Operators manual optris PI - E2013-04-C
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1. 2 C or 2 1 The additional measurement range of 200 1500 C is not available for the model P1450 as well as for camera version P1160 PI200 featuring 72 HFOV optics 2 For an ideal combination of IR and VIS image we recommend the 41 lens for PI200 and the 23 lens for PI230 3 At ambient temperature 23 5 C whichever is greater optris PI E2013 04 C Temperature resolution NETD Frame rate Warm up time Emissivity Visual camera PI200 only Visual camera PI230 only Software P1160 PI200 PI230 0 08 K with 23 0 3 K with 6 0 1 K with 41 and 72 P1400 0 08 K with 38 and 62 0 1 K with 13 P1450 0 04 K with 38 and 62 0 06 K with 13 P1160 120 Hz P1200 PI230 128 Hz P1400 P1450 80 Hz 10 min 0 100 1 000 adjustable via software 640 x 480 pixels 32 Hz 54 x 40 FOV 640 x 480 pixels 32 Hz 30 x 23 FOV PI Connect Value is valid at 40 Hz and 25 C room temperature 2 The following options can be set Option 1 IR with 96 Hz at 160 x 120 px VIS with 32 Hz at 640 x 480 px Option 2 IR with 128 Hz at 160 x 120 px VIS with 32 Hz at 596 x 447 px optris PI E2013 04 C 5 Optical Data The variety of different lenses offers the possibility to precisely measure objects in different distances We offer lenses for close standard distances and large distances Different parameters are important if using infrared cameras They display the connection2. min max Alarm settings Bar showing the defined temperature thresholds for low alarm value blue arrow 10 1 Sigma 30 3 Sigma Icon for quick access to Image Subtraction function Icon enabling switching between color palettes optris PI E2013 04 C 26 Basic features of software PIConnect Extensive infrared camera software No additional costs No restrictions in licensing Windows Dy Modern software with intuitive user interface Aj Remote control of camera via software ES Windows Display of multiple camera images in different windows Windows7 Compatible with Windows XP Vista and 7 and LabVIEW High level of individualization for customer specific display Various language option including a translation tool Temperature display in C or F Different layout options for an individual setup arrangement of windows toolbar Range of individual measurement parameter fitting for each application Adaption of thermal image mirror rotate Individual start options full screen hidden etc Video recording and snapshot function IR or BI SPECTRAL Recording of video sequences and detailed frames for further analysis or documentation BI SPECTRAL video analysis IR and VIS in order to highlight critical temperatures Adjustment of recording frequency to reduce data volume Display of snapshot history for immediate analysis optris PI E2013 04 C 2 Extensive online and offline data analysis Analysis su
3. 14 1 4 20 UNC 6 mm deep optris P1400 PI450 dimensions in mm optris Pl E2013 04 C Mounting accessories optional Mounting base stainless steel adjustable in 2 axes Product code ACPIMB Protective housing stainless steel Incl Mounting base Product code ACPIPH optris PI E2013 04 C 15 High temperature accessories optional for PI160 only The imager optris P1160 can be used at ambient temperature up to 50 C At higher temperatures up to 240 C the cooling jacket should be used Cooling jacket for optris Pl Product code ACCJPI Mounting bracket for cooling jacket adjustable in two axes Product code ACCJAB optris PI E2013 04 C 16 Cooling jacket dimensions water I O G1 4 inside or G3 8 outside or G3 8 outside D 2 a E a fae 4 a oO M48 x 1 5 optris Pl E2013 04 C 17 7 Electrical Installation At the back side of the PI you will find two connector plugs Please connect the supplied USB cable with the right plug The left connector plug is only used for the process interface Plug for USB cable Backside of camera with connectors Plug for PIF cable Process Interface The PI is equipped with a process interface cable with integrated electronics and terminal block which can be programmed via the software as an Analog Input Al and Digital Input DI in order to control the camera oras an An
