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Page 1: ...Instruction Manual thermoIMAGER TIM TIM 160 TIM 200 TIM 230 TIM 400 TIM 450 TIM 640 ...

Page 2: ...MESSTECHNIK GmbH Co KG Königbacher Strasse 15 94496 Ortenburg Germany Tel 49 0 8542 168 0 Fax 49 0 8542 168 90 e mail info micro epsilon de www micro epsilon com Certified acc to DIN EN ISO 9001 2008 Infrared camera ...

Page 3: ...s Program Camera in Operation 12 2 4 Electrical Specifications 14 2 5 Measurement Specifications 15 3 Delivery 16 3 1 Unpacking 16 3 1 1 Standard Version 16 3 1 2 TIM Thermal Developer Kit 16 3 2 Storage 17 4 Optical Charts 18 5 Mechanical Installation 23 6 Electrical Installation 27 6 1 Process Interface 27 6 2 PIN Assignment of Connectors 28 6 3 Industrial Process Interface Optional 29 6 4 USB C...

Page 4: ...y 41 11 3 Characteristic Emissivity 42 12 Warranty 43 13 Service Repair 44 14 Decommissioning Disposal 44 Appendix A 1 Accessories 45 A 2 Cooling Jacket Dimensions 47 A 3 Factory Settings 48 A 4 Emissivity Table Metals 49 A 5 Emissivity Table Non Metals 51 A 6 Industrial Process Interface Optional 52 A 7 USB Cable Extensions 55 A 8 A Brief Overview to Serial Communication 56 A 8 1 Introduction 56 ...

Page 5: ...nication IPC 57 A 10 thermoIMAGER TIM Connect Resource Translator 57 A 10 1 Introduction 57 A 11 Process Interface 58 A 11 1 Analog Output 58 A 11 2 Digital Input 59 A 11 3 Analog Input 60 A 11 4 Relay Output on Industrial Interface TM PIF500V2 TIM 61 ...

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Page 7: ...ure Indicates a hardware or a button menu in the software 1 2 Warnings Connect the power supply and the display output device in accordance with the safety regulations for electri cal equipment Danger of injury Damage to or destruction of the camera Avoid the alignment of the camera to intensive energy sources e g high power laser or reflections of such equipment Effect on the accuracy of the meas...

Page 8: ...a No solvent based cleaning agents may have an effect on the camera neither for the optics nor the housing Damage to or destruction of the camera Avoid abrupt changes of the ambient temperature Effect on the accuracy of the measurement Do not mount the camera with external mounting devices thread tripod connection Damage to the camera thread Protect the USB cable against damage Failure of the came...

Page 9: ...ustry and laboratory and satisfies the requirements of the standards EN 61326 1 2006 EN 61326 2 3 2006 EN 61010 1 2010 The system satisfies the requirements if they comply with the regulations described in the instruction manual for installation and operation 1 4 Proper Use The thermoIMAGER TIM is designed for use in industrial and laboratory areas It is used for measuring the surface temperature ...

Page 10: ...MA 4 Operating temperature TIM 160 200 230 400 640 0 50 C 32 122 F TIM 450 0 70 C 32 158 F Storage temperature TIM 160 200 230 400 640 40 70 C 40 158 F TIM 450 40 85 C 40 185 F Relative humidity 10 95 non condensing EMC According to EN 61326 1 2006 EN 61326 2 3 2006 EN 61010 1 2001 ...

Page 11: ...ons Model TIM 160 200 230 400 450 640 Protection class IP 67 NEMA 4 1 Operating temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F 0 70 C 32 158 F 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 158 F 40 85 C 40 185 F 40 70 C 40 158 F Relative humidity 10 95 con condensing Material housing Aluminum anodized Dimensions 45 x 45 x 62 65 mm3 depending on the lens 46 x 56 x 86 90 mm3 depending on the lens Weight inclusive len...

