FLIR Boson Adapter

The FLIR Boson Adapter Module connects FLIR Boson and Boson+ thermal cores to the OpenMV Cam (sold separately). Use it for higher-resolution thermal imaging than the Lepton family.

FLIR Boson Adapter

For full datasheet, photos, and ordering see the FLIR Boson Adapter product page.

Note

Supported on the OpenMV N6, RT1062, and H7 Plus.

Highlights

  • Compatible with FLIR Boson and Boson+ thermal cores (sold separately)

  • Higher resolution than the Lepton family for finer thermal detail

Usage

Drive the Boson through csi.CSI. Set the framesize to match the module you have: csi.QVGA (320x256) for the 320 module or csi.VGA (640x512) for the 640 module:

import csi
import time

csi0 = csi.CSI()
csi0.reset()
csi0.pixformat(csi.GRAYSCALE)
csi0.framesize(csi.QVGA)  # csi.VGA for the 640 module
clock = time.clock()

while True:
    clock.tick()
    img = csi0.snapshot()
    print(clock.fps())

To get colorized frames straight from the sensor, switch the pixformat to csi.RGB565 and set csi.CSI.color_palette to image.PALETTE_IRONBOW — the driver emits RGB565 frames with the palette applied, so snapshot() returns ironbow-colored frames directly:

csi0.pixformat(csi.RGB565)
csi0.color_palette(image.PALETTE_IRONBOW)

Note

The FLIR Boson does not support temperature measurement at this time.