How to use SDK with Visual Studio 2017

This tutorial will create a project with Visual Studio 2017 to start using SDK.

You could find the project demo in <sdk>/samples/simple_demo/project_vs2017 directory.

Preparation

  • Windows: install the win pack of SDK

Create Project

Open Visual Studio 2017, then File > New > Project ,

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Select “Windows Console Application”, set the project’s name and location, click “OK”,

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Finally, you will see the new project like this,

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Config Properties

Right click the project, and open its Properties window,

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Change Configuration to All Configurations , then add the following paths to Additional Include Directories ,

$(MYNTEYES_SDK_ROOT)\include
$(MYNTEYES_SDK_ROOT)\3rdparty\opencv\build\include
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Add the following definitions to Preprocessor Definitions ,

$(MYNTEYES_SDK_ROOT)\lib
$(MYNTEYES_SDK_ROOT)\3rdparty\opencv\build\x64\vc15\lib
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Add the following paths to Additional Dependencies ，

mynteye.lib
opencv_world343.lib
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If want to use debug mode, could change Configuration to Debug and add following debug libs:

mynteyed.lib
opencv_world343d.lib
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Start using SDK

Include the headers of SDK and start using its APIs,

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Select Release x64 or Debug x64 to run the project.

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