Teledyne Flir Lepton 3.1R: Radiometric thermal camera module

The new thermal sensor based on focal plane matrix Flir Lepton enables a wider field of view and scene temperature range for people detection and fire monitoring applications.

Teledyne Flir has launched Lepton 3.1R, The first radiometric thermal camera module with a field of view (Fov) of 95 Degrees, a resolution of 160×120 and a dynamic scene range of up to 400 degrees Celsius.

“The revolutionary Lepton was the world's first thermal micro camera module integrated into millions of devices, From smartphones to drones”, Says Mike Walters, Vice President of Product Management, Teledyne Flir. “3.1R Model Can Drive Advances in Cost-Saving, Life-Saving Products, from early fire monitoring in critical machinery, electrical switches and data centers to IoT products for smart factories, Occupancy monitoring, Smart homes and even elderly care apps.”

3.1R sensor is an improvement over existing Lepton products. Incorporates the same interface of visual perception of objects and spaces (VoSPI), Integrated circuit (I2C) and electrical and mechanical shape and adjustment than previous models to simplify development. In addition, Lepton remains the focal plane matrix-based thermal sensor (FPA) market cost.

All Lepton modules include a thermal sensitivity of <50 mK for an uncooled thermal micro camera. Incorporates numerous patented technologies, such as wafer-level detector encapsulation, Wafer-scale microoptics, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) Customized and low-cost, easy-to-integrate camera package.

The Lepton family also includes integrated digital thermal imaging and radiometry, the ability to provide the temperature of each 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.

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