{"id":30876,"date":"2020-04-03T13:48:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T05:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=30876"},"modified":"2020-04-08T15:36:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T07:36:42","slug":"wio-terminal-update-build-an-affordable-ir-thermal-imaging-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/03\/wio-terminal-update-build-an-affordable-ir-thermal-imaging-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Wio Terminal Update: Build An Affordable IR Thermal Imaging Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now you can make an affordable thermal camera with Wio Terminal<\/a> and Grove – Infrared Temperature Sensor Array (AMG8833)<\/a>. The total cost for all the components is less than $80 and you can get a low-cost FLIR\u2122<\/a> like a thermal imagining camera with ease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is infrared, and how to “see” and use it<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To start with, let’s take a quick look at infrared. Infrared<\/strong> (IR<\/strong>), or infrared light<\/strong>, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with longer wavelengths<\/a> compared with visible light<\/a>, which makes it invisible to the human eye in general condition. Most of the thermal radiation<\/a> emitted by objects near room temperature is infrared. (Ref: Wikipedia<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human eyes cannot “see” Infrared light since it has longer wavelengths than visible light, but a thermal infrared camera can provide a simple solution. It can detect infrared<\/strong> energy and convert it into a picture with different colors, showing the temperature of detected items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is some typical application of IR thermal imaging camera:<\/p>\n\n\n\n