4. m DFOV m IFOV mm 41 mm HFOV m VFOV m DFOV m IFOV mm 8 mm HFOV m VFOV m DFOV m IFOV mm Table with examples showing what spot sizes and pixel sizes will be reached in which distance For individual configuration there are different lenses available Wide angle lenses have a radial distortion due to their large opening angle the software PIConnect contains an algorithm which corrects this distortion Note The accuracy of measurement can be outside of the specifications for distances below the defined minimum distance E HFOV Horizontal enlargement of the total measuring field at object level E VFOV Vertical enlargement of the total measuring field at object level m IFOV Size of the single pixel at object level E DFOV Diagonal dimension of the total measuring field at the object level E MFOV Recommended smallest measured object size of 3 x 3 pixel Measurement field of the optris PI representing the 23 x 17 lens optris Pl E2013 04 C 12 6 Mechanical Installation The PI is equipped with two metric M4 thread holes on the bottom side 6 mm depth and can be installed either directly via these threads or with help of the tripod mount also on bottom side id o Dni gt w O r SY Y 000 1 4 20 UNC 6 mm deep Lo optris P1160 dimensions in mm optris PI200 230 dimensions in mm 18 optris PI E2013 04 C 13
5. no alarm and alarm on can be set within the software The analog output 0 10V has a 100 Ohm resistor in raw With a maximum current of 10ma the voltage drop is 1V Having an alarm LED with a forward voltage of 2V the analog output value for alarm on should be 3V as maximum Digital Input DI grey Ce GND brown optris PI E2013 04 C 41 The digital input can be activated with a switch to the PI GND or with a low level CMOS TTL signal Low level 0 0 6 V high level 2 24 V DI grey i S EXT GND brown Analog Input Al green GND brown Useful voltage range 0 10 V optris PI E2013 04 C 42 Relay output on Industrial process interface ACPIPIF500VCB5H The analog output has to be set to digital REL1 Umax 30VDC Imax 400 mA LS T776 RISL red PIF_RELA PIF_GND optris PI E2013 04 C 43
6. C 2 Scope of Supply Standard version optris PI160 PI200 PI230 P1400 or P1450 incl 1 lens USB cable 1 m Table tripod Process interface cable incl terminal block 1 m Software package PI Connect Operators manual Aluminum case optris PI200 230 only focusing tool for VIS camera Thermal Analysis Kit optris PI160 or PI200 3 lenses 23 6 and 41 incl calibration certificate USB cable 1 m and 10 m Tripod 20 63 cm Process interface cable incl terminal block 1 m Software package Pl Connect Operators manual Aluminum case optris PI200 230 only focusing tool for VIS camera 10 The camera plug of USB cable 1 m does not feature an IP67 protection class For industrial applications there are cables with IP67 available starting at 5 m optris PI E2013 04 C 3 Maintenance Lens cleaning Blow off loose particles using clean compressed air The lens surface can be cleaned with a soft humid tissue moistened with water or a water based glass cleaner Note Never use cleaning compounds which contain solvents neither for the lens nor for the housing optris PI E2013 04 C 4 Technical Data Factory Default Settings The unit has the following presetting at time of delivery Temperature range Emissivity Process interface PIF Interprocess Communication IPC Measurement function General Specifications Environmental rating Ambient temperature Storage temperature Relativ
7. between the distance of the measured object and the size of the pixel please see tables at the end of this section With the help of BI SPECTRAL technology at optris PI200 230 a visual image VIS can be combined with a thermal image IR Both can be finally captured time synchronously f IR channel g VIS channel Focusing tool for VIS camera Note A Please make sure that the focus of thermal channel and visual channel optris PI200 230 only is adjusted correctly For focusing the thermal camera please turn the lens for focusing the visual camera please use the focusing tool supplied in the scope of delivery optris PI E2013 04 C O Minimum Distance to object m distance HFOV m VFOV m DFOV m IFOV mm HFOV m VFOV m DFOV m IFOV mm HFOV m VFOV m DFOV m IFOV mm HFOV m VFOV m DFOV m IFOV mm Table with examples showing what spot sizes and pixel sizes will be reached in which distance For individual configuration there are different lenses available Wide angle lenses have a radial distortion due to their large opening angle the software PiConnect contains an algorithm which corrects this distortion Note The accuracy of measurement can be outside of the specifications for distances below the defined minimum distance optris PI E2013 04 C 11 382 x 288 px P1400 450 Focal Angle Minimum Distance to object m length 15 mm 38 HFOV m VFOV