Page 12: ...mens for vibration impact and similar dynamic tests IEC 60068 2 64 2008 Environmental testing Part 2 64 Tests Tests Fh Vibration broadband random and guidance 2 3 2 Stress Program Camera in Operation Shock half sinus 25 g testing Ea 25 g acc IEC 60068 2 27 Acceleration 245 m s2 25 g Pulse duration 11 ms Number of directions 6 3 axes with 2 directions each Duration 600 shocks 100 shocks each direct...

Page 13: ...of axes 3 Duration 1 30 h 3 x 0 30 h Vibration broadband noise testing Fh acc IEC60068 2 64 Frequency change 10 2000 Hz Acceleration effective 39 3 m s2 4 01 gRMS Frequency spectrum 10 106 Hz 0 9610 m s2 2 Hz 0 010 g2 Hz 106 150 Hz 6 dB octave 150 500 Hz 1 9230 m s2 2 Hz 0 020 g2 Hz 500 2000 Hz 6 dB octave 2000 Hz 0 1245 m s2 2 Hz 0 00126 g2 Hz Number of axes 3 Duration 3 h 3 x 1 h ...

Page 14: ...e Current draw max 500 mA Output Process Interface PIF out 0 10 V TObj TINT flag status or alarm status Input Process Interface PIF in 0 10 V Emissivity ambient temperature reference temperature Flag control triggered video or triggered snapshots Digital input Process Interface Flag control triggered video triggered snapshots Digital interface USB 2 0 ...

Page 15: ...rm up time 10 min Emissivity 0 100 1 000 Visual camera 640 x 480 pixels 32 Hz 54 x 40 FOV 640 x 480 pixels 32 Hz 30 x 23 FOV Software TIM Connect 1 The additional measurement range of 200 1500 C is not available for cameras thermoIMAGER TIM 450 and 640 as well as for camera version TIM 160 TIM 200 featuring 72 HFOV optic 2 We recommend the lenses with 48 optic for the camera thermoIMAGER TIM 200 a...

Page 16: ...lenses 23 6 and 48 inclusive calibration certificate 1 USB cable 1 m 1 and 10 m 1 Tripod 20 63 cm 1 Process interface cable inclusive terminal block 1 m 1 Software package TIM Connect 1 Instruction manual 1 Aluminum case thermoIMAGER TIM 200 TIM 230 only Focusing tool for VIS camera Check the delivery for completeness and shipping damage immediately after unpacking In case of damage or missing par...

Page 17: ...Page 17 Delivery thermoIMAGER TIM 3 2 Storage Storage temperature TIM 160 200 230 400 640 40 70 C 40 158 F TIM 450 40 85 C 40 185 F Relative humidity 10 95 non condensing ...

Page 18: ... 200 has also a visual camera BI SPECTRAL technology with a 54 x 40 lens TIM 230 with 30 x 23 lens A visual image VIS can be combined with a thermal image IR Both can be finally captured time synchronously i Please make sure that the focus of thermal channel and visual channel thermoIMAGER TIM 200 TIM 230 only is adjusted correctly For focusing the thermal camera please turn the lens For focusing ...

Page 19: ...5 0 50 0 75 1 25 3 00 5 00 10 00 15 0 25 0 75 0 250 0 6 x 5 Telephoto 35 5 mm 0 5 m HFOV m 0 06 0 14 0 23 0 45 0 7 1 1 3 4 11 3 VFOV m 0 04 0 10 0 17 0 34 0 5 0 8 2 5 8 5 IFOV mm 0 35 0 85 1 41 2 82 4 2 7 0 21 1 70 4 48 x 37 Wide angle 4 5 mm 0 2 m HFOV m 0 018 0 09 0 18 0 27 0 44 1 07 1 78 3 56 5 3 8 9 26 7 88 9 VFOV m 0 013 0 07 0 13 0 20 0 33 0 80 1 33 2 67 4 0 6 7 20 0 66 7 IFOV mm 0 111 0 56 ...

Page 20: ...2 72 4 54 9 08 18 16 36 33 54 5 90 8 272 5 908 2 Fig 3 Table with examples TIM 160 200 showing what spot sizes and pixel sizes will be reached in which distance HFOV Horizontal enlargement of the total measuring field at object level VFOV Vertical enlargement of the total measuring field at object level IFOV Size of the single pixel at object level 1 The accuracy of measurement can be outside of t...

