IRISYS Universal Thermal Imager Type IRI 1020
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1. 4 126 USING AC MAINS AAAA AAA AAAA RAAR 4 1 BATTERY CHAR GUNG es cca 4 20 OPERATING 5 2 1 HARDWARE 5 Z ING ON ar orc ee cei eine cin ee eine 5 23 OCREEN DISPLAY TIEMS nirien crc cnc cess 6 Dee OPERATING NOTE aaa reece eee EE E E E S E E E E EEE EEE E 6 2 5 BUT ONS ee ee 2 6 ARROW AND CENTRE 2 7 HOTE BUTTON A 8 9 4 0 ee er eee 10 5 0 JING THE LASER POINTER ct EAE AEE AAAA 10 6 0 THERMAL IMAGE TRANSFER FROM IRI 1020 10 7 0 INSTALLING SOFTWARE ON A PG 11 7 1 OPERATING IRI 1020 IMAGER SOPTW 11 7 2 USING THE IRI 1020 THERMAL 11 7 3 THERMAL IMAGER LAUNCH WINDOW sicditeceedededexenededededevedededetedevedadedededededededetedetedesens 12 THERMAL IMAGER TOOL BAR cena cena c2. Battery life Indicator Temperature scale with the maximum amp minimum values of the span The centre green circle to which the laser pointer is aligned ata distance of 1 5m positions CAUTION The calibrated temperature output is the figure adjacent to the cursor identifier the temperature scale and display colours are for indication only 2 4 Operating Notes Radiometry All objects give off an IR signal which depends on the temperature of the object For objects which are not reflective or shiny the amount of IR can be used to estimate the object temperature even at a distance The temperatures of the objects whose images fill the small green cursors are shown in the chosen temperature units at the top of the screen CAUTION The temperature of objects smaller than these boxes may be hotter than the reported value Emissivity and Reflected Background Emissivity has a maximum of 1 and minimum of O and is the opposite of reflectivity an emissivity of 1 means that the object is not at all shiny and an emissivity of close to 0 means that it is very shiny indeed The IRI1020 can compensate for the emissivity of a viewed object if the emissivity is entered into the camera If the emissivity is less than 1 the object is partly shiny and therefore some of the IR picture will have come from the surrounding background The average background temperature must therefore also be entered into the camera Meas
3. Laser On Off Pointer Button Lens Door to the SD Laser Card Slot Pointer Button Battery Compartment Safety notice The laser used in this device is designated Class 2 Under no circumstances should personnel look straight into the laser 2 2 Switching On Figure 6 Switching on the IRI 1020 e The IRI 1020 features an On Off power button above the display The IRI 1020 is switched on and off by holding the power button down for more than one second See figure 6 for the location of the On Off button e For best measurement results the imager should be switched on at least 5 minutes before use On Off Button Wa rning Please be aware that the thermal shock experienced by a camera when it is taken from one ambient environment to another may lead to inaccurate temperature readings In accordance with thermography best practice it is recommended that a stabilisation time of at least 30 minutes is allowed with the unit switched on before making temperature measurements 5 of 15 IPU 40151 Issue 2 2 3 Screen Display Items Figure 7 Screen Display Items Temperature oC 223 7 A31 1 E measurement 33 cursors their i temperature measurement al 7 0 values and their i temperature 40 difference value A 33 Emissivity value and j reflected background 26 temperature value gt not displayed if the full display is selected Four hot button icon
4. XP or Vista with a USB port and 24 bit colour graphics If a laptop PC is used a TFT display is recommended The software is on the supplied CD Rom 1 Insert the supplied CD Rom into the PC s CD Drive D or E 2 Double click on My Computer and then on the CD Drive D or E 3 Double click on the PC Install folder 4 Double click on 1020 PC Setup exe 5 Follow the on screen prompts to complete the installation NOTE e The IRISYS 1020 Imager software will by default be installed into the following path gt C Program Files IRISYS IRISYS 1020 Series Imager e The above path and name can be changed during the installation but it is advisable to leave it as the default The installation will also put a Shortcut Icon onto your PCs desktop to allow quick and easy start up of the software 7 1 Operating IRI 1020 Imager Software Launch the IRISYS 1020 Imager program from the Desktop icon or from gt START PROGRAMS IRISYS IRISYS 1020 Series Imager When launched the window obtained will be similar to figure 13 once an image is loaded 7 2 Using IRI 1020 Thermal Imager with a PC The Controls in the control panel as seen in figure 13 are as follows Sensitivity see below for explanation Range see below for explanation Resolution sets the level of interpolation from 16 X 16 up to 128 X 128 Colour map sets the display in greyscale red blue or green blue Orientation the image can
