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joystick up or down. 

  In each submenu, options are navigated by either clicking with the touch pen or moving 

the joystick left or right. The highlighted option is confirmed by clicking with the pen or 

pressing the joystick 

  To exit the menu system at any time and return to a live thermal image, press button C or 

click the icon Guide at the right top corner of the screen 

 

Spot Analysis 

  Spot Analysis can be performed on live or zoomed or frozen or saved images.   

  In live or zoomed images, bring up the main menu, select option Spot under submenu File 

either by the touch pen or by pressing the joystick 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  In frozen images, bring up the frozen toolbar with the touch pen or joystick. Click the icon 

Spot analysis with the touch pen to select it. Or move the joystick to highlight the icon Spot 

analysis first and then press the joystick to select it.   

 

 

 

Содержание ThermoPro TP8

Страница 1: ...ed Technology Co Ltd No 26 Shucheng Rd Hongshan District Wuhan 430070 P R China Telephone 86 27 8767 1991 Facsimile 86 27 8767 1927 Email overseas guide infrared com Internet www guide infared com Wuhan Guide Infrared Technology Co Ltd 2006 Publication No ThermoPro TM TP8 UM 008 ...

Страница 2: ...ting to electromagnetic compatibility and safety EMC directive 89 336 EEC Low voltage directive 73 23 EEC Copyright Wuhan Guide Infrared Technology Co Ltd 2006 All rights reserved worldwide No parts of the products may be reproduced transmitted transcribed or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic magnetic optical manual or otherwise without the pr...

Страница 3: ... Attaching and Detaching the LCD Screen 20 Inserting Removing the SD Memory Card 21 Inserting Replacing the Battery 22 Battery Charging 23 Introduction to Buttons Joystick 25 Quick Start Guide 28 Using the Camera 28 Using the Bluetooth Wireless Headset 74 Video Output 75 Transferring Data from the Camera to PC 76 Installing the Camera USB Driver to PC 77 Controlling the Camera through RS232 Commun...

Страница 4: ... precautions must be adhered to at all times and must be considered in addition to any advised precautions issued at the relevant worksite or work area Keep the THERMOPRO TM TP8 IR Thermal Camera steady during operation Do not use the THERMOPRO TM TP8 IR Thermal Camera in temperature exceeding its working and storage temperature ranges Do not direct the THERMOPRO TM TP8 IR Thermal Camera at very h...

Страница 5: ...o not expose the battery to fire or high temperatures Do not short circuit the battery Do keep the battery off moisture or water Charging of the battery should only be carried out using the recommended or supplied charging device Maintenance To ensure that the THERMOPRO TM TP8 IR Thermal Camera is kept in good working condition and remains fully operational the following guidelines should be adher...

Страница 6: ...e unit invalidates the warranty Technical Support Technical support for your Wuhan Guide Thermal Imaging System can be obtained by either contacting the address telephone number on the cover of this User Manual or by email to the following address overseas guide infrared com Feedback to Us We have tested and verified the information in this manual to the best of our abilities Yet as we are committ...

Страница 7: ...offers a wide assortment of unexpected features that enable thermographers to work with unprecedented efficiency and productivity Exceeding all the existing IR radiometric cameras it sets another new standard of the first class products for the whole industry System Configuration Please ensure that the following items have been correctly supplied IR Camera with visual camera laser locator 35mm IR ...

Страница 8: ...rature range Technical Specification Imaging Performance THERMAL Detector type Uncooled FPA microbolometer 384 288 pixels 35μm Spectral Range 8 14μm Thermal Sensitivity 0 08 С at 30 С Frame averaging algorithm Field of View Focus 22 16 35mm Focus Automatic or motorized Electronic Zoom 1 to 10 continuous zoom VISUAL Built in Digital Video CMOS Sensor 1280 1024 pixels 2 15 colors ...

Страница 9: ...tick Buttons Respond as per operators operation Menu Microsoft Windows style Measurement Temperature Range Filter 1 20 С 250 С Filter 2 100 С 800 С up to 2000 С optional Accuracy Filter 1 1 С or 1 of reading Filter 2 2 С or 2 of reading Measurement Modes Auto hot spot auto alarm in live zoomed image video 8 movable spots 8 movable changeable areas displaying either max min or average vertical hori...

