SparkFun also provide an example Arduino/Processing sketch for the MLX90640. We've written software in C that you can use to generate images and video from the MLX90640 cameras. Note that our Breakout Garden installer will not automatically detect and install the thermal camera software, you'll have to install it manually. We've designed this breakout board so that you can solder on the piece of right-angle female header and pop it straight onto the bottom left 5 pins on your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9). Compatible with Raspberry Pi computers, and with certain Arduino models.-40 to 300☌ detection with approximately 1☌ accuracy.Melexis MLX90640 far-infrared sensor array ( datasheet).It's also compatible with our fancy new Breakout Garden, where using breakouts is as easy just popping it into one of the six slots and starting to grow your project, create, and code. The MLX90640 far-infrared camera is an array of 768 (32x24) thermal sensors that can detect temperatures from -40 to 300☌ with approximately 1☌ 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. And it's available in two different fields of view, 55° (standard) or 110° (wide angle) depending on your preference. Our breakout makes it easy to use the camera with your Raspberry Pi or Arduino, using I2C and 3-6V supply. It's perfect for building into projects - industrial, scientific, or just fun - and much more affordable than most thermal cameras. A 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.

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