Infrared Camera for Arduino / Raspberry PI for $ 350

Until recently, infrared cameras were very expensive toys - owners of country houses, who were preparing their homes for winter insulation, are aware of the cost of services for finding heat leaks. However, electronics is improving and becoming cheaper. For example, recently, FLiR offered an iPhone case with two infrared cameras that combine images into a very good picture, for $ 350 (by the way, they are selling $ 250 in honor of the holidays). And now DIY lovers can purchase a similar camera for use in their Arduino / Raspberry PI projects.

FLiR Dev Kit is a board and an infrared camera mounted on it. The camera body is smaller than a dime. The device features are as follows:
- LWIR sensor for wavelengths from 8 to 14 μm
- Resolution: 80 × 60 pixels
- Temperature sensitivity <50 mK
- MIPI and SPI video interfaces
- Response time <0.5 sec
- Low power consumption - normally 150 mW, not more than 160 mW

The device already has an SDK for developing your software. Since the range of recognizable temperatures is very large, the SDK allows you to automatically adjust the picture on the fly depending on the temperature gap that the camera is currently registering.
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Although the camera resolution is small, and the cost is quite high ($ 350), this is the first device of this price category, which was the reason for its popularity. In the SparkFun store, the entire batch was sold out within a few hours, and now pre-orders are being accepted .