Страница 10: ...th wireless headset Text Annotation Selected from preset texts Live Video Recording Measurement Storage Recording Thermal video recording to PC via USB2 0 Measurement The same as image Storage In PC capacity dependent on PC hard disk capacity Optional Lenses Field of View Focus 7 7 5 8 100mm 45 6 35 16mm Laser Locator Classification Type Class 2 semiconductor laser Power System Battery Type Rechar...

Страница 11: ...ensing Encapsulation IP54 IEC 529 housing Shock Operational 25G IEC 68 2 29 Vibration Operational 2G IEC 68 2 6 Interfaces USB 2 0 Real time data transfer to PC real time control of the camera on PC RS232 communication Control of camera on PC Physical Characteristics Housing Magnalium Weight 0 85kg excluding battery LCD 1 1kg including battery LCD Size 186mm 106mm 83mm Standard Model Tripod interf...

Страница 12: ...ecognition system and intuitive touch screen free hands or at least reduce hand operation Bluetooth voice recording enhances operators safety Real time radiometric thermal video recording and JPEG image storage facilitate further analysis and report generation Ultra large capacity SD memory card and built in flash memory offer easy in field storage High speed USB2 0 interface enables real time dat...

Страница 13: ...Up to 8 areas can be analyzed simultaneously in live or zoomed or frozen or saved images showing respective Max Min or Average temperature within each area Line analysis can be done in live or zoomed or frozen or saved images line profile can be switched into horizontal or vertical coordinates system Histogram analysis can be done in live or zoomed or frozen or saved images Isotherm analysis can b...

Страница 14: ...ature measurement and different kinds of analysis can be done on replayed images Voice annotation text annotation and visual images saved together with thermal images can be replayed as well Recorded thermal video can be replayed on PC Images saved in SD card and the built in flash memory can be downloaded to PC for further analysis and report generation with software Guide IrAnalyser Parts Descri...

Страница 15: ...User Manual 15 ...

Страница 16: ...notation 3 F1 F4 function buttons and power button 4 Status display screen for power status USB Bluetooth SD card memory status 5 Joystick 6 Button S Button C and Button A 7 Bluetooth window 1 RS232 TV video interface 2 Power interface 1 Laser locator 2 Visual camera ...

Страница 17: ...User Manual 17 1 LCD mount 1 Tightening gear 2 Touch pen 3 Contact pins at the LCD screen foot ...

Страница 18: ...e TV Video RS232 interface to the TV Video RS232 interface on camera VGA cable Interfaces from the top down are respectively VGA video interface to the VGA interface on camera VGA interface to a VGA display device USB extension cable Interfaces from the top down are respectively Interface to the camera USB2 0 interface interface to a USB interface on PC ...

Страница 19: ...able If connecting the VGA cable and the video interface of RS232 TV video cable to corresponding devices such as a VGA display device and a TV video display device you can view the live video taken by the camera simultaneously on VGA LCD touch screen OLED viewfinder the VGA display device and the TV video display device If connecting the RS232 interface of RS232 TV video cable to a PC with RS232 ...

Страница 20: ...eo of command Video under menu File the camera will switch to USB mode immediately Now you can view the live video on PC control the camera on PC and also record live thermal video into PC with the help of Guide IrAnalyser software but at the meantime the VGA LCD touch screen OLED viewfinder VGA display device and TV video display device will display prompt USB Mode only Rechargeable lithium batte...

Страница 21: ...ching the LCD screen Do not force the LCD screen into or out of the mount to avoid damage of the contact pins under the LCD screen foot When sliding the LCD screen out of the mount do keep it depressed to avoid damage of the contact pins The tightening gear must be rotated into place after the LCD screen has been slid into the mount Inserting Removing the SD Memory Card To insert or remove a SD me...

Страница 22: ...ease button right as shown below Insert a fully charged battery with the charge terminals pointing inwards and slide in the battery until you hear a clear sound given by the release button to ensure the battery has been locked into place The battery level is displayed in the status display screen at the back of the camera When it is to be used up i e the camera will automatically switch off in 15 ...

Страница 23: ...ly When pulling the battery out of the camera please ensure the pop up button is depressed till the battery finally offs the camera In the interim of replacing the battery AC adapter can be connected to the camera without powering off the camera Then the AC adapter starts supplying power for the camera and you can replace the battery with a fully charged one without powering off the camera After r...

