- I'm hard at work designing an actual PCB prototype which will stack nicely under the D6T-1616L sensor PCB; This one will really be thumb-sized :) ~40x20mm - roughly the same size as the D6T-1616L sensor PCB
- I'm planning on designing a simple, low cost, ultra-small WiFi shield ($25 is a target price); This would simply plug into the low-level 4pin expansion header and allow TJ to function autonomously (without the need of a smartphone / tablet / PC) and stream thermal data to a remote device (use cases: thermal monitoring in hazardous or special conditions, people detection, people counting etc.)
- In addition to this, I was thinking of adding a feature to the smartphone / tablet app. that would allow to broadcast video and/or raw thermal data to a remote device (locally or over the Internet)
- A re-design of the iOS app. UX / UI is scheduled after the work on the PCB prototype is complete (I have some nice ideas on how to greatly improve usability)
- I'm considering the possibility of also offering a lower spec'd version of TJ, based on the Panasonic GridEYE 8x8 sensor, priced somewhere between $49 and $59; Both versions (D6T1616L 16x16 @$99 and GridEYE 8x8 @$49-$59) would share a common PCB and the same components except for the thermal sensor and a few passives
- Even upgrading at a later time would be possible for the ones with minimal soldering / de-soldering skills :)
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