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USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
Figure 2.18: Inspection Payload (Continued)
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The FLIR Tau 2 640 camera is powered by the
Intel® Falcon™ 8+ UAV battery to save weight,
and does not need to be switched ON or OFF.
The micro SD card of the FLIR Tau is inserted at
the side of the camera, with the contacts of the
micro SD facing towards the camera lens.
Each time the Intel® Falcon™ 8+ UAV is switched
on, a new, subsequently numbered sub-folder
(FLIR0000, FLIR0001, FLIR0002...) is created on
the micro SD card. Up to 128 image files are
stored in one folder. If more than 128 images
are taken during one flight, a new sub-folder
will be created where the additional images are
stored. Before the camera can be used, the
black cap must be removed from the lens.
The images are stored in a proprietary file for-
mat .ARA. The 14-bit RAW output from the
camera is captured, which allows the displayed
temperature range to be set during post pro-
cessing. Using Thermal Editor (part of AscTec
Navigator), the RAW images can be displayed
and converted into a FLIR Tools-compatible
Radiometric JPEG file.
AscTec Navigator Software can be downloaded
from the download area: http://intel.com/Fal-
conDownloads
A detailed manual of the software is available
here: http://intel.com/FalconManual
When an Inspection Payload is attached, the
number will appear underneath the flight
999
mode icon of the menu on the Status Display.
This number signifies the number of images
which can be stored onto the Micro SD card of
the FLIR Tau 2 640. The maximum number that
can be displayed on the screen is 999, however,
the actual number of images the SD card can
store is higher than 999. Therefore, the dis-
played number will not count down until the SD
Card has a capacity of less then 999 images.
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