Страница 24: ...tery charger will utter an audible sound to indicate charging start and the battery level symbol will flash in its LCD screen Besides the battery level symbol its LCD screen also shows the battery capacity by Hr Min The capacity will increases as charging goes on While charging the charge lamps on the top of the battery pack will light in turn indicating charging is going on When normal charge is ...

Страница 25: ...inals Ensure that no metal objects touch the terminals Introduction to Buttons Joystick Button On Off Power supply control Keep button On Off depressed for 3 seconds to switch on or off the camera Joystick Multiple functions When there is no menu displayed in live thermal image move the joystick up or down to adjust focus and left or right to zoom in or out the image continuously When there is no ...

Страница 26: ... or menu and return to the live zoomed thermal image When there is no menu or dialog box in live zoomed thermal image keep it depressed and then press button S to perform a non uniformity calibration Button A Temperature range filter palette control When there is no menu displayed in live zoomed thermal image keep button A depressed for 2 seconds and then release it to switch between its three mod...

Страница 27: ...image Vice versa Button F3 Laser locater Histogram control When option Laser in sub menu Function of menu Parameter is set as On press button F3 in live zoomed thermal image to turn on the laser locater and press it again to turn off the laser locater When option Histogram in sub menu Function of menu Parameter is set as On press button F3 in frozen or saved thermal image to display or close histo...

Страница 28: ... dioptre adjuster to get a clear image in the viewfinder Press button A for 2 seconds to switch between Auto1 Auto2 and Manual modes Press button A and release it instantly and then adjust Tmax palette Tmin and filter if necessary Press button F2 to switch to live visual image In visual image rotate the visual focusing gear at the left front of the camera body to manually focus Press button F2 to ...

Страница 29: ... screen successively with music After the boot screen flash disappears live image as shown below is displayed with Guide logo and temperature setup menu lying at the right side status bar zoom bar speech control bar memory media bar temperature display bar and time bar lying at the bottom ...

Страница 30: ... mode manual mode etc Zoom bar Indicate the magnification of the current image Speech control bar Indicate on or off status of the auto speech control function Memory media bar Indicate the memory media that the camera currently uses Temperature display bar Display the center temperature and the maximum temperature of the current image Time bar Show the current time of the camera Non Uniformity Ca...

Страница 31: ... a couple of seconds however for best results please ensure that camera is pointed at a low temperature uniform surface or the lens cap Focusing Thermal camera focusing There are two methods to adjust focus manual and automatic Before focusing ensure the lens cap is uncovered and there is no menu or dialog box displayed in live thermal image To manually focus aim the lens at the target and then mo...

Страница 32: ...Tmax and Tmin The only difference between Auto1 and Auto2 modes is that Auto1 makes you to view both the target and its surroundings clearly enough but Auto2 enables you to view clearly the target only In each mode when there is no menu displayed in live thermal image press button A for an instant to select the temperature setup menu at the right side of the image Then the menu flickers indicating...

Страница 33: ...nge shall be changed manually After changing the option values press button C to save the change and exit the menu Using the touch pen can also do the above operation Click the temperature setup menu with the pen first move the joystick left or right to change option values and then click the menu again with the pen Now you have saved the changes and returned to the live image Basic Temperature Me...

Страница 34: ...ature Static Temperature Measurement This method is available when there is no menu displayed in frozen or saved thermal images Keep the camera steady when you have the image in focus press Button S to freeze the live image Or choose and open a saved image Move the center cursor by moving the joystick up down left or right or clicking the touch pen on the center cursor and then moving it within th...

Страница 35: ...splayed in the frozen or saved thermal image press button A for an instant to select the temperature setup menu at the right side of the image Move the joystick up or down to toggle between its options Tmax palette Tmin and filter and move the joystick left or right to change the respective values of the options Image zoom When there is no menu displayed in live thermal image move the joystick up ...

Страница 36: ... then press Button S to freeze the live image Now the image status changes to be frozen Prompt Frozen is shown in the status bar under the image screen Pressing button S again can save the frozen image directly into the memory media built in flash memory or SD memory card Then name of the saved image IR will be displayed in the status bar under image screen for 2 seconds ...

Страница 37: ...ual image display recording and playback of voice annotation adding text annotation histogram analysis etc When there is no menu displayed on the frozen image you can do static temperature measurement and temperature range adjustment as per instruction aforesaid To do the left operation listed above press the joystick or use the touch pen to click the Guide logo at the right top corner of the scre...

