TITANIUM User Manual 1. Contents Contents ....................3 For your safety ..................4 Precautions ..................5 General Overview.................6 4.1. Product Overview .................... 6 4.2. Packing Contents .................... 6 Camera description ....................8 Starting with the camera ..............9 5.1. Mounting the camera ..................10 5.2.
TITANIUM User Manual 2. For your safety To ensure no damage to your FLIR Systems equipment, you or other people, carefully read the following recommendations before using your equipment. Then keep these instructions in a place easily accessible to all those which will...
TITANIUM User Manual 3. Precautions To maximize the lifetime and get the best use of your FLIR Systems equipment, observe the following instructions when storing or using it. Keep it dry Avoid abrupt changes This device will be damaged if...
TITANIUM User Manual 4. General Overview 4.1. Product Overview The TITANIUM camera is especially designed for the most demanding users of infrared technology, carrying out thermal and radiometric measurements with the greatest sensitivity, precision and speed. The detector with the format 320x256 or 640x512 offers the greatest sensitivity, while keeping an extraordinary dynamic range as well as a perfect linearity.
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TITANIUM User Manual 1 CD ROM containing software and camera files 1 Camera User Manual 1 Camera Characterization file Optional : 1 Camera LINK Frame Grabber (Optional) 1 Computer for camera command and image acquisition. (Optional) 1 or more additional lenses (Optional) 1 lenses interface for Janos lenses (Optional) 1 filter wheel with 4x1 inch filter holder (Optional) 1 Tripod (Optional)
TITANIUM User Manual Camera description Handle with accessories interface (optional) Internal Filter wheel Standard M80 Lens interface Temperature sensor connector for temperature compensated lenses Focus motor control for motorized lens GigaEthernet connector (Optional) ON/OFF button Lockin connector (Optional) Vidéo output External Trigger Power supply connector Camera LINK connector...
TITANIUM User Manual NB: When the camera configured for harsh environments (optional). The following module comes with the camera: ON / OFF button RS232 command Analog Video Connection to Camera Trigger OUT connector IRIG-B connector Power IN connector Trigger IN connector Trigger/Genlock selector Genlock IN connector DCO19U-F Titanium User Manual...
TITANIUM User Manual 5. Starting with the camera This part explains in detail all steps to be followed before using your camera for the first time. 5.1. Mounting the camera Ensure you that the camera is posed on a stable surface or correctly screwed on the tripod.
TITANIUM User Manual It is necessary to wait some minutes (approximately 7 minutes) so that the camera is ready to take infrared images. The pattern is displayed during all this time. 5.5. Pointing and focusing Before taking a measurement, ensure that the object is located at the center of the image and that focusing is optimized.
FLIR Systems offers training schemes allowing you to use this equipment to its full potential. You can contact FLIR Systems in order to establish your training requirements.
TITANIUM User Manual 6. Using your camera 6.1. Changing the lens Lenses are fragile elements. Take the greatest care at the time of their handling, particularly on the level of the lenses. Lenses can be heavy. Some lenses weight several hundred grams. Be careful not to be surprised by its weight.
TITANIUM User Manual 6.2. Removing the lens interface Lenses are fragile elements. Take the greatest care at the time of their handling, particularly on the level of the lenses. Lenses can be heavy. Some lenses weight several hundred grams. Be careful not to be surprised by its weight.
TITANIUM User Manual 6.3. Filter wheel Your TITANIUM camera comes with a 4-slots filter wheel. This wheel can be fitted with several filters at the factory. You may also want to upgrade the wheel yourself by fitting some additional filters. For this you’ll need our optional 4-slots “filter removable” wheel. DCO19U-F Titanium User Manual Page 15...
TITANIUM User Manual 6.3.1. Inserting / removing a filter on the optional filter wheel Filters are fragile elements. Handle them with the greatest care. Pay attention not to touch a filter’s surface with uncovered fingers – optical quality would be degraded by any grease or contaminant deposited on the surface.
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TITANIUM User Manual Note: there is enough thickness for two filters in one slot (when needed). In this case, a different spacer ring is inserted between the two filters. Titanium optional filter wheel Two filter configuration Filter #1 Spacer ring Filter #2 Slot ring Stop...
TITANIUM User Manual Lockin connection 6.4. (Optional) To use lockin option, you need an X0502 cable linked to the Titanium lockin connector. Lockin Input Range 10V peak to peak (AC only). Rand 1 Input Range -5/+5V (AC + DC). Rand 2 Input Range -5/+5V (AC + DC).
TITANIUM User Manual 7. Maintenance 7.1. Cleaning optical surfaces The cleaning of all optical elements, in particular when coated, risks deterioration of it surface Minimize cleaning by storing the optical elements in their case, or covering the element and its support by a protective cover when not used.
Note: you can use Janos lenses with our optional Janos lens interface (cf. p.7) 8.2. Long cables Several lengths of cable are available, up to 50m. FLIR Systems also offers optical fiber repeaters or Ethernet Gigabit repeaters allowing operation at several hundred meters.
TITANIUM User Manual 9. Diagnostics If your camera does not function exactly as it should, check the following table before consulting FLIR Systems after-sales service or your FLIR Systems representative. 9.1. Diagnostic table Problem Action Surface treatment of lens Performances...
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AGC parameters (Withdraw all the limitations in gain, offset and ROI). Does video monitor remain black? No The problem is solved. Yes Contact FLIR Systems After Sales Service No Live image on Altair Is the camera correctly connected and powered? No remake connections Yes Does Cirrus communicate with the camera?
9.2. How to contact after sales service? Before contacting the after sales service or your representative, note the serial number located on the camera. A FLIR Systems engineer will discuss the procedure with you. FLIR Systems after sales service is reachable at the address: customer@flir.fr...
TITANIUM User Manual Technical data 10.1. Common Characteristics Cooling Type Integral Stirling cooler Cooling Time < 7mn @ 25°C ambient Camera External Trigger LVTTL (<300ns Jitter) Frame rate resolution 0.1Hz step Integration Time 3µs to 20000 µs programmable, 1µs Step Power Supply 12 VDC / 5A Power consumption...
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