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InfraTec VarioCam Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    InfraTec S.A.R.L. - France +33 1 60 53 56 06 +33 1 60 53 56 09 thermo@InfraTec.fr Gostritzer Straße 61 e-mail service@InfraTec.de InfraTec Sp. z o.o. - Polska +48 71 372 15 32 +48 71 327 98 59 thermo@InfraTec.pl 01217 Dresden/GERMANY www.InfraTec.net...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Preparation ..........................43 Start............................43 Process...........................44 Error Information ........................44 Hardware and Software Installation ................ 45 Basics .............................45 Hardware Components......................45 ® Installation of the FireWire driver for VarioCAM head till Firmware-Version 2.093....46 9.3.1 Driver installation under Windows 2000................46 Operating Instructions © InfraTec GmbH 2007...
  • Page 4 Instruction Manual for VarioCAM® head Table of Contents 9.3.2 Driver installation under Windows XP ..................52 ® Installation of FireWire-Drivers for VarioCAM head with DCAM-support from Firmware- Version 2.094..........................59 ® IRBIS remote Software ....................66 10.1 Configuration ..........................67 10.2 Changing the options ......................69 10.3...
  • Page 5 Doing this ensures, that you will be able to make full use of the features of your new thermal imaging system. ® The specifications described in the manuel refer to the standard package of VarioCAM head. Depending on orders and individual adjustments, technical data or accessores delivered with your thermography camera can be different from the described specifications.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 1 Introduction Introduction ® VarioCAM head is a robust infrared camera for precise real-time thermography. Based on an uncooled ® microbolometer array, VarioCAM head was specially conceived for use in preventive maintenance. The camera is especially suitable for industrial use due to the compact design and the high degree of protection.

  • Page 7: Device Safety Information

    ® Only use accessories or spare parts, which are expressly recommended for VarioCAM head by JENOPTIK Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH. Otherwise malfunctions or damage can occur. Guarantee claims are void for such damage.
  • Page 8 2,000° C occurring in thermographic practice do not cause any ® changes in the detector. However, direct sunlight or direct reflections of the same in the VarioCAM field of view must be absolutely avoided, because these can cause irreversible changes, whose origin is clearly detectable, in the microbolometer detector.

  • Page 9: Technical Description

    RS232-interface and an IEEE 1394-interface (optional equipment). Special software packages are required to use these interfaces. You will find details of these in chapter ® 9.3, Installation of the FireWire driver for VarioCAM head page 46.
  • Page 10 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 3 Technical Description Detector ® VarioCAM has an uncooled microbolometer detector with 320 x 240 elements. The detector is thermally stabilised with high-precision using Peltier element and is thus independent of the ambient temperature. For the camera user, the use of an uncooled detector means quick availability of camera operation after switching on and long operating life (MTTF) in continuous use.
  • Page 11 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 3 Technical Description Operation ® VarioCAM head is predominantly designed for stationary or semi-portable applications. For these cases of operation the camera is usually operated by a host computer. Depending on the camera equipment this takes place either via the RS232 port or via the IEEE1394 interface. The appropriate operating software is described in Section 6.

  • Page 12: Technical Data

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 3 Technical Description Technical Data Spectral range (8 ... 13) µm Temperature measurement range (-40 ... 1.200) °C, optional > 2.000 °C Temperature resolution @ 30 °C better than 0.1 K ±2 K, ±2 %...

  • Page 13: Unpacking And Checking

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 4 Unpacking and Checking Unpacking and Checking ® On receipt of the VarioCAM head please check for completeness and that the components are not damaged. The supplier must be informed immediately of any damage. ®...

  • Page 14: Starting Up

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 5 Starting Up Starting Up Preparations ® VarioCAM head is designed as a stationary system. A floor plate is used for fixing the camera, in which there is a 1/4"-20 thread (photo thread according to DIN 4503) and other metric tapped holes. Depending ®...

  • Page 15: Operation With Breakout Box (Control Via Rs232)

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 5 Starting Up Operation with Breakout Box (control via RS232) 5.1.5 First make the cable connection between the camera and the breakout box. The supplied 14-pole camera cable is used for this. Afterwards, connect the breakout box to a free COM port of the host computer.