Страница 38: ...alysis Do spot analysis on the frozen image Line analysis Do line analysis on the frozen image Area analysis Do area analysis on the frozen image Isotherm analysis Do isotherm analysis on the frozen image Visual image display Switch to and display visual image of the frozen image Time of voice annotation Show time of voice annotation recorded for the frozen image Start recording Start recording th...

Страница 39: ...ick up down left or right to toggle between the icons highlight the icon Start recording and then press the joystick to select it Now you can start recording annotation and view the time of recording in the timing box Meanwhile the icon Stop recording is highlighted Up to 30 seconds of voice clip can be saved for each image To stop recording at any time press the icon Stop recording Once it reache...

Страница 40: ...t it Then the annotation dialog box appears in the image screen To select one out of the preset annotations click it with the touch pen or move the joystick up or down to highlight it Then select icon OK to save the annotation with the image Select the icon Save command then the frozen image with voice annotation and text annotation if any will be saved into the memory media with file name IR disp...

Страница 41: ...u File with the touch pen Or press the joystick when there is no menu displayed in live image to bring up the main menu with option File list highlighted Press the joystick again to select the option File list Now the thumbnail images are displayed in the screen 6 per screen and the file toolbar is displayed under the image screen At this moment the first image and icon Play file are highlighted T...

Страница 42: ...ance Function Open file Open a selected image Up direction Press it to turn to the previous screen Down direction Press it to turn to the next screen Delete file Delete a selected image Delete all Delete all the saved images from the current memory media Exit command Exit the replay status and back to live thermal image If more than 6 images are saved the images will be displayed by more than 1 sc...

Страница 43: ...o to cancel deletion The two buttons can be chosen either by clicking with the touch pen or by pressing button S to highlight first and then pressing the joystick to select or by moving the joystick left or right to highlight first and then pressing the joystick to select To open a selected image choose the icon Open file Multiple kinds of analysis can be performed on it such as static temperature...

Страница 44: ...e touch pen can select them respectively Or move the joystick up down left or right to highlight one option first and press the joystick to select the highlighted option Icon Significance Function Spot analysis Do spot analysis on the replayed image Line analysis Do line analysis on the replayed image Area analysis Do area analysis on the replayed image Isotherm analysis Do isotherm analysis on th...

Страница 45: ...ded to the replayed image Exit command Exit the replay toolbar Spot line area and isotherm analysis is the same as that in live thermal image For detailed operation please refer to the corresponding section below To replay the visual image choose icon Visual image display Then the visual image taken together with the replayed thermal image will be displayed To replay the recorded voice annotation ...

Страница 46: ...n the image screen To close the dialog box choose the button OK by clicking it with the touch pen or pressing the joystick To exit the replay status choose icon Exit command or press button C Then the live thermal image will be resumed Note The icon Start voice replaying is not available when the replayed image does not include voice annotation ...

Страница 47: ...fers visual imaging function Visual image can be switched from its corresponding thermal image either in dynamic live status or static zoomed frozen replay status vice versa This can be done easily by pressing the function button F2 directly Or in frozen or replay status you can choose the icon Visual image display in the frozen or replay toolbar ...

Страница 48: ... under the lens at the front of the camera To switch to thermal image press button F2 again or press button C Main Menu Introduction The camera offers a user friendly Windows style main menu The main menu is brought up on the screen by either clicking the icon Guide at the right top corner of the screen or pressing the joystick when there is no menu displayed in the screen ...

Страница 49: ...User Manual 49 The submenus can be navigated by either clicking with the touch pen or moving the ...

Страница 50: ...lick the icon Guide at the right top corner of the screen Spot Analysis Spot Analysis can be performed on live or zoomed or frozen or saved images In live or zoomed images bring up the main menu select option Spot under submenu File either by the touch pen or by pressing the joystick In frozen images bring up the frozen toolbar with the touch pen or joystick Click the icon Spot analysis with the t...

Страница 51: ...pot analysis with the touch pen to select it or move the joystick to highlight the icon Spot analysis first and then press the joystick to select it 8 spots are shown on the screen and marked from A to H Clicking with the touch pen or pressing button S can toggle between them Temperature of the selected spot is displayed in the status bar under the image screen ...

Страница 52: ...ture shown in the status bar will change accordingly as the spot moves It is possible to change the spot number from 1 to 8 This is done by setting the value of sub option SpotNum in option Analysis under submenu Parameter and then choosing button OK to confirm the setup After this a corresponding number of spots will be available in the spot analysis Press button C to exit and return to the live ...

