“This is a great little proof-of-concept device. I put it together with a 2.8" screen and used CircuitPython. https://www.recantha.co.uk/blog/?p=20959”
“Great simple thermal camera, just remember it's only 8x8 so don't expect miracles, Adafruit image processing code does a pretty good job of up scaling this to an acceptable level at close range.”
“These AMG8833 chips are really cool - the component itself can be had for half the price of this breakout elsewhere, but you don't get the level shifting and voltage regulator - vital if you're wiring it up to 5V boards like an Arduino. The breakout is small enough that it looks easy to embed in a 3D printed hobby project - which is what I plan to do with it.
The board tolerated my initial fat-fingered wiring of the 3v3 pin to ground on the power supply, and didn't immediately burn out (but did get VERY hot) - don't do this! Shows the care that Adafruit put into adding protection to their breakout boards.
There's a sample project that turns it into a mini thermal camera, with the Adafruit ST7735R LSD breakout - I'd recommend you grab one of those too, if you don't have one lying around.”
