RealSense SDK 2.0 version 2.16.5 now available (new CUDA align processing)

[MartyG]

Hi everyone,

The feature-packed RealSense SDK 2.0 version 2.16.5 now available for download from the link below.

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/releases/ Releases · IntelRealSense/librealsense · GitHub

NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS

- New optimization of align processing with CUDA

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/pull/2670 Align processing block - CUDA implementation by matkatz · Pull Request # 2670 · IntelRealSense/librealsense · GitHub

Results with Jetson TX2 board:

- [Core] Disable platform cameras from being selected with pipeline

- [Core] rs-convert documentation updated to address # 2671

- [Core] Refactoring of CMake configuration files - also addressing # 745 issue

Note that the following librealsense Cmake variables have been modified:

- realsense_INCLUDE_DIR -> realsense2_INCLUDE_DIR

- realsense_VERSION -> realsense2_VERSION

- [Linux] Add D435i IMU patch for non-LTS kernel 4.16

- [Matlab] Add Matlab build to CMake. Multiple fixes to wrapper 2644,

- [Matlab] Replace toolbox' vec2mat with standard reshape in rosbag_example by @apoorva2398

- [OpenCV] Fixing typo in Getting Started with OpenCV guide by @gideont

- [OpenCV] Adding a key press to exit the image window by @vinaysannaiah

- [PCL] Color example provided by @LinuxGogley

- [OpenNI] Linux build fix by @Daichou

- [Easylogging++] Update to v9.96.5 by @rschlaikjer

BUG FIXES

- CMake: fix find_package functionality

- Matlab wrapper: Correct error in align.m

- Matlab wrapper: error on context.query_devices

- Matlab wrapper: crash when trying to get intrinsics

- Matlab: wrapper typos

- [Libuvc] serializing json in adv mode

- IMU timestamp conversion patch with kernels 4.8/10

- Remove zero-copy for YUYV

- Update depth units when modified by user

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The full release notes, including all links and a list of unresolved Known Issues, can be viewed here:

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/wiki/Release-Notes# release-2165 Release Notes · IntelRealSense/librealsense Wiki · GitHub