Страница 53: ...ith the touch pen or joystick Click the icon Line analysis with the touch pen to select it Or move the joystick to highlight the icon Line analysis first and then press the joystick to select it In saved images line analysis can be done when the images are replayed Bring up the replay toolbar with the touch pen or joystick Click the icon Line analysis with the touch pen to select it or move the jo...

Страница 54: ... to a desired position press the joystick to confirm the position i e the starting point of the line move the joystick again to another position and then press it to confirm the new position i e the ending point of the line Then the line is drawn Press the joystick to confirm the line At the meantime the line profile is displayed in the image as well with the Max and Min temperature of the line di...

Страница 55: ... coordinate systems is not available for horizontal or vertical lines Area Analysis Area Analysis can be performed on live or zoomed or frozen or saved images In live or zoomed images bring up the main menu select option Area under submenu File either by the touch pen or by pressing the joystick In frozen images bring up the frozen toolbar with the touch pen or joystick Click the icon Area analysi...

Страница 56: ... from A to H will appear Clicking with the touch pen or pressing button S can toggle between them Temperature of the selected area as well as the temperature measurement type Minimum Average or Maximum will be displayed in the status bar under the image screen To move each area after selecting it click at its center with the touch pen move it to a desired position and then release it or move the j...

Страница 57: ...t Areas can be set to display the Maximum Average or Minimum temperature This is done by setting the value of sub option AreaFunc in option Analysis under submenu Parameter and then choosing button OK to confirm the setup It is possible to change the area number from 1 to 8 This is done by setting the value of sub option AreaNum in option Analysis under submenu Parameter and then choosing button O...

Страница 58: ... pen or joystick Click the icon Isotherm analysis with the touch pen to select it Or move the joystick to highlight the icon Isotherm analysis first and then press the joystick to select it In saved images isotherm analysis can be done when the images are replayed Bring up the replay toolbar with the touch pen or joystick Click the icon Isotherm analysis with the touch pen to select it or move the...

Страница 59: ...There are three isotherm colors to choose from This is done by setting the value of sub option IsoColor in option Analysis under submenu Parameter and then choosing button OK to confirm the setup Press button C to exit and return to the live or frozen or save image Histogram Analysis Histogram Analysis can be performed on live or zoomed or frozen or saved images ...

Страница 60: ...up and back to the live or zoomed image then histogram of the image will be displayed at the right bottom corner of the image To close the histogram back to the menu and set the option Histogram to be Off In frozen or saved images press function button F3 Then histogram of the image will be displayed at the right bottom corner of the image Pressing button F3 again will close the histogram Paramete...

Страница 61: ...cking them respectively with the touch pen or moving the joystick left or right can toggle between them Analysis Allows for temperature analysis parameters for live and zoomed images to be set up Target Allows for temperature measurement parameters of the target to be set up System Allows for parameters of the camera functions to be set up Function Allows for some camera functions to be set up Def...

Страница 62: ...or press the joystick directly to cancel the change choose button Cancel or press button C directly Then the dialog box will be closed and the original image status will be resumed Button OK and button Cancel can be selected by the touch pen directly or by pressing button S first and then pressing the joystick IsoColor To choose a certain color for isotherm black white or green SpotNum To set the ...

Страница 63: ...ck up or down can alter values of the option Moving the joystick left or right can toggle between each digit of the option values Emiss To set emissivity value between 0 01 and 1 00 RelHum To set relative humidity percentage value between 0 and 100 Distance To set distance for target meters Tamb To display the real time ambient temperature Choose button OK or press the joystick directly to save th...

Страница 64: ...ts TempUnit To set the temperature unit for measurement degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit FrameAver To set the number of frames for frame averaging algorithm to freeze image Language To select the language for man machine communication VideoOut To turn on or off the video output function PAL and NTSC can be selected as per requirements and be outputted together with VGA to respective devices Off means...

Страница 65: ...r press button C directly to cancel change Then the dialog box will be closed and the original image status will be resumed Option Function Click option Function with the touch pen or press the joystick to select it Then the Function dialog box appears on the screen Clicking each option box with the touch pen or pressing button S can toggle between the options Clicking each value respectively with...