  • Page 16: Operation Via The Ieee1394 Interface

    The automatic hardware recognition reports to the first-time connection of the Thermography-camera with ® the PC/Notebook. For further policy about the installation of FireWire (IEEE 1394)-drivers for VarioCAM ® head, please refer to chapter 9.3, Installation of the FireWire driver for VarioCAM head till Firmware- Version 2.093...

  • Page 17: Description Of The Thermography System Firewire (Ieee 1394) Connection

    Fig. 8 power supply power supply on a PC, it must be ensured that the FireWire cards recommended by Infratec are used. Otherwise Infratec makes no guarantee of functionality. 1. The power supply is connected with the Adapter P (Fig. 9) for using the 14-pole LEMO socket.

  • Page 18: Detailed Connection Description

    ® ® When using the FireWire interface of the VarioCAM /VarioCAM head, the FireWire plug ® must be connected to the PC/notebook first and then connected to the VarioCAM with the LEMO connector. VarioCAM ® head (VCh) Vch with FireWire cable and power supply ®...

  • Page 19: Variocam ® (Vc)

    The VarioCAM is supplied with electricity via the ® power supply (VarioCAM without battery). The 6- ® pole LEMO connector of the VarioCAM power supply is connected with the 6-pole LEMO socket ® of the VarioCAM . The universal cable is connected to the 14-pole LEMO socket of the ®...

  • Page 20: Menu Structural Variocam

    The active temperature range (minimum and maximum temperature) is represented with the temperature bar. ® The colour palettes can be changed by pressing the C-button. The VarioCAM -Palette is the default. Using the joystick, the thermal picture with respect to - ¯...

  • Page 21: Focus Mode

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Focus Mode Focus Mode is reached with Enter. Fig. 17 Focus-Modus ¯ A greater object distance or a smaller object distance can be focussed on using the joystick. A bar ®...
  • Page 22 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Fig. 18 Status bar in the status "SPTPOS" (top), "SPTDIM" (middle), "SPTEPS" (bottom) In Fig. 18 the status bars of the individual states are displayed for a rough overview of the possible functions.
  • Page 23 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Status "SPTDIM" The measurement area dimensions can be modified in the "SPTDIM" status. However, after 30 seconds of inactivity, this status is exited automatically. The display then reverts to the previous display mode.

  • Page 24: Main Menu

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Main Menu The main menu is opened by a longclick on the joystick. In the main menu, active configurations for image display, file creation and processing, the measurement function, and key assignments can be set or queried with the direct functions.
  • Page 25 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Palette" Fig. 22 Menu item "Image" "Palette" This menu item centralises all the available palette functions for the display of the infrared image's separate temperatures. The current assignment of individual colours to the corresponding temperatures can be seen from the colour key on the right-hand edge of the screen.
  • Page 26 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Fig. 26 Colour key 256 colours(left)and 16 colours (right) The "16 Steps" menu item toggles between the standard colour depth of 256 colours and a lower colour depth of 16 colours It is usually possible to distinguish between up to 256 different temperature values with colours.
  • Page 27 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Image Filter" Fig. 28 Menu item "Image" "Image filter" Using this menu item, a filter is adjustable for the representation of the infrared images. A first order digital lowpass is used as filter. This operates approximately as an accumulation across several images.
  • Page 28 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Isotherms.." Fig 31 Menu "Image" "Isotherms.." This menu item contains functions for processing the definable isotherms. It is possible to process the isotherms using an editor. Fig. 32 Thermograph image in greyscale colour key and overlaid isotherms Fig.

