A system kit and a method for creating a thermal imaging camera by connecting an infrared radiation capturing device to an external platform are provided herein. The kit may include a front end module which may include an image capturing device comprising a micro bolometer detector; and a universal serial bus (USB) interface connected to the image capturing device. The kit may further include a backend module, comprising data sets which are specific to said micro bolometer detector and computer readable code which is executable by a computer processor located at a physical location other than the front end module, wherein said front end module is configured to obtain raw data from the micro bolometer detector and deliver it over the USB interface to said backend module, wherein said backend module code turns the raw data into thermal imagery and temperature readings.
