?

[IUman]

Please bear in mind that 3.0 is required as mentioned by intel_jorge above, and also requires Windows 8.1* Desktop (32-bit or 64-bit) or Windows® 10 64-bit as you can see here:

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/emerging-technologies/000006219.html Intel® RealSense™ Camera System Requirements

If you need more assistance with your camera please POST your question at the Intel® Edison support site:

Or the link I provided above