MICRO-EPSILON TIM 160 Spécifications

Infrared camera Operators manual thermoIMAGER TIM 160

Technical Data 2.2thermoIMAGER TIM 10 Electrical Specifications Power Supply 5 VDC (powered via USB 2.0 interface) Current draw max

Technical Data 2.3 Measurement Specifications Temperature ranges -20...100 °C 0...250 °C 120...900 °C Spectral range 7.5...13 μm Lens

Technical Data 3thermoIMAGER TIM 12 Mechanical Installation The TIM is equipped with two metric M4 thread holes on the bottom side (6 mm d

Technical Data 3.1 Mounting Accessories (Optional) Fig. 2.2: Stainless steel mounting base, adjustable in two axes, part number: TM-MB-TIM Fig. 2.3

Electrical Installation 4thermoIMAGER TIM 14 Electrical Installation At the back side of the TIM you will find two connector plugs. Please

Process Interface 5 Process Interface The TIM is equipped with a process interface, which can be programmed via the software as analog input (PIF I

Start Up 6 Start Up Please install at first the software TIM Connect from the CD, as described in the next chapter. The CD contains the software

Software TIM Connect 7 Software TIM Connect 7.1 Installation Insert the installation CD into the according drive on your computer. If the auto ru

Software TIM Connect 7.2thermoIMAGER TIM 18 Minimum System Requirements: • Windows XP (Service Pack 3) • USB 2.0-interface • Hard disc wi

Software TIM Connect 7.4 Overview the

CE-Conformity The product complies with the following standards: EMC: EN 61326-1 Safety Regulations: EN 61010-1:1993/ A2:1995 The product acco

Software TIM Connect thermoIMAGER TIM 20 1 IR-Live picture from the camera 2 Temperature profile: Shows the temperatures along max. 2 lines,

Menus 8 Menus The most important features of the software can be activated directly via the toolbar: 8.1 File Menu Fig. 8.1 File menu Fig. 8

Menus 8.2thermoIMAGER TIM 22 Edit Menu Fig. 8.3 Edit menu Selected video can be edited by using Trim to selection and Cut out selection op

Menus 1 2 2 3 4 Video control pane contains: 1 Start, R Rewind, Previous image, Next image, Forward, E

Menus 8.3thermoIMAGER TIM 24 View Menu Fig. 8.4 View menu This menu controls displaying or fade-out of the different software functions.

Menus Fig. 8.5 Position fields Fig. 8.6 Relocating of display windows (example: control displays) Fig. 8.7 Relocating of display windows (example

Menus thermoIMAGER TIM 26 Using the Image Information submenu item you can decide, which information you would like to see inside the infrared

Menus thermoIMAGER TIM 27 Digital display group temperatures menu option allows user to define which temperature control displays will be shown

Menus thermoIMAGER TIM 28 In the menu item Layouts you can manage the pre-designed or your own image layouts. You can save these layouts under

Menus Examples of pre-designed layouts: Fig. 8.15: Line scanner layout Fig. 8.16: Multipoint layout Fig. 8.17: Scientific layout thermoIMAG

Contents 1. Description ...

Menus 8.4thermoIMAGER TIM 30 Menu Devices Fig. 8.18: Devices menu Fig. 8.19: Subtraction button on the toolbar In the Devices menu option

Menus Fig. 8.20: Image subtraction is not activated. The current averaged temperature of the measure area is displayed in the right top corner. Fi

Menus 8.5thermoIMAGER TIM 32 Tools Menu Fig. 8.22 Tools menu The menu item Tools opens a selection screen for extensive settings for the c

Options 9 Options 9.1 Options: General Warning if unsaved data exists: If activated a reminder will appear to warn you on unsaved data or setups be

Options 9.2thermoIMAGER TIM 34 Options: Directories Fig. 9.2 Option: Directories Palette directory: Path leading to your folder where your

Options 9.3 Options: Histogram Fig. 9.3 Option: Histogram Fig. 9.4 Histogram Temperature range /Quantity range: The given temperature range and

Options thermoIMAGER TIM 36 Display mean and sigma value: Average temperature and variance (statistical dispersion) can be displayed. Use palet

Options 9.4 Options: Ext. Communication Fig. 9.5: Options: Ext. Communication IPC Fig. 9.6: Options: Ext. Communication Comport Interprocess Com

Options 9.5thermoIMAGER TIM 38 Options: Extended Fig. 9.7: Options: Extended Display frame rate: Display frame rate can be defined in this

Configuration 10 Configuration 10.1 Configuration: General Select palette: Choose from the list of color pallets to achieve the ideal dis

8.4 Menu Devices ...30 8.5 To

Configuration thermoIMAGER TIM 40 Examples of various color pallets: Palette Iron Palette Rainbow Palette Blue Hi Palette Rainbow Hi P

Configuration 10.2 Configuration: Measure Areas Fig. 10.2: Configuration: Measure area Available measure areas (modes) Rectabl

Configuration thermoIMAGER TIM 42 Using New / Delete buttons you can create a new measure area (measure points/rectangle) or delete existing mea

Configuration Add or edit excluded areas Hot or Cold spots button: Fig. 10.5: Example of an excluded area In case that you are using the Cold spo

Configuration 10.3thermoIMAGER TIM 44 Configuration: Temperature Profile Fig. 10.6: Configuration: Temperature profile Fig. 10.7: Tempera