  • Page 29: Menu "File

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head A defined isotherm always relates to a fixed temperature level and to a fixed temperature range. Thus, in Live Mode, if the temperature level is moved or the displayed temperature range is modified, the isotherm is adjusted accordingly.
  • Page 30 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "File load" Fig. 38 Menu "File" "File load.." Fig. 39 Dialogue "Load image.." After selection of the "File load.." option, a dialogue is displayed (see Fig. 39), where the saved IRB files were stored.
  • Page 31 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Sav. format.." Fig. 42 Menu "File" "Sav. format.." Fig. 43 Dialogue "Saving config" The formats for the files to be saved are configurable with the menu item "Sav. Format..". A dialog is displayed for this (see Fig.
  • Page 32 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "File delete.." Fig. 44 Menu "File" "File delete.." Fig. 45 Dialogue "Delete" A dialog will be showed after choosing "File delete.." (see Fig. 45), where the saved IRB-files are. Use Joystick-keys -, ¯...
  • Page 33 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Create folder.." Fig. 48 Menu "File" "Create folder.." Fig. 49 Dialogue "Create directory" It is possible to create directories on the Compact Flash card with this function. Directories can only be created in the root directory, that means there is only one directory level.
  • Page 34 Menu "File" "BG memory" ® This function is available in selected VarioCAM head systems only! The Background-Memory editor is accessed by the menu item "BG-Memory" (see Fig. 52). Being in this mode "BG REC" will be displayed (see Fig. 53).
  • Page 35 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Fig. 54 Thermographic image in background memory mode "PLAY" The frequency of replaying can be changed moving the joystick -, ¯ in the range of 0.25Hz 2500Hz. Moving the joystick ¬, ®...

  • Page 36: Menu "Measure

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu "Measure" 7.4.3 Fig. 55 Menu "Measure" The "Measure" menu contains all the functions for temperature measurement. The menu structure is shown in Fig. 55. The individual options are described in more detail below.
  • Page 37 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Differences" (optional) Fig. 58 Menu "Measure" "Differences" By means of the menu item "Differences" temperature changes of certain areas within the thermographic image can be displayed. The areas are to be marked by a measuring area/spot before (see Chapter 7.3...
  • Page 38 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu items "Emissivity..", "Env. temp..", "Transmissivity.." and "Path temperature.." , "Distance.." Fig. 61 Menu "Measure" "Emissivity.." Fig. 62 Dialogue "Emissivity" Fig. 63 Menu "Measure" "Env. temp.." Fig. 64 Dialogue "Env. temperature"...
  • Page 39 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Material table.." Fig. 71 Menu "Measure" "Material table.." Fig. 72 Dialogue "Table of materials" The "Material table.." menu item opens a dialogue (see Fig. 72), where various materials are listed. The appropriate material can be selected here.

  • Page 40: Menu "Settings

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu "Settings" 7.4.4 Fig. 75 Menu "Settings" The settings menu is shown in Fig. 75. It contains all the functions for setting the camera. Menu item "Extra" (optional) Fig. 76 Menu "Settings"...
  • Page 41 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Automatic" Fig. 78 Menu "Settings" "Automatic" The available automatic functions of the camera are centralised under the "Automatic" menu item: The options "Level" or "Range" provide automatic adjustment of the infrared image in relation to the temperature level or temperature range used.
  • Page 42 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "A-key" Fig. 80 Menu "Settings" "A-key" The "A-key" menu item is used to configure which actions should be executed when the A key is pressed. The option "Compensation" and "Autoimage" in the submenu can be (de)activated for this. If the option is activated, this is indicated with a checkmark.
  • Page 43 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Alarm" (optional) Fig. 83 Menu "Settings" "Alarm.." Fig. 84 Dialogue "Alarm definition" In the menu item "Alarm.." temperature thresholds can be defined. Is any of the thresholds reached, a function defined in "Action"...
  • Page 44 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Menu item "Config" Fig. 87 Menu "Settings" "Config" If the "Config" menu item is selected, a submenu is displayed, where it is possible to save or load the camera configuration and to configure default settings.
  • Page 45 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Fig. 91 Dialogue "Start behaviour" "Update" offers the option to update the firmware of the camera from a CompactFlash card (see chapter page 43). The password "1234" has to be confirmed by Enter.
  • Page 46 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 7 Menu structural VarioCAM® head Fig. 95 Dialogue "Select temperature unit" On selecting the "Unit.." menu item, the dialogue shown in Fig. 95 is displayed. Here, there is a choice of the temperature units "°Celsius", "°Fahrenheit" and "Kelvin".