8. damage If a failure occurs during the warranty period the product will be replaced calibrated or repaired without further charges The freight costs will be paid by the sender The manufacturer reserves the right to exchange components of the product instead of repairing it If the failure results from misuse or neglect the user has to pay for the repair In that case you may ask for a cost estimate beforehand optris PI E2013 04 C Content CES COMIOMMIINY Aeros taster readied acces a ie bstn e e cheered lat 1 Wataru 2 CON ll e d 3 ll MVSIGOR IST a it 4 Ze COPE OF UDI A A E 5 3 Maltenanco a A A E 6 Ac TECNICA Dalai ii A A AA ai T De A a a a eee 10 6 Mechanical installation a ist ii 12 Ta Electrical IN ST N ON ais ds 18 a a a aa NANA neka 24 9 SOMWare PIG ORDS Cl isco a cias cita 25 10 Basics OTINTrared TRGNI OMG yain ia 29 Appendix A Emissivity Table MetalS ir A AA A RAR KKR RAR KKR A AA AA 36 Appendix B Emissivity Table Non Metals nmissnnssssssresrserrerrerrerrerrerrerrerrerrerrer rer rer rer rar rrr ran rar R ARR R KRK KKR RAR RSKR RAR Anno nn 37 Appendix C Serial Communication a brief OVErVIGW sssmrmesssressressrrersresrrenrrrerrrerrrrrrrrrrr rens rr rr rer r rr rr rr rr rr RR rr rr nanna nn 38 Appendix D Interprocess Communication IPC ssssressrrssessrsssrsrresrasrrerrerrrrr sees narr rer rens rar rn RR KRKA RAR RAR RKS EKRAR RR RKS Rn 39 Appendix E Optris PI Connect Resource Translator ssmn
9. 4 C 24 9 Software PIConnect Edt View Devices Toos Heb EET VS gt 2 gt 4 Dp rs Note Further information regarding software AN installation as well as software Cup area features you will find in the manual supplied on the CD Mean 43 1 0 142 2263 4404 OD HO DDI D P G 0 75 0 C ax 45 0 _ O O Example of software 25 0 1 i AMMx layout A 20 20 0 C 100 0 102 1082 e 1 000 2s 5 optris PI E2013 04 C 25 IR image from the camera 2 Temperature profile Shows the temperatures along max 2 lines at any size and position in the image Reference bar Shows the scaling of temperature within the color palette Temperature of measure area Analyses the temperature according to the selected shape e g average temperature of the rectangle The value is shown inside the IR image and the control displays 5 Control displays Displays all temperature values in the defined measure areas like Cold Spots Hot Spots temperature at cursor internal temperature and chip temperature and high alarm value red arrow The color of numbers within control displays changes to red when temperature above the high alarm value and to blue when temperature below the low alarm value T Histogram Shows the statistic distribution of single temperature values ES Automatic manual scaling of the palette displayed temperature range Man lt gt
10. alog Output AO in order to control the process The signal level is always 0 10 V Note Please make sure that the process interface electronics within cable as well as industrial interface is powered separately 5 24 VDC optris PI E2013 04 C PIN Allocation O INT SDA 12C SCL IC Don Process interface Digital I 3 3V Out rocess interface Digital Input Dl Mode Triggered Recording AND Low active D Support proprietary PIF cable D Rear side of camera In case you would like to connect the process interface of the camera directly to external hardware without using the supplied PIF cable you should activate the field Support proprietary PIF cable in the menu Tools Configuration Device PIF in the PlConnect software Note N In case of working with a direct PIF connection the input of the PIF is not protected optris PI E2013 04 C 19 The process interface can be activated choosing the following options Analog Input Al Emissivity ambient temperature reference temperature flag control triggered recording triggered snapshots triggered linescanner uncommitted value Analog Output AO Main area temperature internal temperature flag status alarm Digital Input DI flag control triggered recording triggered snapshots triggered linescanner L Shield black GND Ground brown DI Digital Input grey NN 5 24 V DC PIF Electronics Vcc Power whit
