Field of view boost for Lepton uncooled thermal camera
Teledyne FLIR has launched the first radiometric thermal camera module with a 95° field of view (FOV), 160 x 120 resolution and a scene dynamic range of up to 400 °C.
The Teledyne FLIR Lepton 3.1R model maintains the same compact and low-power form factor already used for mobile, small electronics and uncrewed systems.
This makes it a drop-in enhancement for existing Lepton-based products. It has the same visual object and space perception interface (VoSPI), inter-integrated circuit (I2C), and electrical and mechanical form and fit as predecessor Leptons to simplify development. Lepton continues to be the lowest-cost focal plane array (FPA) based thermal sensor on the market.
All Lepton modules have thermal sensitivity of <50 mK for an uncooled micro thermal camera. Lepton features many proprietary technologies, including wafer-level detector packaging, wafer-scale micro-optics, a custom application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and a low-cost, easy-to-integrate camera package. The Lepton family also includes integrated digital thermal image processing and radiometry, the ability to provide the temperature of every pixel in the scene.
“The Lepton was the world’s first thermal micro camera module integrated into millions of devices from ruggedized smartphones to drones,” said Mike Walters, vice president, product management, Teledyne FLIR. “Lepton 3.1R can now propel advancements in cost-saving and lifesaving unattended products ranging from early fire monitoring of critical machinery, electrical switchgear, and data centers to IoT products for smart factory, occupancy monitoring, smart homes, smart appliances, and even elderly care applications.”
An online Lepton integration toolbox includes application notes and source code for testing on Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone. The Teledyne FLIR Technical Services team is available to support customers licensing MyFLIR application software and image-enhancing multispectral dynamic imaging (MSX) and Vivid-IR, helping customers reduce technical risk and maximize performance.
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