<![CDATA[[ANSWERED] Orbec Astra Pro Plus not recognized by openNI Tracker]]>Dear community!

I recently ordered an Orbec Astra Pro (apparently it is an Astra Pro Plus) to replace my ageing Kinect v1.

I followed all  the instructions of the latest openNI-tracker readme, especially the one regarding the "masquerade.txt".

Unfortunately I am unable to have the camera being recognised by the openNI-Tracker.

The tracker does work perfectly with a Kinect v1 and the OBNiViewer tool provided by Orbbec's driver package is working with the Astra as well.

Anyone got any hints to share?

All Best,

Peter

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/topic/8252/answered-orbec-astra-pro-plus-not-recognized-by-openni-trackerRSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 15:49:25 GMTFri, 06 Jan 2023 14:00:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to [ANSWERED] Orbec Astra Pro Plus not recognized by openNI Tracker on Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:44:17 GMT]]>@petervenus said:

without an RGB image stream of course.

 If I recall correctly you might be able to get the RGB stream in through Live Capture (like a normal webcam).

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/50786https://community.troikatronix.com/post/50786Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:44:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [ANSWERED] Orbec Astra Pro Plus not recognized by openNI Tracker on Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:01:57 GMT]]>Dear Mark, Dear Community!

It seems, Orbbec  has updated their SDK and the driver you mentioned is not compatible with the newer cameras from the Astra range.

Their support suggested using the current SDK.

The complete Astra line, according to their website, supports OpenNI2 which still leaves me a little confused on why the ProPlus is not working.

In the meantime I also ordered a standard Astra and can confirm, that this model works fine with the OpenNI tracker, without an RGB image stream of course.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/50785https://community.troikatronix.com/post/50785Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:01:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [ANSWERED] Orbec Astra Pro Plus not recognized by openNI Tracker on Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:35:50 GMT]]>@mark Thanks for your comment....I am waiting for a reply from Orbbec

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/50584https://community.troikatronix.com/post/50584Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:35:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [ANSWERED] Orbec Astra Pro Plus not recognized by openNI Tracker on Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:28:58 GMT]]>@petervenus said:

The tracker does work perfectly with a Kinect v1 and the OBNiViewer tool provided by Orbbec's driver package is working with the Astra as well.

The Orbbec Astra, as shown on this page on Orbbec's site, is the camera that is compatible with OpenNI Tracker.

From what you're saying, you have the Orbbec Astra Plus, as shown on this page, for which we do not claim compatibility.

Please contact Orbbec technical support and ask them if the Orbbec Astra Plus is completely backwards compatible with the Orbbec Astra, including the OpenNI driver orbbec.dll v2.3.0.15.

Please let us know what you find out.

Sincerely,
Mark

P.S. I kept researching this and found a couple of other things.

First, this line on the Astra Plus page: "Astra was developed to be highly compatible with existing OpenNI applications making the Astra, Astra Pro Plus, and Astra S ideal cameras for pre-existing apps that were built with OpenNI." So, it would seem they are claiming backwards compatibility. Since the depth resolution for both the Astra and Astra Plus are 640x480, I would think it would still work.

And yet, I also found a download "Orbbec SDK Beta for OpenNI2" which says "Supports Astra+ with other new products coming soon" which kind of implies that the Astra+ is NOT supported by OpenNI yet.

Very confusing.

Again, please let me know their reply when you contact tech support.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/50531https://community.troikatronix.com/post/50531Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:28:58 GMT