Arduino project | how to make a contactless thermometer

This Arduino project: a contactless thermometer is good for anyone who wants to measure temperature from any object without touching it. The infrared sensor detects infrared radiation that is emitted from an object and converts the value to digital data and sent the data to the Arduino board via an I2C interface. 

The sensor I use in this project is mlx90614, an infrared and ambient temperature sensor. It can measure a wide range of temperature from -70 to 380 °C for object temperature reading and the sensor also measure ambient temperature from -40 to 125°C. 

Mlx90614 module read an object temperature and ambient temperature and sends both outputs at the same time. 

The sensor module cost around 3 - 4 $ from eBay free shipping worldwide!!!

All you need for this project are Arduino unoR3,mlx90614 module,20x4 I2C display, and jumper wire.

Below is the temperature sensor wiring diagram:

  MLX90614 wiring diagram

  VDD ------------------ 3.3V

  VSS ------------------ GND

  SDA ------------------ SDA (A4 on older boards)

  SCL ------------------ SCL (A5 on older boards)

  

Beware!!! some model use 3.3 volts so you must check if you want to use 5 volts pin from Arduino or your lovely sensor will be damaged.

Arduino Code:

Before doing anything you must download the library first and add it to yourArduino software (IDE)

https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_MLX90614_Arduino_Library

Code start here.

/****************************************************************************** 

MLX90614_Serial_Demo.ino

Serial output example for the MLX90614 Infrared Thermometer

This example reads from the MLX90614 and prints out ambient and object 

temperatures every half-second or so. Open the serial monitor and set the

baud rate to 9600.

Hardware Hookup (if you're not using the eval board):

MLX90614 ------------- Arduino

  VDD ------------------ 3.3V

  VSS ------------------ GND

  SDA ------------------ SDA (A4 on older boards)

  SCL ------------------ SCL (A5 on older boards)

  

A LED can be attached to pin 8 to monitor for any read errors.

Jim Lindblom @ SparkFun Electronics

October 23, 2015

https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_MLX90614_Arduino_Library

Modified by www.easyandworkproject.XYZ 

October 4, 2016

Development environment specifics:

Arduino 1.6.5

SparkFun IR Thermometer Evaluation Board - MLX90614

******************************************************************************/

#include <Wire.h> // I2C library, required for MLX90614

#include <SparkFunMLX90614.h> // SparkFunMLX90614 Arduino library

#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>

LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x3F, 20, 4);

IRTherm therm; // Create an IRTherm object to interact with throughout

const byte LED_PIN = 8; // Optional LED attached to pin 8 (active low)

void setup() 

{

  Serial.begin(9600); // Initialize Serial to log output.

  

  therm.begin(); // Initialize thermal IR sensor

  therm.setUnit(TEMP_C); // Set the library's units to Farenheit

  // Alternatively, TEMP_F can be replaced with TEMP_C for Celsius or

  // TEMP_K for Kelvin.

  lcd.begin();

  pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT); // LED pin as output

  setLED(LOW); // LED OFF

}

void loop() 

{

  setLED(HIGH); //LED on

  

  // Call therm.read() to read object and ambient temperatures from the sensor.

  if (therm.read()) // On success, read() will return 1, on fail 0.

  {

    // Use the object() and ambient() functions to grab the object and ambient

  // temperatures.

  // They'll be floats, calculated out to the unit you set with setUnit().

    Serial.print("Object: " + String(therm.object(), 2));

    Serial.write('°'); // Degree Symbol

    Serial.println("C");

    Serial.print("Ambient: " + String(therm.ambient(), 2));

    Serial.write('°'); // Degree Symbol

    Serial.println("C");

    Serial.println();

    

    

    lcd.setCursor(0, 0);

    lcd.print("Infrared Thermometer");

    lcd.setCursor(0, 3);

    lcd.print("Object : " + String(therm.object(), 2));

    lcd.print(" ");

    lcd.print("C");

    lcd.setCursor(0, 2);

    lcd.print("Ambient: " + String(therm.ambient(), 2));

    lcd.print(" ");

    lcd.print("C");

    

  }

  setLED(LOW);

  delay(500);

}

void setLED(bool on)

{

  if (on)

    digitalWrite(LED_PIN, LOW);

  else

    digitalWrite(LED_PIN, HIGH);

}

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I add code that makes you read a value from a 20x4 i2c display so you can read a value from LCD or from your computer via the serial monitor.

Enjoy the DIY world!!!