FLIR ix Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s manual FLIR ix series T559733_en US Publ No a571 Revision English EN Language November 4 2011 Issue date...

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Page 3: ...User s manual Publ No T559733_en US Rev a571 ENGLISH EN November 4 2011...

Page 4: ...ion in accordance with the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce The place of arbitration shall be Stockholm The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall...

Page 5: ...or Certain Damages EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW MS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFOR MANCE OF THE...

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Page 7: ...11 8 Measuring a temperature using a spotmeter 27 11 9 Measuring a temperature using an area 28 11 10 Marking all areas above or below a set temperature level 29 11 11 Changing the color palette 30 1...

Page 8: ...termining reflected apparent temperature 62 18 2 1 2 Step 2 Determining the emissivity 63 18 3 Reflected apparent temperature 63 18 4 Distance 63 18 5 Relative humidity 63 18 6 Other parameters 64 19...

Page 9: ...the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on...

Page 10: ...ect the laser pointer with the protective cap when you do not operate the laser pointer Applies only to cameras with battery Do not attach the batteries directly to a car s cigarette lighter socket un...

Page 11: ...the camera the cables or other items This can cause damage Be careful when you clean the infrared lens The lens has a delicate anti reflective coating Do not clean the infrared lens too vigorously Thi...

Page 12: ...ntact your local sales office for instructions on where to send the camera Accuracy This notice only applies to cameras with measurement capabilities For very accurate results we recommend that you wa...

Page 13: ...you have the following informa tion to hand The camera model The camera serial number The communication protocol or method between the camera and your PC for example HDMI Ethernet USB or FireWire Ope...

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Page 15: ...manual may contain descriptions and explanations that do not apply to your particular camera model NOTE FLIR Systems reserves the right to discontinue models software parts or accessories and other i...

Page 16: ...amera Make sure that you use the correct AC plug Note The first time you charge a factory new battery you must turn on and then turn off the camera after you have connected the power supply to the pow...

Page 17: ...the miniSD memory card and insert it into a card reader connected to a computer A miniSD card adapter is includ ed with your camera Item 2 above Connect a computer to the camera using a USB Mini B cab...

Page 18: ...SB cable Std A Mini B ITC CER 5101 ITC Level 1 Thermography Course attendance 1 pers ITC CER 5105 ITC Level 1 Thermography Course additional student to on site class 1 pers ITC CER 5109 ITC Level 1 Th...

Page 19: ...97410 Battery T197619 Hard transport case for ix T197717 FLIR Reporter 8 5 SP3 Professional T197717L10 FLIR Reporter 8 5 SP3 Professional 10 user licenses T197717L5 FLIR Reporter 8 5 SP3 Professional...

Page 20: ...8 Camera parts Figure 10780903 a2 Explanation This table explains the figure above Infrared lens 1 12 Publ No T559733_en US Rev a571 ENGLISH EN November 4 2011...

Page 21: ...cap 2 Trigger to save images 3 Cover to connectors and the miniSD memory card slot 4 Cover to the battery compartment 5 Attachment point for the hand strap 6 Publ No T559733_en US Rev a571 ENGLISH EN...

Page 22: ...igate in the image archive 2 Left selection button This button is context sensitive and the current function is displayed above the button on the screen 3 Top arrow button on the navigation pad Functi...

Page 23: ...nd the current function is displayed above the button on the screen 6 On Off button Function Push to turn on the camera Push and hold down for more than one second to turn off the camera 7 Bottom arro...

Page 24: ...ning Icon One of the following The camera is powered using the battery The battery is being charged indicated by a refilling battery animation The battery is fully charged and the camera is powered us...

Page 25: ...ly set emissivity value or material properties 7 Current function for the right selection button 8 Current function for the left selection button 9 Publ No T559733_en US Rev a571 ENGLISH EN November 4...

Page 26: ...es saving more than that number of images severely slows down file manage ment on the miniSD memory card Note There is no upper limit to the memory size of the miniSD memory card 1 Battery charging in...

Page 27: ...tment cover T630174 a2 1 Connect the cable that is attached to the battery to the connector inside the battery compartment Note Do not use conductive tools when doing this T630173 a2 2 Push the batter...

Page 28: ...ery charging indicator The battery charging indicator is an LED beside the power connector It displays the following signals No light The power supply is not connected Orange light The battery is bein...

