I notice that in autumn 2023, Waveshare has started selling two modules. Both use a 80x62 pixel shutterless microbolometer / thermopile hybrid pixel array, one has a 40-pin header, the other has a USB C port.
https://www.waveshare.com/thermal-camera.htm
In case of the headered version, it seems that registers are configured using I2C and image is received via SPI.
As usual with Waveshare, they don't sell a black box, but provide some documentation and sample applications.
My question: has anyone here used it successfully? How are the images?
I know that most cheap designs have a shutter plate that they calibrate their sensor against - and this stops the flow of data, or at least meaningful data for a brief while. Myself, I want to build a scanning infrared telescope and dislike the idea of stopping smooth motion because the camera decided to calibrate itself.
https://www.waveshare.com/thermal-camera.htm
In case of the headered version, it seems that registers are configured using I2C and image is received via SPI.
As usual with Waveshare, they don't sell a black box, but provide some documentation and sample applications.
My question: has anyone here used it successfully? How are the images?
I know that most cheap designs have a shutter plate that they calibrate their sensor against - and this stops the flow of data, or at least meaningful data for a brief while. Myself, I want to build a scanning infrared telescope and dislike the idea of stopping smooth motion because the camera decided to calibrate itself.
Statistics: Posted by diastrikos — Fri Jul 12, 2024 8:01 am
