FLIR Lepton now at Digikey

[macona]

Digikey has started selling the Lepton in 25 and 50 deg FOV versions, with and without shutters and has a FLIR branded breakout for $40. Really good pricing too. No pics of the breakout, kind of curious what is on it.

http://www.digikey.com/suppliers/us/flir.page?WT.v_sub=1695773&WT.mc_id=em_npa1505b.us.send&mkt_tok=3rkmmjwwff9wsroku6nmzkxonjhpfsx57+8ruks1lmi/0er3fovrpufgji4dtctni+sldweygjlv6sgfs7tbma5j2lgnwbe=&WT.z_email=2055_npa1505bi0us_mainproductlogo--1577-flir&lang=en

[ralphd]

I paid $200 for my higher-resolution seek thermal usb module.

[ivan747]

That is very interesting on FLIRs part. I think Dave and David will be happy to hear that for their project.
It should make possible a lot of things that even a year ago were very hard to do.

[jnz]

This has my attention...

[bombledmonk]

For anyone else buying this, make sure to get the Molex socket designed for the camera.  The Lepton package is not recommended for hand soldering.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/1050281001/WM6827CT-ND/3045224

Also, all the different modules should be compatible with this socket so you can try out different modules to see which one fits your needs best.

[neslekkim]

Or an breakout:
https://www.tindie.com/products/PureEngineering/flir-lepton-thermal-camera-breakout-2/?pt=full_prod_search
or
http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?site=us&lang=en&v=1577&c=36&WT.z_supplier_id=1577&WT.z_page_type=SP&WT.z_page_sub_type=SS&WT.z_oss_type=Category&chp=0

What is the difference between the three lepton modules ?, same resolution?

[bombledmonk]

They are all the same resolution, and all are limited to 9Hz  due to export regulations.  The difference between the current models are 25deg, 50deg, and 50deg w/shutter.

[macona]

From what a friend tells me that works on commercial infrared systems, thermopile sensors like used in the Seek are not nearly as good as microbolometer. The only advantage is they dont need a NUC. Well, that and they are cheaper.

For those looking at the 25 degrees FOV that is a pretty tight FOV. I have a couple DRS cameras in 320x240 and 640x480 and to get an idea what 25 degrees is at about 4" from the camera I can see about a 4" circle. It is pretty tight, good for UAVs.

[ivan747]

From what a friend tells me that works on commercial infrared systems, thermopile sensors like used in the Seek are not nearly as good as microbolometer. The only advantage is they dont need a NUC. Well, that and they are cheaper.

For those looking at the 25 degrees FOV that is a pretty tight FOV. I have a couple DRS cameras in 320x240 and 640x480 and to get an idea what 25 degrees is at about 4" from the camera I can see about a 4" circle. It is pretty tight, good for UAVs.

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