Configuration Up to 2 temperature profiles graphically reproducing the temperature development can be generated. The profiles are labeled as Profile 1

Configuration thermoIMAGER TIM 46 Fig. 10.11: Bind to temperature profile options Fig. 10.12: 5 measure areas (rectangles) assigned to temper

Configuration 10.4 Configuration: Device Flag function (shutter) can be also operated with the tool bar button. Note: This function is not availab

Configuration thermoIMAGER TIM 48 Flag: Each pixel of the detector array emits its individual signal level depending on the ambient temperatu

Configuration Temperature range Temperature range from 20 °C to 100 °C, from 0 °C to 250 °C or from150 °C to 900 °C are available. Lenses According

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Configuration thermoIMAGER TIM 50 Tab. 10.1: Optical parameters of the lenses

Configuration 31 ° lens 9 ° lens Fig. 10.16 Lenses The wide-angle-lens has a macro adjustment allowing thermo g

Configuration 10.5thermoIMAGER TIM 52 Configuration: Device (PIF) Fig. 10.18 Configuration: Device (PIF in) Fig. 10.19 Configuration: Dev

Configuration Fig. 10.20 Configuration: Device (digital input) Process interface (digital input): Process Interface can be also defined as a digit

Configuration 10.6thermoIMAGER TIM 54 Configuration: Recording Fig. 10.21: Configuration: Recording Fig. 10.22 Recording frame rate of 4 H

Configuration Radiometric recording: If activated temperature value of each pixel as well as information on defined measure areas is recorded. These

Configuration 10.7thermoIMAGER TIM 56 Configuration: Playing 10.8 Configuration: Snapshots / Copy to clipboard Fig. 10.25 Configuration: P

Configuration 10.9 Configuration: Ext. Measuring Colors This tab offers you the possibility to change the pixel color within the image if the temper

Configuration thermoIMAGER TIM 58 Fig. 10.28: Camera image using Iron color pallet option. High alarm set on 75 °C so that pixels showing hi

Configuration 10.10 Configuration: Extended Arranging Fig. 10.30: Configuration: Extended Arranging Fig. 10.31: Rotating and zooming of a rect

Configuration thermoIMAGER TIM 60 Rotate: This function enables rotating the camera image to a predefined of user-defined position. Size of the

Configuration 10.11 Configuration: Alarms Fig. 10.32: Configuration: Alarms Fig. 10.33 Displayed alarm values as digits and in a bar graph Fi

Configuration thermoIMAGER TIM 62 In the Alarm tab you can set low and high alarms to any defined temperature measure area. The alarm values can

Configuration An acoustic alarm signalization can be repeated in defined intervals. You can select any available .wav file to be defined as your alarm

Basics of Infrared Thermometry 11thermoIMAGER TIM 64 Basics of Infrared Thermometry Depending on the temperature each object emits a certai

Basics of Infrared Thermometry Infrared thermometers are optoelectronic sensors. They calculate the surface temperature on the basis of the emitted i

Emissivity 12thermoIMAGER TIM 66 Emissivity 12.1 Definition The intensity of infrared radiation, which is emitted by each body, depends on

Emissivity Fig. 12.1 Radiation ability of a target thermoIMAGER TIM 67

Emissivity 12.2thermoIMAGER TIM 68 Determination of Unknown Emissivities ►First, determine the actual temperature of the measuring object wi

Emissivity ► Cove a part of the surface of the measuring object with a black, flat paint with an emissivity of 0.98. Adjust the emissivity of your inf

Description 1. Description The thermoIMAGER TIM calculates the surface temperature based on the emitted infrared energy of objects [► Basics of Infr

Emissivity 12.3thermoIMAGER TIM 70 Characteristic Emissivities In case none of the methods mentioned above help to determine the emissivity

Appendix A – Emissivity Table Metals Appendix A – Emissivity Table Metals Material typical Emissivity Material typical Emissivity A

Appendix B – Emissivity Table Non Metals thermoIMAGER TIM 72 Appendix B – Emissivity Table Non Metals Material typical Emissivity Asbes

Appendix C - Serial Communication via Comport of the thermoIMAGER TIM Connect Software (a Brief Overview) thermoIMAGER TIM 73 Appendix C - Seria

Appendix D – Interprocess Communication (IPC) of the thermoIMAGER TIM Connect Software thermoIMAGER TIM 74 Appendix D – Interprocess Communicati

Appendix E – thermoIMAGER TIM Connect Resource Translator Appendix E – thermoIMAGER TIM Connect Resource Translator Introduction thermoIMAGER TIM Co

Appendix F – TIM Interface thermoIMAGER TIM 76 Appendix F – TIM Interface 12 V output: With no load the isolated output voltage is about

Appendix F – TIM Interface Analog output: For voltage measurements the minimum load impedance should be 10 KOhm. The analog output can be use

Appendix F – TIM Interface thermoIMAGER TIM 78 The digital input can be activated with a switch to the TIM GND or with a low level CMOS/TTL si

Description 1.2thermoIMAGER TIM 8 Maintenance Lens cleaning: Blow off loose particles using clean compressed air. The lens surface can be cle

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Technical Data 2 Technical Data 2.1 General Specifications Environmental Environmental rating IP 67 (NEMA-4) Ambient temperature 0...50 °C S