Page 29: ...T FAT16 file system Using FAT32 formatted memory cards may result in inferior performance To format a memory card to FAT FAT16 follow this procedure Insert the memory card into a card reader that is c...

Page 30: ...e Archive button 1 Do one of the following Push the navigation pad left right to select the image you want to view Push the top arrow button use the navigation pad to select the image you want to see...

Page 31: ...edure to open the image archive Push the Archive button 1 Push the top arrow button on the navigation pad This will display the image archive You can now use the navigation pad to navigate in the arch...

Page 32: ...ion button Select 6 Push the right selection button to confirm Delete 7 To return to live mode do one of the following Push the Archive button Push the right selection button Close 8 Alternative 2 Fol...

Page 33: ...Archive button 1 Push the top arrow button This will display the image archive 2 Push the left selection button Options 3 Use the navigation pad to select Delete all images 4 Push the left selection...

Page 34: ...is procedure Push the left selection button Menu 1 Use the navigation pad to select Measurement 2 Push the left selection button Select 3 Use the navigation pad to select Spot 4 Push the left selectio...

Page 35: ...ation pad to select Measurement 2 Push the left selection button Select 3 Use the navigation pad to select one of the following Area max Area min 4 Push the left selection button Select The highest or...

Page 36: ...u 1 Use the navigation pad to select Measurement 2 Push the left selection button Select 3 Use the navigation pad to select one of the following Detect above Detect below 4 Push the left selection but...

Page 37: ...to change the color palette Push the left selection button Menu 1 Use the navigation pad to go to Color palette 2 Push the left selection button Select This will display the Color palette submenu 3 U...

Page 38: ...etting Push the left selection button Menu 1 Use the navigation pad to go to Settings 2 Push the left selection button Select This will display the Settings sub menu 3 Use the navigation pad to select...

Page 39: ...for temperature anomalies in two items of similar design or construction For example if you are looking at two cables where you suspect one is overheated working in Locked mode will clearly show that...

Page 40: ...the left selection button Menu 1 Use the navigation pad to go to Measure 2 Push the left selection button Select This will display the Measure sub menu 3 On the Measure menu use the navigation pad to...

Page 41: ...0 14 while a structured PVC floor typically has an emissivity of 0 93 Procedure Follow this procedure to set the emissivity Push the left selection button Menu 1 Use the navigation pad to go to Measu...

Page 42: ...election button Menu 1 Use the navigation pad to go to Measure 2 Push the left selection button Select This will display the Measure sub menu 3 Use the navigation pad to select Advanced 4 Push the lef...

Page 43: ...ther conductive tool to reset the camera Procedure Follow this procedure to reset the camera Open the battery compartment cover 1 To locate the reset button see the figure below T630179 a2 2 Use a non...

Page 44: ...ommunicate with our service departments you may need to state the serial number of the camera The serial number is printed on a label inside the battery compartment behind the battery 36 Publ No T5597...

Page 45: ...n Equipment A soft cloth Procedure Follow this procedure Soak the cloth in the liquid 1 Twist the cloth to remove excess liquid 2 Clean the part with the cloth 3 CAUTION Do not apply solvents or simil...

Page 46: ...e lens one time only and discard the cotton wool 3 WARNING Make sure that you read all applicable MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets and warning labels on containers before you use a liquid the liquids...

Page 47: ...ing this procedure the infrared detector must be cleaned mechanically This mechanical cleaning must be carried out by an authorized service partner CAUTION In Step 2 below do not use pressurized air f...

Page 48: ...r technical data refer to the datasheets on the user documentation CD ROM that comes with the camera Technical data can also be found at http support flir com 40 Publ No T559733_en US Rev a571 ENGLISH...

Page 49: ...vertical field of view 3 HFOV horizontal field of view 4 IFOV instan taneous field of view size of one detector element This table gives examples of the field of view for different target distances No...

Page 50: ...eld of view 3 HFOV horizontal field of view 4 IFOV instan taneous field of view size of one detector element This table gives examples of the field of view for different target distances Note The tabl...

Page 51: ...eld of view 3 HFOV horizontal field of view 4 IFOV instan taneous field of view size of one detector element This table gives examples of the field of view for different target distances Note The tabl...

