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IriSys IR32 DS User Manual

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IR32 DS
Dual View Thermal Imaging Camera
User Manual
Safety Warning:
The equipment described in this document uses a Class 2 laser.
Under no account should
anyone look directly into the laser beam or the laser beam exit aperture, irreversible damage
to the eye may occur. The laser should not be operated when there are personnel in the
imager's field of view.
Caution – use of controls or adjustments or execution of procedures other than those
specified in this document may result in hazardous laser radiation exposure.
InfraRed Integrated Systems Ltd
Park Circle, Tithe Barn Way, Swan Valley, Northampton, NN4 9BG, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1604 594200
Fax: +44 (0) 1604 594210
Email:
support@irisys.co.uk
www.irisys.co.uk
© 2011 InfraRed Integrated Systems Limited (Irisys). No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission in writing from
Irisys. Whilst Irisys will endeavor to ensure that any data contained in this product information is correct, Irisys do not warrant its accuracy or
accept liability for any reliance on it. Irisys reserve the right to change the specification of the products and descriptions in this publication
without notice. Prior to ordering products please check with Irisys for current specification details. All brands and product names are
acknowledged and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
IPU 40420 Issue 1
Page 1 of 26

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  • Page 1 © 2011 InfraRed Integrated Systems Limited (Irisys). No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission in writing from Irisys. Whilst Irisys will endeavor to ensure that any data contained in this product information is correct, Irisys do not warrant its accuracy or accept liability for any reliance on it.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Page CONTENTS......................3 MAIN CONTROLS....................4 2.1. B ........................4 2.2. F ......................... 4 RONT 2.3. H ....................4 OTKEY BUTTONS GETTING STARTED..................... 5 3.1................5 WITCHING THE CAMERA ON 3.2..................5 HARGING THE BATTERY 3.3.

  • Page 3: Contents

    Contents. The case. ♦ Camera. ♦ USB PSU and International adaptors. ♦ CD – User manual and software. ♦ USB cable (camera to PC). ♦ Quick start guide. ♦ IPU 40420 Issue 1 Page 3 of 26...

  • Page 4: Main Controls

    Main controls. 2.1. Back Microphone Speaker Hotkeys 1 to 4 On/Off button Toggle button Laser button 4 Navigation buttons 2.2. Front Laser Light Infrared lens Visible camera Save button 2.3. Hotkey buttons The Hotkey functions are indicated by the icons or text displayed on the screen above them.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Getting started. 3.1. Switching the camera on/off Press the on/off button and hold it for two seconds to switch the camera on. Press hold three seconds to switch the camera off. After switching on, it will take up to 30 seconds for the infrared image to appear. The image will periodically freeze for one or two seconds while the camera re-calibrates itself.

  • Page 6: Focussing

    3.4. Focussing Gently rotate the lens clockwise and anti-clockwise to focus the image. ♦ Remember to remove the lens cap. Focus bar Out of focus Focused When focusing a focus bar appears on the screen to assist in focusing the image. It indicates the approximate distance in metres (in feet when °F is selected) of a focussed target from the camera.

  • Page 7: Hotkey Buttons

    Emissivity Units Reflected temperature Cursor temperatures Temperature Scale Hotkey buttons. Hotkey1 Hotkey2 Hotkey3 Hotkey4 Pressing any of the hotkey buttons reveals the icons which indicate the functions of these buttons. A box around the icon for Hotkey1 or Hotkey2 indicates that this option is selected and this defines the operation of the navigation and toggle buttons.

  • Page 8: Image Alignment

    4.2. Image alignment As the visible and thermal cameras are not co-axial the visible and thermal image may need to be aligned. This is usually required when moving to view objects at different distances. 4.2.1. Press Hotkey 1 to toggle to the alignment icon 4.2.2.

  • Page 9: Turning The Visible Image Off And On

    Visible On 4.4. Thermal and visible image blending The Irisys IR32DS Thermal Imaging Cameras feature both a visual and thermal imager, and have the option to display the images in a variety of ways:- Blended.- The camera can show a thermal image, a visible image of the scene, or a •...
  • Page 10 THERMAL ABOVE THERMAL BELOW Thermal Above shows parts of the scene Thermal Below shows parts of the scene which are at the upper end of temperature which are at the lower end of temperature range. range. In this example the parts of the scene with In this example the parts of the scene with temperatures above 15% of the displayed temperatures that lie below 15% of the...
  • Page 11 4.4.1. Press Hotkey 2 until the Visible On/Off icon appears 4.4.2. If off press the centre toggle button to toggle to Visible On 4.4.3. Use the up/down navigation buttons to cycle through the viewing options. Use the left/right navigation buttons to select the blend levels and % of thermal above/below.

