MLX90640 Thermal camera breakout and Raspberry pi 4

April 6, 2024, 13:19

jakb

Hi all, I'm a total noob building a raspberry pi 4 camera setup. I'm a programmer with previous (limited) raspberry pi experience. I've been following this tutorial https://tomshaffner.github.io/PiThermalCam/#hardware-setup and I have all the listed parts. But, I don't know how to do this diagram [first image attached]. The wire [second image attached] has connections for the raspberry pi pins on one side (4 individual) but I don't have a clue what the other end is or how it could connect to the Thermal camera. Is this something I can achieve without soldering? Do I need any extra parts? After extensive online research I'm not finding any clear step by step tutorial that goes into the hardware side of things here. Thanks! Please @ me if anyone has any ideas 😊

jakb

This is the exact camera I purchased https://thepihut.com/products/standard-55-mlx90640-thermal-camera-breakout but the INT connection is a 🚫 connection for me, it looks exactly like that emoji

jakb

I found this related forum post https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=234554 which includes this image [cropped]. What is that piece I've circled in red? I don't have one of those

thunder07337

If you use the camera and the cable he lists, you don't have to solder anything.

jakb

Thanks for the fast reply. These are the parts I have:

jakb

jakb

Am I missing some sort of piece that connects the wire to the camera?

thunder07337

Ok, but that's not the camera he linked to. The cable won't help you with your camera as the socket for the plug is missing. You will have to solder pins or cables directly to the camera. I don't know of any other way to make the contacts on the circuit boards.

jakb

> The socket for the plug is missing Can I buy one?

thunder07337

No, because it is permanently installed.

thunder07337


thunder07337

And soldered πŸ˜…

jakb

Ah I see

jakb

Are you aware of any other wire connectors that I could make use of here instead?

thunder07337

As I said, I don't know any other way of soldering circuit boards.