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Calibration Reader

This example shows how to read calibration data stored on device over XLink. This example will print camera extrinsic and intrinsic parameters, along with other calibration values written on device (EEPROM).

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Camera intrinsics

Calibration also contains camera intrinsics and extrinsics parameters.
Command Line
1import depthai as dai
2
3with dai.Device() as device:
4  calibData = device.readCalibration()
5  intrinsics = calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.RIGHT)
6  print('Right mono camera focal length in pixels:', intrinsics[0][0])
Here's theoretical calculation of the focal length in pixels:
Python
1f_x = width * (1 / (2 * math.tan((HFOV / 2) * (math.pi / 180))))
To get the HFOV you can use this script, which also works for wide-FOV cameras and allows you to specif alpha parameter.With 400P (640x400) camera resolution where HFOV=71.9 degrees:
Code
1f_x_640 = 640 * (1 / (2 * math.tan((71.9 / 2) * (math.pi / 180))))  # = 441.25
And for 800P (1280x800) camera resolution where HFOV=71.9 degrees:
Code
1f_x_1280 = 1280 * (1 / (2 * math.tan((71.9 / 2) * (math.pi / 180))))  # = 882.5

Setup

Please run the install script to download all required dependencies. Please note that this script must be ran from git context, so you have to download the depthai-python repository first and then run the script
Command Line
1git clone https://github.com/luxonis/depthai-python.git
2cd depthai-python/examples
3python3 install_requirements.py
For additional information, please follow the installation guide.

Source code

Python

Python
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1#!/usr/bin/env python3
2
3import depthai as dai
4import numpy as np
5import sys
6from pathlib import Path
7
8# Connect Device
9with dai.Device() as device:
10    calibFile = str((Path(__file__).parent / Path(f"calib_{device.getMxId()}.json")).resolve().absolute())
11    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
12        calibFile = sys.argv[1]
13
14    calibData = device.readCalibration()
15    calibData.eepromToJsonFile(calibFile)
16
17    M_rgb, width, height = calibData.getDefaultIntrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_A)
18    print("RGB Camera Default intrinsics...")
19    print(M_rgb)
20    print(width)
21    print(height)
22
23    if "OAK-1" in calibData.getEepromData().boardName or "BW1093OAK" in calibData.getEepromData().boardName:
24        M_rgb = np.array(calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_A, 1280, 720))
25        print("RGB Camera resized intrinsics...")
26        print(M_rgb)
27
28        D_rgb = np.array(calibData.getDistortionCoefficients(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_A))
29        print("RGB Distortion Coefficients...")
30        [print(name + ": " + value) for (name, value) in
31         zip(["k1", "k2", "p1", "p2", "k3", "k4", "k5", "k6", "s1", "s2", "s3", "s4", "τx", "τy"],
32             [str(data) for data in D_rgb])]
33
34        print(f'RGB FOV {calibData.getFov(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_A)}')
35
36    else:
37        M_rgb, width, height = calibData.getDefaultIntrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_A)
38        print("RGB Camera Default intrinsics...")
39        print(M_rgb)
40        print(width)
41        print(height)
42
43        M_rgb = np.array(calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_A, 3840, 2160))
44        print("RGB Camera resized intrinsics... 3840 x 2160 ")
45        print(M_rgb)
46
47
48        M_rgb = np.array(calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_A, 4056, 3040 ))
49        print("RGB Camera resized intrinsics... 4056 x 3040 ")
50        print(M_rgb)
51
52
53        M_left, width, height = calibData.getDefaultIntrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_B)
54        print("LEFT Camera Default intrinsics...")
55        print(M_left)
56        print(width)
57        print(height)
58
59        M_left = np.array(calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_B, 1280, 720))
60        print("LEFT Camera resized intrinsics...  1280 x 720")
61        print(M_left)
62
63
64        M_right = np.array(calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_C, 1280, 720))
65        print("RIGHT Camera resized intrinsics... 1280 x 720")
66        print(M_right)
67
68        D_left = np.array(calibData.getDistortionCoefficients(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_B))
69        print("LEFT Distortion Coefficients...")
70        [print(name+": "+value) for (name, value) in zip(["k1","k2","p1","p2","k3","k4","k5","k6","s1","s2","s3","s4","τx","τy"],[str(data) for data in D_left])]
71
72        D_right = np.array(calibData.getDistortionCoefficients(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_C))
73        print("RIGHT Distortion Coefficients...")
74        [print(name+": "+value) for (name, value) in zip(["k1","k2","p1","p2","k3","k4","k5","k6","s1","s2","s3","s4","τx","τy"],[str(data) for data in D_right])]
75
76        print(f"RGB FOV {calibData.getFov(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_A)}, Mono FOV {calibData.getFov(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_B)}")
77
78        R1 = np.array(calibData.getStereoLeftRectificationRotation())
79        R2 = np.array(calibData.getStereoRightRectificationRotation())
80        M_right = np.array(calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(calibData.getStereoRightCameraId(), 1280, 720))
81
82        H_left = np.matmul(np.matmul(M_right, R1), np.linalg.inv(M_left))
83        print("LEFT Camera stereo rectification matrix...")
84        print(H_left)
85
86        H_right = np.matmul(np.matmul(M_right, R1), np.linalg.inv(M_right))
87        print("RIGHT Camera stereo rectification matrix...")
88        print(H_right)
89
90        lr_extrinsics = np.array(calibData.getCameraExtrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_B, dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_C))
91        print("Transformation matrix of where left Camera is W.R.T right Camera's optical center")
92        print(lr_extrinsics)
93
94        l_rgb_extrinsics = np.array(calibData.getCameraExtrinsics(dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_B, dai.CameraBoardSocket.CAM_A))
95        print("Transformation matrix of where left Camera is W.R.T RGB Camera's optical center")
96        print(l_rgb_extrinsics)

