Open Source IR Camera

Basics

• A generalized photo/video point and shoot camera that can see in the IR Spectrum

Used For

• Engineering Work (Diagnosing gas leaks, seeing thermal insulation of buildings etc.)
• Scientific Work
• Search and Rescue (ie on boats at night)

Industry Standards

Commercial

• Flir's Designs

Not Open

http://www.rhworkshop.com/ - $180. Not open source - cc-by-nc-sa

Open Design

• Top choice - Thermografree - [1]. Logan Williams can help. 32x32 sensor - sufficient for decent thermal measurements of the Seed Eco-Home. This has 2 sensors, so it can overlay thermal images over standard images.
• Hackaday - http://hackaday.com/tag/thermal-imaging-camera/. GNU-GPL License.- high resolution - 80x60 pixel. Cost of sensor is $180, so the overall product is on the expensive side.
• 8x8 sensor - so more on the toy side - and higher screen resolution - from Adafruit - [2]. 0-80C

Existing Open Source Designs

Buzzfeed's Design

2017 - Pi Zero + touch screen + $50 sensor, with 3D printed case

• Made via BuzzFeed's open source fellows program - [3]
• https://github.com/buzzfeed-openlab/thermografree
• logan.williams@alum.mit.edu

BOM - $116

• Pi Zero - $5 - [4]
• Cam - $17 - [5]
• Bat - $10 - [6]
• Screen - $34 - [7]
• IR sensor - $50 - [Heimann HTPA32x32dL3.6/0.9 (purchased through Boston Electronics)]

Minimum Viable Product

• Modular
• User Maintainable
• Cheap
• Generalized + Multipurpose
• Sensitive to (insert wavelength range here)

See Also

• Open Source Specialty Camera Construction Set

Useful Links

• Open Source Infrared Camera