5. 80 grit emery 0 160000 Stainless steel 18 8 buffed 0 090000 Aluminium as received 0 070000 Steel polished 0 050000 Aluminium polished sheet 0 050000 Copper polished 0 030000 Brass highly polished 14 of 15 IPU 40151 Issue 2 9 3 Customer Feedback If you have had any technical issues or feedback with regard to your IRI 1020 Thermal Imager please complete the details below and send it back to IRISYS at the address on the front page of this manual Name Company Name and address Contact Details IRI 1020 Thermal Imager Serial number This can be found under the side cover All brands and product names are acknowledged and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders irl 1 5 of 1 5
6. the current window Save saves the current window as a 5 image Save as saves the current window as a new snp image A list of previously opened snapshots Exit Exits program irl Red iSy gt 1 2 of 1 5 IPU 40151 Issue 2 7 6 The Edit menu allows the following Copy Ctrl C takes a copy of the image it can then be pasted into another document e g MS Word Copy to Bitmap takes a snapshot of the image and saves it as a bitmap image 7 7 The View menu allows the following e Toolbar Turn the Tool Bar on and off e Status Bar Turn the Status Bar on and off e Controls Turn the Control Panel on and off 7 8 The Tools menu allows the following e Emissivity editor allows the editing of the emissivity tables e Colour map editor allows the editing of the colour map editor e Edit Label allows the editing of the label 7 9 The Window menu allows access to the running windows and allows the user to control how they are displayed The options available are e Cascade Cascades all open images e Tile Displays all open images simultaneously e Arrange Icons Arranges the Icons of minimised windows 7 10 The About menu displays information about the program including the software version number Figure 15 Image display control panel 32 0 Temperature 30 4 Display Window SNAPSHOT 28 8 Min Range 24 Max Range 32 Integrate 0 Interpolate 128x128 Ambient 2
7. 2 Emissivity 1 000 Selected Emissivity Name Temperature Calibration IRI1020 00157 20mm STD Ran ge Pixel 7 8 isible ignal settings ensitivity gt l ee Status Box ange am Lighter Dark Calibration set View setting Resolution Orientation Temperature units 128x128 Standard Celsius Colour map Red Blue standard x Laser Defau It Pixel Image Window The window may be re sized to optimise viewing of the display and status display Temperature measurement cursors can be added and removed from the image by double clicking the mouse cursor over the desired part of the image Up to 10 cursors can be selected and each one is displayed in a different colour To read the temperature of a cursor use the mouse to click on the corresponding cursor colour as displayed in the temperature display window See figure 15 irl 1 3 of 1 5 IPU 40151 Issue 2 8 0 Operating Notes and Precautions Temperature Measurement The following should be noted when using the instrument as a temperature indicator 1 The indicated temperature value is derived from a calibration obtained when the instrument is in a thermally stable environment If the instrument is not thermally stabilised there may be an error in the indicated temperature Thermal stabilisation may take a few minutes a period of 5 minutes or longer may be necessary 2 The calibrated tem
8. IPU 40151 Issue 2 IRISYS Universal Thermal Imager Type IRI 1020 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 performance 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 United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1604 594 200 Fax 44 0 1604 594 210 Email sales irisys co uk Website www irisys co uk 2007 InfraRed Integrated Systems Ltd No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission in writing from Infrared Integrated Systems Ltd This document gives only a general description of the products and except where expressly provided shall form no part of any contract 1 of 15 IPU 40151 Issue 2 CONTENTS Section Page LO oR 3 1 1 CONTENT EE E le 3 1 2 3 1 3 POWERING THE SEES SEES 3 Tr UING BATTERY POV ER ae ee eae ele ee el el ee a 3 1 5 BATTERY RECHARGE
