Hi,
I am trying to create an IR thermal imaging system similar to https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspbe … al-camera/ to find out thermal issues in a building insulation. I found SparkFun also has product with the same sensor, https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14844 , so I thought why not use this product as an alternative, but still with Raspberry Pi as the data collector & processor. I am totally new on sensor & GPIO programming, so I am looking for pointers / guidance on how to proceed. Besides the IR array device above, what else do I need?
I looked around, it looks like I need this one to be able to connect the IR camera to the GPIO port on the Raspberry Pi, is that right?
-
“SparkFun Qwiic pHAT v2.0 for Raspberry Pi” https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15945
-
Qwiic cable https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14429
What else do I need, from hardware standpoint?
On the software standpoint, how do I code this using Raspberry Pi? I saw a repo for Arduino, https://github.com/sparkfun/Qwiic_IR_Array_MLX90640 , but no equivalence for Pi. I am a programmer and I can do C/C++ coding, but I am not familiar at all with libraries, protocols etc when it comes to I2C device like this one. Any guidance will be appreciated.
Wirawan