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// Library Manager: install "Adafruit AMG88xx Library"
#include <Adafruit_AMG88xx.h>

Adafruit_AMG88xx amg;
float pixels[AMG88xx_PIXEL_ARRAY_SIZE];

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  if (!amg.begin()) {          // 0x69 default
    Serial.println("AMG8833 not found - check wiring");
    while (1);
  }
  delay(100);
}

void loop() {
  amg.readPixels(pixels);
  for (int y = 0; y < 8; y++) {
    for (int x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
      Serial.print(pixels[y * 8 + x], 1);
      Serial.print("\t");
    }
    Serial.println();
  }
  Serial.println("----------");
  delay(500);
}

#include <Adafruit_AMG88xx.h>

Adafruit_AMG88xx amg;
float px[64];

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  if (!amg.begin()) { Serial.println("Sensor missing"); while (1); }
}

void loop() {
  amg.readPixels(px);
  float maxT = -100;
  int maxI = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
    if (px[i] > maxT) { maxT = px[i]; maxI = i; }
  }
  Serial.printf("Hottest: %.1f C at (%d,%d)  %s\n",
                maxT, maxI % 8, maxI / 8,
                maxT > 28 ? "<- warm body?" : "");
  delay(300);
}

import time
import board
import busio
import adafruit_amg88xx

# pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-amg88xx

i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)
amg = adafruit_amg88xx.AMG88XX(i2c)   # addr=0x69

BLOCKS = " .:-=+*#%@"   # coarse ASCII heat map

while True:
    for row in amg.pixels:
        line = ""
        for t in row:
            idx = min(int((t - 18) / 2), len(BLOCKS) - 1)
            line += BLOCKS[max(idx, 0)] * 2
        print(line)
    print("-" * 16)
    time.sleep(0.3)

from machine import I2C, Pin
import time

ADDR = 0x69          # 0x68 if AD0 is tied to GND
i2c = I2C(0, sda=Pin(4), scl=Pin(5), freq=400000)

def read_pixels():
    """64 temperatures in C, row by row (register 0x80+)."""
    data = i2c.readfrom_mem(ADDR, 0x80, 128)
    out = []
    for i in range(64):
        raw = data[2 * i] | (data[2 * i + 1] << 8)
        raw &= 0x0FFF
        if raw & 0x800:          # 12-bit two's complement
            raw -= 0x1000
        out.append(raw * 0.25)
    return out

while True:
    px = read_pixels()
    for y in range(8):
        row = px[y * 8:(y + 1) * 8]
        print(" ".join("{:5.1f}".format(t) for t in row))
    print("max: {:.1f} C".format(max(px)))
    print("-" * 47)
    time.sleep(0.5)