11. anied by a change in the intensity of the radiation Searching for new optical material William Herschel by chance found the infrared radiation in 1800 He blackened the peak of a sensitive mercury thermometer This thermometer a glass prism that led sun rays onto a table made his measuring arrangement With this he tested the heating of different colors of the William Herschel 1738 1822 spectrum Slowly moving the peak of the blackened thermometer through the colors of the spectrum he noticed the increasing temperature from violet to red The temperature rose even more in the area behind the red end of the spectrum Finally he found the maximum temperature far behind the red area Nowadays this area is called infrared wavelength area optris PI E2013 04 C 29 Infrared Radio For the measurement of thermal radiation infrared j thermometry uses a wave length ranging between 1 u and 20 um The intensity of the emitted radiation depends on the material This material contingent constant is described with the help of the emissivity which is a known value for most materials ised see enclosed table emissivity 400 nm 780 nm 14 um Wavelength 1 nm 400 nm 1 um 1 mm Wavelength Infrared thermometers are optoelectronic sensors They calculate The electromagnetic spectrum and the area the surface temperature on the basis of the emitted infrared radiation sed for temperature measurement from an obj
12. e Al Analog Input green AO Analog Output yellow Terminal block Configuration Process Interface PIF optris PI E2013 04 C 20 Industrial Process Interface optional For use in industrial environment an industrial process interface with 500 VACarws isolation voltage between PI and process is available connection box with IP65 5 m high temp cable for camera connection terminal for process integration gt Appendix F PIF Pin assignment PIF cable industrial process interface GREY Interrupt GREEN SCL I C YELLOW SDA I C WHITE 3 3 V BROWN GND SHIELD GND optris Pl E2013 04 C Connection box of industrial process interface 21 The process interface has an integrated failsafe mode This allows to control conditions like interruption of cables shut down of the software etc and to give out these conditions as an alarm software ACPIPIF D8BACPIPIF500VCB5H Shut down of PlConnect software Crash of PIConnect software Failsafe output OV at analog output AO open contact alarm relay Interruption power supply PIF Itis possible that some malfunctions of the software under certain circumstances cannot be detected Therefore a 100 software crash control cannot be guaranteed optris PI E2013 04 C USB Cable Extensions The maximum USB cable length is 20m For greater distances between PI and computer or for stand alone solutions you should use the opti
13. e a physical comport or a Virtual Comport VCP It must be available on the computer where the PI connect software is installed Setup of the interface To enable the software for the serial communication open the Options dialog and enter the tab Extended Communication Choose the mode Comport and select the port you want to use Also select the baud rate that matches the baud rate of the other communication device The other interface parameters are 8 data bits no parity and one stop bit 8N1 This is mostly used on other communication devices too The other station must support 8 bit data Now you have to connect the computer with your other communication device If this is a computer too you will have to use a null modem cable Command list You will find the command list on the CD provided optris PI E2013 04 C 38 Appendix D Interprocess Communication IPC The communication to the process imager device is handled by the Optris PI Connect software Imager exe only Optris supplies a dynamic link library ImagerlPC2 dll that serves the interprocess communication IPC for other attached processes The DLL can be dynamically linked into the secondary application Or it can be done static by a lib file too Both Imager exe and ImagerlPC dll are designed for Windows XP Vista 7 only The application must support call back functions The ImagerlPC dll will export a bunch of functions that are responsible for initiatin
