Flir lepton is now for sale at sparkfun (with datasheet and sdk) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: jeremy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 02:45:35 pm
content: looks like the day finally camehttps://www.sparkfun.com/products/13233

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 02:59:16 pm
content: Pity about the price - you can buy a Flir One for less

author: rob77
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 03:49:11 pm
content: those guys must be kidding... $ 349.96

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 04:21:02 pm
content: Cost of labour for extracting them out of Flir Ones?

author: Rasz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 04:24:27 pm
content: Sparkfun seems to target US education market, this markup is pretty modest for that sector

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 05:15:31 pm
content: 69 in stock this morning - now sold out!

author: jeremy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 06:09:09 pm
content: I wonder if they will sell the connectors? Could just get your own board made and buy a flir one. Or maybe they will sell sensor less boards in case you want to share a module between several projects.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 06:29:43 pm
content: Quote from: jeremy on December 19, 2014, 06:09:09 pmMouser stock them :http://uk.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Molex/105028-1001/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvlOED0T0kTWh0BiEHzb9gh

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 06:31:31 pm
content: Quote from: jeremy on December 19, 2014, 06:09:09 pmThe breakout board by itself (the same one as shown on SparkFun?) is available at Tindie...https://www.tindie.com/products/PureEngineering/flir-lepton-thermal-camera-breakout-2/

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 06:38:52 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on December 19, 2014, 02:59:16 pm...Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on December 19, 2014, 05:15:31 pmApparently they priced it too low...

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 07:07:31 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on December 19, 2014, 05:15:31 pmThe key word was "Arduino"

author: rob77
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 07:17:24 pm
content: Quote from: Bud on December 19, 2014, 07:07:31 pmi think it wasn't..... it's way too expensive compared to arduino. and furthermore arduino is pretty useless in terms of speed while handling any kind of camera.

author: Galenbo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 07:53:59 pm
content: Quote from: rob77 on December 19, 2014, 07:17:24 pmMust be RPI then

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2014, 11:28:27 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on December 19, 2014, 02:59:16 pmIf you have an iPhone 5

author: rob77
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2014, 06:26:11 am
content: Quote from: nctnico on December 19, 2014, 11:28:27 pmThe point is that Flir One is cheaper than the bare sensor from Sparkfun

author: iampoor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2014, 08:37:47 am
content: Why anyone buys from Sparkfun baffles me......!Always WAYYY overpriced.

author: Rasz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2014, 02:37:19 pm
content: Quote from: iampoor on December 20, 2014, 08:37:47 amI said it already, they are huge in Education, they partner with schools etchttp://www.wired.com/2012/12/sparkfun-tour/https://learn.sparkfun.com/aboutThe price is ok for one offs _with whole ecosystem build into it_

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2014, 10:48:24 pm
content: The fact that people bought ~60 of the things shows there is a market for it. Just extract the sensor from a FLIR ONE if it really bothers you that people pay more for convenience. Nate's got it figured out.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2014, 08:11:26 am
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on December 19, 2014, 06:29:43 pmThey're linking to your site for information on the module. I think they should pay you a commission.

author: Hypernova
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 21, 2014, 11:00:56 am
content: They could have at least sold the version with a shutter.

author: Galenbo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2015, 11:01:27 pm
content: Quote from: rob77 on December 20, 2014, 06:26:11 amBut if you buy it at Sparkfun they took the sensor out of the useless case for you :-)

author: ConKbot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 02, 2015, 12:47:13 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on December 20, 2014, 10:48:24 pmForget extracting the sensor if you just want one. $250 for the flirone, $50 for a breakout board, smells like time for arbitrage, and then sell the battery or other scrap from tearing it apart as replacement parts on ebay too.And hope that sparkfun doesnt see that the demand is decent, buy a bunch direct from FLIR at a good discount and pull the rug out from under you :p