9. IrisyS 8 of 1 5 IPU 40151 Issue 2 Hotkey 2 This button selects either of the two temperature measurement cursors or the full screen option When one of the cursors is selected the arrow buttons are used to adjust the position of the selected cursor Please see the icons below as they will appear on the imager display The centre button toggles cursor two on and off When both cursors are on the temperatures of both and the difference between them are displayed at the top of the screen When full screen is selected the arrow keys activate the full screen on and off Full screen Cursor one Cursor two Hotkey 3 In save mode press the centre button once to freeze an image and a second time to save the image as an mage snp file to the SD card The file saving takes a few seconds and the file name is given a sequential number In load mode use up and down arrows to cycle through stored snapshots Use left and right arrows to cycle though 10 snapshots at a time NOTE The imager files must retain their file name iri_l1020XXXxX snp if they are renamed on the PC they will no longer be readable by the imager Eq Loading Saving No SD card No Files Saved Hotkey 4 This button toggles between auto and manual mode In auto mode the imager continually adjusts the level and span to achieve the optimum image In manual mode it is possible to manually control the level and span to produce an image to your requirem
10. ach the appropriate supplied regional adapter to the power supply Plug the power supply into a mains socket Switch on the thermal imager Ee CAUTION When using AC mains use only the power supply included with the IRI 1020 Using other power supplies may damage the IRI 1020 Thermal Imager NOTE The mains power supply included with the IRI 1020 is for powering the IRI 1020 it will also recharge the batteries 1 7 Battery Charging The IRI 1020 s battery can be charged in the imager by inserting the 12V power supply into the DC socket under the door on the side of the IRI 1020 imager as seen in figure 4 It takes approximately 6 hours to fully charge a fully depleted battery if the imager is switched off Charging the battery with the imager switched on takes longer 4 of 15 IPU 40151 Issue 2 Figure 4 Connecting the Mains AC Power Supply 2 0 Operating the IRI 1020 Practical use of the IRI 1020 is detailed in this section 2 1 Hardware The IRI 1020 is designed for use as a handheld thermal imager Thermal images stored on the supplied memory card can be transferred to a PC or laptop computer using the memory card reader PC software is for viewing and analysis of saved thermal images Figure 5 shows the imager s main features including the laser pointer button and aperture imager lens battery compartment power button and the door to the SD card slot Figure 5 The IRI 1020 Hardware
11. be rotated around to different orientations Ambient set the ambient temperature Emissivity select a value to suit the object under examination Temperature units choose Celsius Fahrenheit or Kelvin irl 1 1 of 15 IPU 40151 Issue 2 Figure 13 PC launch window Control Panel Dilirik Pa Sen BO Pool 7 4 Visible Range Signal settings Fri gt l Ambient 2 E Range 24 to 32 SUSE 4 gt 7 000000 Black body Maer Calibration set Wiew settings K Resolution Orientation Temperature units 1288128 Standard Celsius Colour map Temperature Graph time scale Integration Colour Map 4 10 seconds 7 3 Thermal Imager Launch Window Adjusting the displayed Thermal Image e The sensitivity and range can be automatically adjusted for an image by clicking on the Single Auto Gain button e The Sensitivity number indicates how many degrees span the image is from black cold to white hot The range numbers represent the upper and lower values of temperature from black cold to white hot 7 4 Thermal Imager Tool Bar Figure 14 Tool bar bid IRISYS 1020 Series Handheld Thermal Imager Ope Fie Edit View Tools Window About Save About Edit Colour Map Single Auto Gain Edit Emissivity Toggle Controls 7 5 The File menu allows the following See figure 14 e Open opens a previously stored image or file Close closes
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13. ear on the IRI 1020 display Hotkey 1 Pressing hotkey 1 toggles between the following options E is for the setting of Emissivity and the value can be adjusted by using the up down left and right directional arrow keys The default value is 1 0 Reflected temperature can be adjusted up and down by use of the up down left right arrow keys Note Reflected temperature When the emissivity is set to values less than 1 0 measurement accuracy can be further improved by setting the reflected temperature compensation The reflected temperature is the temperature being seen by the object being imaged The value entered must be within the range 20 C to 200 C or equivalent in F or K Temp scale C F K degrees Celsius degrees Fahrenheit or Kelvin can be selected by toggling the up down left right directional arrow keys This icon is for the setting of Integration and is changed by use of the up down left and right directional arrow keys Palette The user can select from three options The palettes are Red Blue Green Blue or Greyscale and are selected by toggling the up down left right directional arrow keys Clock To alter Day Month Year Hour Minute press the centre button figure 7 to select down left right arrow keys The date format DD MM YYYY can be changed to MM DD YYYY or YYYY MM DD by toggling hotkey 2 until the desired setting then pressing hotkey 3 to save and exit this section
