Simple demo for using Kinect with freenect's python wrapper

kinect_demo_tilt_scroll.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import freenect
import time
import sys

TILT_MAX = 30
TILT_STEP = 10
TILT_START = 0

if sys.argv[1]: TILT_MAX = int(sys.argv[1])
if sys.argv[2]: TILT_STEP = int(sys.argv[2])
if sys.argv[2]: TILT_START = int(sys.argv[3])

ctx = freenect.init()
dev = freenect.open_device(ctx, freenect.num_devices(ctx) - 1)

if not dev:
    freenect.error_open_device()

print "Starting TILT Cycle"
for tilt in xrange(TILT_START, TILT_MAX+TILT_STEP, TILT_STEP):
    print "Setting TILT: ", tilt
    freenect.set_tilt_degs(dev, tilt)
    time.sleep(3)

freenect.set_tilt_degs(dev, 0)

Took me a while to find how to get the device and context, so I wanted to share

To play with the LED instead:

for i in xrange(0, 6):
print "Setting LED: ", i
freenect.set_led(dev, i)
time.sleep(3)

freenect.set_led(dev, 0)

Hey man,
I have a problem and thought maybe you could help me with it. When i use the freenect.open_device i can't use freenect.sync_get_depth() anymore. It becomes NoType