IC-Report DuoVision

G Operating manual – IR-Software B-1

TRO-TR-BA-IRSOFTWARE-01-10-GB

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 CONTENTS

1.0 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 01 8.0 Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 27

1.1 System Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 01 8.1. USB-Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 27
1.2 Install IC-Report DuoVision . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 02 8.2. NET-Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 28
1.3 Uninstall IC-Report DuoVision . . . . . . . . . A - 03 8.3. Monitoring Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 28
2.0 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 04 9.0 IR recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 29
2.1 Launch Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 04
10.0 Record play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 29
2.2 Terminate Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 04
11.0 Image merging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 30
3.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 04
3.1 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 04 12.0 System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 31
3.2 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 04 12.1 Save File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 31
12.2 Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 31
4.0 Thermal Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 15
12.3 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 31
4.1 Open IR File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 15
12.4 Re-record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 32
4.2 Open Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 15
12.5 Data Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 32
4.3 Close Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 15
12.6 Open File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 33
4.4 Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 15
12.7 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 33
4.5 Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 18
12.8 Temperature Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 33
4.6 Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 19
13.0 Version comparsion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 35
5.0 Image Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 22
This publication replaces all previous announcements. No part of this publication
5.1 Open IR File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 22 may be reproduced, processed using electronic systems, replicated or distributed
5.2 Isothermal Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 22 in any form, without our written authorisation. Subject to technical changes. All
rights reserved. Names of goods are used without guarantee of free usage kee-
5.3 Image Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 23 ping to the manufacturer‘s syntax. The names of goods used are registered and
5.4 Area Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 23 should be considered as such. We reserve the right to modify design in the inte-
rest of ongoing product improvement, such as shape and colour modifications.
5.5 IR Image Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 24 The scope of delivery may vary from that in the product description. All due care
5.6 Fusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 24 has been taken in compiling this document. We accept no liability for errors or
omissions. © TROTEC ®

5.7 Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 25
6.0 Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 25
6.1 Generating Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 25
6.2 Report Build . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 25 1.0 INSTALLATION
6.3 Save Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 26 1.1 System Requirement
6.4 Open IRT File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 26
Windows-XP (only 32 Bit-Version):
6.5 Save IRT File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 26
6.6 Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 26 SP2 above, Memory 512MB above, CPU 700Hz above,
Framework 2.0 above, Monitor Resolution 1024x768
7.0 File Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 26 above
7.1 Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 26
Windows-Vista (only 32 Bit-Version):
7.2 Merge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 27
7.3 Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 27 SP1 above, Memory 1GB above, CPU 1GHz above,
Framework 2.0 above, Monitor Resolution 1024x768
above

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m The IC-Report DuoVision does not support USB - Then click the Next button.
real time monitoring on Vista currently
1.2 Install IC-Report DuoVision
- Find the installation program and double click
the program file icon.

- Confirm the program folder and click Next.

- Click the Next button to continue the installation or

Cancel button to terminate the installation.
- On the License Agreement screen, click Yes button
to continue the installation or No button to terminate
the installation.

- This will take you to the Start Copying Files dialogue

box. Click the Next button.

- Choose an installation hard drive and file path by

clicking the Browse button or use the default driver
and file path (Please ensure there is enough space
on the selected drive).

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 - Click the Yes button to restart your computer after
the installation is completed.

1.3 Uninstall IC-Report DuoVision

- Click Start at the bottom left of the Windows’s

desktop. Under the IC-Report DuoVisionXXX of
- Click the Finish button. If your computer does not All Programs click Uninstall IC-Report DuoVisi
have Microsoft Framework 2.0 (or a later version) ins- onXXX and following the instructions to remove
talled, the program will prompt you with a message to the IC-Report DuoVisionXXX software.
install Framework 2.0. Click the Ok button and follow
the installation instruction on the screens to install
Framework 2.0 software.

m If you see “Setup cannot continue because

this version of the .Net Framework is in-
compatible with a previously installed one”
message during the Framework installation,
please go to Control Panel, double click Add
or Remove Programs in XP or Programs and
Features in Vista to remove previous versi-
on of the Framework and uninstall the IC-
Report DuoVisionXXX software (See section
1.2, where XXX is version name, such as Std,
Pro, USB, NET). Follow the above steps to re-
install the application.