  • Page 47: Execute Camera Update

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 8 Execute camera update Execute camera update Preparation An uninterrupted power supply is the precondition of an update of the camera. IF the update is interrupted by a failure of power supply the camera has to serviced by the manufacturer.

  • Page 48: Process

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 8 Execute camera update Process During the update all parts of the update are handled step by step (see Chapter 8.1). When the respective file is found, the information as in Fig. 98 appears. Fig. 98 Information for updating the thermographic camera The progress of updating the respective part is to be seen in the status line.

  • Page 49: Hardware And Software Installation

    VarioCAM head. ® If a (desktop) computer is used to communicate with the VarioCAM head, an external power supply is not mandatory. However, a 6-pole FireWire (IEEE1394) cable is used here to connect the thermograph camera and the computer with each other.

  • Page 50: Installation Of The Firewire Driver For Variocam ® Head Till Firmware-Version 2.093

    "New hardware found" and starts the add new ® hardware wizard. The integrated FireWire (IEEE 1394) interface makes the VarioCAM represent a PC peripheral which is recognised by the operating system and whose driver installation is started automatically on first use.
  • Page 51 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 104 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard select driver Select the option "Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver"...
  • Page 52 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 106 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Select a Device Driver You reach the "Install from Disk" dialogue with the "Have Disk..." button: Fig. 107 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Input driver path You start the "Locate File"...
  • Page 53 . This directory contains the "driver" subdirectory which contains the required files. Fig. 109 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Select driver file The file "variocam.inf" must be highlighted and the "Locate File" dialogue confirmed with "Open". Operating Instructions © InfraTec GmbH 2007...
  • Page 54 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 110 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Confirm driver path Confirm the "Install from Disk" dialogue with "OK". Fig. 111 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Select a Device Driver As the "Variocam...
  • Page 55 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 113 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Start Device Driver Installation ® Start the installation of the driver for the VarioCAM with "Next >". Fig. 114 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Finished driver installation ®...

  • Page 56: Driver Installation Under Windows Xp

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation Driver installation under Windows XP 9.3.2 ® The hardware drivers for the VarioCAM are automatically copied into the "/driver" subdirectory with the ® ® installation of the IRBIS control software. If the installation of the IRBIS...
  • Page 57 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 116 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard select driver Select the option "Don t search. I will choose the driver to install" and continue the wizard with "Next >".
  • Page 58 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 118 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Select hardware type Click the "Have Disk..." button in this part of the wizard. Fig. 119 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Input driver path You start the "Locate File"...
  • Page 59 The directory where IRBIS control has been installed (the default directory is C:\Program Files\IRbislc) ® must be selected for locating the driver files for the VarioCAM . This directory contains the "driver" subdirectory which contains the required files. Operating Instructions...
  • Page 60 Fig. 121 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Select driver file The file "variocam.inf" must be highlighted and the "Locate File" dialogue confirmed with "Open". Fig. 122 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Confirm driver path Confirm the "Install from Disk" dialogue with "OK".
  • Page 61 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 123 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Select a Device Driver As the "Variocam Infrared Camera" is the only model and is already selected, the installation can be continued by simply clicking on "Next >".
  • Page 62 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 125 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard start Device Driver Installation ® Click the "Next >" button to start the driver installation for the VarioCAM Fig. 126 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Finished driver installation ®...

  • Page 63: Installation Of Firewire-Drivers For Variocam ® Head With Dcam-Support From Firmware-Version 2.094

