> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.stereolabs.com/docs/getting-started/zed-ecosystem/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.stereolabs.com/_mcp/server. # ZED Ecosystem ![StereoLabs logo](/_fern-files/stereolabs.docs.buildwithfern.com/3c2a320e1ae38158eedb95b523aee96785d3fdec43c998924ffac75957b2b1ae/assets/logo/SL_LOGO_ORIGINAL_TRANSPARENT.svg)![StereoLabs logo](/_fern-files/stereolabs.docs.buildwithfern.com/daaea0de72ed6f6d282647867c3a9ab52187a118900560b415a746f94f398474/assets/logo/SL_LOGO_ORIGINAL_INVERTED_TRANSPARENT.svg) Congratulations on being the owner of a brand new StereoLabs device! Whether it is a ZED camera, a ZED Link capture card, or a ZED Box embedded NVIDIA® Jetson™ platform, this guide will help you get started with your device and get the most out of it as quickly as possible. ## ZED SDK Install your device and get ready to explore the infinite possibilities with the [ZED SDK](/docs/development/zed-sdk/)! | **[DEPTH SENSING](/docs/development/zed-sdk/modules/depth-sensing/)** | **[OBJECT DETECTION](/docs/development/zed-sdk/modules/object-detection/)** | **[BODY TRACKING](/docs/development/zed-sdk/modules/body-tracking/)** | | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | | ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/32394882/230639409-356b8dfa-df66-4bc2-84d8-a25fd0229779.gif) | ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/32394882/230630901-9d53502a-f3f9-45b6-bf57-027148bb18ad.gif) | ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/32394882/230631989-24dd2b58-2c85-451b-a4ed-558d74d1b922.gif) | | **[LOCALIZATION](/docs/development/zed-sdk/modules/positional-tracking/)** | **[GLOBAL LOCALIZATION](/docs/development/zed-sdk/modules/global-localization/)** | **[SPATIAL MAPPING](/docs/development/zed-sdk/modules/spatial-mapping/)** | | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | | ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/32394882/229093429-a445e8ae-7109-4995-bc1d-6a27a61bdb60.gif) | ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/32394882/230602944-ed61e6dd-e485-4911-8a4c-d6c9e4fab0fd.gif) | ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/32394882/229099549-63ca7832-b7a2-42eb-9971-c1635d205b0c.gif) | | **[CAMERA CONTROL](/docs/development/zed-sdk/modules/camera/)** | **[PLANE DETECTION](/docs/development/zed-sdk/modules/spatial-mapping/plane-detection/)** | **[MULTI CAMERA FUSION](/docs/development/zed-sdk/modules/fusion/)** | | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | | ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/32394882/230602616-6b57c351-09c4-4aba-bdec-842afcc3b2ea.gif) | ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/32394882/229093072-d9d70e92-07d5-46cb-bde7-21f7c66fd6a1.gif) | ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/32394882/228791106-a5f971d8-8d6f-483b-9f87-7f0f0025b8be.gif) | ### Code Samples Start coding right away with the ZED SDK and explore its features with the following resources: * [Tutorials](/docs/tutorials/) * [Samples](/docs/samples/) ## Cameras Discover the different ZED cameras and their specifications to find the one that best suits your needs. The [Choosing Your Hardware](/docs/getting-started/choosing-your-hardware) guide and the [Choose your camera](/docs/products/cameras#choose-your-camera) steps help you select the camera, lens, sensor and options for your application. | **[ZED MINI](/docs/products/cameras/zed/)** | **[ZED 2i](/docs/products/cameras/zed/)** | **[ZED X](/docs/products/cameras/zedx/)** | **[ZED X MINI](/docs/products/cameras/zedx/)** | | :------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------------------: | :------------------------------------------------------: | | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/2a91a392adf24dd1107ec6f76a05d1befdd940d4c6bf951188a72fa4193eb804.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/823b6b1ecf6edaa9537e06ee062269f5f7360697fee3383b4e2723b8f2e153b7.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/909d01b600acca2e440b4d9e77ad0f217bfeba08a605fe01e18e7d3099ac8c81.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/f13e5c3b64aa26812b21d2deca5c25eada1cdb16cf48ffdb7fce4b21b347b782.webp) | | **[ZED X NANO](/docs/products/cameras/zedx/)** | **[ZED X ONE](/docs/products/cameras/zedxone/)** | **[ZED X ONE CORE](/docs/products/cameras/zedxone-core/)** | | | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/1a51d1ff31953ca6835e23b1a4b4aeb7c298d061487aaf46d8cbe70bda276bbc.