Arduino Thermal Imaging Sensor

A switch to turn the laser on or off.

Arduino thermal imaging sensor.

In this example we use an adafruit 1 44 color tft. This example just connects to the sensor and reads the internal thermistor to test your connections. You must have seen them in discovery or national geography channel where they used them to take pictures of animals in deep dark. A thermal imaging camera is used for the purpose of energy auditing for homes and offices.

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. Load thermistor test open up file examples adafruit amg88xx amg88xx test and upload to your arduino wired up to the sensor. At least 5 wires are needed to connect the sensor to the arduino and laser 100 kk housings terminals 6 cir. To make your arduino into a cool thermal camera we can add a small display.

Diy arduino thermal imaging camera thermal imaging cameras draw the image by detecting the heat signatures of that object. With some code changes you can use other size displays but a color display is best of course. The thermal imaging sensor is a one kind of sensor used to determine an image based on the absolute temperature of the object. Adafruit 1 44 color tft lcd display with microsd card breakout.

They are also called night vision cameras. Typically these require equipments such as flir b60 which are worth 5000 to 8000. Inspired by the award winning design using arduino by two two 18 year old students max ritter and mark kohl from mindelheim germany. Pcb board for holding the laser and sensor.

The image is formed based on the object s heat signature. This article by david schneider however talks about a cheap diy camera. It allows the servos and ir sensor to communicate easily with the computer using simple commands. With a maximum frame rate of 10hz it s perfect for creating your own human detector or mini thermal camera.

While this is a simple operation there are some critical areas that need to be addressed. 2 54mm for the ribbon cable. The arduino is used as an interface in this project.