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Re: Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras

#11

Post by MrBuddyCasino »

Uehreka wrote: post #6

Back in 2021 I needed some stereo cameras for an AR experience I was building for the 2020 World’s Fair Expo (yes, it took place in 2021 but was called 2020). We looked into RealSense, and right around when we did there was some news that Intel had either laid off the RealSense team or stopped manufacturing new cameras. Whatever it was, it made us look elsewhere, as it does not seem like Intel is serious about develo…

> it made us look elsewhere, as it does not seem like Intel is serious about developing/maintaining this product line

Everyone has to find out eventually, that unless „product line“ is high-margin CPUs, Intel will cancel it sooner or later. I hope they aren’t stupid enough to do that with their GPUs (again).

Re: Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras

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momoschili wrote: post #3

These have been around since at least 2016 and haven't really made any real waves... it's another technology Intel held out to dry. Stereo is a reliable tech that is relatively simple to implement but for the most part it seems to be have been left behind by other methods that are better suited for compact form factors in consumer like time of flight, or even LIDAR. Intel itself tried its hand at LIDAR, but shuttered…

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Re: Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras

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Post by andoma »

sand500 wrote: post #2

Is this going to finally replace all the Xbox Kinects everyone uses?

The final version of the Kinect, called "Azure Kinect" was based around the ADSD3100 time-of-flight sensor from Analog Devices. The Kinect has since been abandoned by Microsoft. However, Analog offers a match-box sized module ADTF3175 integrating the ADSD3100-sensor, optics and VCSEL (940nm laser illuminator) with MIPI 4-lanes output. A devkit [1] also exist and is available from mouser, digikey, et al.

[1] https://www.analog.com/en/resources/evaluation-hardware-and-...

Re: Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras

#14

Post by mschuster91 »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #11
Uehreka wrote: post #6

Back in 2021 I needed some stereo cameras for an AR experience I was building for the 2020 World’s Fair Expo (yes, it took place in 2021 but was called 2020). We looked into RealSense, and right around when we did there was some news that Intel had either laid off the RealSense team or stopped manufacturing new cameras. Whatever it was, it made us look elsewhere, as it does not seem like Intel is serious about develo…

> it made us look elsewhere, as it does not seem like Intel is serious about developing/maintaining this product line Everyone has to find out eventually, that unless „product line“ is high-margin CPUs, Intel will cancel it sooner or later. I hope they aren’t stupid enough to do that with their GPUs (again).

> I hope they aren’t stupid enough to do that with their GPUs (again).

They have to keep the GPU part alive, if only to be able to compete with AMD. It's no surprise that both the PS5 and Xbox run on a CPU+GPU combination from AMD - if Intel wants to ever get a share of the console market again (which is admittedly low margin, but extremely high volume to make up for it) they have to be able to match the kind of degree of integration that a modern console requires, and seriously I doubt that Intel will hand over enough knowledge to NVidia to get a competitive offer.

In the non-server general compute market, the situation is similar. The ARM threat all comes with established GPUs as part of the SoC, and so does AMD.

Re: Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras

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Post by lmz »

mschuster91 wrote: post #14
MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> it made us look elsewhere, as it does not seem like Intel is serious about developing/maintaining this product line Everyone has to find out eventually, that unless „product line“ is high-margin CPUs, Intel will cancel it sooner or later. I hope they aren’t stupid enough to do that with their GPUs (again).

> I hope they aren’t stupid enough to do that with their GPUs (again). They have to keep the GPU part alive, if only to be able to compete with AMD. It's no surprise that both the PS5 and Xbox run on a CPU+GPU combination from AMD - if Intel wants to ever get a share of the console market again (which is admittedly low margin, but extremely high volume to make up for it) they have to be able to match the kind of degr…

I think they were referring to the discrete/ non-integrated GPUs.

Re: Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras

#16

Post by IshKebab »

I thought Intel shut down Realsense years ago. It turns out they didn't exactly, and the D421 module is actually a new product. Apparently they're going to spin it out.

https://www.therobotreport.com/intel-spins-out-realsense-as-...

$80 is a bargain for that module. I hope they sell them in fewer than 10s though...

Re: Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras

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Post by lastdong »

IshKebab wrote: post #16

I thought Intel shut down Realsense years ago. It turns out they didn't exactly, and the D421 module is actually a new product. Apparently they're going to spin it out. https://www.therobotreport.com/intel-spins-out-realsense-as-... $80 is a bargain for that module. I hope they sell them in fewer than 10s though...

It’s $800?

Edit: corrected it’s 800 for a 10 pack

https://store.intelrealsense.com/buy-intel-realsense-depth-m...

Re: Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras

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Post by Lukas_Skywalker »

lastdong wrote: post #18
IshKebab wrote: post #16

I thought Intel shut down Realsense years ago. It turns out they didn't exactly, and the D421 module is actually a new product. Apparently they're going to spin it out. https://www.therobotreport.com/intel-spins-out-realsense-as-... $80 is a bargain for that module. I hope they sell them in fewer than 10s though...

It’s $800? Edit: corrected it’s 800 for a 10 pack https://store.intelrealsense.com/buy-intel-realsense-depth-m...

A 10-pack
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