Teledyne FLIR Boson+ 640
Series: Teledyne FLIR Thermal cameras for drones
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The Teledyne FLIR Boson+ 640 is an uncooled thermal core module from the USA for building into custom payloads and cameras. It is used in mid-sized multicopters, among others in the Skydio X10 aircraft, and supplies the image from which manufacturers build complete thermal cameras.
The detector is an uncooled VOx microbolometer for long-wave infrared (LWIR). It delivers 640 × 512 pixels at a 12 µm pixel pitch. The thermal sensitivity is at most 20 mK, a low value for an uncooled module; the frame rate is 60 Hz as standard, with 30 Hz also selectable. The module weighs 7.5 g without lens. Radiometry, meaning a temperature value per pixel, exists only with selected lens variants, not across the whole series.
At 60 Hz, the frame rate lies above the 9 Hz limit above which thermal modules fall under the EU Dual-Use Regulation. The manufacturer lists the module as ITAR-free with the US export class EAR 6A003.b.4.a and as NDAA-compliant, that is, in line with US procurement rules. An export can require a licence, and data-protection law applies to images of people and property.
As a core module, the Boson+ brings only detector and electronics; lens, housing, image processing and calibration come from the integrator, and measurement accuracy and radiometry depend on them. Anyone needing temperature values chooses a radiometric lens variant deliberately. Points to check are the lens mount, the connection to the image processor and dust on the front lens.
Technical data
Other data
| Detector | ungekuehlter VOx-Mikrobolometer (LWIR)correct |
|---|---|
| Frame rate (Hz) | 60correct |
| NETD (mK) | 20correct |
| Pixel pitch (µm) | 12correct |
| Thermal resolution | 640x512correct |
| Weight (g) | 7.5correct |
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