websock-osc

Contains Javascript WebSocket server and Python client

npm libraries used for server:
npm install node-osc
npm install ws

python2 libraries for client:
pip install websocket-client
(python2 -m pip install websocket-client)

Setup:

• Clone this repo on both the Server (Windows Machine connected to the Kinect) and the Client (Any system which wants the Kinect data)


• On the Server, cd into this directory and run



npm install .

• Install Microsoft Kinect SDK and NI Mate on the Server system, and check your connection to the Kinect using Kinect Studio and NI Mate’s viewer.
  

• The client needs to install the Python2 library listed above.

Usage:

• Start NI Mate on the Server and change the IP to which the data is sent to 127.0.0.1:3333 in the ‘Setup’ and ‘Kinect for Windows —> Skeleton Tracking’ (you might have to click the lock to enable editing).


• Go to ‘log’ and check the ‘OSC’ checkbox to be check if the OSC data is being sent.


• Open a Command Window and cd into this directory.


• Launch the server.js file


node server.js

• On the client side, launch the pyclient.py file.