# Lepton 3.5 with breakout board programming issue

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/lepton-3-5-with-breakout-board-programming-issue/42738>\
**Category:** Development Tools\
**Created:** [September 14, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/lepton-3-5-with-breakout-board-programming-issue/42738 "2021-09-14T21:34:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZhenghaoLin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ZhenghaoLin](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/ZhenghaoLin)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/lepton-3-5-with-breakout-board-programming-issue/42738/1 "2021-09-14T21:34:31Z")

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Hello Guys!

I am using the PureThermal Mini Pro JST-SR with FLIR Lepton 3.5 for thermal picture capture for fire line detection. This platform was built on Raspberry Pi and the capture program I get from github uses Python(Here is the link for the Github code: [https://github.com/nathancy/flir\_lepton\_sensor](https://github.com/nathancy/flir_lepton_sensor)). I tried some groupgets program for capture but I keep getting error like: “Garbage frame number resetting”. I was wondering if there is a time syncing problem in it or do you guys have any better idea for image capture for Lepton?

Zhenghao Lin

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**Author:** ![santaimpersonator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/santaimpersonator/32/6108_2.png) [@santaimpersonator](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/santaimpersonator)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/lepton-3-5-with-breakout-board-programming-issue/42738/2 "2021-10-01T01:04:03Z")

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I haven’t used the JST version, but if those USB pins work the same as the PureThermal board [[https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14670](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14670)], I suggest using these instructions for the Raspberry Pi: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4jXR7OZIUM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4jXR7OZIUM)

I haven’t used it with the Pi 4, but it worked on the Pi 3 B/A+/B+ with old Jesse and Scratch images.