Page 21: ... 70 1 05 1 7 5 2 17 5 IFOV mm 0 31 0 61 1 22 2 45 3 67 6 1 18 4 61 2 62 x 49 Wide angle 8 mm 0 5 m HFOV m 0 024 0 12 0 24 0 36 0 60 1 20 2 40 4 80 7 20 12 0 36 0 119 9 VFOV m 0 018 0 09 0 18 0 27 0 45 0 90 1 80 3 60 5 41 9 0 27 0 90 1 IFOV mm 0 063 0 31 0 63 0 94 1 57 3 14 6 28 12 56 18 84 31 4 94 2 314 0 Fig 5 Table with examples TIM 400 450 showing what spot sizes and pixel sizes will be reached...

Page 22: ...0 22 0 44 0 89 1 77 2 66 4 4 13 3 44 3 IFOV mm 0 02 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 9 1 9 3 7 5 6 9 3 27 8 92 6 Fig 6 Table with examples TIM 640 showing what spot sizes and pixel sizes will be reached in which distance HFOV Horizontal enlargement of the total measuring field at object level VFOV Vertical enlargement of the total measuring field at object level IFOV Size of the single pixel at object level 1 Th...

Page 23: ...R TIM 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 Fig 7 thermoIMAGER TIM 160 side view Fig 8 thermoIMAGER TIM 160 lens view Dimensions in mm not to scale ...

Page 24: ...Page 24 Mechanical Installation thermoIMAGER TIM Fig 9 thermoIMAGER TIM 200 230 side view Fig 10 thermoIMAGER TIM 200 230 lens view Dimensions in mm not to scale ...

Page 25: ...Mechanical Installation thermoIMAGER TIM Fig 11 thermoIMAGER TIM 400 450 640 bottom view Fig 12 thermoIMAGER TIM 400 450 640 side view Fig 13 thermoIMAGER TIM 400 450 640 lens view Dimensions in mm not to scale ...

Page 26: ...al accessories see Chap A 1 The infrared camera thermoIMAGER TIM can be used at ambient temperature up to 50 C At higher temperatures up to 240 C the cooling jacket see Chap Fig 14 should be used This is optionally available for the thermoIMAGER TIM 160 and the TIM 4x0 see Chap A 1 Mounting bracket Cooling jacket Fig 14 Combination cooling jacket with mounting bracket ...

Page 27: ...mera with connectors 6 1 Process Interface The TIM is equipped with a process interface cable with integrated electronics and terminal block which can be programmed via the software as an Analog Input AI and Digital Input DI in order to control the cam era or as an Analog Output AO in order to control the process The signal level is always 0 10 V Please make sure that the process interface electro...

Page 28: ...amera directly to external hardware 1 with out using the supplied PIF cable you should activate the field Support proprietary PIF cable in the menu Tools Configuration Device PIF in the TIM Connect software Fig 17 Screen Support proprietary PIF cable 1 We recommend using only a switching contact between INT and DGND as external hardware button relay In case of working with a direct PIF connection ...

Page 29: ...triggered line scanner Fig 18 Configuration process interface PIF The standard process interface offers the following inputs and outputs Designation Description max range 1 status AI Analog input 0 10 V DI Digital input 24 V AO Analog output 0 10 V Alarm output 0 10 V 6 3 Industrial Process Interface Optional For use in industrial environment an industrial process interface with 500 VACRMS isolati...

Page 30: ...MAGER TIM camera into an USB port USB 2 0 of your PC If connecting the thermoIMAGER TIM camera and the computer please plug at first the USB cable into the camera and then into the computer If disconnecting the thermoIMAGER TIM camera and the computer please remove at first the USB cable from the computer and then from the camera Damage to or destruction of the camera After the software has been s...

Page 31: ...ing 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 Never use cleaning compounds which contain solvents neither for the lens nor for the housing Destruction of the sensor and or the controller ...

