1045 User Guide
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Updating Device Firmware
If an entry in this list is red, it means the firmware for that device is out of date. Double click on the entry to be given
the option of updating the firmware. If you choose not to update the firmware, you can still run the example for that
device after refusing.
Double Click on the
icon to activate the Phidget Control Panel and make sure that the Phidget Temperature
Sensor IR is properly attached to your PC.
1. Double Click on Phidget Temperature Sensor IR in the Phidget Control Panel to bring up
TemperatureSensor-full and check that the box labelled Attached contains the word True.
2. Place a source of heat in front of the sensor. The object temperature is displayed in degrees centigrade.
3. You can adjust the temperature sensitivity by moving the slider. We have set the sensitivity at 0.5 degree.
4. The board temperature is displayed in this box
Testing Using Mac OS X
1. Go to the Quick Downloads section on the Mac OS X page
2. Download and run the Phidget OS X Installer
3. Click on System Preferences >> Phidgets (under Other) to activate the Preference Pane
4. Make sure that the Phidget Temperature Sensor IR is properly attached.
5. Double Click on Phidget Temperature Sensor IR in the Phidget Preference Pane to bring up the
TemperatureSensor-full Sample program. This program will function in a similar way as the Windows version.
Using Linux
For a step-by-step guide on getting Phidgets running on Linux, check the Linux page.
Using Windows Mobile / CE 5.0 / CE 6.0
For a step-by-step guide on getting Phidgets running on Windows CE, check the Windows CE page.
Technical Details
Measured Temperatures
The 1045 is factory calibrated in wide temperature ranges: -40 to 125 °C for the ambient temperature and -70 to
382.2 °C for the object temperature.
To get an accurate reading, it is important that the object being measured occupies the full field of view of the sensor
while not making physical contact with the sensor. Since an infra-red sensor measures temperature based on what the
object is emitting, there is theoretically no limit to the range of such a sensor, except that the further away from the
sensor the object is, the larger the area of detection is. If the object being measured doesn't occupy the full area, the
emissions of other objects could reduce the accuracy of the reading. In addition, the temperature of the object and of
the environment also affect the overall accuracy. The highest degree of accuracy is +/- 0.5 degrees Celsius when
both the ambient temperature and the object temperature are between 0 and 50 degrees Celsius. As either
temperature changes, the accuracy can decrease to up to +/- 4 degrees Celsius.
The measured value is the average temperature of all objects in the 10° Field Of View of the sensor.
