GY-906 MLX90614ESF Infrared Temperature Sensor Module

GY-906 MLX90614ESF Infrared Temperature Sensor Module - Non Contact High Accuracy Thermometer 

The MLX90614ESF sensor within the GY-906 module utilizes infrared technology to measure surface temperatures without direct contact. This non-contact feature is particularly useful for applications where traditional temperature sensors may be impractical or challenging to implement.

This is an infrared thermometer designed for non-contact temperature sensing. An internal 17-bit ADC and a powerful DSP contribute to the MLX90614’s high accuracy and resolution. It has a huge number of applications including body temperature measurment and movement detection. The sensor has a field of view of 90 degrees and returns the average temperature value of all objects within this field of view. It has a range of around 1cm.

Being very popular module, numerous tutorials, guides and sample codes are available on the internet which will help you get started with this sensor. The breakout board offers a plug and play with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, NodeMCU, ESP8266, and other boards.

Features

• Works from 3.3V to 5V input, Module has power regulator IC built in. Standard I2C interface with built 2x pull up resistors
• Operating Voltage: 3V- 5V
• Operating Current: 2mA
• Communication protocol: I2C.
• Sensor working temperature: -40 to +125 Degree C
• Sensing temperature range: -70 to +380 Degree C
• When measuring the tempeature, please maintain a measuring distance of 1 cm
• PCB dimensions 11mm x 17 mm
• Small size, low cost
• Easy to integrate
• Factory calibrated in wide temperature range: -40 to 125 °C for sensor temperature and -70 to 380 °C for object temperature.
• High accuracy of 0.5°C over wide temperature range (0..+50 C for both Ta and To)
• SMBus compatible digital interface for fast temperature readings and building sensor networks
• Customizable PWM output for continuous reading
• Simple adaptation for 8 to 16V applications
• Power saving mode
• Automotive grade

Applications

• High precision non-contact temperature measurements
• Thermal Comfort sensor for Mobile Air Conditioning control system
• Temperature sensing element for residential,commercial and industrial building air conditioning Wind
• shield defogging
• Automotive blind angle detection
• Industrial temperature control of moving parts
• Temperature control in printers and copiers
• Home appliances with temperature control
• Healthcare
• Livestock monitoring
• Movement detection
• Multiple zone temperature control – up to 127sensors can be read via common 2 wires
• Thermal relay / alert