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Wuhan Guide MobIR M8 User Manual

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Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd.
No. 26 Shucheng Rd, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
Telephone:
+86-27-8767 1991
Facsimile:
+86-27-8767 1927
Email:
overseas@guide-infrared.com
Internet:
www.guide-infared.com
© Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd., 2008
Publication No: MobIR® M8 UM 008
®
MobIR
M8 Thermal Camera

User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd. No. 26 Shucheng Rd, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070 P. R. China Telephone: +86-27-8767 1991 Facsimile: +86-27-8767 1927 Email: overseas@guide-infrared.com Internet: www.guide-infared.com © Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd., 2008 Publication No: MobIR® M8 UM 008...
  • Page 2 The Quality Management System of Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd. is approved to ISO9001:2000 for the design and manufacturig, stockholding, in-house repair and site servicing of non-contact temperature measuring instrumentation. Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make changes and improvements on any of the products described in this manual without prior notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    User Manual Table of the Contents Table of the Contents............................3 Introduction...............................4 Precautions...............................4 Maintenance ..............................4 Calibration and Repair Philosophy ........................5 Technical Support .............................5 Feedback to Us ..............................5 System Overview..............................5 System Configuration ............................5 Technical Specification .............................6 System Features ..............................8 Parts Described ..............................9 Inserting / Removing the Mini SD Memory Card.....................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    User Manual Introduction This publication provides the necessary information required to safely operate the MOBIR® M8 Thermal Camera. It is important to fully check all equipment with which you have been supplied. The equipment should be used, maintained and serviced by suitably trained personnel, capable of carefully following the procedures and guidelines given in this User Manual.

  • Page 5: Calibration And Repair Philosophy

    User Manual Optical surfaces The optical surfaces of the camera lens should only be cleaned when visibly dirty. Care should be taken to avoid touching the exposed lens surface, as skin acid left behind from fingerprints can be damaging to coatings and lens substrates. Use only a proprietary lens cleaning tissue. Calibration and Repair Philosophy To ensure the accuracy and reliability of the MOBIR®...

  • Page 6: Technical Specification

    User Manual • USB extension cable • RS232 communication & TV video cable • USB driver ® • Guide IrAnalyser Software • User manual • Carry case & strap Options • 30mm Tele lens • Target Illuminator • Infrared Remote Controller •...
  • Page 7 User Manual Accuracy: ±2℃ or ±2% of reading Measurement Modes: Auto hot & cold spot, auto alarm live/zoomed image & video;4 movable spots, 4 movable and changeable areas displaying either max, min or average, line profile, histogram & isotherm band in live/frozen/saved image Emissivity Correction: Variable from 0.01 to 1.00 (in 0.01 increment) Measurement Features:...

  • Page 8: System Features

    User Manual Physical Characteristics Housing: Magnalium Weight: 0.35KG(including battery)0.274KG(excluding battery) Size: 154mmx69mmx45mm System Features Unique Features • IR Fusion technology allows you overlay the thermal image directly to the corresponding visual image • 2.0 Megapixel CMOS delivers extremely crisp visual image, assistance of crisper and better fusion image. •...

  • Page 9: Parts Described

    User Manual Image & Video Storage • Live images can be frozen to be static images to do multiple-spot analysis, multiple-area analysis, irregular-area analysis, line analysis and isotherm analysis. • Frozen images, comprising radiometric data, infrared image, visual image, voice annotation and text annotation, can be saved into 2GB Mini SD card or the built-in flash memory in standard JPG format.
  • Page 10 User Manual IR Lens Visual camera Laser Power interface Touch pen slot USB interface & RS232 and TV Video cable RS232 and TV Video cable: Interfaces from the left to right are respectively: TV Video/RS232 interface to the TV Video /RS232 interface on camera, TV Video interface to a TV Video display device, and RS232 interface to PC, USB extension cable: Interfaces from the...