  • Page 12: Manual Control

    4.5. Manual control The thermal image gain and offset are normally controlled automatically in order to give a meaningful display on the screen. However, Hotkey 2 offers the option of switching to manual control if desired: 4.5.1. Press Hotkey 2 to toggle to the Auto icon 4.5.2 Press the centre toggle button...

  • Page 13: Menu Structure

    Menu structure. Centre toggle button Up/Down, Left/Right navigation buttons Hotkey1 Hotkey2 Hotkey3 Hotkey4 Select the menu by pressing Hotkey 4. ♦ Navigate through the menu using the navigation buttons and press Hotkey 3 to select ♦ the required option. The highlighted item will have a box around it. Use the up/down buttons to move in the selected list and select the required item.

  • Page 14: Infrared Settings

    5.1. Infrared settings IR 32 DS ♦ Emissivity Set the emissivity value between 0.10 and 1.00 using the left/right navigation buttons. Pressing Hotkey 3 (ε Table) gives a table of emissivity values of common materials from which a selection can be made. Note that if more than one cursor is selected, individual emissivity’s can be assigned to each cursor.

  • Page 15: Measurement Options

    5.2. Measurement options This menu enables the selection of options for temperature measurements. The symbols shown below indicate the icons shown for Hotkey 1 when the various options are selected. Cursors ♦ . Choose from one to four cursors. When more than one cursor is selected, the temperatures of all the cursors are displayed in a table or are tagged next to the cursors (see section 5.8).
  • Page 16 Isotherms ♦ .Select “High”, “Low”, or “High & Low” in order to highlight areas of the scene with temperatures within a high (red) or low (blue) temperature band. The temperature bands are adjustable by means of Hotkey 1 and the navigation keys. Red isotherm Blue isotherm Combined isotherms...

  • Page 17: Camera Settings

    5.3. Camera settings Caption mode ♦ Select “On” to enable the addition of a text caption when saving an image. Options will then be displayed when saving an image, to be selected by means of Hotkey 2 and Hotkey 3. Auto off ♦...

  • Page 18: Audio Settings

    5.4. Audio settings Imager sounds ♦ Select “Off” to mute all audible outputs. Voice Annotation ♦ Select “Individual” to add a voice message to each saved image. Select “Session” to add a voice message at the start of a set of images (A session ends when the imager is switched off).

  • Page 19: Image Browser

    5.5. Image Browser The saved images are shown on the screen with the most recently saved image first. Select the desired image by means of the navigation keys. To display the selected image press Hotkey 3. To delete the selected image press Hotkey 2, to confirm deletion press Hotkey 3. When a stored image is displayed, press Hotkey 3 to return to live imaging.

  • Page 20: Language Selection

    5.7. Language Selection To select a language move to the relevant flag. When the language is highlighted press Hotkey 3 to select. 5.8. Display Settings LCD brightness ♦ Select from 1 (low) to 9 (high) to control the screen brightness to save battery power.

  • Page 21: Adding Captions When Saving Images

    6. Adding captions when saving images. 6.1. Voice message When saving an image with Individual Voice Annotation turned on, there is the option of saving a voice message with each image. The screen shots below describe the procedure: a) Do you wish to attach a voice message b) Start voice recording? Hotkey 3 for yes.

  • Page 22: Text Captions

    6.2. Text captions When saving an image with Caption Mode turned on, there is the option of attaching a text caption to each image. The screen shots below describe the procedure: a) Do you wish to attach a text caption message to this image? Hotkey 2 for No Hotkey 3 for Yes 1.

  • Page 23: Appendix

    Appendix A1. Emissivity tables Emissivity look up tables in Camera 1.00 0.98 = Human skin 0.95 0.94 = Paint, oil 0.93 = Red brick 0.92 = Concrete 0.90 = Planed Oak Wood 0.85 0.80 0.79 = Oxidized steel 0.78 = Oxidized Copper 0.76 = Sand 0.75 0.70 = Red Rust...

  • Page 24: A2. Full Icon List

    A2. Full icon list Hotkey one Isotherm high Cursor one Isotherm low Cursor two Profile horizontal Cursor three Profile vertical Cursor four Alarm high Alignment Alarm low Tracking Area Hotkey two Playback Camera off Light off Camera on Light on Auto temperature range Manual temperature range.

  • Page 25: A3. Technical Specification

    A3. Technical specification Field of View 21.4° X 16° Focus Manual Minimum Focus 30cm Spectral response 8 m to 14 m NETD ≤80mK @ 23°C ambient and 30°C scene temperature Thermal Sensitivity Detector 320×240 element uncooled microbolometer Over 1000 images on supplied micro SD card Image Storage Display 3 ½”...
  • Page 26 (Analysis and report writer) Open source software This product contains open source software. Irisys hereby offers to deliver or make available, upon request, for a charge no more than the cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine readable copy of the corresponding source code on a medium customarily used for software interchange.

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