Page 52: ...14 Dimensions 14 1 Camera front Figure 10780603 a2 44 Publ No T559733_en US Rev a571 ENGLISH EN November 4 2011...

Page 53: ...14 2 Camera side Figure 10780703 a2 Publ No T559733_en US Rev a571 ENGLISH EN November 4 2011 45 14 Dimensions...

Page 54: ...n come into play as to how moisture or water damage will appear in an infrared image For example heating and cooling of these parts takes place at different rates depend ing on the material and the ti...

Page 55: ...construction may differ dramatically from one manufacturer to another For this reason different faults in a socket can lead to the same typical appearance in an infrared image Local temperature incre...

Page 56: ...er For this reason different faults in a socket can lead to the same typical appearance in an infrared image Local temperature increase can also result from improper contact between a wire and socket...

Page 57: ...the building NOTE When you are inspecting a building the temperature difference between the inside and outside should be at least 10 C 18 F Studs water pipes concrete columns and similar components ma...

Page 58: ...e Close all doors windows and ventilation ducts and allow the kitchen fan to run for a while before you take the infrared images An infrared image of draft often shows a typical stream pattern You can...

Page 59: ...ies Indigo Systems FSI and Inframetrics and the French company Cedip In November 2007 Extech Instruments was acquired by FLIR Systems T638608 a1 Figure 16 1 Patent documents from the early 1960s The c...

Page 60: ...et and a 10 L 2 6 US gallon jar with liquid nitrogen To the left of the oscilloscope the Polaroid attachment 6 kg 13 lb can be seen RIGHT FLIR i7 from 2009 Weight 0 34 kg 0 75 lb including the battery...

Page 61: ...ding one of the ITC courses will give you a truly hands on learning experience The staff of the ITC are also there to provide you with any application support you may need in putting infrared theory i...

Page 62: ...machine RIGHT Lens polishing 10401503 a1 Figure 16 5 LEFT Testing of infrared cameras in the climatic chamber RIGHT Robot used for camera testing and calibration 54 Publ No T559733_en US Rev a571 ENGL...

Page 63: ...wed through the bottleneck cavity radiator The temperature for which the color of a blackbody matches a specific color color temperature The process that makes heat diffuse into a material conduction...

Page 64: ...iform temperature viewed through the bottleneck isothermal cavity An electrically powered light source on the camera that emits laser radiation in a thin concentrated beam to point at certain parts of...

Page 65: ...contain in satu ration conditions relative humidity The areas that contain temperatures outside the present lev el span settings are colored with the saturation colors The sat uration colors contain...

Page 66: ...therm showing a linear spread of colors instead of cover ing the highlighted parts of the image transparent isotherm Refers to the video mode of a IR camera as opposed to the normal thermographic mode...

Page 67: ...ty of the object The reflected apparent temperature The distance between the object and the camera The relative humidity Temperature of the atmosphere 18 2 Emissivity The most important object paramet...

Page 68: ...rect method Look for possible reflection sources considering that the incident angle reflection angle a b 10588903 a1 Figure 18 1 1 Reflection source 1 If the reflection source is a spot source modify...

Page 69: ...t measure radiation intensity A thermocouple requires a very good thermal contact to the surface usually by gluing and covering the sensor by a thermal isolator 18 2 1 1 2 Method 2 Reflector method Cr...

Page 70: ...camera and freeze the image 5 Adjust Level and Span for best image brightness and contrast 6 Set emissivity to that of the tape usually 0 97 7 Measure the temperature of the tape using one of the foll...

Page 71: ...from the target is absorbed by the athmosphere between the object and the camera That radiation from the atmosphere itself is detected by the camera 18 5 Relative humidity The camera can also compens...

Page 72: ...he risked eye damage after only a few seconds observation Herschel was soon convinced of the necessity of setting up a systematic experiment with the objective of finding a single material that would...

Page 73: ...se of glass in the prism of his original experiment led to some early controversies with his contemporaries about the actual existence of the infrared wavelengths Different investigators in attempting...

Page 74: ...the heat from a person standing three meters away The first so called heat picture became possible in 1840 the result of work by Sir John Herschel son of the discoverer of the infrared and a famous as...

