Radiometric thermal camera offers wider field of view
Believed to be the first radiometric thermal camera module with a 95 degree field of view, the Lepton 3.1R has 160 x 120 resolution and a scene dynamic range of up to 400 degrees C. Its wider field of view and scene temperature range enables people, fire and conditioning monitoring applications, said Teledyne FLIR.
The 3.1R model maintains the familiar compact and low power form factor of earlier Lepton thermal camera modules which are used in mobile, small electronics and uncrewed systems. The Lepton thermal micro camera module has been integrated into many devices, from ruggedised smartphones to drones. Mike Walters, vice president, product management at Teledyne FLIR, said: “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 centres to IoT products for smart factory, occupancy monitoring, smart homes, smart appliances, and even elderly care applications,” he said.
The Lepton 3.1R is 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. It is claimed to have the lowest-cost focal plane array (FPA) -based thermal sensor on the market.
All Lepton modules include thermal sensitivity of less than 50mK for an uncooled micro thermal camera.
It also includes many proprietary technologies, including wafer-level detector packaging, wafer-scale microoptics, a custom 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.
To help reduce development costs and shorten time to market, users can take advantage of an online Lepton integration toolbox with 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 multi-spectral dynamic imaging (MSX) and Vivid-IR, helping customers reduce technical risk and maximise performance.