Страница 66: ...ra will never turn off automatically during working 10Min 30Min or 60Min means the camera will automatically turn off if there is no operation on it in successive 10 minutes 30 minutes or 60 minutes No operation indicates in live or zoomed images there is no click on the VGA LCD screen no operation of joystick or buttons and no menu or dialog box displayed in the screen PowerAlarm To turn on or of...

Страница 67: ...oystick to select it Then the Default dialog box appears on the screen Camera setup parameters and filter range remain the same after re powering on the camera But they can be resumed to the factory configured ones when needed Clicking button Yes or pressing the joystick will execute the command Then a NUC is performed automatically After NUC all the parameters and the filter range become the fact...

Страница 68: ...ht can toggle between them Train To perform speech training and create speech templates Adjust To adjust the touch pen with the cursor to improve the operation accuracy of the pen Option Train Speech training is only available in live zoomed thermal image Click option Train with the touch pen or press the joystick to select it Then the Speech Training dialog box appears on the screen Phrases in th...

Страница 69: ... template by clicking button Start with the touch pen directly or by pressing button S or moving the joystick right firstly and then pressing the joystick Immediately pronounce the phrase in front of the microphone then the recorded phrase will be replayed and a Message dialog box will appear on the screen to show whether the training succeeds or fails ...

Страница 70: ...tick to select it to start the second training Pronounce the phrase again If the second pronunciation is similar to the first one the camera will regard the second training succeeds freeze the pronunciation and bring up a Success dialog box to prompt saving the template Press button Save to save the template and Cancel to cancel the training If the second pronunciation differs greatly from the fir...

Страница 71: ...ust Click option Adjust with the touch pen or press the joystick to select it Then the Pen Adjust interface appears on the screen 4 buttons Start Exit Save and Test are available in the interface Pressing button S or moving the joystick left or right can toggle between them Clicking with the touch pen or pressing the joystick can select them respectively Select button Start to start adjustment The...

Страница 72: ... after adjustment select button Save To test the adjustment result select button Test draw anything with the touch pen on the screen and observe whether the cursor moves accordingly with the pen If so adjustment has done well Now select button Save to save the ultimate coordinates of the pen after adjustment Then the pen and cursor will respond each other accurately Select button Exit or press but...

Страница 73: ...u Help Click the icon Guide at the right top corner of the screen with the touch pen to bring up the main menu and then click the submenu Help Or press the joystick to bring up the main menu and move the joystick up or down to select the submenu Help Option About is highlighted Click it with the touch pen or press the joystick to select it Then the copyright dialog box appears on the screen ...

Страница 74: ...set and camera Pair the headset with the camera firstly in order to enable communication Fit the headset on your ear After setting sub option BlueTooth in option Function under submenu Parameter to be On the camera will search the headset Once the camera finds it you will hear a sound in it indicating it formally start working right now Increase or decrease the headset volume by adjusting correspo...

Страница 75: ...C are available upon setup VGA output When the camera and the VGA display device to be used are powered off properly connect them with the VGA cable Power on the camera and the VGA display device Set sub option VideoOut in option System under submenu Parameters to be Off save the setup and return to live image Now you can view the live VGA video on LCD screen OLED viewfinder and the VGA display de...

Страница 76: ...V video display device displays PAL or NTSC video and the left display VGA video Transferring Data from the Camera to PC Before transferring data from the ThermoPro TM TP8 camera to PC ensure that the PC offers USB2 0 interface and the USB driver for the camera has been successfully installed in the PC To transfer data saved in the SD card to PC get the SD card out of the camera insert it into the...

Страница 77: ...to create a new folder in your PC to save the transferred data For more information pls refer to the user manual of Guide IrAnalyser software Installing the Camera USB Driver to PC Before installing the USB driver ensure the camera and your PC are working and your PC offers at least one USB2 0 port When there is no menu in the live thermal image properly connect the USB interfaces of the camera to...

Страница 78: ...tall from a list or specific location advanced and include the folder where you save the driver program Then Click button Next to go further Installation starts When getting to the step as shown below choose Continue anyway to ...

Страница 79: ...User Manual 79 proceed further Installation continues and finishes quickly Click button Finish ...

Страница 80: ...crosoft Windows automatically launches a further installation Choose Install from a list or specific location advanced and include the same folder you chose in the first installation Then Click button Next to go further ...

Страница 81: ...User Manual 81 Installation starts When getting to the step as shown below choose Continue anyway to proceed further ...