    Windows 2000, VarioCAM head with DCAM-support will appear under device manager as "JENOPTIK L.O.S. GmbH VarioCAM" (see Fig. 127) by the first installation. The procedure is however the same as by "Generic 1394 Desktop camera". Fig. 127 Device manager of other operating systems, e.g. Microsoft...
  • Page 64 ® In order to use software from IRBIS -family, the thermography camera has to be installed as VarioCAM head. This can be done by right mouse click on "Generic 1394 Desktop camera" (see Fig. 128 / Fig. 129), and the following dialog will appear: Fig.
  • Page 65 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation With a right mouse click, a submenu will show. Choose the menu item "Update Driver..." to start the following dialog: Fig. 130 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard start dialogue In this part of the wizard, the option "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)"...
  • Page 66 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 132 Hardware-Assistent of Microsoft Windows choose hardware type Click on the button "Have Disk...". Fig. 133 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Input driver path You start the "Locate File" dialogue (cf. Fig. 120) with "Browse...".
  • Page 67 The directory where IRBIS online has been installed (the default directory is C:\Program Files\IRbiso) ® must be selected for locating the driver files for the VarioCAM head. This directory contains the "driver" subdirectory which contains the required files. Fig. 135...
  • Page 68 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 136 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Confirm driver path Confirm the "Install from Disk" dialogue with "OK". Fig. 137 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Select a Device Driver As the "Variocam...
  • Page 69 9 Hardware and Software Installation Fig. 139 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard start Device Driver Installation ® Click the "Next >" button to start the driver installation for the VarioCAM head. Fig. 140 Microsoft Windows Found New Hardware Wizard Finished driver installation ®...

  • Page 70: Irbis® Remote Software

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software IRBIS ® remote Software ® IRBIS remote enables remote control of the thermograph camera and the display of a visualisation for ® ® the VarioCAM head (based on the VarioCAM display).

  • Page 71: Configuration

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software 10.1 Configuration First start and mandatory configuration ® Fig. 142 IRBIS remote configuration After starting the program for the first time or after starting the program from the Start Menu, the dialog shown above is displayed, which is used for quick program configuration.
  • Page 72 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software Category "Framegrabber" This is used for selection of the framegrabber to be used for the display of the analogue video signal. In the current version of the software, there is a choice of both the "Falcon" and "HaSoTec (FG33)"...

  • Page 73: Changing The Options

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software 10.2 Changing the options Fig. 143 "Options" tab Fig. 144 "Additional" tab Fig. 145 Program system menu The dialogue shown in Fig. 143/Fig. 144 is used for additional software settings. This dialogue is reached by clicking on the "Options..."...
  • Page 74 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software Language, Components, Framegrabber, Resolution Modifying these settings is done in the same way as described in the Configuration chapter 10.1 page Fig. 146 Dialogue "Falcon Video Settings" In addition, there is a button "..." next to the Framegrabber settings "Falcon" entry "..." for configuring the video input for the Falcon Framegrabber.
  • Page 75 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software Others Fig. 148 Other options Additional possible settings are contained in the "Others" section (see Fig. 148). In the first of these, the cable connection for communication with the camera via RS232 can be specified in the "Serial Port No."...
  • Page 76 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software Additional Options The parameters for serial communication and the video display can be manipulated via the "Additional" tab (see Fig. 144) . These parameter settings should be changed with extreme caution, as possible software malfunctions can arise.
  • Page 77 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software Fig. 153 Input field "Timeout For Command [ms]" on the "Additional" tab The "Timeout For Command [ms]" regulates the maximum time the application should wait for a response from the camera to a control command. The waiting time must be entered in milliseconds.
  • Page 78 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software Fig. 157 Input field "Time For Longclick [ms]" on the "Additional" tab For operating the camera, there is a distinction between short and long clicks (see chapter 10.3 page 76). In order to reproduce this function on the PC, the time in milliseconds for a longclick can be adjusted via the "Time For Longclick [ms]"...
  • Page 79 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software Applying the changes Fig. 161 Dialogue window "Restart needed" after modifying options Click the "OK" button (see Fig. 144) to apply the changes. Afterwards, all settings are saved. If a program restart is necessary after applying the changes, the dialogue shown in Fig. 161 is displayed. This dialogue must be confirmed with "Yes".

  • Page 80: Program Description

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software 10.3 Program Description Starting the program There are several possibilities for starting the application after it has been installed. One way is to launch the program from the Start Menu and another is to start the program with the Desktop shortcut or with the icon in the System Tray.

  • Page 81: User Interface

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 10 IRBIS® remote Software User Interface â Fig. 164 Program user interface IRBIS remote Depending on the activated components (see chapter 10.1 page 67), the appearance of the user interface can vary. If all components are activated, the view shown in Fig. 164 appears. If only the analogue video component is activated, the parts for remote control of the camera are removed and the window shown on the left of Fig.

