Teledyne FLIR Hadron 640R
Series: Teledyne FLIR Thermal cameras for drones
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The Teledyne FLIR Hadron 640R is a dual module from the USA that joins thermal imaging and visible light in one component. It is a building block for integrators who want to build a very light dual-sensor module into mid-sized multicopters.
The thermal image comes from an uncooled Boson 640 core for long-wave infrared with 640 × 512 pixels at a 12 µm pixel pitch. The core is radiometric: every pixel carries a temperature value, not just an image. The frame rate is 60 Hz. Beside it sits a daylight camera with 64 MP, which helps assign thermal images to objects. The module weighs 56 g. The series includes the versions Hadron 640R, 640R+ and 640+.
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 ECCN 6A003.b.4.b. An export can require a licence, and images of people and property fall under data-protection law.
A dual module saves weight compared with two separate cameras but demands clean alignment of both channels so that hot spot and daylight picture match. As a module it brings no housing and no gimbal, the integrator supplies both. Anyone producing measurement reports watches the integrator's calibration of the radiometric values; points to check are lens mount, connector and contamination on both front lenses.
Technical data
Other data
| Detector | ungekuehlter Boson-640-Kern (LWIR)correct |
|---|---|
| Frame rate (Hz) | 60correct |
| Pixel pitch (µm) | 12correct |
| Radiometric | yescorrect |
| Thermal resolution | 640x512correct |
| Visible-light camera | 64 MPcorrect |
| Weight (g) | 56correct |
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