The is a custom simulation model designed to bridge the gap between physical hardware and virtual circuit design for the Melexis MLX90614 non-contact infrared temperature sensor. Because Proteus does not include a native model for this specific I2C-based sensor, users typically rely on third-party libraries—most notably those from The Engineering Projects . Key Features of the Proteus Library

The MLX90614 is a non-contact infrared temperature sensor manufactured by Melexis. It works by measuring the infrared radiation emitted by an object to calculate its temperature without any physical contact. This powerful sensor can measure object temperatures ranging from -70°C to 382.2°C and ambient temperatures from -40°C to 125°C. It communicates with microcontrollers via the SMBus, which is an I²C-like interface, requiring just two wires (SDA and SCL).

He spent the next week building his own model. He pored over the MLX90614 datasheet—its 17-bit RAM, its emissivity correction, its nasty habit of locking up if the I²C clock stretched too long. He wrote a DLL in C to mimic the sensor's behavior. He linked it to a Proteus primitive. He named it MLX90614_LIBv1 .

When you extract the downloaded library file, you will typically find two crucial files:

Proteus Design Suite is a standard tool for electronics design automation (EDA), allowing for schematic capture and SPICE simulation. However, the standard installation lacks a native model for the MLX90614. Consequently, users must integrate a custom library—typically comprising a .LIB file for the simulation kernel and an .IDX or .LIB file for the schematic symbol—to enable virtual prototyping of thermal systems.

void loop() Serial.print("Ambient = "); Serial.print(mlx.readAmbientTempC()); Serial.print("*C\tObject = "); Serial.print(mlx.readObjectTempC()); Serial.println("*C"); delay(500);

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A functional simulation requires a specific circuit topology. The MLX90614 utilizes an open-drain interface; therefore, pull-up resistors are mandatory for the SCL and SDA lines.

Approach: create a Proteus VSM (Virtual System Modelling) device using either:

The software cannot simulate the I2C register behavior or respond to variable ambient/object inputs.

Therefore, the most robust workflow is a hybrid one:

The MLX90614 integrates an infrared thermopile detector chip and a signal conditioning ASIC into a single TO-39 can package.

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