Thermal Imaging Camera DIY $110 VS Buy $530 || DIY or Buy

Video Description

$2 for Aluminum Boards/1-4 Layer PCBs: https://jlcpcb.com/AAA Previous video: https://youtu.be/l6dtyaNc0to Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatscottlab Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreatScottLab Support me for more videos: https://www.patreon.com/GreatScott?ty=h More project information (3D Model) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/53757049 Websites which were shown in the video: https://www.instructables.com/Infrared-Thermal-Imaging-Camera-With-MLX90640-and-/ https://www.youtube.com/user/stopperl16 https://stoppi-homemade-physics.de/ https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_MLX90640_Arduino_Example https://github.com/MartyMacGyver/ESP32_Adafruit_ILI9341 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_ILI9341 https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_MLX90640 https://www.adafruit.com/product/3538 https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14843 Parts list (affiliate links): ESP32: https://amzn.to/3k2ZbFz https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9gPfmi MLX90640 Camera: https://amzn.to/37WgFOd https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9wpVtY ILI9341 Screen: https://amzn.to/2Uo0pm3 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9fMoeO LiPo Supercharger: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/18004 In this episode of DIY or Buy we will have a look at thermal imaging camera. At first I will show you why thermal imaging cameras can be very useful when it comes to working with electronics. Afterwards I will explain how such cameras work and what flaws they come with. At the end I will then build my own low budget DIY thermal imaging camera and compare it with the commercial one. Let's get started! Thanks to JLCPCB for sponsoring this video. Visit https://jlcpcb.com to get professional PCBs for low prices. Music: 2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats 0:00 Why a thermal imaging camera is useful for electronics 1:56 Intro 2:43 How a thermal imaging camera functions 4:26 The emissivity coefficient problem 5:47 Testing the AMG8832 (64 pixel sensor) 6:57 Testing the MLX90640 (768 pixel sensor) 8:12 Making a DIY thermal imaging camera 9:51 Comparison & Verdict