hardware integration

[nan_l_]

Hi Intel

We are interested in your Realsense Technology and want to integrate it into our own robot system, but there is no hardware specifications on your website, do you provide chipsets or modules of Realsense for hardware system integration and development? 

We looking forward to hear your reply soon. 

[MartyG]

The most suitable version of RealSense for your robot is likely to be the R200 module, which is designed with device integration in mind and will support the Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor (a popular processor in integrated devices).  There is also a new smaller version of the R200 on the way that is small enough to fit inside a smartphone casing.

The R200 has a 'developer kit' version that can be connected to a PC to construct software for it (the R200 used in devices is a case-less circuit board).  It  is currently 'out of stock' on the Intel website, probably because the smaller version is on its way.

http://click.intel.com/intel-realsense-developer-kit-r200.html

Here is an image of the Intel CEO holding up the "proper" circuit board versions of the R200 (current one and the new small one) that you would likely put in your robot system somewhere.

http://3dprintingindustry.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/realsense-3D-scanner-for-smartphone.jpg

Here's a web-page with some spec info on the R200 and its cousin the F200 desktop camera.

https://software.intel.com/en-us/realsense/devkit

Finally, here's the camera laser's UL safety testing certification info.  Do a Find operation for the words 'laser camera' to find the entries.

http://bit.ly/1J9WNG6

Here are the two entries.

Laser camera module, "Intel® RealSenseTM 3D Camera Rear R200"  H55024-XXX

Laser camera module, "Intel® RealSenseTM 3D Camera Front F200"  H53987-XXX (A)

[Remy_C_]

I don't feel like Nan's question was answered. Are there other ways to integrate RealSense technology into our hardware solutions? I also would like to put it into a device that my company is working on but there isn't any technical hardware information available? Is there someone or some team we could contact to get useful details? How do we go about getting information about schedules + timelines? How does the module interface with the CPU? Is it limited to only working with Intel chipsets?

[MartyG]

I do not work for Intel so I have no knowledge of any chipset or module solutions that they may be working on, I'm afraid.  I would think that the "proper" version of the R200 camera (the one that is a case-less circuit board) would count as a module though.

A new Intel Developer Zone developer newsletter released the other day featured an article by Intel staffer and regular forum poster Colleen Culbertson that provides some technical info about the R200.

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/realsense-r200-camera

I'm guessing that if you are looking to integrate it into your product then you will likely be looking for even more detailed specifications than those in the article.  As the R200 bare-bones circuit board version is 'coming soon' and hasn't been released for sale to the general public yet (a standalone Developer Kit version exists but is currently unavailable), I would guess that the deep tech-specs will become available upon release.

It was similar for the F200 desktop version of RealSense, where the full RealSense website (rather than the teaser site) did not debut until the camera's release for sale.

Regarding support for non-Intel processors other than Intel Core, Core M and Atom Cherry Trail: an Android version is coming soon.  As far as I know, that is the only announced platforms that will be supported for the R200.  This situation is not unique to Intel - PC videogames tend to favor Nvidia video chipsets over its AMD rival, with games tending to sometimes have worse performance on PCs with AMD processors.  This is because Nvidia puts a lot of money into supporting game developers to get the best out of Nvidia graphics tech.  I don't think Intel is necessarily against support for other chip manufacturers, but rather that they want to focus their resources on the processors that they know best.

The question of how the R200 board integrates with other hardware is a bit trickier to answer, as without detailed specs.  I tried squinting at images of the bare-bones board and could only guess that there is some kind of power connector on it.   Looking in close-up at an image of the new smaller R200 board, there appears that the white section with an apparent hollow for inserting something may be the most likely candidate for the power connector.

Hope that helps!

[ryan_t_]

I have the same question. Looking for specifications on the module without the enclosure and also connector specifications. Thanks for any help!