Page 32: ...oftware TIM Connect thermoIMAGER TIM 9 Software TIM Connect Fig 20 Example window i Further information regarding software installation as well as software features you will find in the manual supplied on the CD ...

Page 33: ...eas like Cold Spots Hot Spots temperature at cursor internal temperature and chip temperature 6 Alarm settings Bar showing the defined temperature thresholds for low alarm value blue arrow 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 7 Histogram Shows the...

Page 34: ... 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 fra...

Page 35: ...larm 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 Trigge...

Page 36: ...00 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 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 t...

Page 37: ...hey en able 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 Lens Spectral filter Detector sensor Electronics amplifier linearization signal processing Fig 22 The electromagnetic spectrum and the area used for temperature meas...

Page 38: ...ntact temperature measurement are clear it supports 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 Fig 24 TIM with tablet PC ...

Page 39: ...n Examples Monitoring of electronic cabinets Electronic development Process control extrud ing plastic parts Development of elec tronic components Monitoring of cables Development of me chanical parts Process control at calen dering Process control in solar cell production ...

Page 40: ...sivity 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 T...

Page 41: ... C you may place a special plastic sticker Part number TM ED LS emissivity dots onto the measuring object which covers it completely Fig 27 Plastic sticker at metal surface 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...

Page 42: ...rom ambient temperature 11 3 Characteristic Emissivity In the case that none of the methods mentioned above help to determine the emissivity you may use the emissivity tables see Chap A 4 see Chap A 5 These are only average values The actual emissivity of a ma terial depends on the following factors Temperature Measuring angle Geometry of the surface smooth convex concave Thickness of the material...

Page 43: ... damage resulting from abuse of the equipment and devices from forceful handling or installation of the devices or from repair or modifications performed by third parties No other claims except as warranted are accepted The terms of the purchasing contract apply in full MICRO EPSILON will specifically not be responsible for eventual consequential damages MICRO EPSILON always strives to supply the ...

Page 44: ...2 168 90 info micro epsilon de www micro epsilon com For customers in USA applies Send the affected parts or the entire measuring system back to MICRO EPSILON USA 8120 Brownleigh Dr Raleigh NC 27617 USA Tel 1 919 787 9707 Fax 1 919 787 9706 me usa micro epsilon com www micro epsilon com For customers in Canada or South America applies Please contact your local distributor 14 Decommissioning Dispos...

Page 45: ...cessories TM MB TIM Mounting base adjustable in two axes TM PH TIM Protective housing stainless steel inclusive mounting base TM J TIM TM Jxx TIM Cooling jacket for the thermoIMAGER TIM 160 and TIM 4x0 dimensions see Chap A 2 Dimensions in mm inches not to scale ...

Page 46: ...TIM TM JAB TIM Mounting bracket for cooling jacket adjustable in two axes for the thermoIMAGER TIM 160 and TIM 4x0 TM NETBox TIM Miniature PC for stand alone installation of TIM systems TM USBSII TIM USB server for cable extension via Ethernet ...

Page 47: ...Page 47 Appendix Cooling Jacket Dimensions thermoIMAGER TIM A 2 Cooling Jacket Dimensions Dimensions in mm not to scale ...

Page 48: ...ER TIM A 3 Factory Settings The devices have following presettings at time of delivery Temperature range 20 100 C Emissivity 1 000 Process interface PIF inactive Interprocess Communication IPC inactive Measurement function Rectangle measure area ...

Page 49: ...lished 0 03 Roughened 0 05 0 1 Oxidized 0 4 0 8 Chrome 0 02 0 2 Gold 0 01 0 1 Haynes Alloy 0 3 0 8 Inconel Electro polished 0 15 Sandblast 0 3 0 6 Oxidized 0 7 0 95 Material Typical emissivity Iron Non oxidized 0 05 0 2 Rusted 0 5 0 7 Oxidized 0 5 0 9 Forget blunt 0 9 Iron casted Non oxidized 0 2 Oxidized 0 6 0 95 Lead Polished 0 05 0 1 Roughened 0 4 Oxidized 0 2 0 6 Magnesium 0 02 0 1 Mercury 0 0...