Страница 82: ... If there is GUIDE TP8 After Renumeration guideusb sys listed under Universal Serial Bus Controller it indicates the driver has been properly installed and you can transfer data from the camera to PC now The procedures to go to Device Manager is as follows Clicking My Computer Clicking the right mouse and choosing Property Choosing menu Hardware in the System Property dialog box Choosing option De...

Страница 83: ...l RS232 communication protocol is offered with the ThermoPro TM TP8 camera Through the protocol the camera can be conveniently controlled on PC at a remote monitoring place Installing the protocol y Click the file Setup exe in the folder TP8_RS232_Setup to start installation ...

Страница 84: ...tem launches an installation wizard Click button Next to go further y Choose Complete or Custom to install it in a certain manner If you choose Complete the installation directory will be C Program Files Guide IR TP8_RS232 Click button ...

Страница 85: ...User Manual 85 Next to go further y The operating system is ready to install the protocol Click button Install to continue Then the installation will automatically progress ...

Страница 86: ...be used Using the protocol y Before using the protocol please ensure the camera and your PC have been properly connected by the RS232 video cable offered together with the camera Then click on the shortcut icon TP8_RS232 to run the protocol y There is only one control interface of the protocol as shown below ...

Страница 87: ...nual 87 Parts Described y Three ports in PC for RS232 communication y Buttons for operating the camera y Display data that is corresponding to each operation and is exactly transmitted in PC Using the Buttons ...

Страница 88: ...he joystick to select this option and execute the command corresponding to it y While doing spot analysis pressing it will navigate through the spots y While doing area analysis pressing it will navigate through the areas y While doing line analysis pressing it will confirm the location of the staring point and ending point of the line pressing it again will confirm the drawn line and display the ...

Страница 89: ...as moving the joystick up and down y When there is no menu displayed in live thermal image pressing them to zoom in or out the image continuously y While the main menu is displayed press them to toggle between different options under sub menus y When there is no menu displayed in frozen or saved thermal image press them to move the centre cursor left or right to measure temperature y In the temper...

Страница 90: ...SD memory card y Press it to toggle between spots and areas while doing spot and area analysis on live or frozen or saved thermal images y Press it to switch between horizontal and vertical coordinate systems when doing line analysis on live or frozen or saved thermal images y Press its to switch between options or buttons in menus or dialog boxes Button Auto Mode y When there is no menu displayed...

Страница 91: ...ne steady Button F2 y Function is the same as button F2 on the camera y Press it in live frozen or saved thermal images to switch to visual image Button F3 y Functions are the same as button F3 on the camera y When option Laser in sub menu Function of menu Parameter is set as On press it in live zoomed thermal images to turn on the laser locater and press it again to turn off the laser locater y W...

Страница 92: ...y Image is blurry The target is not in focus Adjust focus Brightness and contrast are inappropriate Adjust Tmin and Tmax Visual image is blurry The target is not in focus Adjust focus of the visual camera Image contrast is low or there is no image Temperature set points Tmin and Tmax are inappropriate Change the lower set point and upper set point to values that are more consistent with target tem...

Страница 93: ...n is blackbody radiation which exists in any enclosure whose walls are at a uniform temperature The shape of the enclosure and the wall material have no effect on this radiation it being a function of temperature alone A small hole in such an enclosure only affects this radiation level very slightly The area of the hole should not exceed 5 of the area of the walls of the enclosure when the radiati...

Страница 94: ...ve Actual output E x output when viewing blackbody To obtain the true surface temperature we must divide the actual output by the emissivity value E before we convert to temperature This is done by setting the emissivity control to the appropriate value It is therefore necessary to know the value of the emissivity There is a vast amount of data available unfortunately much of it is confusing becau...

Страница 95: ...he value for an unoxidised surface If a more precise emissivity value is needed or more information is required on how to obtain the emissivity value of a specific material please contact us Typical Emissivity Values Refractories Miscellaneous Alumina 0 40 Asphalt 0 90 Red Brick 0 93 Carbon 0 90 Graphite 0 85 Alloys Soot 0 95 Brass 0 10 Cement Concrete 0 90 Oxidized 0 61 Cloth 0 85 Metals Aluminiu...

Страница 96: ...User Manual 96 Nickel 0 15 Platinum 0 10 Silver 0 03 Tin 0 09 Titanium 0 30 Tungsten 0 13 Zinc 0 05 Oxidized 0 11 ...

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