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Adafruit AMG8833 IR Thermal Camera FeatherWing
Add heat-vision to any Feather board with the Adafruit AMG8833 Thermal Camera FeatherWing. This sensor from Panasonic contains an 8×8 array of infrared therm...
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Add heat-vision to any Feather board with the Adafruit AMG8833 Thermal Camera FeatherWing. This sensor from Panasonic contains an 8×8 array of infrared thermal sensors that returns 64 individual temperature readings over I2C — like a compact thermal camera in FeatherWing form factor.
The AMG8833 measures temperatures from 0°C to 80°C with ±2.5°C accuracy and can detect a human from up to 7 metres away. With a maximum frame rate of 10 Hz, it's well suited for human detection and thermal imaging. On faster Feathers (ESP32, etc.), the 8×8 grid can be interpolated for smoother thermal images.
Key Features
- 8×8 IR Thermal Array – 64 individual temperature readings per frame
- Temperature Range – 0°C to 80°C (32°F to 176°F)
- Accuracy – ±2.5°C (4.5°F)
- Frame Rate – Up to 10 Hz
- Detection Range – Human detection up to 7 metres
- I2C Interface – Works with any Feather board
- Configurable Interrupt – Fires when any pixel exceeds a set threshold
- FeatherWing Form Factor – Stacks with Feather boards using stacking or female headers
- Library Support – Arduino and CircuitPython
Also Available
- AMG8833 IR Thermal Camera Breakout – Universal breakout version for any microcontroller
Ideal For
- Human presence and occupancy detection
- Mini thermal camera projects
- Heat mapping and monitoring
- Robotics and automation
Package Contents
- 1× Adafruit AMG8833 IR Thermal Camera FeatherWing
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout board carries a small or fine-pitched component and brings its connections out to standard, breadboard- and header-friendly pins. Describing a part as a breakout means it can be wired into a project without soldering directly to the component's tiny contacts.
- CircuitPython
- A beginner-friendly version of Python designed to run directly on microcontroller boards. If a product supports CircuitPython, you can often program it by copying code files onto the board rather than setting up a more complex toolchain.
- ESP32
- ESP32 is a family of low-cost microcontroller chips and modules from Espressif with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. They support programmable firmware and over-the-air updates, and are commonly programmed with toolchains such as the Arduino core and ESP-IDF.
- FeatherWing
- A FeatherWing is an add-on board made to plug into the Feather microcontroller board layout. Knowing a product is a FeatherWing helps you check whether it will physically and electrically fit your Feather-style mainboard.
- Headers
- Rows of connector contacts on a fixed pitch (commonly 2.54 mm) used to link a board to a breadboard, jumper wires, or another board. They come as male pin headers and female socket headers; when a module ships with pre-soldered headers it can be used straight away, whereas bare pads require soldering the pins yourself.
- I2C
- I2C is a two-wire communication bus used by many sensors and small modules. It matters because several I2C devices can share the same two wires, but each device needs a compatible address and your controller must support I2C.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a single chip that runs a stored program and controls connected inputs and outputs such as buttons, sensors, displays and communication interfaces. In a device built around one, it is the part that executes the code and coordinates the device's behaviour.
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