MLX90640 Thermal Camera Breakout

The MLX90640 Thermal Camera Breakout is a sophisticated, hackable 32x24 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
• 32x24 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 1x5 pin header, and a 1x5 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.