Azure Kinect not connecting or showing up in device manager? - azure

I just got an Azure Kinect and tried connecting it, but it does not enumerate in device manager or Azure Kinect Viewer. I have it plugged into USB 3.1 in a new Lenovo Y740 15", but the light is still blinking white on the Azure Kinect. I also went through the steps to reset the device, but the light continued to just blink white. Would anyone happen to have any suggestions?

You can find the meaning of the indicators here
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/Kinect-dk/hardware-specification
Flashing white means that the camera does not have a data connection to the host PC. You mention you are using USB 3.1 (assume USB-C connector). Is the cable you are using a power+data capable or just power. Some USB-C cables are power only.

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I've been trying to set up kinect for XBOX 360 to run on ubuntu in order to start developing an application to control a humanoid robot. for the past four days I've been searching , downloading , installing and trying dozens of libraries and drivers to get the kinect to work on Ubuntu. in the beginning none was working and I was only able to read the RGB camera with "Camorama" and "guvcview" no matter what library or driver I attempted to run.. Finally, I installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu and installed libfreenect libraries using synaptic (I'm kinda newbie) and I also installed the following packages
https://code.google.com/p/simple-openni/downloads/detail?name=OpenNI_NITE_Installer-Linux64-0.27.zip&can=4&q=
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http://www.walmart.com/ip/INSTEN-USB-AC-Power-Adapter-For-Microsoft-Xbox-360-Kinect-Sensor/28882271
My laptop is : DELL Inspiron.1525 Intel Core2Duo RAM 2GB
Running Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS ,, Release: 14.04 ,, Codename: trusty
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I had a similar problem and after I used Kinect With windows, I found that the problem was from the Kinect itself.
The following tips will help you get started using your Kinect:
If a non-Microsoft driver for the Kinect is installed on your computer, the Kinect for Windows drivers might not install or function correctly. To fix this, uninstall the non-Microsoft drivers before installing the Kinect for Windows SDK.
Connect the power supply for the Kinect to an external power source; if the Kinect has only power from the USB connection, it will be minimally functional and light the LED, but it must be connected to an external power source to be fully functional.
No tools are required for calibration of audio and video.
Your Kinect should be the only device plugged into a USB hub on your computer. If you have more than one Kinect, connect them to different USB controllers. If 2 hubs are connected to the same controller, only 1 Kinect can work at a time.
The Kinect is protected from overheating by a fan. It is controlled by the sensor's firmware, which turns off the camera at 90 degrees Celsius. There is no software interface for applications to control the fan.
Reasonable lighting, neither extremely dark nor extremely bright, is important for capturing images with the RGB camera. Incandescent, fluorescent, and natural lighting provide no special obstacles, but do not point an intense or constant light source at the camera because this can blind the RGB sensor.
The depth sensor functions adequately in typical and reduced lighting, although in near darkness there is increased noise in the signal.
The depth sensor reads depth information from reflected light. Objects that are highly reflective (mirrors and shiny metal) or highly absorptive (fluffy and/or dark materials) may not be registered by the depth sensor as successfully as other objects.
for detailed instructions on Setting Up a Kinect Sensor please follow
: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh855356

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source:https://www.wiknix.com/solved-wireless-mouse-not-working/

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