Infrared Temp Sensor
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What are you supposed to use this for?
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I think you use it when you want to measure at distance. For example when measuring the temperature of a flame.
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or contact-less body temperature

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Maybe not super useful in a home automation system then...
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Barbecue temp ?
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Fire place temp !
I don't know how to say in English... Mass fireplace ? The one's where it still heat the house hours after the last flame ?
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@Pierre-P tiled stove?
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Maybe for floor heating, then you dont have to place anything on the floor, and can have a thermostat on the wall, but messure on the floor.
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@Dalhoj said:
Maybe for floor heating, then you dont have to place anything on the floor, and can have a thermostat on the wall, but messure on the floor.
Now we're talking! Fireplace temp is also interesting use-case.
...or for the daily medical checkup. Every morning the house says:
-- "Henrik, Please stand in front of the temp sensor"
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@hek said:
Maybe not super useful in a home automation system then...
By the power of hundred's of mysensors hacker's, I summon USE !
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ahah excellent!
I would say like you, for daily check, I would integrate this in my bathroom, in a diy infinite mirror with some cool gesture stuff. !
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@scalz water temperature ? For baby bath ? I'll check if it work with my next coffee. Let me find my ir sensor.
I've got one for my 3d printer so:
3d printer safety control ! Because we should be next when printing, but we can't.
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@Pierre P : (wapata???) +1 for 3d printer with smoke sensor

for this temp sensor, it could be near a cooker so you know if you forgot to power off, sometimes it happens to me...
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Check temp of the place on my desk where the soldering iron stands... maybe one day prevents a fire.

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Maybe to check if the misses is ovulating?
 Or human detection instead of a motion detector at the front door?
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@hek said:
@Sander-Stolk said:
Maybe to check if the misses is ovulating?
I need no temp sensor for that one.

Maybe you want to add an moisture sensor to that?

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Maybe you want to add an moisture sensor to that?

This thread has now officially derailed.

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Anyone knows at what distance it can do the temperature measurements?
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it seems it depends of object size...http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=281508.0
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@ericvdb said:
or contact-less body temperature

Isn't this what they use at the airports in pandemic situations?
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In China they used FLIR cameras on the border to Hong Kong 8-10 years ago.. (that was the last time I encountered temperature measurement at border crossings / airport terminals)
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@Pierre-P said:
@scalz water temperature ? For baby bath ? I'll check if it work with my next coffee. Let me find my ir sensor.
For science !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPzUHAgRijc
ps: yes it's working
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I have been rethinking this for years now... considering the price of a "real" infrared camera. Plenty neat initiatives on that front...
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maybe you could mount 4 together on the roof and get temperatures of 4 room walls averaging out the room temperature.
Or maybe a cheap person detector, is uncle bob sat in his favourite chair? 18deg or 30deg.
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I think I need one to differentiate Terminators from actual humans ... in case my dog fails in it's duties.
 
