Feb 22 2011
The TemperatureSensor IR from Phidget has a 10° field of view and an object temperature from70° to +380°C with a resolution of 0.02°C, a room temperature accuracy of ±0.5°C, and can update temperature at a speed of 32msec.
Phidget's Temperature Sensor
It can be connected through a computer USB port. It can remotely detect and measure surface temperatures, and can alert users when the temperature rises beyond the limit. It can track both human and animal presence, and measure body temperature.
According to Chester Fitchett, CEO of the company, the device is ideal for tracking air conditioning systems in both residential and commercial applications, and can detect movement in the room. It cooperates from -40° to +125°C, with a resolution of 0.02°C. It has an assumed object emissivity of 1.0, and it consumes 27mA current at 4.75 to 5.25VDC.
The device can be easily programmed with the Application Programming Interfade (API) under Windows (2000, XP, Vista), Windows CE, Mac OS X, and Linux in Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#, C/C++, Flash/Flex, Java, Labview, Matlab, ActionScript 3.0, and Cocoa.