C++

1#include <cstdio>
2#include <iostream>
3#include <string>
4
5// Includes common necessary includes for development using depthai library
6#include "depthai-shared/common/CameraBoardSocket.hpp"
7#include "depthai-shared/common/EepromData.hpp"
8#include "depthai/depthai.hpp"
9
10void printMatrix(std::vector<std::vector<float>> matrix) {
11    using namespace std;
12    std::string out = "[";
13    for(auto row : matrix) {
14        out += "[";
15        for(auto val : row) out += to_string(val) + ", ";
16        out = out.substr(0, out.size() - 2) + "]\n";
17    }
18    out = out.substr(0, out.size() - 1) + "]\n\n";
19    cout << out;
20}
21
22int main(int argc, char** argv) {
23    using namespace std;
24
25    // Connect Device
26    dai::Device device;
27
28    dai::CalibrationHandler calibData = device.readCalibration();
29    // calibData.eepromToJsonFile(filename);
30    std::vector<std::vector<float>> intrinsics;
31    int width, height;
32
33    cout << "Intrinsics from defaultIntrinsics function:" << endl;
34    std::tie(intrinsics, width, height) = calibData.getDefaultIntrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_C);
35    printMatrix(intrinsics);
36
37    cout << "Width: " << width << endl;
38    cout << "Height: " << height << endl;
39
40    cout << "Stereo baseline distance: " << calibData.getBaselineDistance() << " cm" << endl;
41
42    cout << "Mono FOV from camera specs: " << calibData.getFov(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_B)
43         << ", calculated FOV: " << calibData.getFov(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_B, false) << endl;
44
45    cout << "Intrinsics from getCameraIntrinsics function full resolution:" << endl;
46    intrinsics = calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_C);
47    printMatrix(intrinsics);
48
49    cout << "Intrinsics from getCameraIntrinsics function 1280 x 720:" << endl;
50    intrinsics = calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_C, 1280, 720);
51    printMatrix(intrinsics);
52
53    cout << "Intrinsics from getCameraIntrinsics function 720 x 450:" << endl;
54    intrinsics = calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_C, 720);
55    printMatrix(intrinsics);
56
57    cout << "Intrinsics from getCameraIntrinsics function 600 x 1280:" << endl;
58    intrinsics = calibData.getCameraIntrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_C, 600, 1280);
59    printMatrix(intrinsics);
60
61    std::vector<std::vector<float>> extrinsics;
62
63    cout << "Extrinsics from left->right test:" << endl;
64    extrinsics = calibData.getCameraExtrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_B, dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_C);
65    printMatrix(extrinsics);
66
67    cout << "Extrinsics from right->left test:" << endl;
68    extrinsics = calibData.getCameraExtrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_C, dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_B);
69    printMatrix(extrinsics);
70
71    cout << "Extrinsics from right->rgb test:" << endl;
72    extrinsics = calibData.getCameraExtrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_C, dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_A);
73    printMatrix(extrinsics);
74
75    cout << "Extrinsics from rgb->right test:" << endl;
76    extrinsics = calibData.getCameraExtrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_A, dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_C);
77    printMatrix(extrinsics);
78
79    cout << "Extrinsics from left->rgb test:" << endl;
80    extrinsics = calibData.getCameraExtrinsics(dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_B, dai::CameraBoardSocket::CAM_A);
81    printMatrix(extrinsics);
82
83    return 0;
84}

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