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2.0 GETTING STARTED 3.2 Functions
- Filter
2.1 Launch Application
Set a temperature range as a file open filter,  
There are two simple ways you can launch the pro- which only opens thermal images in which the
gram. Click Start at the bottom left of the Windows’s maximum temperature value falls into a specified
desktop and under the IC-Report DuoVisionXXX of the temperature range.
All Programs select IC-Report DuoVisionXXX. You can
also simply double click the IC-Report DuoVisionXXX
icon on your Windows Desktop.
Note: For the professional version, user must plug a
dongle associated with the software onto the compu-
ter. Otherwise, the program will be terminated.

2.2 Terminate Application

User can terminate the application by selecting Exit
from the File menu or clicking the top right button.

Examples:
- Open thermal image file(s) in which the maximum
temperature is less than or equal to 60 degree Cel
3.0 INTRODUCTION
sius.
3.1 Interfaces
The Figure shows the main interface of the application,
which has menus, a toolbar, an IR analysis area, and in-
formation areas. Operational functions can be selected
using the menus, toolbar, or by right clicking the mouse
on the image itself. The IR analysis area is a container
for displaying analysis of thermal and/or CCD images.
The information areas display analysis data, status, and
results.

- Open thermal image file(s) in which the maximum

temperature is great than or equal to 60 degree
Celsius.

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 - Open IR File
You can open one or multiple thermal images in SAT,
JPG with thermal data, and BMP with thermal data for-
mat files. You can also open associated digital image
in CCD format for fusion work.
Action: menu File => Open IR File or click the Open
IR File shortcut.

-Open thermal image file(s) in which the maximum

temperatures is between 40 and 60 degree Celsius.

- Open thermal image file(s) in which the minimum

temperature is great than or equal to 40 degree Celsius.

- Open Image
Open one or multiple digital image in JPG or BMP
format. The digital image can be used for analysis
reporting and image fusion with a thermal image.
Action: menu File => Open Image or click the Open
Image shortcut.
- Open thermal image file(s) in which the maximum
temperature is less than or equal to 40 degree Cel-
sius.

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- Save Report single Word file and Separate File will save the
In Report Mode, save the current analysis results reports into separate files.
into a Word format file (.doc). - Choose report template methods: 1) search a tem-
Action: menu File => Save Report => select file plate (.irt file) from file browse of left side, drag
name and path => Click Save button. and drop the thumbnail of the template into the
Template Name box on the right side, 2) directly
type the path and template name into the
Template Name box on the right side, 3) click
Browse button on the right of Template Name box,
select a template.
-Choose thermal image methods: search thermal
images (.sat or .jpg with thermal data file) from
file browse of left side, 1) drag and drop the sel-
ected thumbnails of thermal image files into the
Selected Image box on the right side, 2) click Add
button. The program uses the selected thermal
images in one-by-one order to replace thermal
images in the template. When the last thermal image
is replaced, a new page or report will be
generated. If residue is less than the number of
- Batch Report images in the template, the rest thermal images
For Pro, USB, or NET version, user can select a will keep unchanged.
report template and multiple thermal images to - Choose path and file name that the report will
generate Word format reports (.doc) or new report be saved;
templates (.irt). Batch Report uses selected thermal - Select file type of the generated report;
images to replace the thermal image(s) in the report
template and recalculate analysis results. - Click Generate button
Action: menu File => Batch Report - Open IRW File
- Open an analysis working file (.irw). The IRW
includes all analysis objects and results saved
from an analysis session, which allow you to
continue last analysis session.

- Select Single File or Separate File for the report

generating. Single File will save all reports into a

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m IRW File is available for the PRO, USB, or NET - Open IRT File
version. - Open a report template file (.irt) into report mode
Action: menu File => Open IRW File => select for editing. The IRT is a formatted report template
a working template file in Explore => Click Open file that can be used to generate batch reports (see
button. 3.2.5 Batch Report).
Action: menu File => Open IRT File => select a
report template file in Explore => Click Open button.

- Save IRW File

- In analysis mode, you can save all analysis - 9. Save IRT File
contents except Fusion and Image Merging - In report mode, you can save the current formatted
windows/containers into a working file (.irt) and contents except Fusion and Image Merging windows/
open it later to continue analysis. containers as a reporting template into a file (.irt).
m IRW File is available for the PRO, USB, or NET The template is used to generate batch report, which
version uses selected thermal image and analysis data in the
Action: menu File => Save IRW File => specify template format to form analysis reports (see 3.2.5
working template file name => Click Save button Batch Report).
Action: menu File => Save IRT File => specify
report template file name => Click Save button.

