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Content
Content ................................................................................. 2
Welcome! .............................................................................. 5
Legal disclaimer ................................................................... 6
1. Getting started................................................................ 7
1.1. Software installation .................................................. 7
1.2. Choice of camera ..................................................... 9
1.3. Choice of language ................................................... 9
1.4. Software window (example) .................................... 10
1.5. Menu and Toolbar (Icons) ....................................... 14
1.5.1. Menu.............................................................. 14
1.5.2. Toolbar (Icons) ............................................... 15
2. Software configuration ................................................ 17
2.1. General settings ..................................................... 17
2.1.1. Color palettes ................................................. 17
2.1.2. Temperature unit ............................................ 19
2.1.3. Temperature range scaling of reference bar ... 19
2.1.4. Displayed frame rate ...................................... 21
2.1.5. Change of title bar .......................................... 22
2.1.6. Optimization of software ................................. 22
2.1.7. Lock / unlock application ................................ 23
2.2. Software layout ....................................................... 24
2.2.1. Displayed windows ........................................ 24
2.2.2. View bars ....................................................... 25
2.2.3. Information within image ................................ 25
2.2.4. Temperatures in digital displays ..................... 26
2.2.5. Layout management ...................................... 27
2.2.6. Assign / remove layouts ................................. 28
2.2.7. Import/Export layouts ..................................... 28
2.2.8. Further information ......................................... 30
2.3. Arranging of thermal image ..................................... 31
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2.6.
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3. Data capturing .............................................................. 54
3.1.
3.2.
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2.3.1. Mirroring of displayed image ........................... 31
2.3.2. Rotation of displayed image............................ 31
2.3.3. Zooming in areas of the displayed image ........ 32
Imager configuration................................................ 33
2.4.1. Calibration files ............................................... 33
2.4.2. Correction of camera calibration ..................... 33
2.4.3. Detector heating (Chip temperature mode) ..... 34
2.4.4. Emissivity, transmissivity, ambient temperature ..
................................................................... 35
2.4.5. Reference temperature ................................... 36
2.4.6. Changing the optics (only PI) .......................... 38
2.4.7. Changing the temperature range .................... 39
2.4.8. Video formats (Device framerate) ................... 40
Imager interfaces for PI and Xi 400 camera ............. 41
2.5.1. General .......................................................... 41
2.5.2. Process interface (PIF) ................................... 42
Software Development Kit (SDK) ............................ 46
2.6.1. Interprocess Communication (IPC) ................. 46
2.6.2. COM-Port ....................................................... 47
2.6.3. Web Server .................................................... 48
2.6.4. Direct temperature mode (only for Xi 80 and Xi
410) ................................................................ 49
Start options ............................................................ 50
2.7.1. Overview of start options ................................ 50
2.7.2. Start of multiple software / imager instances ... 52
Open files ................................................................ 54
Replay of files ......................................................... 54
3.2.1. Control panel .................................................. 54
3.2.2. Replay options ................................................ 55
Editing video sequences ......................................... 56
Saving files .............................................................. 57
3.4.1. Setting the recording frame rate ..................... 57