Page 75: ...to detect an approaching airplane at a distance of 1 5 km 0 94 miles or a person more than 300 meters 984 ft away The most sensitive systems up to this time were all based upon variations of the bolo...

Page 76: ...all governed by the same laws and the only differences are those due to differences in wavelength 10067803 a1 Figure 20 1 The electromagnetic spectrum 1 X ray 2 UV 3 Visible 4 IR 5 Microwaves 6 Radio...

Page 77: ...resents almost exactly the properties of a blackbody A practical application of the principle to the construction of a perfect absorber of radiation consists of a box that is light tight except for an...

Page 78: ...o have the same appearance Now consider three expressions that describe the radiation emitted from a blackbody 20 3 1 Planck s law 10399203 a1 Figure 20 3 Max Planck 1858 1947 Max Planck 1858 1947 was...

Page 79: ...ding to Planck s law plotted for various absolute temperatures 1 Spectral radiant emittance W cm2 103 m 2 Wavelength m 20 3 2 Wien s displacement law By differentiating Planck s formula with respect t...

Page 80: ...e sun approx 6 000 K emits yellow light peaking at about 0 5 m in the middle of the visible light spectrum At room temperature 300 K the peak of radiant emittance lies at 9 7 m in the far infrared whi...

Page 81: ...ody This is the Stefan Boltzmann formula after Josef Stefan 1835 1893 and Ludwig Boltzmann 1844 1906 which states that the total emissive power of a blackbody is proportional to the fourth power of it...

Page 82: ...ppear perfectly white in the visible light spectrum but becomes distinctly gray at about 2 m and beyond 3 m it is almost black There are three processes which can occur that prevent a real object from...

Page 83: ...spectral emittance of each varies with wavelength A blackbody for which 1 A graybody for which constant less than 1 A selective radiator for which varies with wavelength According to Kirchhoff s law f...

Page 84: ...emi transparent materials Consider now a non metallic semi transparent body let us say in the form of a thick flat plate of plastic material When the plate is heated radiation generated within its vol...

Page 85: ...ate is sought When the resulting geometrical series is summed the effective emissivity of a semi transparent plate is obtained as When the plate becomes opaque this formula is reduced to the single fo...

Page 86: ...rtunately small enough to be neglected In case they are not negligible the measurement configuration is likely to be such that the risk for disturbance is obvious at least to a trained operator It is...

Page 87: ...r to derive a workable formula and Trefl can at least theoretically be given a value that represents an efficient temperature of a complex surrounding Note also that we have assumed that the emittance...

Page 88: ...ask could sometimes be a heavy burden for the operator since there are normally no easy ways to find accurate values of emittance and atmospheric transmittance for the actual case The two temperatures...

Page 89: ...now assume that the object is not black it has an emittance of 0 75 and the transmittance is 0 92 We also assume that the two second terms of Equation 4 amount to 0 5 volts together Computation of Uo...

Page 90: ...measurement conditions SW camera 1 Object temperature 2 Emittance Obj Object radiation Refl Reflected radiation Atm atmosphere radiation Fixed parameters 0 88 Trefl 20 C 68 F Tatm 20 C 68 F 82 Publ N...

Page 91: ...measurement conditions LW camera 1 Object temperature 2 Emittance Obj Object radiation Refl Reflected radiation Atm atmosphere radiation Fixed parameters 0 88 Trefl 20 C 68 F Tatm 20 C 68 F Publ No T...

Page 92: ...nology June 1977 London 5 Paljak Pettersson Thermography of Buildings Swedish Building Research Institute Stockholm 1972 6 Vlcek J Determination of emissivity with imaging radiometers and some emissiv...

Page 93: ...anodized black dull Aluminum 9 0 97 LW 70 anodized light gray dull Aluminum 9 0 61 SW 70 anodized light gray dull Aluminum 2 0 55 T 100 anodized sheet Aluminum 4 0 09 T 100 as received plate Aluminum...

Page 94: ...activated powder Aluminum oxide 1 0 16 T pure powder alu mina Aluminum oxide 1 0 96 T 20 board Asbestos 1 0 78 T fabric Asbestos 7 0 94 SW 35 floor tile Asbestos 1 0 93 0 95 T 40 400 paper Asbestos 1...