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/b80b4ee65dea0d8be72540601a45c29c4ae297b9ee2b410d9e0e32b624b9942e.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/6169ddebdde7d8e4b9e2b53c1b45fd4bf3887d8958f54870cec373f64f052768.webp) | | ## Embedded devices Discover the different ZED embedded devices and their specifications to find the one that best suits your needs. The [ZED Box series](/docs/products/embedded/zed-box-series) page helps you select the host for your cameras. | **[ZED BOX](/docs/products/embedded/zed-box-series/zed-box/)** | **[ZED BOX MINI](/docs/products/embedded/zed-box-series/zed-box-mini/)** | **[MINI CARRIER BOARD](/docs/products/embedded/zed-box-series/zed-box-mini/)** | | :----------------------------------------------------------------: | :------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------: | | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/2d19c92686383cdfa74bb1053fe107516cee59d647f5dceea43fc3cb619d4494.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/1247118a2acd67984c1bd369c2900bdef3107aaac502ea676aa5e4193aaa6aad.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/ceffb2f7ad8cd067d7afab8ab6624bea322d2d593fb6ea8c8012624f1d6d4982.webp) | | **[ZED BOX 2](/docs/products/embedded/zed-box-series/zed-box-2/)** | **[ZED BOX 2 MAX](/docs/products/embedded/zed-box-series/zed-box-2-max/)** | | | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/cfb341320531b4602553d2f9b8f11beefbaa5596e6efc9f3bcc2940811584922.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/b8aa94dd96e119c102a8fb480639a0ed92921fd96e56edfef1f579828b1840c3.webp) | | | **[ZED LINK MONO](/docs/products/embedded/zed-link-capture-card/gmsl2/zed-link-mono/)** | **[ZED LINK DUO](/docs/products/embedded/zed-link-capture-card/gmsl2/zed-link-duo/)** | **[ZED LINK QUAD](/docs/products/embedded/zed-link-capture-card/gmsl2/zed-link-quad/)** | **[ZED LINK MIPI QUAD](/docs/products/embedded/zed-link-capture-card/mipi/zed-link-mipi-quad/)** | | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/8e03dc121a290ad9dcf67f35f111739085b7d84d70f779c32355817a2a883f95.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/7175a1f29c475908e6f23896d3e56d72d66117b959ded38d6d6b551afceb23ee.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/ef2daa0db425d19a6237bf9db37c472f2486391c64e1775006028ff8d6572386.webp) | ![image](/_fern-files/_img/fceeea297b8607167048e5442561a0b4390c48c343b2fdc112610bcb73fb2dfd.webp) | ## Software Integrations Learn how to integrate ZED cameras with popular frameworks and libraries. | | Integration | Description | Links | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/dde125a0708e7135b4b62633f834e04dcd01415badb478a9370df27bd1807c0f.webp) | [ZED Docker](/docs/integrations/docker/) | Shows how to run the ZED SDK in a Docker container. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-docker), [DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/stereolabs/zed/) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/069dcc27174f10f24f50f848559dc723ef915b7c498ee2dee25cd61b714b57f3.webp) | [ZED ROS 2](/docs/integrations/ros-2/) | Provides access to ZED data through ROS 2 topics and services. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-ros2-wrapper) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/df5b6cad9d367657c4db580fe4b9be05f5f3cd8508ec09459d3ed3558983ea18.webp) | [ZED Isaac™ ROS](/docs/integrations/isaac-ros/) | Use a ZED Camera with Isaac™ ROS and leverage NITROS communication. | [Doc](/docs/integrations/isaac-ros) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/1f540e85ce6df90725484db257b6b4b223334517c28c4cc08cfa0db4e6273e5c.webp) | [ZED Isaac™ Sim](/docs/integrations/isaac-sim/) | Simulate ZED cameras with NVIDIA Omniverse™ Isaac™ Sim. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-isaac-sim) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/e4f4758cfd70c5de38c13204df9a129907b1c07c4957d8d2c75f07815404902b.webp) | [ZED Foxglove](/docs/integrations/foxglove/) | Shows how to use Foxglove with ZED cameras. | [Doc](/docs/integrations/foxglove/) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/24575affd576e644067be61de227cbbf6bf053581454dcdab1313bf565e03eeb.webp) | [ZED YOLO](/docs/integrations/yolo/) | Uses ZED SDK and YOLO object detection for 3D location of objects. