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CircuitPython Thermal Camera

The MLX90640 comes with STEMMA QT/QWIIC connectors which makes it super simple to plug into projects with no

soldering needed. Adafruit sells a STEMMA to STEMMA QT cable (https://adafru.it/IDk) that allows you to plug this

breakout into the STEMMA connector found on a number of Adafruit microcontroller boards, including PyBadge and

PyGamer. The following example uses the PyBadge or PyGamer and the MLX90640 to create a super easy-to-

assemble thermal camera with a display!

CircuitPython Microcontroller Wiring

First wire up a MLX90640 to your PyBadge or PyGamer exactly as shown below. Here's an example of wiring a

PyBadge to the sensor with I2C using the STEMMA to STEMMA QT cable (https://adafru.it/IDk):

Plug the larger end (STEMMA/Grove) of the cable

into the PyBadge/PyGamer.

Plug the smaller end (STEMMA QT) of the cable

into the MLX906740.

CircuitPython Installation of Additional Libraries

On the previous page, you installed the Adafruit CircuitPython MLX90640 (https://adafru.it/IBv) library on your

CircuitPython board.

First make sure you are running the latest version of Adafruit CircuitPython (https://adafru.it/Amd) for your board.

Next you'll need to install the necessary libraries to use this example -- carefully follow the steps to find and install

these libraries from Adafruit's CircuitPython library bundle (https://adafru.it/ENC). Our CircuitPython starter guide has a

great page on how to install the library bundle (https://adafru.it/ABU).