Description
The MLX90640 Thermal Camera Breakout is a sophisticated, hackable 32×24 pixel thermal camera breakout perfect for monitoring temperatures of devices like CPUs or coffee pots, or building heat-seeking night vision cameras. Compatible with Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and other microcontrollers, this breakout offers an affordable and easy-to-use thermal imaging solution.
Key features include:
- Melexis MLX90640 far-infrared sensor array
- 32×24 pixels resolution
- Choice of fields of view: 55°x35° (standard) or 110°x75° (wide angle)
- Up to 64 frames per second (FPS)
- Temperature detection from -40°C to 300°C with ~1°C accuracy
- I2C interface with address 0x33
- Compatible with 3.3V or 5V supply voltages
- Reverse polarity protection on Breakout Garden connector
- Compatible with Raspberry Pi computers, Raspberry Pi Pico (C/C++ only), and certain Arduino models
The kit includes the MLX90640 breakout board, a 1×5 pin header, and a 1×5 right-angle socket header designed to fit Raspberry Pi GPIO pins 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.
It is compatible with Pimoroni’s Breakout Garden system for easy plug-and-play use and supports Qw/ST connectors for microcontroller or HATs integration.
Note: The Breakout Garden installer does not automatically install the thermal camera software; manual installation is required. Full instructions and software libraries are available on Pimoroni’s GitHub page.
Dimensions: 19x19x2.75mm (LxWxH). The MLX90640 sensor may have up to 4 dead pixels per array, with software correction available.
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