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-yolo) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/702326b7137a57b77be5e906e1a71dfccbc023bf507f8ece5f12ba0438adbcd3.webp) | [ZED Unity Plugin](/docs/integrations/unity/) | Access ZED SDK features in Unity. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-unity/releases/) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/343514f15548cc6e8d5432b654946c1188cdbe6d4c339c2061e921049646b969.webp) | [ZED UE5 Plugin](/docs/integrations/unreal-engine-5/) | Access ZED SDK features in Unreal Engine 5. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-UE5) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/d88bf2370016d1fa9a8a8a36a11a3860346a24499819a9517b152dde4dc3feb7.webp) | [ZED GStreamer](/docs/integrations/gstreamer/) | Plugins to use ZED and SDK in a GStreamer pipeline. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-gstreamer) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/b9b2e3befacc496c71c595782082d2f66baa5cd527309b7d4d65717f36f36e32.webp) | [TouchDesigner](https://docs.derivative.ca/ZED) | Plugins to use ZED and SDK with TouchDesigner by Derivative. | [ZED TOP](https://docs.derivative.ca/ZED_TOP) - [ZED CHOP](https://docs.derivative.ca/ZED_CHOP) - [ZED POP](https://docs.derivative.ca/ZED_POP) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/9990995b1feed1a87845644c475aad7641c89ab26130674c542c127982358ce7.webp) | [ZED OpenCV](/docs/integrations/opencv/) | Capture image, depth, and point cloud and convert to OpenCV format. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-opencv) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/0207b1f196773e02b8456ad5efb2c74e8debf3840ea411ec8183aca9bb4802d9.webp) | [ZED PyTorch](/docs/integrations/pytorch/) | Uses ZED SDK and PyTorch for 3D object detection and segmentation. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-pytorch) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/46af2da9bef2f181731f548dc09f348b023c5952006fe56b7641c77ff001a3c8.webp) | [ZED MATLAB](/docs/integrations/matlab/) | Enables utilization of ZED SDK within MATLAB. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-matlab) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/2f6276d7c9eaa3042da5fbb331c71f9e02d95502ecc100c3d5a482c944e9f7a2.webp) | [ZED OpenPose](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-openpose) | Real-time multi-person 3D pose detection with OpenPose. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-openpose) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/a48a072a236ec295712ff42e3d9fdd39f41062b310a3934fff94e2da493ec108.webp) | [ZED OpenGL](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-opengl) | Use GPU memory to display camera images and depth with OpenGL. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-opengl) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/e99d4a2f497a48e289a7678bb70158397d09a2f42332b31632f9b030ff77d9de.webp) | [ZED ArUco](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-aruco) | Track or relocalize camera position using ArUco markers. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-aruco) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/d66642ff3e705ec2cd0d166e630181dcd931424550fe577de8c0c56aedbdfc7d.webp) | [ZED PCL](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-pcl) | Acquire and display 3D point cloud with PCL. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-pcl) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/ed38a6401c5a60a45eda140fba4daeb56067b22510dcb7f9d0b872aadb7e2690.webp) | [ZED ROS](/docs/integrations/ros/) | Provides access to ZED data through ROS topics and services. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-ros-wrapper) | | ![](/_fern-files/_img/9814b18b933bca2e41bf65838ba0004788414cd28cbb48d6481fa7db436aadf8.webp) | [ZED OpenNI2](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-openni) | OpenNI2 driver for ZED stereo camera family. | [GitHub](https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-openni) | ## Docs - [Choosing Your Hardware](https://docs.stereolabs.com/docs/getting-started/choosing-your-hardware.md) - [Physical AI](https://docs.stereolabs.com/docs/getting-started/choosing-your-hardware/physical-ai.md) - [Logistics Automation](https://docs.stereolabs.com/docs/getting-started/choosing-your-hardware/logistics-automation.md) - [Offroad Autonomy](https://docs.stereolabs.com/docs/getting-started/choosing-your-hardware/offroad-autonomy.md) - [Smart Infrastructure](https://docs.stereolabs.com/docs/getting-started/choosing-your-hardware/smart-infrastructure.md)