14. e humidity Material housing Dimensions Weight incl lens Cable length USB 2 0 Vibration Shock 20 100 C 1 000 inactive inactive Rectangle measure area IP67 NEMA 4 0 50 C 20 70 C 10 95 non condensing aluminum anodized P1160 PI200 PI230 45 x 45 x 62 65 mm depending on lens PI400 450 46 x 56 x 86 90 mm depending on lens P1160 195 g PI200 230 215 g P1400 PI450 320 g 1 m Standard 5m 10 m 20 m IEC 68 2 6 3G 11 200Hz any axis IEC 68 2 27 50G 11ms any axis optris PI E2013 04 C Electrical Specifications Power Supply Current draw Output Process Interface PIF out Input Process Interface PIF in Digital Input Process Interface Digital interface Measurement Specifications Temperature ranges Detector Spectral range Lenses FOV System accuracy 5 VDC powered via USB 2 0 interface max 500 mA 0 10 V Top Tint flag status or alarm status 0 10 V Emissivity Ambient temperature Reference temperature Flag control triggered video or triggered snapshots Flag control triggered video or triggered snapshots USB 2 0 gt Appendix F PIF 20 100 C 0 250 C 120 900 C option 200 1500 C P1160 PI200 PI230 UFPA 160 x 120 pixels P1400 PI450 UFPA 382 x 288 pixels 7 5 13 um P1160 PI200 P1230 23 x 17 6 x 5 41 x 31 72 x 52 P1400 P1450 38 x 29 62 x 49 13 x 10
15. e values only The actual emissivity of a material depends on the following factors temperature measuring angle geometry of the surface thickness of the material constitution of the surface polished oxidized rough sandblast spectral range of the measurement transmissivity e g with thin films optris PI E2013 04 C 35 Appendix A Emissivity Table Metals Emissivity Emissivity ini non oxidized 0 02 0 1 Lead roughened 0 4 polished 0 02 0 1 oxidized roughened 0 1 0 3 oxidized 0 2 0 4 polished 0 01 0 05 Molybdenum non oxidized 0 1 roughened 0 3 oxidized 0 2 0 6 oxidized 0 5 Monel Ni Cu 0 1 0 14 polished 0 03 Nickel electrolytic 0 05 0 15 roughened 0 05 0 1 oxidized oxidized 0 408 Painm la 0 polished plate Haynes alloy rustless electro polished heavy plate sandblast cold rolled oxidized oxidized non oxidized 0 05 0 2 rusted 0 5 0 7 Titanium polished 0 05 0 2 oxidized 0 5 0 9 oxidized forged blunt 0 9 lron casted non oxidized 0 2 Zinc polished 0 02 oxidized 0 6 0 95 oxidized 0 1 Lead polished 0 05 0 1 optris PI E2013 04 C 36 Appendix B Emissivity Table Non Metals typical Pater O e Carbon non oxidized 0 8 0 9 Carborundum 09 Sand ICI ET EI optris PI E2013 04 C 37 Appendix C Serial Communication a brief overview Introduction One of the features of the Optris PI Connect software is the ability to communicate via a serial comport interface This can b
16. ect The most important feature of infrared thermometers is that they enable the user to measure objects contactless Consequently these products help to measure the temperature of inaccessible or moving objects without difficulties Infrared thermometers basically consist of the following components f lens spectral filter Wo detector NA a de ae ai electronics amplifier linearization signal processing wee E E e The specifications of the lens decisively determine the optical path of the infrared thermometer which is characterized by the ratio Distance to Spot size The spectral filter selects the wavelength range which is relevant for the temperature measurement The detector in cooperation with the processing electronics transforms the emitted infrared radiation into electrical signals optris PI E2013 04 C 30 The advantages of non contact temperature measurement are clear it supports e temperature measurements of moving or overheated objects and of objects in hazardous surroundings very fast response and exposure times measurement without inter reaction no influence on the measuring object non destructive measurement long lasting measurement no mechanical wear Application examples Monitoring of i R amp D of electronics Process control extruding R amp D of electronic parts electronic cabinets plastic parts Monitoring of cables R amp D of mechanical parts Process control at Process control man
17. g the communication retrieving data and setting some control parameters Note The description of the init procedure as well as the necessary command list you will find on the CD provided optris PI E2013 04 C 39 Appendix E Optris Pl Connect Resource Translator Optris PI Connect is a Net Application Therefore it is ready for localization Localization as a Microsoft idiom means the complete adaption of resources to a given culture If you want to learn more about the internationalization topics please consult Microsoft s developer documentation e g http msdn microsoft com en us goglobal bb688096 aspx If needed the localization process can be very detailed Also the resizing of buttons or other visible resources and the support of right to left languages is supported This can be a huge effort and should be done by experts who have the appropriate tools To limit this effort and to enable anybody to translate the resources of the PI Connect application Optris has developed the small tool Resource Translator This tool helps to translate any visible text within the Optris PI Connect application Note You will find a detailed tutorial on the CD provided optris PI E2013 04 C 40 Appendix F Process Interface Analog Output AO yellow a TE GND brown For voltage measurements the minimum load impedance should be 10KOhm n The analog output can be used as a digital output The voltage for