  • Page 11: Inserting / Removing The Mini Sd Memory Card

    User Manual AC adapter and battery charger Note: AC adapter is valid for both battery charger and camera itself. Camera with cables: from the top down and from left to right, the camera is connected with USB extension cable, AC adapter cable and RS232/ TV video cable.

  • Page 12: Battery Charging

    User Manual Battery Charging Two methods are available to charge the battery. • Charging in an external battery charger • Charging in the imbedded battery charger Charging in an external battery charger • Insert the battery into the battery charger •...

  • Page 13: Introduction To Buttons

    User Manual Introduction to Buttons BUTTON FUNCTION On/ Off Power on/off To bring out/hide main menu To enter menus and its sub menus To select one sub menu or option under menu To confirm parameter setup/ option selected To bring out temperature setup menu to adjust Tmax, palette, Tmin and palette if necessary Button Up-direction (Up) To bring out/retract information bar...

  • Page 14: Quick Start Guide

    User Manual Quick Start Guide • Ensure that the battery is fully charged and the SD memory card is inserted in the camera • Keep button “On/ Off” depressed for 2 seconds to switch on the camera. • Wait till the boot screen image disappears and uncover lens cap. Non Uniformity Calibration (NUC) is performed automatically. •...
  • Page 15 Icon Significance Function Guide logo Bring up the information bar upon clicking by the touch Power Display battery power capability Memory Display the number of saved image Emissivity Display the set target emissivity Ambient temperature Display the ambient temperature Time Display the time Display the temperature unit, Tmax, Tmin and palette for Temperature setup menu...
  • Page 16 User Manual Setting the temperature range There are 2 methods available to set the temperature range: Auto and Manual. • To switch between the 2 modes, when there is no icon chosen in live thermal image, keep button “PIC Mode”depressed for 2 seconds and then release it to switch between the 2 modes.
  • Page 17 User Manual Adjusting temperature range of frozen/ saved image Temperature range of a frozen or saved image can be changed as well to adjust the image quality. When there is no menu displayed in the frozen or saved thermal image, click the palette with touch pen first, then you can change option values of Tmax , Tmin , and the palette with touch pen, changing the respective values of the options.
  • Page 18 User Manual • Press button OK for three seconds again to save the frozen image directly into the memory media (built-in flash memory or mini SD memory card). Then name of the saved image “IR******” will be displayed at the up left corner of the screen for 2 seconds. •...
  • Page 19 User Manual Isotherm analysis Do isotherm analysis Irregular area Do irregular area analysis. Use the touch pen to outline certain analysis target in any shape. Delete Delete the previous operation. • Spot analysis, line analysis, area analysis, isotherm analysis, and irregular area analysis will be introduced in following separate sections. •...
  • Page 20 User Manual • Press button C to save and exit the voice annotation and text annotation mode. Press button Ok for three seconds to save the frozen image with voice annotation and text annotation into the memory media if any, with file name “IR******” displayed on up left corner of screen. •...
  • Page 21 User Manual · To toggle between the 6 images within one screen, click them with the touch pen or press buttons Up, Down, Left and Right to select a certain image, choose the icon by clicking it with the touch pen. Or you can press button OK to highlight the icon first and then press the button M to select the icon.
  • Page 22 User Manual • To delete all the saved images, choose the icon . Then a dialog box “Delete all images?” will appear on the screen. Choose button Ok to confirm or button C to cancel deletion. The two buttons can be chosen either by clicking with the touch pen or by pressing button M to select, or button C to cancel.
