EAN-FLIR Cameras
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If video does not display, try saving and activating the settings again. Check the encoding settings
on the Compress tab and review the network addresses for the destination video.
5.2
Additional Configuration Notes
For most applications, from the
Compress
tab use a video protocol of
MPEG2-TS: H.264
.
Tau cameras:
•
The 1500-OEM and 3000-OEM communicate with the Tau camera over UART to set 14-bit or 8-bit
mode, and then saves the settings in the Tau camera.
•
BT.656 allows acquisition of FLIR generated color overlays. See
Appendix A - BT.656 Mode - Tau
•
Some Tau cameras output 640x512 video. Using the
Generic Digital
settings shown in the
will result in a full 640x512 image.
•
If a connection cannot be made to the Tau camera in 14-bit mode, use the 8-bit mode. See the
Direct Connection to Tau Camera - 1500 OEM
in Troubleshooting for more information.
•
to configure the OEM to process analog feed.
Generic digital:
•
Generic Digital
can be used in place of a predefined configuration in
Auto Fill
for the Tau 2 cameras.
•
For the Tau 2 640 setting the
Height
to
512
and
Width
to
640
will capture the full image pixels.
•
Generic Digital
configuration settings for the Tau 2 336 in 14-bit mode are shown in the
•
Generic Digital
supports 336x256 or other detector sizes other that Tau 2 640.
6
Camera Control
This section describes how to set up a TCP passthrough and virtual COM port to allow camera control
through the FLIR GUI. The
application is used to set up a virtual COM port.
6.1
TCP Passthrough Setup
Serial passthrough is supported by the SightLine OEM boards to allow connection to the camera from a
network controlling host.
6.2
Tau Cameras
1.
From the Panel Plus main menu »
Configure
»
Serial Ports
as shown in
Figure 13.
•
1500-OEM: Select
Serial Port 2
.
•
3000-OEM: If the camera interface board is connected to VIN1, select
Serial Port 3
. If the
interface board is connected to VIN0, select
Serial Port 2
.
•
4000-OEM: If the camera interface board is connected to J6 (Cam0), select
Serial Port 2.
If the
interface board is connected to J9
(Cam1), select
Serial Port 6.
•
Set
Protocol
to
TCP Pass Through
.
•
Enter the desired inbound port number. This example uses port
4000
.