18. onal PI NetBox or the USB Server Industry Isochron Ethernet direct communication Network internet 24V DC or Power over Ethernet 8 48 VDC or Power over Ethernet PoE Pe mj r UY gt a m e PiConnect Server EE A AAA Ethernet communication networking USB Server Industry Isochron Network Internet 8 48 VDC or Power over Ethernet PoE op j PiConnect NE PiConnect Server Stand alone operation Analog OUT IN Digital IN 8 48 V DC PI NetBox optris PI E2013 04 C 23 8 Initial start up Please install at first the software PI Connect from the CD Note Further information regarding software installation as well as software features you will find in the manual supplied on the CD Now you can connect the infrared imager into an USB port USB 2 0 of your PC Note If connecting the imager and the computer please plug at first the USB cable into the camera and JN then into the computer If disconnecting the imager and the computer please remove at first the USB cable from the computer and then from the camera After the software has been started you should see the live image from the camera inside a window on your PC screen Note At first start of software you will be asked to install the calibration data of camera supplied on the CD The sharpness of the image can be adjusted by turning the exterior lens ree ring at the camera optris PI E2013 0
19. optris Pl 160 200 230 400 450 Thermal Imager Operators manual cris infrared thermometers Svensk generalagent och distributor Sensotest AB Girovagen 13 17562 Jarfalla Swe Tel 08 564 733 80 Fax 08 564 733 89 www sensotest se info sensotest se CE Conformity Optris GmbH Ferdinand Buisson Str 14 The product complies with the following standards 13127 Berlin Germany EMC EN 61326 1 2006 Basic requirements Tel 49 30 500 197 0 EN 61326 2 3 2006 Fax 49 30 500 197 10 Safety regulations EN 61010 1 2001 E mail sales optris com Internet www optris com The product accomplishes the requirements of the EMC Directive 2004 108 EG and of the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EG Note Read the manual carefully before the initial start up The producer reserves the right to change the herein described specifications in case of technical advance of the product optris Pl E2013 04 C Warranty Each single product passes through a quality process Nevertheless if failures occur please contact the customer service at once The warranty period covers 24 months starting on the delivery date After the warranty is expired the manufacturer guarantees additional 6 months warranty for all repaired or substituted product components Warranty does not apply to damages which result from misuse or neglect The warranty also expires if you open the product The manufacturer is not liable for consequential
20. pported by measurement fields hot and cold spot searching image subtraction Real time temperature information within main window as digital or graphic display line profile temperature time diagram Slow motion repeat of radiometric files and analysis without camera being connected Editing of sequences such as cutting and saving of individual images Various color palettes to highlight thermal contrasts Automatic process control Individual setup of alarm levels depending on the process BI SPECTRAL process monitoring IR and VIS for easy orientation at point of measurement Definition of visual or acoustic alarms and analog data output Analog and digital signal input process parameter External communication of software via Comports DLL and LabVIEW Adjustment of thermal image via reference values Temperature data analysis and documentation Triggered data collection Radiometric video sequences ravi radiometric snapshots jpg tiff Text files including temp information for analysis in Excel csv dat Data with color information for standard programmes such as Photoshop or Windows Media Player avi jpg tiff Data transfer in real time to other software programmes via LabVIEW DLL or Comport interfaces optris PI E2013 04 C 28 10 Basics of Infrared Thermometry Depending on the temperature each object emits a certain amount of infrared radiation A change in the temperature of the object is accomp