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- 10.Save IR As m No Temperature Data option for Standard ver-
- You save an opened thermal image or multiple sion.
thermal images into file(s) in a specified format. Specify file path and name through the Browse
Action: menu File => Save IR As => specify image(s), and click OK. Click Cancel to abort the operation.
type, temperature scale, temperature data, path Uncheck Show This Dialogue means this dialogue
=> Click OK. window will not be shown when you perform Save IR
As operation. You can check or uncheck this option box
in System => Settings => Save File as well
- Print Preview
Under report mode, preview format of the current
report before printing.
Action: menu File => Print Preview or click print
preview shortcut .
- Print
Under report mode, send the current report to
printer directly.
Action: menu File => Print or click print shortcut .
- 13.Exit
Terminate the application.
Action: menu File => Exit or click top right
button .
- Restore Tools
In Analysis Mode, you can restore deleted drawings/
tools in a backward order. That means last deleted
and first restored.
Choosing the Current Image means to save the Action: menu Action => Restore Tools or click the
current selected thermal image into a file. Restore Tools shortcut .
Choosing the All Images means save all thermal - Undo
images in Analysis or Report window into files. In Report Mode, you can restore deleted drawings
You can specify a file type (JPG, BMP, or SAT). For and analysis components such as chart, table,
JPG and BMP types, you can specify whether or and text in a backward order.
not includes the temperature scale of the thermal Action: menu Action => Undo or click the Undo
image. For JPG type, you can specify whether shortcut .
or not includes temperature data of the thermal
image. If an image is saved in JPG format with
temperature data, you can open it as a thermal
image and perform analysis as an image in the
SAT format.

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- Redo
In Report Mode, you can restore last Undo work.
For example, after you undo a deleted chart, the
redo will delete this chart again.
Action: menu Action => Redo or click the Redo
shortcut .
- Zoom out
Enlarge the current thermal image. You can use - Distribution
mouse to drag edge of a thermal image to change its
After generate a distribution chart, you can right
size.
click on the distribution chart to export the distribu-
Action: menu Action => Zoom out or click the Zoom tion data into a file in CSV format.
out shortcut .
- Zoom in
Reduce size of the current thermal image. You can
use mouse to drag edge of a thermal image to change
its size.
Action: menu Action => Zoom in or click the Zoom
in shortcut .
- Original Size
- Trend
Restore the current thermal image to original size.
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can export trend
Action: menu Action => Original Size or click the data of a record or real time monitor.
Original Size shortcut .
For the record, right click on the record window and
- Data Export select Trend. You can right click on Trend chart and
Export temperature values of a selected thermal select Start Export Data and click Play to begin data
image in a matrix of rows and columns into Txt, export. And right click on the Trend chart and select
CSV, or Microsoft Excel format file. You can specify Stop Export Data to end of data export. When stop data
a temperature range, which export data will be export, you can specify a file name to store
blank if a temperature value is out of the tempera- exported data. The export data is saved in the CSV
ture range. format that can be opened by text edit tool or Microsoft
m A file in CSV format can be opened by Excel. Data Export generates two files that one is
a text edit tool and Microsoft Excel. Ex- maximum temperature trend and another is minimum
porting data into CSV file is much faster temperature trend.
than into Excel file. Therefore, using CSV .
file for data export is recommended.
Action: menu Action => Data Export.

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 For the real time monitor (USB and NET versions
only), right click on the monitor window and select
Trend. You can right click on Trend chart and select
Start Export Data to begin data export. And right
click on the Trend chart and select Stop Export Data
to end of data export. When stop data export, you
can specify a file name to store exported data. The
export data is saved in the CSV format that can be
opened by text edit tool or Microsoft Excel. Data
Export generates two files that one is maximum
temperature trend and another is minimum tempe- You can export the partial trend data by right click
rature trend. and select Data Export on the right trend chart.
You can specify export data, minimum and/or
maximum. The export data is saved into a CSV
format file that can be opened by text edit tool or
Microsoft Excel.

