portable tablet form PC for D435/T265 combo?
I'm wondering if anyone has good tablet-form PCs (running Windows or Linux, I'd rather avoid Android) for using a D435&T265 combo in a portable fashion? My use case is indoor mapping - I'd like to have a portable system that I can freely walk around with to measure a space. Something like this but with Intel cameras:
(stolen from this listing: https://www.amazon.com/DREAMGRIP-Transformer-Smartphones-Journalists-Microphone/dp/B077LJJ35P/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=video+rig&qid=1561308781&s=gateway&sr=8-6 )
There was a blog post the other day with a nice STL file to 3D print a mount for a joint T265/D435 setup:
https://www.intelrealsense.com/depth-and-tracking-combined-get-started/
So I guess this is a followup to that post - I'm looking for pointers for a good PC to use with this setup. I'd like to to be something I can stick in a mount like above, and I'm worried about how many USB ports it has, to ensure that there's enough bandwidth and electrical power to keep both the D435 and T265 running happily. (If this isn't an issue with USB 3.0 hubs then I guess sticking a USB hub into the mix is an OK option, but now there's another device drawing power on the bus)
It feels like the SDK and tooling is more complete on Windows and Linux instead of Android, so I was looking for something that runs either of those OSes and ideally has enough CPU and RAM to happily visualize and record what I'm capturing.
Thanks for any advice!
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There are a few Windows 10 rugged tablets with D410 or D415 built into them, with the camera on the rear facing out towards the world like the camera in your image. As well as the Panasonic, there is the MSI NF21 and DT Research DT301X Rugged.
The D410 and D415 have a slower 'rolling shutter' than the D435's faster global shutter, and so this can result in blurs when tracking motion. But tracking at walking pace should be slow enough for the rolling shutter to cope with that. The tablets above are designed particularly for mobile measuring in a commercial or industrial environment and have one USB 3 port on them.
If a small form-factor and the number of USB ports are a concern, you might consider an Intel NUC mini-PC kit, if you can find a USB battery pack to run it on the move and a mini display screen. The 2018 'NUC 8 VR' model is only 8.7 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches, has huge power and up to 7 USB 3 ports (5 external, 2 internal, I believe). It also has 4 video ports and 2 Thunderbolt ports. It can cost over $1000 and there are some additional parts such as RAM that you need to supply yourself on top of that, but if you want to build a setup yourself, it would offer a lot of flexibility.
Google 'intel nuc battery pack' for more details about using a battery pack with a NUC.
There are a range of NUC kit models with various specifications to suit all budgets, from top of the line models like the NUC 8 VR to lower-spec models that are several hundred.
The 400 Series camera can work with any Intel or ARM processor though, so any choice of Windows 10 tablet-form PC with more than one USB port should be suitable in theory. Though it is understandable why you'd prefer firm recommendations for particular models from RealSense users in order to ease your mind.
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