General Notes; Intended Use - optris PI 160 Operator's Manual

General Notes

1 General Notes

1.1 Intended use

The optris PI calculates the surface temperature based on the emitted infrared energy of objects
[►6 Basics of Infrared Thermometry]. The two-dimensional detector (FPA - focal plain array) allows a
measurement of an area and will be shown as thermal image using standardized palettes. The
radiometric processing of the picture data enables the user to do a comfortable detailed analysis with
the software PI Connect.
The PI is a precise instrument and contains a sensitive infrared detector and a high-
quality lens. The alignment of the camera to intensive energy sources (high power
laser or reflections of such equipment, e.g.) can have effect on the accuracy of the
measurement or can cause an irreparable defect of the infrared detector.
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