  • Page 82: Remote Control Operation

    Fig. 166 are to be used. Ò The arrow buttons take the functions of the joystick of VarioCAM . The buttons "A", "T", "S", "C" and "E" do have the same functions as the buttons of the camera. The functions are different in dependence ®...

  • Page 83: Software Irbis

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Software IRBIS ® ® The IRBIS main window consists of a work area, with a menu line and a toolbar above and a status line below. Menu bar Toolbar Work area Status line ®...

  • Page 84: Toolbar

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® 11.2 Toolbar ® The toolbar is located in the IRBIS main window below the menu line and enables opening often needed functions or arranging the location of measuring points and temperature profiles in the thermal image.
  • Page 85 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Definitions of temperature profiles (not accessible from the menu) Set Profile After pressing the button, the cursor changes to a crosshair as soon as it is located on the thermal image. If the menu item "Profile" in the "View" menu is not already activated, this happens automatically. In the areas provided to the right of or below the thermal image, the vertical or horizontal temperature profile corresponding to the current cursor position is displayed.

  • Page 86: Status Line

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® menu item "Measuring Points ..." in the "Measurement" menu. Automatic functions Find Maximum Find Minimum The maximum or minimum temperature of the complete thermal image is automatically displayed by pressing the corresponding buttons. If two-dimensional measuring areas (rectangle, ellipse, and polygon) are defined, the maximum or minimum inside these areas is displayed simultaneously.

  • Page 87: Work Area

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® 11.4 Work Area The thermal image and optionally a temperature scale, measurement values, profile and a comments field are displayed in the work area. ® Fig. 171 IRBIS work area 11.5 Profile Using the corresponding Button in the toolbar, an horizontal and vertical temperature profile can be determined at any point within the thermal image.

  • Page 88: Measurement Value Table

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® 11.6 Measurement value table ® IRBIS permits the definition of ten measuring points and two measuring areas. In order to display the measured values, a measurement value table can be overlaid in the work area via the menu item "Measurement Values"...

  • Page 89: Parameter

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® 11.8 Parameter Parameters are displayed in the parameters field if it was activated via the "Parameters" menu item in the "View" menu. Optional additional information like taking time, filename etc. is displayed.

  • Page 90: Menu "File

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® 11.10 Menu "File" The "File" menu contains all functions for processing SID or IRB files, export functions and print functions. Menu item "Open" A SID or IRB file is opened and the thermal image with the currently active sundry parameters (colour palette, temperature range selection, etc.) is displayed.
  • Page 91 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Menu item "Options" ® It is possible to adjust the appearance and individual IRBIS controls via a dialogue. Tab "Presets" Fig. 178 "Options", tab "Presets" Category "Autosave" ® Selecting both the checkboxes "Autosave" - "On Exit" and "Desktop", causes the state of the IRBIS window to be saved on ending the program, so that it is automatically resumed at the next program start.
  • Page 92 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Tab "Directories" Fig. 179 "Options", tab "Directories" By selecting an SID or IRB file, it is possible here to set a "Working directory", a "Save directory", and an "Export directory", which will be used as default directories in the dialogues for loading, saving, and exporting files.
  • Page 93 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Tab "Global Properties" Fig. 181 "Options", tab "Global Properties" Various special functions are available within this tab, these include settings for overwriting values from the previous SID or IRB file using the "next/previous file" function, the standard wavelength, settings for warning messages or choice of action on exceeding calibration.

  • Page 94: Menu "Edit

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Menu item "Print" Fig. 183 Dialog for print ® The content of the IRBIS window or alternatively a report page using predefined editable form fields is printed on the currently selected printer. "Printer setup " selects the printer to be used and allows the setting of its parameters.

  • Page 95: Menu "View

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® 11.12 Menu "View" The "View" menu contains all functions, which can affect the appearance of the current window. Menu item "Zoom" The zoom factor for displaying the image content is determined by selection from a list of available values.