  • Page 23 User Manual Isotherm analysis Do isotherm analysis on the replayed image Irregular area analysis Do Irregular area analysis on the replayed image Save Replay voice annotation recorded for the replayed image Exit analysis menu Exit analysis menu on the replayed image •...
  • Page 24 User Manual Visual image The camera offers visual imaging function. Visual image can be switched from its corresponding thermal image either in dynamic live status/frozen/ replay status, vice versa. • This can be done easily by pressing button PIC Mode directly. •...
  • Page 25 User Manual • The submenus can be navigated by either clicking with the touch pen or pressing button Left or Right. • In each submenu, options are navigated by either clicking with the touch pen or pressing button up or down. The highlighted option is confirmed by clicking with the pen or pressing button M.
  • Page 26 User Manual • Video List: Allows for the replay of saved videos. Option Image List • The function is just as introduced as in the above passage about Replaying saved image. Menu Setup • Camera setup can be set for the camera. Click the icon up arrow at the below center of the screen with the touch pen to bring up the main menu and then click the submenu Setup.
  • Page 27 User Manual • To save the change, choose button OK or press the M button on the keyboard; to cancel the change, choose button Cancel or press the C button on the keyboard. Then the dialog box will be closed and the original image status will be resumed. •...
  • Page 28 User Manual • Clicking each option box with the touch pen or pressing button OK can toggle between the options. Clicking each value respectively with the touch pen or moving the button up or down can alter values of the option. Moving the button left or right can toggle between each digit of the option values if the values contain several digits.
  • Page 29 User Manual touch pen or moving the button up or down can alter values of the option. • Laser: To turn on or off the laser locator. • Image Interval: To set the value of Image Interval to be 15sec, 30sec, 60sec, 5min. Then the camera will start capturing image every 10 seconds or 5 minutes as per the value you set.
  • Page 30 User Manual To turn off this function, bring up the main menu, select option Pic Mode under submenu Function either by the touch pen or by pressing OK, and then set its value to be OFF. Save the setup and exit the menu. Now this function is inactive. When this function is inactive, pressing function button Pic Mode will switch between the two modes Thermal image alone and Visual image alone •...
  • Page 31 User Manual “Menu” button to bring up the main menu and press “Left” or “Right” button to select the submenu Tools. • Four options Calibration, Video, Audio, Palette and Analysis are present in the screen. Clicking them respectively with the touch pen or press “Left”...
  • Page 32 User Manual • If adjustment fails, mainly under the case that the touch pen did not click on the cursor centers, a dialog box will appear to indicate failure. Then repeat the operation above till adjustment succeeds. • To save the ultimate coordinates of the pen after adjustment, select button “Save”. To test the adjustment result, select button Test, draw anything with the touch pen on the screen and observe whether the cursor moves accordingly with the pen.
  • Page 33 User Manual Icon Significance Function Play voice annotation To replay the recorded voice annotation Stop recording To stop voice annotation Start recording To start voice annotation Add text annotation To add or review text annotation Voice annotation time To display the voice annotation time Exit command To exit this toolbar •...
  • Page 34 User Manual • Frozen images (with or without annotation) are saved as JPEG files in the memory media. After saving an image, the camera will switch to live thermal image status. • To exit the annotation toolbar at any time, select the icon Exit command or press button M. Then the toolbar will disappear. Press button C to exit the frozen image and return to the live thermal image status.