14. ents Please see the icons below as they will appear on the imager display Auto Level amp Span Manual Level amp Span 3 0 Image Adjustment In manual mode use the Up and Down directional buttons to change Level and Left and Right buttons to change Span Manual Level and Span Settings icons will appear on the imager display Level Up Level Down Maximum Level Minimum Level Span In Span out Maximum Span Minimum Span irisys Red Hot Intelligence 9 of 1 5 IPU 40151 Issue 2 4 0 User settings User settings For the convenience of the user some settings are persistent the settings and values are remembered when the IRI 1020 is switched off Those settings are Emissivity Reflected temperature Temperature units Integration amp Clock 5 0 Using the Laser pointer When the IRI 1020 is switched ON the laser may be activated by pressing and holding down the laser button Figure 11 Laser pointer Laser The laser pointer as seen in figure 11 is used to illuminate and identify features in the image The laser pointer illuminates the area of the scene that coincides with the green circle indicator on the display The laser is aligned to objects at a distance of 1 5m from the lens front 6 0 Thermal Image Transfer from the IRI 1020 to a PC The Secure Digital SD memory card is the IRI 1020 s storage device for thermal images This is also used to transfer thermal images to a PC when u
15. erent objects are required or if small variations in a hot or cold object are to be measured Entering automatic mode at any time will restore a usable picture Over and under range values are indicated by red or blue coloured numbers these readings exceed the range of the instrument and should not be relied upon 2 5 Buttons Operation of the IRISYS 1020 imager is by means of the 4 hotkey buttons hotkey 1 to hotkey 4 the 4 directional arrow buttons the centre button and the laser button The hotkey buttons are mainly used to give control of the following functions See figures 9 10 and 11 for the button locations The centre button turns the imager freeze function on and off except when hotkey 2 cursor is selected Fiqure 8 Buttons and Hotkeys Hotkeys 1 4 Centre button Up Down Left Right Direction Arrow Buttons 2 6 Arrows and Centre Button The directional buttons seen in figure 9 are used for four different functions up down left and right Figure 9 Directional buttons Up nam Left Right Down 7 of 15 IPU 40151 Issue 2 The centre button is located in the centre of the directional arrow buttons as seen in figure 10 Pressing the centre button in normal operation freezes the images so that it can be viewed or stored to memory see hotkey 3 below Figure 10 Centre button eee E IKON Centre button 2 7 Hotkey Buttons Below are the icons as they app
16. face 0 980000 Frost crystals 0 980000 Skin human 0 970000 Slate 0 960000 Water distilled 0 960000 Ice smooth 0 950000 Soil saturated with water 0 950000 Carbon candle soot 0 940000 Glass polished plate 0 940000 Paint oil 0 930000 Brick red 0 930000 Paper white bond 0 920000 Concrete 0 920000 Soil dry 0 910000 Plaster rough coat 0 900000 Wood planed oak 0 900000 Glazed earthenware 0 890000 Snow granular 0 880000 Glazed Silica 0 870000 Cuprous Oxide at 38 C 0 860000 Emery Corundum 0 850000 Snow 0 850000 Stainless oxidized at 800 C 0 840000 Oxidised Iron at 500 C 0 830000 Cuprous Oxide at 260 C 0 820000 Snow fine particles 0 810000 Brass unoxidised 0 800000 Glass convex D irisys Red Hot Intelligence 0 790000 Steel oxidised 0 780000 Copper heavily oxidised 0 770000 Cotton cloth 0 760000 Sand 0 750000 Unglazed silica 0 740000 Oxidised iron at 100 C 0 730000 Coating No C20A 0 720000 Basalt 0 710000 Graphitised carbon at 500 C 0 700000 Red Rust 0 690000 Iron sheet heavily rusted 0 670000 Water 0 660000 Black Loam 0 650000 White cement 0 640000 Iron cast oxidised 0 630000 Lead oxidised at 1100 F 0 620000 Zirconia on inconel 0 610000 Cu Zn brass oxidised 0 580000 Inconel sheet at 760 C 0 560000 Smooth white marble 0 550000 Al anodised chromic acid 0 210000 Iron cast polished 0 200000 Brass rubbed
17. lbox 1 3 Powering the IRI 1020 The IRI 1020 Thermal Imager operates from either the rechargeable battery pack or from AC mains power 1 4 Using Battery Power 1 2 cP 4 5 The above method also applies to replacing the battery but make sure the Make sure the Thermal Imager is turned off Open up the battery compartment on the bottom of the IRI 1020 thermal imager by sliding the battery cover off as indicated in figure 2 Insert the rechargeable battery as shown Replace the battery cover IRI 1020 is switched off before removing the battery 3 of 15 IPU 40151 Issue 2 Figure 2 Inserting the Rechargeable Battery Remove Battery Cover Insert Battery Replace Battery Cover 1 5 Battery Recharge Time The rechargeable battery will power the IRI 1020 thermal imager for approximately 6 hours The battery indicator appears on the screen when the imager is switched on It has the following four stages and each stage corresponds to approximately two hours of operation as seen in figure 3 Figure 3 Battery Indicator Levels 6hrs 4hrs 2hrs Ohrs CAUTION If the IRI 1020 s battery indicator flashes the battery power is running low and it needs to be charged or replaced within 10 minutes 1 6 Using AC Mains Power ry Make sure the thermal imager is turned off 2 Connect the provided 12V power supply into the socket on the side of the IRI 1020 imager as seen in figure 4 Att
