I2C for MLX90640 using the EVB90640-41 on (windows 10, linux pc, raspberry pi, jetson nano, beagle bone, ...)
Project description
MLX90640 driver for EVB90640-41
Warning: not stable yet.
- Update is commit, but only validated on windows OS.
- Currently only COM1 .. COM32 are supported.
- Linux based OSes are not checked/validated.
MLX90640 is a thermal camera (32x24 pixels) using Far InfraRed radiation from objects to measure the object temperature.
https://www.melexis.com/mlx90640
The python package "mlx90640-driver" driver interfaces the MLX90640 and aims to facilitate rapid prototyping.
This package provide the I2C low level routines.
It uses the I2C from the EVB90640-41 which is connected via the USB cable to the computer.
https://www.melexis.com/en/product/EVB90640-41/
Getting started
Installation
pip install mlx90640-driver-evb9064x
https://pypi.org/project/mlx90640-driver-evb9064x
https://pypistats.org/packages/mlx90640-driver-evb9064x
Note:
On linux OS, make sure the user has access to the comport /dev/ttyUSB<x>
or /dev/ttyACM<x>
.
And easy way to do this is by adding the user to the group dialout
.
Running the driver demo
- Connect the MLX90640 to the EVB
- Connect the EVB to your PC with the USB cable.
- Open a terminal and run following command:
mlx90640-evb9064x-dump auto
This program takes 1 optional argument.
mlx90640-evb9064x-dump <communication-port>
Note: this dump command is not yet available!
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