# dora-zed Dora node for ZED stereo cameras. Publishes BGR images, point clouds, camera intrinsics, and 3D object detections. ## Usage Add to your dataflow: ```yaml nodes: - id: zed-camera git: ssh://git@gitea.liria.cl:5001/liria/dora-zed.git git_checkout: v0.1.0 build: mkdir -p build && cd build && cmake .. && make install path: bin/dora_zed inputs: tick: dora/timer/millis/100 outputs: - image_bgr - point_cloud - camera_info - objects ``` See [`dataflow.yml`](dataflow.yml) for a complete runnable example with a camera display node. ## Dependencies | Dependency | Version | Notes | |---|---|---| | [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) | 3.21+ | | | [ZED SDK](https://www.stereolabs.com/developers/release) | 5.x | Bundles OpenCV; default path `/usr/local/zed` | | [CUDA Toolkit](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads) | — | Required by ZED SDK | | [Rust toolchain](https://rustup.rs) | stable | Builds dora-rs C++ bindings | | [ONNX Runtime](https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/releases) | 1.20+ | Required at configure time; used at runtime only by `yolo_onnx` | ### Installation scripts | Platform | Script | |---|---| | Ubuntu 24.04 x86_64 | `sudo scripts/install_linux_x64.sh` | | NVIDIA Jetson (ARM64) | `sudo scripts/install_linux_arm.sh` | | Windows x64 (PowerShell admin) | `scripts/install_windows.ps1` | > **Jetson:** No official ONNX Runtime GPU binary for ARM64. It is still needed to configure the build; only the `yolo_onnx` engine uses it at runtime. Requires [building from source](https://onnxruntime.ai/docs/build/eps.html#tensorrt). > > **Windows:** Install ZED SDK manually from [stereolabs.com](https://www.stereolabs.com/developers/release), then pass the ONNX Runtime path: `cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=C:\onnxruntime` ## Local build ```bash git clone ssh://git@gitea.liria.cl:5001/liria/dora-zed.git cd dora-zed mkdir -p build && cd build && cmake .. && make install ``` Binary installed to `bin/dora_zed`. ## Configuration All behavior is controlled via environment variables. ### Camera | Variable | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | `ZED_RESOLUTION` | `720` | `720`, `1080`, or `2000` | | `ZED_FPS` | `15` | Frame rate | | `ZED_DEPTH_MODE` | `NEURAL` | `PERFORMANCE`, `QUALITY`, `NEURAL`, or `NONE` | | `ZED_DEPTH_MIN_MM` | `10` | Minimum depth (mm) | | `ZED_DEPTH_MAX_MM` | `500` | Maximum depth (mm) | | `ZED_DEPTH_FILL` | `false` | Enable depth fill mode | | `ZED_FLIP` | `ON` | `ON` or `OFF` | | `ZED_WARMUP_FRAMES` | `30` | Frames to discard on startup | | `ZED_RETRY_INTERVAL_SECONDS` | `5` | Reconnection interval (s) | ### Detection engine Set `ZED_ENGINE` to select the detection backend: | `ZED_ENGINE` | Custom model? | Classes | |---|---|---| | `native` (default) | No — ZED SDK built-in TensorRT | Fixed: 7 categories | | `yolo_onnx` (alias: `onnx`) | Yes — any single-input YOLO ONNX (v5/v8/v11) | Fixed labels from file or env var | #### `native` engine Uses ZED SDK's built-in TensorRT models — no model files to download or configure. `ZED_DETECTION_MODEL` selects the speed/accuracy variant, not a file path. Detects 7 fixed categories: PERSON, VEHICLE, BAG, ANIMAL, ELECTRONICS, FRUIT_VEGETABLE, SPORT. | Variable | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | `ZED_DETECTION_MODEL` | `MULTI_CLASS_BOX_MEDIUM` | `MULTI_CLASS_BOX_FAST`, `MULTI_CLASS_BOX_MEDIUM`, or `MULTI_CLASS_BOX_ACCURATE` | | `ZED_DETECTION_CONFIDENCE` | `40` | Confidence threshold (0–100) | | `ZED_DETECTION_TRACKING` | `false` | Enable object tracking | #### `yolo_onnx` engine (closed-vocabulary) For any single-input YOLO ONNX model with fixed class names (YOLOv8, YOLOv11, YOLOv5, custom-trained). Export a YOLOv11 model once: ```bash uv run scripts/export_yolo.py --model n --output-dir models/ ``` Then run: ```bash ZED_ENGINE=yolo_onnx \ ZED_ONNX_MODEL_PATH=models/yolo11n_i640.onnx \ ZED_ONNX_LABELS_FILE=models/coco80.txt \ dora start dataflow.yml ``` **Required:** | Variable | Description | |---|---| | `ZED_ONNX_MODEL_PATH` | Path to YOLO ONNX model | | `ZED_ONNX_LABELS` or `ZED_ONNX_LABELS_FILE` | Class names (inline CSV or one-per-line file) | **Optional:** | Variable | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | `ZED_ONNX_CONFIDENCE` | `0.25` | Confidence threshold (0.0–1.0) | | `ZED_ONNX_NMS_THRESHOLD` | `0.45` | NMS IoU threshold | | `ZED_ONNX_INPUT_SIZE` | `640` | Model input size (px) | | `ZED_ONNX_OUTPUT_FORMAT` | `auto` | Output layout: `auto`, `nc_first`/`yolov8`/`yolov11`, `nc_last`, `nc_last_obj`/`yolov5`. `auto` detects from tensor shape. | ### Point cloud | `ZED_PC_MODE` | Shape | Description | |---|---|---| | `FULL` (default) | `[H, W, 4]` | Full resolution grid (~14.7 MB/frame at 720p) | | `HALF` | `[H/2, W/2, 4]` | Stride-2 downsample (~4× smaller) | | `ROI` | `[N, 4]` | Valid points within detected bounding boxes only | ## Inputs | Input | Description | |---|---| | `tick` | Triggers a camera grab and detection. Connect to `dora/timer/millis/N`. | ## Outputs | Output | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `image_bgr` | `uint8 [H, W, 3]` | BGR image. Metadata: `shape`, `encoding=bgr8`, intrinsics, `timestamp_ns`. | | `point_cloud` | `float32 [*, 4]` | XYZRGBA point cloud. Shape depends on `ZED_PC_MODE`. Metadata: `units=mm`, intrinsics. | | `camera_info` | `float32 [4]` | `[fx, fy, cx, cy]`. Metadata: `distortion` coefficients. | | `objects` | `float32 [N, 37]` | Detected objects. See below. | ### `objects` layout Each of the N rows contains 37 floats: | Index | Field | Description | |---|---|---| | 0 | `label_id` | Class index | | 1 | `confidence` | Score (0–100) | | 2–4 | `x, y, z` | 3D center (mm) | | 5–12 | `bb2d` | 2D bounding box: 4 corners × (x, y) px | | 13–36 | `bb3d` | 3D bounding box: 8 corners × (x, y, z) mm | Metadata includes `engine`, `label_names`, `image_width`, `image_height`, and `timestamp_ns`. An empty array `[0, 37]` is sent when no objects are detected.