Ref.No. 032013
STARTING UP
First you have to connect the application set to the power supply and the PC. Then start “TIM03ArraySW.exe”.
The next step is to initialize the interface. Depending on your system you have to choose the pursuant COM Port. You have to
regard the following steps:
1.) Connect the USB jack. If you want to connect the device directly to the computer, you have to use USB cable.
2.) Power up the device by connecting the power jack.
3.) Select “ COM* ” in the Interface-Combo-Box.
4.) Click “ Start ” in the Interface-Button. If TIM 03 is present, the GUI will show data in the dialogue.
PROGRAM FEATURES
This is a short overview of all functions of the program:
As you can see in the screenshot some elements are information-giving others are for control. First we will discuss the
information giving elements:
Item
Function
Pixel Screen
The Pixel Screen shows a calculated RGB-Value for the temperature or voltage each
thermopile sees.
Voltage/Temperature
Distribution of all Pixels
This field shows a histogram. It represents the distribution of voltages or temperatures.
Pixel Voltage/Temperature This field shows the voltage or temperature of all thermopiles.
False Color Scale
The False Color Scale shows the range of the chosen color scheme and the minimum and
maximum Value in the Pixel Screen.
Single Pixel Information Single Pixel Information shows several information of a pixel selected at the Pixel Screen by
mouse or keyboard (use arrows).
Note: If a setting in any dialogue-box is changed,
it must be confirmed with ENTER.
The control elements are:
Item
Function
Set Interface : COM
Determine your COM port.
Protocol specifications :Transfer rate 460800 baud, 8 bata bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, NONE
Start/Stop
Starts and stops capturing of data.
Moduletype
Thermopile sensor array is 32*31
VDD
Show Power supply voltage (3.3VDC
±
2%, 300mA)
FPS
Show Frames per second.
Set MCLK
The clock for the ASIC, delivered by the microcontroller, can be decreased. So the ASIC works
slower. In temperature mode a decrease of the MCLK results in incorrect temperatures.
Set Framestack
Framestack allows integrating over multiple pictures for better quality because of noise reduction
by accepting a lower frame rate. The Framestack can get a size between 1 and 300.
Interpolate
Interpolation simulates a higher resolution, from 32x31 to 128x127 pixels for example.
Set Color Scheme
There are eight different color schemes available.
Save Values/Pixel to Excel Temperatures and Pixel:
saves Temperature- values table to Excel(TIM_TempV_*****.xls)
saves Pixels to Excel(TIM_Temp_*****.bmp)
Calibration-constants(w):
shows Calibration-constants in GUI and saves data to Excel (TIM_CalC_*****.xls)
Save Data Stream to File
(Binary/Text/AV)
The data stream can be saved in a binary or a text file. For analysis the text files are easier
to handle.
First click “Save to…” and enter name, file type and destination where you want it to save. If you
are using a text file, you can enter the starting-pixel and the amount of pixels stored after that. For
example, entering 5 and 3 means the pixels 5, 6, 7 will be stored. This option does not exist for
binary files. To begin data capturing click “Rec” in the Save to File-Box. The Button is highlighted
red, as long as data capturing proceeds. You can stop recording by pressing “Stop” in the Save to
File-Box. The red highlighting of the Rec-Button disappears.
If you want to play the stored stream with your program, press “Play”. A new window appears.
Press “Open stream…” and open the desired file. Now enter the Frame rate, press enter and
confirm with play.
It is also possible to reduce the size of the file by setting the figure in the “Every Frame”-field to a
different amount. When “Every Frame” is set to 6, for example, then only each sixth frame is
recorded. This value is also used, when a recorded data stream is played.
Set Command
“K”: send continous binary temperature datastream(Uc-adc)[K*10]
“k” : read single temperature frame.
“x” : stops stream without prompt.
Options
Set temperatures in Kelvin/degree Celsius.
Set mirror frame: X-Axis/Y-Axis/Both.
Software Operating Instructions: OSXL-TIM3
Software Operating Instructions: OSXL-TIM3
