MLX90614 distance range text and distance extension

In the video below I experimenting to test the distance range of the temperature sensor MLX90614. I measure the temperature of an object every 1 cm distance with the sensor. And here’s the result.

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In the video above, I average the sensor read by reading the data 30 times and then average that. This averaging technique makes the read result more stable. I use the sketch below.

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#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_MLX90614.h>

float temperature, temp;
float sum;
int i=0;

Adafruit_MLX90614 mlx = Adafruit_MLX90614();
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("MLX90614 smoothing test");
  mlx.begin();
}

void loop() {
  while (i < 30) {
    temp= mlx.readObjectTempC();
    sum += temp;
    i++;
    delay(1);
  }
  temperature = sum/30.0;
  sum = 0;
  i = 0;
  Serial.println(temperature);
  delay(50);
}