{"product_id":"mlx90640-thermal-camera-breakout","title":"MLX90640 Thermal Camera Breakout","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sophisticated, hackable, 32x24 pixel thermal camera breakout! Use it to monitor the temperature of your CPU or coffee pot, or to build your own heat-seeking night vision camera. Works with Raspberry Pi or Arduino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's perfect for building into projects - industrial, scientific, or just fun - and much more affordable than most thermal cameras. Our breakout makes it easy to use the camera with your Raspberry Pi or Arduino, using I2C and 3-6V supply. And it's available in two different fields of view, 55° (standard) or 110° (wide angle) depending on your preference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MLX90640 far-infrared camera is an array of 768 (32x24) thermal sensors that can detect temperatures from -40 to 300°C with approximately 1°C accuracy and up to 64FPS! The applications of this camera are manifold: measure the heat or heat dissipation of devices like CPUs, circuit boards, or electrical appliances; use it to identify thermal inefficiencies in your home; or use it for presence detection to identify bodies in complete darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis breakout is compatible with our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/breakout-garden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBreakout Garden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e system, where using breakouts is as easy just popping it into one of the slots and starting to grow your project, create, and code. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003et's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealso \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQw\/ST compatible,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which means it can be plugged into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/collections\/qw-st\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emicrocontroller or HATs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with a Qwiic or STEMMA QT connector using a handy \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/jst-sh-cable-qwiic-stemma-qt-compatible\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecable\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelexis MLX90640 far-infrared sensor array (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sparkfun.com\/assets\/7\/b\/f\/2\/d\/MLX90640-Datasheet-Melexis.pdf\"\u003edatasheet\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32x24 pixels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField of view: 55°x35° or 110°x75°\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 64FPS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e-40 to 300°C detection with approximately 1°C accuracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI2C interface (address 0x33)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.3V or 5V compatible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse polarity protection (on Breakout Garden connector)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi computers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi Pico and pin compatible boards (C\/C++ only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with certain Arduino models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/MLX90640BreakoutMechanical.png?v=1588674041\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMechanical Drawing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKit includes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMLX90640 breakout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x5 pin header\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x5 right-angle socket header\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've designed this breakout board so that you can solder on the piece of right-angle socket header and pop it straight onto the bottom left 5 pins on your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote that our Breakout Garden installer \u003cem\u003ewill not\u003c\/em\u003e automatically detect and install the thermal camera software, you'll have to install it manually. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/mlx90640-library\"\u003eFull instructions can be found here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've written \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/mlx90640-library\"\u003esoftware in C\u003c\/a\u003e (with a Python wrapper) that you can use to generate images and video from the MLX90640 cameras.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA C++ example for use with Raspberry Pi Pico (and compatibles) can be found \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\/tree\/main\/examples\/breakout_mlx90640\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSparkFun provide an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sparkfun\/SparkFun_MLX90640_Arduino_Example\"\u003eexample Arduino\/Processing sketch\u003c\/a\u003e for the MLX90640.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 19x19x2.75mm (LxWxH).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelexis state that up to 4 of the 768 IR sensor pixels in each array can be dead, with the unit still remaining in spec. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/mlx90640-library\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOur software\u003c\/a\u003e will automatically detect and correct for dead pixels by interpolating readings from adjacent sensors - if you are using alternative software we recommend that you configure it to take a similar approach.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Standard (55°)","offer_id":12536948654163,"sku":"PIM365","price":59.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Wide angle (110°)","offer_id":12549161746515,"sku":"PIM366","price":59.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/mlx90640-breakout-qwst-1.jpg?v=1742561141","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/mlx90640-thermal-camera-breakout","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}