  • Page 35 User Manual Icon Significance Function Exit command Exit the analysis toolbar Spot analysis Do spot analysis on the replayed image Line analysis Do line analysis on the replayed image Area analysis Do area analysis on the replayed image Isotherm analysis Do isotherm analysis on the replayed image Discretional area...
  • Page 36 User Manual • In frozen images, bring up the frozen toolbar with the touch pen or buttons. Click the icon Spot analysis with the touch pen to select it. Or press “OK” to highlight the icon Spot analysis first and then press “Menu” to select it. •...
  • Page 37 User Manual • In frozen images, bring up the frozen toolbar with the touch pen or buttons. Click the icon “Line analysis” with the touch pen to select it. Or press the “OK” to highlight the icon “Line analysis” first and then press “Menu” to select it. •...
  • Page 38 User Manual • 4 areas can be displayed on the screen. Clicking with the touch pen or pressing “PIC Mode” can toggle between them. Temperature of the selected area as well as the temperature measurement type, Minimum, Average or Maximum will be displayed in the status bar under the image screen.
  • Page 39 User Manual • It is possible to change the area number from 1 to 4. Click the icon Area analysis with the touch pen repeatedly can add area on the screen with the maximum number limitation as 4; or repeatedly press “OK” and then “Menu” when icon “Area analysis” is highlighted to add area on the screen with the maximum number limitation as 4.
  • Page 40 User Manual Irregular Area Analysis • Irregular area analysis can be performed on live or zoomed or frozen images. • In live or zoomed images, bring up the main menu, press “Tools” and then select “irregular area analysis” under submenu “Analysis” either by touch pen or by pressing the buttons.
  • Page 41 User Manual • In live or zoomed images, bring up the main menu, select option Histogram under submenu Function either by the touch pen or by pressing the Ok, and then set its value to be ON. Save the setup and back to the live or zoomed image, then histogram of the image will be displayed at the right bottom corner of the image.
  • Page 42 User Manual • Camera setup parameters and filter range remain the same after re-powering on the camera. But they can be resumed to the factory configured ones when needed. • Clicking button Yes or pressing “Menu” will exit the command. Then a NUC is performed automatically. After NUC, all the parameters and the filter range become the factory configured ones.
  • Page 43 User Manual ® After connecting the camera of MobIR M8 to the PC and operate the IR Analyser, you can use the relative commands to do all kinds of analysis and remote control the MobIR ® Video Command ® Use this command to get infrared video from MobIR M8 directly or directory path of the PC where the films are saved Device Video Make sure the camera of MobIR...
  • Page 44 User Manual Film: set the directory path to save the video recording Capture Saved: set the directory path to save the captured image Frame Rate: set the frame of thermal image per second. The default value is 25/ second Kinescope Rate: set the frame of thermal video. The default value is 1 frame. Update track view: update the interval between track circles Default Palette: set the palette to be used for the infrared video After saving the setup, the program will automatically go to the directory when opening infrared video and perform the track circle...
  • Page 45 User Manual Auto adjustment command Use this command to choose adjust image color automatically or manually. Auto adjustment: the system mapped every image to the appointed pseudo color according to its temperature. Manual adjustment: mapped the temperature range to the appointed palette via appointing the maximum and minimum temperature, then the image will be displayed.