Page 95: ...fireclay Brick 1 0 75 T 1000 fireclay Brick 1 0 59 T 1200 fireclay Brick 7 0 94 SW 35 masonry Brick 1 0 94 T 20 masonry plas tered Brick 2 0 93 T 20 red common Brick 1 0 88 0 93 T 20 red rough Brick 1...

Page 96: ...6 0 90 SW 20 untreated Chipboard 1 0 10 T 50 polished Chromium 1 0 28 0 38 T 500 1000 polished Chromium 1 0 91 T 70 fired Clay 1 0 98 T 20 black Cloth 2 0 92 T 20 Concrete 7 0 95 SW 36 dry Concrete 5...

Page 97: ...80 coarse Emery 1 0 9 T 20 Enamel 1 0 85 0 95 T 20 lacquer Enamel 6 0 85 SW 20 hard untreated Fiber board 9 0 88 LW 70 masonite Fiber board 9 0 75 SW 70 masonite Fiber board 9 0 89 LW 70 particle boar...

Page 98: ...polished Iron cast 1 0 21 T 200 polished Iron cast 1 0 87 0 95 T 900 1100 unworked Iron cast 9 0 09 LW 70 cold rolled Iron and steel 9 0 20 SW 70 cold rolled Iron and steel 1 0 61 0 85 T 20 covered w...

Page 99: ...hed sheet Iron and steel 1 0 24 T 20 rolled freshly Iron and steel 1 0 56 T 50 rolled sheet Iron and steel 1 0 95 0 98 T 50 rough plane sur face Iron and steel 5 0 96 SW 17 rusted heavily Iron and ste...

Page 100: ...98 T 40 100 black dull Lacquer 2 0 97 T 100 black matte Lacquer 1 0 87 T 20 black shiny sprayed on iron Lacquer 1 0 92 T 100 heat resistant Lacquer 1 0 8 0 95 T 40 100 white Lacquer 2 0 92 T 100 whit...

Page 101: ...Nichrome 1 0 71 0 79 T 500 1000 wire clean Nichrome 1 0 95 0 98 T 50 500 wire oxidized Nichrome 4 0 041 T 122 bright matte Nickel 1 0 045 T 100 commercially pure polished Nickel 1 0 07 0 09 T 200 400...

Page 102: ...icating 2 0 05 T 20 film on Ni base Ni base only Oil lubricating 2 0 82 T 20 thick coating Oil lubricating 9 0 92 0 94 LW 70 8 different colors and qualities Paint 9 0 88 0 96 SW 70 8 different colors...

Page 103: ...coated with black lacquer Paper 1 0 85 T green Paper 1 0 76 T red Paper 1 0 7 0 9 T 20 white Paper 9 0 88 0 90 LW 70 white 3 different glosses Paper 9 0 76 0 78 SW 70 white 3 different glosses Paper...

Page 104: ...1094 Platinum 1 0 05 0 10 T 200 600 pure polished Platinum 1 0 12 0 17 T 900 1100 ribbon Platinum 1 0 06 0 07 T 50 200 wire Platinum 1 0 10 0 16 T 500 1000 wire Platinum 1 0 18 T 1400 wire Platinum 1...

Page 105: ...olished Stainless steel 9 0 18 SW 70 sheet polished Stainless steel 9 0 28 LW 70 sheet untreated somewhat scratched Stainless steel 9 0 30 SW 70 sheet untreated somewhat scratched Stainless steel 2 0...

Page 106: ...0 90 0 93 LW 70 on oak parquet floor Varnish 9 0 90 SW 70 on oak parquet floor Varnish 6 0 85 SW 20 slight pattern light gray Wallpaper 6 0 90 SW 20 slight pattern red Wallpaper 2 0 96 T 20 distilled...

Page 107: ...0 planed oak Wood 9 0 77 SW 70 planed oak Wood 7 0 82 SW 36 plywood smooth dry Wood 6 0 83 SW 20 plywood untreat ed Wood 1 0 7 0 8 T 20 white damp Wood 1 0 11 T 400 oxidized at 400 C Zinc 1 0 50 0 60...

Page 108: ...was designed by Max Miedinger 1910 1980 List of effective files 20235103 xml a24 20235203 xml a21 20235303 xml a18 20236703 xml a57 20237103 xml a10 20238503 xml a9 20238703 xml b8 20250403 xml a21 20...

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