Adding A Custom Filter Parameter Into The Camera - FLIR X8400sc User Manual

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5.1.5 Adding a custom filter parameter into the camera

General Up to 2 filters can be mounted on a slot. A slot is defined in the camera's slot.ini file, and
filters definition is stored in a text file into the camera.
Slot.ini file is a text file containing holder identification and corresponding filter numbers.
referring to an existing FYYYY.txt and FZZZZ.txt files.
For instance, for a holder defined with ID 42 in which the F3221 filter is mounted, the
following shall be added to the slot.ini file:
For a holder defined with ID 45 in which the filters F3221 and F1518 are mounted, the
following shall be added to the slot.ini file:
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1 Connect your camera to your PC trough the USB Port.
Edit the file Slot.ini file located in \\Platinum\filters\slot.ini
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3 Save and close the file Slot.ini
If the filter definition files for the added holder are not present in \\Platinum\filters, they
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have to be created
5 Repeat step 2 to 4 for all filters and holders to be added
6 Reboot the camera by shortly pressing the power button in order to apply modification
User Manual X8400 sc
The Windows® calculator in programmer mode provides an easy way to convert
decimal number into binary code
[Holder XXX]
F1 = FYYYY
F2 = FZZZZ
Where XXX is the unique identifier of the slot, YYYY and ZZZZ are filter number
[Holder 42]
F1=F3221
[Holder 45]
F1=F3221
F2=F1518
Refer to §0 to access the camera files through USB connection
Refer to §0 for the description of the filter definition
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