Arduino Thermal Imaging Sensor

We have code for using this breakout on an arduino or compatible the sensor communicates over i2c or on a raspberry pi with python.

Arduino thermal imaging sensor.

Adafruit 1 44 color tft lcd display with microsd card breakout. With some code changes you can use other size displays but a color display is best of course. It allows the servos and ir sensor to communicate easily with the computer using simple commands. 2 54mm for the ribbon cable.

A thermal imaging camera is used for the purpose of energy auditing for homes and offices. To make your arduino into a cool thermal camera we can add a small display. A switch to turn the laser on or off. This article by david schneider however talks about a cheap diy camera.

Diy arduino thermal imaging camera thermal imaging cameras draw the image by detecting the heat signatures of that object. One of those issues that i ran into a lot was communication syncs. Typically these require equipments such as flir b60 which are worth 5000 to 8000. The thermal imaging sensor is a one kind of sensor used to determine an image based on the absolute temperature of the object.

These devices record the present signatures of the devices based on their heat pattern and do not require a beam such as active infrared devices. Inspired by the award winning design using arduino by two two 18 year old students max ritter and mark kohl from mindelheim germany. In this example we use an adafruit 1 44 color tft. Load thermistor test open up file examples adafruit amg88xx amg88xx test and upload to your arduino wired up to the sensor.

Once uploaded to your arduino open up the serial console at 9600 baud speed to see the internal thermistor reading. They are also called night vision cameras. The arduino is used as an interface in this project. The image is formed based on the object s heat signature.

At least 5 wires are needed to connect the sensor to the arduino and laser 100 kk housings terminals 6 cir. You must have seen them in discovery or national geography channel where they used them to take pictures of animals in deep dark. This example just connects to the sensor and reads the internal thermistor to test your connections.