MLX90641 is a thermal camera (16x12 pixels) using Far InfraRed radiation from objects to measure the object temperature.
https://www.melexis.com/mlx90641
The python package "mlx90641-driver" driver interfaces the MLX90641 and aims to facilitate rapid prototyping.
This package provide the I2C low level routines.
It uses the I2C from the EVB90640-41 which is connected via the USB cable to the computer.
https://www.melexis.com/en/product/EVB90640-41/
pip install mlx90641-driver-evb9064x
https://pypi.org/project/mlx90641-driver-evb9064x
https://pypistats.org/packages/mlx90641-driver-evb9064x
Note:
On linux OS, make sure the user has access to the comport /dev/ttyUSB<x>
or /dev/ttyACM<x>
.
And easy way to do this is by adding the user to the group dialout
.
- Connect the MLX90641 to the EVB
- Connect the EVB to your PC with the USB cable.
- Open a terminal and run following command:
mlx90641-evb9064x-dump auto
This program takes 1 optional argument.
mlx90641-evb9064x-dump <communication-port>
Note: this dump command is not yet available!