The MLX90615 is a miniature infrared thermometer for non-contact temperature measurements. Both the IR sensitive thermopile detector chip and the signal conditioning ASIC are integrated in the same miniature TO-46 can.

The infrared thermometer comes factory calibrated with a digital SMBus output giving full access to the measured temperature in the complete temperature range(s) with a resolution of 0.02 °C. The sensor achieves an accuracy of ±0.2°C within the relevant medical temperature range. The user can choose to configure the digital output to be PWM.

Factory calibrated in wide temperature range: -20 to 85°C for sensor temperature and -40 to 115°C for object temperature High accuracy of 0.5°C over wide temperature range (0..+50 C for both Ta and To) Medical accuracy of 0.2°C in a limited temperature range Measurement resolution of 0.02°C SMBus compatible digital interface for fast temperature readings and building sensor networks Customizable PWM output for continuous reading 3V supply voltage with power saving mode

arduino and mlx902615 layout

This particular example comes from the following library which I installed – https://github.com/skiselev/MLX90615

[codesyntax lang=”cpp”]

#include #include

MLX90615 mlx = MLX90615();

void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); Serial.println(“Melexis MLX90615 infra-red temperature sensor test”); mlx.begin(); Serial.print(“Sensor ID number = “); Serial.println(mlx.get_id(), HEX); }

void loop() { Serial.print(“Ambient = “); Serial.print(mlx.get_ambient_temp()); //ambient temperature Serial.print(” *C\tObject = “); Serial.print(mlx.get_object_temp()); //object temperature Serial.println(” *C”); delay(500); }

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Open the serial monitor and you should see something like this.

Ambient = 30.85 *C Object = 25.67 *C Ambient = 30.85 *C Object = 25.71 *C Ambient = 30.79 *C Object = 25.81 *C Ambient = 30.75 *C Object = 25.67 *C Ambient = 30.71 *C Object = 25.43 *C Ambient = 30.63 *C Object = 25.57 *C Ambient = 30.57 *C Object = 25.95 *C Ambient = 30.53 *C Object = 25.95 *C Ambient = 30.49 *C Object = 26.15 *C Ambient = 30.45 *C Object = 26.25 *C Ambient = 30.45 *C Object = 26.19 *C Ambient = 30.41 *C Object = 26.01 *C

Here is a video where I import the library, compile the example and upload it. I then open the serial monitor, note that one of the I2C connections came loose hence the rubbish readings at first

https://www.melexis.com/-/media/files/documents/datasheets/mlx90615-datasheet-melexis.pdf

1PCS MLX90615 Digital Infrared Temperature Sensor for Arduino