Page 50: ... TIM Material Typical emissivity Steel Polished plate 0 1 Rustless 0 1 0 8 Heavy plate 0 4 0 6 Cold rolled 0 7 0 9 Oxidized 0 7 0 9 Tin Non oxidized 0 05 Titanium Polished 0 05 0 2 Oxidized 0 5 0 6 Wolfram Polished 0 03 0 1 Zinc Polished 0 02 Oxidized 0 1 ...

Page 51: ... Typical emissivity Asbestos 0 95 Asphalt 0 95 Basalt 0 7 Carbon Non oxidized 0 8 0 9 Graphite 0 7 0 8 Carborundum 0 9 Cement 0 95 Glass 0 85 Grit 0 95 Gypsum 0 9 0 95 Ice 0 98 Limestone 0 98 Paint Non alcaline 0 9 0 95 Paper Any color 0 95 Plastic 50 μm Non transparent 0 95 Rubber 0 95 Sand 0 9 Snow 0 9 Material Typical emissivity Soil 0 9 0 98 Textiles 0 95 Water 0 93 Wood Natural 0 9 0 95 ...

Page 52: ...ACRMS isolation voltage between TIM and process is available connection box with IP 65 5 m 10 m or 20 m standard or high temp cable for camera connection terminal for process integration Fig 30 Connections of the industrial process interface Color Designation Gray Interrupt Green SCL I2 C Yellow SDA I2 C White 3 3 V Brown GND Shield GND Fig 31 Pin assignment connection cable industrial PIF ...

Page 53: ...e process interface has an integrated fail safe 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 Controlled conditions on camera and software Standard process interface TM PIF TIM Industrial process interface TM PIF500V2 TIM Interruption USB cable to camera Interruption data cable camera PIF Interruption p...

Page 54: ... Fig 32 Example 2 for a fail safe monitoring of the TIM with a PLC Fail safe monitoring states see Fig 32 1 Malfunction of TIM 2 Malfunction of TIM Connect software 3 Breakdown of TIM power supply Interruption of USB cable 4 Breakdown of PIF power supply 5 Interruption of cable TIM PIF 6 Cable break of fail safe cable 7 Short circuit of fail safe cable ...

Page 55: ...nsions The maximum USB cable length is 20 m For greater distances between TIM and computer or for standalone solutions you should use the optional TIM NetBox or the USB Server Industry Isochron Fig 33 TIM NetBox TM NETBox TIM Fig 34 USB Server Industry Isochron TM USBSII TIM ...

Page 56: ...erial communication open the Options dialog and enter the tab Extend ed 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 b...

Page 57: ...ded A 10 thermoIMAGER TIM Connect Resource Translator A 10 1 Introduction thermoIMAGER TIM 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 http msdn microsoft com en us go...

Page 58: ...um load impedance should be 10 KOhm The analog output can be used as a digital output The voltage for no alarm and alarm on can be set within the software The analog output 0 10 V has a 100 Ohm resistor in raw With a maximum current of 10 mA the voltage drop is 1 V Having an alarm LED with a forward voltage of 2 V the analog output value for alarm on should be 3 V as maximum ...

Page 59: ... A 11 2 Digital Input DIG IN grey GND brown Fig 36 Digital input The digital input can be activated with a switch to the TIM GND or with a Low level CMOS TTL signal Low level 0 0 6 V High level 2 24 V DIG IN grey GND brown Fig 37 Diagram 2 Digital input ...

Page 60: ...60 Appendix Process Interface thermoIMAGER TIM A 11 3 Analog Input PIF IN green GND brown Fig 38 Analog input Useful voltage range 0 10 V For voltage measurements the minimum load impedance should be 10 KOhm ...

Page 61: ...R TIM A 11 4 Relay Output on Industrial Interface TM PIF500V2 TIM The analog output has to be set to Alarm The voltage level for AO1 AO3 can be set in the software no alarm 0 V Alarm 2 10 V REL1 3 D01 D03 Umax 30 VDC Imax 400 mA Fig 39 Relay output ...

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