# Thermal Camera Sensor using Arcade

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/thermal-camera-sensor-using-arcade/1710>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Tags:** make\
**Created:** [April 16, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/thermal-camera-sensor-using-arcade/1710 "2020-04-16T07:00:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![peli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/peli/32/12_2.png) [@peli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/peli)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/thermal-camera-sensor-using-arcade/1710/1 "2020-04-16T07:00:31Z")

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The AMG8833 Grid Eye sensor is provides an 8x8 thermal image and communicates over i2C to the Arcade board. This extension reads the matrix data and displays it on the screen (color picking could be greatly improved).

> **[pelikhan/arcade-infrared-array](https://github.com/pelikhan/arcade-infrared-array)**
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> A MakeCode project. Contribute to pelikhan/arcade-infrared-array development by creating an account on GitHub.

You can find the AMG833 in a breakout form (already soldered on a PCB with resistor and all that good stuff) at various vendors:

- Adafruit [https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-amg8833-8x8-thermal-camera-sensor](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-amg8833-8x8-thermal-camera-sensor).
- Sparkfun [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14607](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14607)

The driver code was ported from the [Adafruit CircuitPlayground AMG8xx driver](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_AMG88xx).

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/1X/395ab4450229058102783548119ab3d550ff6731.jpeg)