Series Camera Controller - FLIR X-Series User Manual

5 – X-series Camera Controller
5 X-Series Camera Controller
The X-Series Camera Controller (also called the Graphical User Interface or GUI) can be accessed
from within the ResearchIR software. Once the user is connected to the camera, a mini controller will
be visible in the left pane:
This controller will have basic controls for the most commonly used settings, like integration time,
frame rate, preset selection, and window size. Clicking the "More" button will display the full camera
controller. The rest of this chapter will describe the full camera controller features in detail.
The camera control pane shown above indicates that factory radiometric calibrations are loaded into
the four presets of the camera. The values shown are temperature ranges. For example, the first
preset is designed to measure object temperatures from -20C to 55C, the second from 10C to 90C.
These factory calibrations are associated with NUC files which are stored in the camera. When the
camera is connected to ResearchIR software, the software will detect the loaded calibration and
interpret the raw image data into radiometrically calibrated images in radiance or temperature units.
This is described more fully in the ResearchIR user manual.
The full camera controller can operate in two user modes, Basic or Advanced. The Basic mode gives
the typical camera controls most users need. For advanced system requirements that exercise the
full capabilities of the camera, the Advanced mode is used. The user mode can be selected from the
Tools>>User Mode menu. In both modes, the menu bar is the same.
The Status pages looks similar in both modes, but the Advanced mode gives the user much more
control of advanced camera features.
NOTE: The X6800sc uses the same camera controller software as the X6900sc. The X6800sc is
missing several features found in the X6900sc but the controls for these functions may still be visible in
the GUI. For example, the X6800sc has a precision image timestamp which may be referred to as a
"IRIG" time. However, this time stamp cannot be synchronized to an external IRIG-B signal. It can
only be set to reflect the PC or camera real-time clock (RTC) but will only free-wheel after being set.
The IRIG timestamp will be set to the camera RTC automatically at power-up.
GUI controls for Genlock should not be used because this input is not available. The X6800sc only
supports HDMI. Choosing options for SDI or composite video will result in no video to be displayed.
The X6800sc has a reduced maximum framerate compared to the X6900sc. Various screenshots
within this manual may show frame rates that are beyond what the X6800sc supports.
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