June 28th
Non-Contact Measurement
I purchased a TMP006AIYZFTTMP006AIYZFT thermopile to integrate with my CC3000 project to provide it with non-contact temperature readings only to find that upon its arrival it was far too small to hand solder.
(So impressive is this device that Texas Instruments has recently won an industry "Product of the Year" award. Congratulations TI! 
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It's the tiny square speck that's camoflaged and looks like a part of the ESD bench mat! The connector is only for size reference.
Texas Instruments so kindly provided me with a TMP006AIYZFTTMP006AIYZFTEVM Evaluation Module where the TMP006 is mounted on a PCB for easier access.
The TMP006AIYZFTTMP006AIYZFT has an I2C interface but the CC3000 uses its I2C interface for its Wi-Fi module connection so an alternative method was required.
Bit bashing two I/O pins is a valid option but since I've just incorporated a multiplexer/demultiplexer in my project may be I could use an MSP430 with it and use a serial interface.
Well it appears that Texas Instruments read my mind and produced a TMP006AIYZFTTMP006AIYZFT BoosterPack.
This BoosterPack has a PCB that you can directly mount the TMP006EVM module.
It's too late for me to get the BoosterPack before the June 30 deadline but I can leverage the example code provided with it and make my own equivalent.