  • Page 96: Menu "Thermogram

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® 11.13 Menu "Thermogram" The "Thermogram" menu contains all the functions for influencing the graphic representation of the thermal image. Menu item "Limits" This determines the method of establishing the upper and lower temperature thresholds of the converted range of values on the colour scale.
  • Page 97 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Dialogue "Level/Area" Fig. 184 Dialogue "Level/Area" ® IRBIS enables the display of the thermal image in a temperature range, which can be selected independently of the range that was set on the camera for the exposure of the thermal image. However, it must be noted, that the provision for under or overexposure is dependent on the digitalisation depth (8 or 16 bit) of the camera and on the selected aperture.
  • Page 98 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Menu item "Palette" The colour assignment of the measurement values for the display of the thermal image is arranged in a preset palette. "1 Varioscan" selects a colour palette, which is optimal for the monitor display of the thermal images and for inkjet colour printers.
  • Page 99 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Menu item "Parameters" A dialogue with the physical radiation properties of the thermal image is displayed: Fig. 185 Dialogue "Settings" The ambient temperature and the emissivity can be modified in the "Emissivity" section. The "Transmission/Reflection"...
  • Page 100 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Menu item "Isotherms" The "Isotherms" dialogue is displayed for definition of 10 isotherms, which can be shown singly via "Active". Dialogue "Isotherms" ® IRBIS allows the display of up to 10 isotherms in the thermal image, and these let areas whose temperature is in a defined range be highlighted.

  • Page 101: Menu "Measurement

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® 11.14 Menu "Measurement" The "Measurement" menu contains the "Definitions ..." menu item. If this menu item is selected, a dialogue box with the tabs Measuring Points and Measuring Areas is opened, where the measuring points defined via the toolbar are displayed and their emissivity can be modified or deleted from the thermal image.

  • Page 102: Menu "Report

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® 11.15 Menu "Report" The report generator is a tool for easy documentation of a thermal image evaluation. Benefits Automated evaluation/documentation of large image sequences. Individual post-processing of single thermal images by reloading the thermal images into the work ®...
  • Page 103 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Menu item "New" After selecting this menu item when creating a new report, the "Report properties" dialogue is opened, where the default settings for the new report can be found. Dialogue "Report properties"...
  • Page 104 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Selection of the company logo Selection report template Entry of the report title Fig. 191 Report properties, tab "Title" The Title tab enables the definition of the logo, the report template, and the title.
  • Page 105 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® The Report Window The report window enables the insertion of thermal images, the entry of image descriptions, and the text formatting of the separate text input fields. The report window consists of a toolbar, the report work area, and a status line.
  • Page 106 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® The Toolbar If the cursor is hovered over an icon, its function is displayed. From left to right, the icons in the toolbar mean the following: Fig. 194 row of the toolbar in the report window Close This button closes the report window.
  • Page 107 Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® Fig. 196 row of the toolbar in the report window First Navigation to the first page of the report. Previous Navigation to the page immediately before the current page. Scrollbar Using the scrollbar, you can navigate around the complete report. The current page is displayed underneath the scrollbar.

  • Page 108: Menu "?" (Help)

    Operating Instruction for VarioCAM® head 11 Software IRBIS® A context menu is displayed when clicking on the "Logo" field with the right mouse button where a company logo can be removed or loaded. Font and point size can be changed using the menu items "Font" and "Point Size"...

  • Page 109: Maintenance

    Maintenance Cleaning ® The possible maintenance work on the VarioCAM head is limited to the cleaning of external surfaces. The optical faces of the lens are provided with high-quality optical coatings. Do not touch these areas and protect them against dirt and damage. Always replace the proper cover on the lens when the camera is not in use.

  • Page 110: Environmental Protection

    These components require special disposal at the end of the equipment's service life. ® The manufacturer offers to take back the VarioCAM head product from the customer at the end of the equipment's service life to guarantee environmentally-acceptable disposal.

  • Page 111: Service

    Customer Service every two years. ® The manufacturer guarantees the servicing on the VarioCAM head product. In the event of faults and for performing technical servicing, please contact your authorised dealer or Customer Service at the following address:...

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