21. rature of the measuring object with a thermocouple or contact sensor Second measure the temperature with the infrared thermometer and modify the emissivity until the displayed result corresponds to the actual temperature gt If you monitor temperatures of up to 380 C you may place a special plastic sticker emissivity dots part number ACLSED onto the measuring object which covers it completely Now set the emissivity to 0 95 and take the temperature of the sticker Afterwards determine the temperature of the adjacent area on the measuring object and adjust the emissivity according to the value of the temperature of the sticker Plastic sticker at metal surface optris PI E2013 04 C 33 gt Cover a part of the surface of the measuring object with a black flat paint with an emissivity of 0 98 Adjust the emissivity of your infrared thermometer to 0 98 and take the temperature of the colored surface Afterwards determine the temperature of a directly adjacent area and modify the emissivity until the measured value corresponds to the temperature of the colored surface es mo free Shiny metal surface Blackened metal surface Note On all three methods the object temperature must be different from ambient temperature optris PI E2013 04 C 34 Characteristic Emissivity In case none of the methods mentioned above help to determine the emissivity you may use the emissivity tables gt Appendix A and B These are averag
22. ssrssresrrerresrrorresrresrerrrenrrrrrrrrrrr rss rank rr snar rr RR KRKA R KSR KKR rann 40 ADDENGIX F Process INGEN ACE uni a 41 optris PI E2013 04 C 1 Welcome Thank you for choosing the optris PI thermal imager The optris PI calculates the surface temperature based on the emitted infrared energy of objects gt Basics of Infrared Thermometry The two dimensional detector FPA focal plain array allows a measurement of an area and will be shown as thermal image using standardized palettes The radiometric processing of the picture data enables the user to do a comfortable detailed analysis with the software PI Connect Please take care of the following notes Notes e The optris PI is a precise instrument and contains a sensitive infrared detector and a high quality lens The alignment of the camera to intensive energy sources high power laser or reflections of such equipment e g can have effect on the accuracy of the measurement or can cause an irreparable defect of the infrared detector f e The mounting should be made only via the mounting threads or tripod connection the housing is providing e Avoid static electricity arc welders and induction heaters Keep away from very strong EMF electromagnetic fields e Avoid abrupt changes of the ambient temperature e Incase of problems or questions which may arise when you use the infrared camera please contact our service department optris PI E2013 04
23. ufacturing calendering solar modules optris PI E2013 04 C 31 Emissivity Definition The intensity of infrared radiation which is emitted by each body depends on the temperature as well as on the radiation features of the surface material of the measuring object The emissivity e Epsilon is used as a material constant factor to describe the ability of the body to emit infrared energy It can range between 0 and 100 A blackbody is the ideal radiation source with an emissivity of 1 0 whereas a mirror shows an emissivity of 0 1 If the emissivity chosen is too high the infrared thermometer may display a temperature value which is much lower than the real temperature assuming the measuring object is warmer than its surroundings A low emissivity reflective surfaces carries the risk of inaccurate measuring results by interfering infrared radiation emitted by background objects flames heating systems chamottes To minimize measuring errors in such cases the handling should be performed very carefully and the unit should be protected against reflecting radiation sources Radiation Capability of an object to from ambient E A k P emit radiation Object Sensor UL Absorption p Reflection T Transmission Emissivity Spectral emissivity of SOME materials 1 Enamel 2 Plaster 3 Concrete 4 optris Pl E2013 04 C 32 Determination of unknown emissivity gt First determine the actual tempe
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