Question About MLX90614 Thermometer Module
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Hi everybody.
Will the MLX90614 IR thermometer module correctly read the temperature inside a toaster oven if I point it at the glass door, or would I have to drill a hole in the side of the oven for the sensor to look through?
The idea is to build a reflow oven to solder SMD parts by using an SX28 microcontroller and a 120 V power relay to generate the temperature profile by toggling the power on and off in the appropriate pattern.
The toggling pattern itself will be determined by trial and error based on the output from the IR module.
Will the MLX90614 IR thermometer module correctly read the temperature inside a toaster oven if I point it at the glass door, or would I have to drill a hole in the side of the oven for the sensor to look through?
The idea is to build a reflow oven to solder SMD parts by using an SX28 microcontroller and a 120 V power relay to generate the temperature profile by toggling the power on and off in the appropriate pattern.
The toggling pattern itself will be determined by trial and error based on the output from the IR module.
Comments
I can tell you that I done this in air condition vents and it is pretty close to digital thermometer
But what I have found is that when you point it at the metal grill the temp is a little off a little colder or a little warmer than what the digital thermometer says
If you do this test on your toaster oven back wall you may find these reading either a little high or a little low or right on it it hard to say with out doing some testing
I thought about using a IR thermometer module doing the same thing my self as well
http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Sensors/Temperature/SEN-09570-datasheet-3901090614M005.pdf