18. perature output is the figure in the temperature box the temperature scale and display colours are for indication only 3 Caution should be observed in using the emissivity control the user should explore the effect on the observed temperature of an object when different emissivity s are selected Figures associated with particular materials are supplied as a guide only Low values of emissivity should be used only with extreme caution as large errors in temperature readings may be obtained with only small errors in emissivity 4 Only the central 12 x 12 elements should be used for temperature measurements The camera should be positioned so that the item of interest appears within this area of the display Caution Do not adjust the lens focus The lens is fixed focus and factory set 9 0 Lens Tables and Customer Feedback 9 1 The lens and associated holder is not user adjustable The focal point of the imager has been set at manufacture according to specification IRISYS will not be held responsible for any internal damage should this mount be altered Behind the lens is the accurately positioned chopper blade 9 2 Emissivity Lookup Table Below is a list of approximate emissivity values for a range of materials for making more accurate temperature measurements NOTE Emissivity values often vary with temperature and wavelength so this table is included as a guide only 1 000000 Black body 0 980000 Carbon filed sur
19. sed with the SD card reader Note that the imager will not be able to save thermal images without the SD card installed 1 Save thermal images onto the SD card 2 Remove the SD card 3 Slot the SD card into the SD MMC slot on the USB SD card reader supplied making sure of the correct orientation Figure 12 Inserting the SD card 4 Insert the USB connector of the SD card reader into a USB port on the PC using the extender USB cable if required 5 Follow the card reader s installation instructions if prompted by Windows 6 Either open My Computer and copy the snp files from the SD card to the PC recommended or leave the SD card in place whilst the IRISYS 1000 Series Imager PC software is running and open the files directly from the SD card NOTE Image files must retain their file name 1811020 XXxXxX snp If they are renamed on the PC they will no longer be readable by the imager Wa rning If the Imager SD memory card is removed from the imager and reformatted using a PC the SD memory card will take on the format of that device When the SD memory card is then returned to the imager the SD memory card will not be readable by the imager and the message No MMC SD card will appear The SD memory card MUST be reformatted with its original file format either FAT or FAT16 10 of 15 IPU 40151 Issue 2 7 0 Installing Software on PC The PC should be IBM compatible running Microsoft Windows 2000
20. urement accuracy falls at low emissivities and so the value entered into the camera is limited to be no less than 0 2 CAUTION Objects with low emissivity may be considerably hotter than the reading given by the IRI1020 The power on value of emissivity is 1 0 and the background temperature is not then taken into account The current emissivity and background temperature values are displayed at the top of the screen in the single cursor mode IrisyS 6 of 1 5 IPU 40151 Issue 2 Integration The output of the radiometer is subject to noise in the electronics and in the infrared detector The noise can be reduced by increasing the integration setting This averages several pictures together to reduce the noise but at the expense of slower response when the camera or the viewed object is moved Level and Span In order to get a visible picture the IRI1020 focuses on a certain temperature range This is automatically determined and the temperature range is shown on the right hand side of the screen The LEVEL is the value at the centre of the scale and the SPAN is the difference between the top value and the bottom value Only objects in the centre third of the picture are taken into account by the IRI1020 in arriving at the automatic level and span If the manual mode is entered the level and span will be locked at their current values but can be adjusted by the arrow keys This can be useful if comparative pictures of two diff
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