@Pantheron
Very interesting reading. Thank you
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So FLIR have also gone for a 12um pixel size. I still wonder if the patent dispute with SEEK Thermal related to work FLIR was also doing on 12um microbolomter technology and techniques.
As expected FLIR are using some nice image processing in this LEPTON 3 Core. I like the detail that they have provided on FFC and ALC operation. This core also has dynamic dead pixel mapping
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(not just at time of OEM calibration).
I may be ahead of myself here, but FLIR have a real beauty to market in the form of this new LEPTON 3 core
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If it does not encourage 3rd party usage of thermal imaging in an array of products then nothing will.
Aurora