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mlx90640-driver-evb9064x 0.4.1
I2C for MLX90640 using the EVB90640-41 on (windows 10, linux pc, raspberry pi, jetson nano, beagle bone, ...)
License: Apache License, Version 2.0
Requires Python: >=3.6

# MLX90640 driver for EVB90640-41

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# Warning: not stable yet.
- Update is commit, but only validated on windows OS.  
- Currently only COM1 .. COM32 are supported.  
- Linux based OSes are not checked/validated.


MLX90640 is a thermal camera (32x24 pixels) using Far InfraRed radiation from objects to measure the object temperature.  
https://www.melexis.com/mlx90640  
The python package "[mlx90640-driver](https://github.com/melexis-fir/mlx90640-driver-py)" driver interfaces the MLX90640 and aims to facilitate rapid prototyping.

This package provide the I2C low level routines.
It uses the I2C from the EVB90640-41 which is connected via the USB cable to the computer.  
https://www.melexis.com/en/product/EVB90640-41/  

## Getting started

### Installation


```bash
pip install mlx90640-driver-evb9064x
```

https://pypi.org/project/mlx90640-driver-evb9064x  
https://pypistats.org/packages/mlx90640-driver-evb9064x

__Note:__  
On linux OS, make sure the user has access to the comport  `/dev/ttyUSB<x>` or `/dev/ttyACM<x>`.  
And easy way to do this is by adding the user to the group `dialout`.

### Running the driver demo

* Connect the MLX90640 to the EVB
* Connect the EVB to your PC with the USB cable.  
* Open a terminal and run following command:  

```bash
mlx90640-evb9064x-dump auto
```

This program takes 1 optional argument.

```bash
mlx90640-evb9064x-dump <communication-port>
```

Note: this dump command is not yet available!