  • Page 46: Video Output

    User Manual When playing infrared video, use this command under Video Menu or Press Ctrl + F to perform auto fucus operation on camera. Play command Use this command or press to play infrared video. If it is play mode, perform this command to change it to pause mode. Pause Command Use this command or press to pause infrared video.

  • Page 47: Installing The Camera Usb Driver To Pc

    User Manual Note: To format the SD card, choose FAT32 as the file system. • To transfer data saved in the built-in flash memory of the camera to PC, connect the camera to PC through the USB extension cable. Then ®...
  • Page 48 User Manual • Installation starts. When getting to the step as shown below, choose “Continue anyway” to proceed further. • Installation continues and finishes quickly. Click button Finish.
  • Page 49 User Manual • Go to Device Manager to check and confirm whether the driver has been successfully installed. If there is “GUIDE M8 After Renumeration (guideusbd0.sys)” listed under Universal Serial Bus Controller, it indicates the driver has been properly installed and you can transfer data from the camera to PC now.

  • Page 50: Controlling The Camera Through Rs232 Communication Protocol

    User Manual Controlling the Camera through RS232 Communication Protocol RS232 communication protocol is offered with the MobIR ® M8 camera. Through the protocol the camera can be conveniently controlled on PC at a remote monitoring place. Using the protocol Before using the protocol, please ensure the camera and your PC have been properly connected by the RS232/ video cable offered together with the camera.
  • Page 51 User Manual Buttons for operating the camera. Using the buttons in different modes: In real-time mode: Button Function Adjust the values of Tmin and Tmax Zoom in/out Bring out the information bar Bring out the analysis bar Bring out the main menu Idle Freeze/save a live thermal image OK_L...
  • Page 52 User Manual Idle LEFT_L Idle RIGHT_L Far focus DIAL_UP Near focus DIAL_DOWN Auto focus DIAL_MID Switch between thermal/visual/IR fusion modes LEFT_SIDE Bring out Option Target dialog box RIGHT_SIDE Switch between Auto/Manual modes L_SIDE_L Switch on laser locator R_SIDE_L Calibration without shutter C+LEFT_SIDE In frozen mode: Button...
  • Page 53 User Manual Idle Idle Idle Enter into different analysis mode Switch between different analysis modes Freeze or save image OK_L Exit analysis dialog box Exit the frozen mode/make compensation Idle UP_L Idle DOWN_L Idle LEFT_L Idle RIGHT_L Far focus DIAL_UP Near focus DIAL_DOWN Auto focus...
  • Page 54 User Manual Move the cursor rightwards(Accelerated) RIGHT_L Far focus DIAL_UP Near focus DIAL_DOWN Auto focus DIAL_MID Switch between different spots LEFT_SIDE Bring out Option Target dialog box RIGHT_SIDE Switch between Auto/Manual modes L_SIDE_L Switch on laser locator R_SIDE_L Idle C+LEFT_SIDE In line analysis mode: Button Function...
  • Page 55 User Manual Move the area downwards/enlarge or reduce the area Move the area leftwards/enlarge or reduce the area Move the area rightwards/enlarge or reduce the area Bring out the main menu Confirm the location of the area Freeze/save the thermal image OK_L Return back to analysis selection bar Exit the frozen mode/make compensation...
  • Page 56 User Manual Idle UP_L Idle DOWN_L Idle LEFT_L Idle RIGHT_L Far focus DIAL_UP Near focus DIAL_DOWN Auto focus DIAL_MID Idle LEFT_SIDE Bring out Option Target dialog box RIGHT_SIDE Switch between Auto/Manual modes L_SIDE_L Switch on laser locator R_SIDE_L Idle C+LEFT_SIDE In isotherm area analysis mode: Button Function...
  • Page 57 User Manual Idle C+LEFT_SIDE In image/video list mode: Button Function Select image upwards Move image downwards Move image leftwards Move image rightwards Confirm the selection Toggle between different selection buttons Idle OK_L Return back to image list mode Idle Idle UP_L Idle DOWN_L...
  • Page 58 User Manual Return back to image/video list mode Idle Move the central cursor upwards (Accelerated) UP_L Move central cursor downwards DOWN_L (Accelerated) Move the central cursor leftwards (Accelerated) LEFT_L Move central cursor rightwards RIGHT_L (Accelerated) Idle DIAL_UP Idle DIAL_DOWN Idle DIAL_MID Switch between thermal/visual/IR fusion modes LEFT_SIDE...
  • Page 59 User Manual Idle C+LEFT_SIDE In voice recording mode: Button Function Idle Idle Idle Idle Confirm Toggle between different buttons Idle OK_L Exit voice recording mode Idle Idle UP_L Idle DOWN_L Idle LEFT_L Idle RIGHT_L Idle DIAL_UP Idle DIAL_DOWN Idle DIAL_MID Idle LEFT_SIDE Idle...

  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    User Manual Exit parameter value adjusting dialog box Idle Idle UP_L Idle DOWN_L Idle LEFT_L Idle RIGHT_L Idle DIAL_UP Idle DIAL_DOWN Idle DIAL_MID Idle LEFT_SIDE Idle RIGHT_SIDE Idle L_SIDE_L Idle R_SIDE_L Idle C+LEFT_SIDE Troubleshooting The camera does not turn on Battery improperly installed (i..e battery is not locked in place).

  • Page 61: Emissivity

    User Manual Emissivity What Is Emissivity? The standard of radiation is "blackbody" radiation which exists in any enclosure whose walls are at a uniform temperature. The shape of the enclosure and the wall material have no effect on this radiation, it being a function of temperature alone. A small hole in such an enclosure only affects this radiation level very slightly.

  • Page 62: Typical Emissivity Values

    User Manual following tables. It must be remembered that these are only guideline figures. They can be substantially increased if the surface is rough or even slightly oxidised. The values quoted for oxidised metals assume that the metal is heavily oxidised. Thin oxide layers will give an emissivity value between this and the value for an unoxidised surface.

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