- Partial Trend
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can export
whole or partial trend data of a record. Right click
on the record window and select Partial Trend.
You can export the whole trend data by right click
and select Data Export on the left trend chart. You
can specify export data, minimum and/or maximum.
The export data is saved into a CSV format file that
can be opened by text edit tool or Microsoft Excel.
- Snapshot
Take a snapshot of the current thermal image and
save it as a new image file in SAT, BMP, or JPG format.
You can open the JPG snapshot file using Open IR
File as a thermal image or Open Image as a digital
image.
Action: menu Action => Snapshot or click the
snapshot shortcut => specify type and file
name => Save

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- File Processing
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can edit ther-
mal record file, such as concatenate files or delete
selected images.
Action: menu Action => File Processing or click the - 26.Image Merging
File Processing shortcut . For the PRO, USB, or NET version, Adjoin specified
- Play Audio thermal image and/or area into one thermal image.
Listen to voice record in a thermal image file. If Action: menu Action => Image Merging or click
the thermal image does not have voice record, the image merging shortcut .
shortcut is disabled. - Close current IR image
Action: menu Action => Play Audio or click the Play Close the current IR image window.
Audio shortcut . Action: menu Action => Close current IR image
- Fusion or click top right button of the IR image window.
Blend a thermal image with a BMP, CCD, or JPG - Close All Analysis Windows
image. Close all opened analysis windows.
Action: menu Action => Fusion or click the Fusion Action: menu Action => Close All Analysis Windows
shortcut => select thermal and CCD image or click Close All Analysis Windows shortcut
=> Ok.
- Tools
- Image Subtraction
Plot a point, line, vernier, circle, rectangle, polygon,
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, calculate tempera- or poly-line on the current thermal image for more
ture value difference at the same point of two ther- detailed analysis.
mal images and generate a temperature difference
Action: menu Tools => select a draw type or click
image. Image subtraction can be used to analyze
one of drawing shortcuts
temperature changes of the same view of thermal
images that is taken at different time. - Max Temperature
Action: menu Action => Image Subtraction => Show the maximum temperature and coordinate of
select thermal images => Ok or Apply. the current thermal image
Action: click the Max Temperature shortcut
- Min Temperature
Show the minimum temperature and coordinate of
the current thermal image.
Action: click the Min Temperature shortcut

For example, the right image shows temperature

difference of two left thermal image. The image
generated by subtraction is a thermal image as
well. Therefore, you can do analysis on it.

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- Cursor - USB Monitor
Show the temperature and coordinate at the cursor For the USB version, through USB to connect an IR
point of the current thermal image. camera, perform real time monitor and analysis of
Action: click the Cursor shortcut thermal image. The function is available for USB
- Isothermal Area version only. See IR camera manual about USB
Paint an image’s pixels that denote temperatures connection.
falling within a specified temperature range using a Menü Monitor => USB Monitor or left click USB-
selected color. Monitor Icon
Action: menu Tools => Isothermal Area or click - NET Monitor
Isothermal Area shortcut or right click mouse For the NET version, through Ethernet to connect
and select a thermal image => Isothermal Area one or multiple Net IR cameras, perform real time
- Delete tool monitor and analysis of thermal image.
Delete a selected drawing Note: the function is available for network version
only. See IR camera manual about Ethernet connection.
Action: menu Tools => Delete tool or click the
Delete Drawings shortcut , then click a selec- Menü Monitor => NET-Monitor or left click the
ted drawing. NET-Monitor Icon
- Clear all tools - IR Camera Model
Clear all drawings on the current thermal image Select an IR Camera Model if you purchase software
window. version that supports multiple types of cameras.
Action: menu Tools => Clear all tools or right click - Dual Vision Player
mouse on a thermal image => Clear all tools. For the NET version, the player can play dual vision
- Temperature Range (CCD and IR) record file.
For the USB or NET version, you can select a Gehen Sie wie folgt vor: Menü Monitor => IR Kamera
calibrated temperature range for calculation. When Modell oder klicken Sie auf das Symbol => öffnen
the temperature range change, system will also Sie eine DuoVision-Aufnahme.
send a command through RS232 line or Ethernet to
Open dual vision record file
change IR camera’s temperature measurement
First
range (Please check IR camera’s user manual to
see if your IR camera has switching temperature Previous
range function). Play
Action: menu Monitor or right click mouse on a thermal Next
image => Temperature Range => select a range Last
Replay
- Language

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 Allow user to select an available language for the Action: menu System or right click on a thermal
application interface. image => Image Adjusting or click Image Adjusting
Action: menu System => Language shortcut
- Temperature Scale - Initial Settings
Select the Celsius or Fahrenheit temperature scale. Set system initial parameters.
Action: menu System => Temperature Scale Action: menu System => Initial Settings
- Temperature Settings - Emissivity
Set parameters of temperature calculation for a Allow user to manage emission data used for
thermal image or a selected area. temperature calculation.
Action: menu System or right click mouse on a Action: menu System => Emissivity
thermal image => Temperature Settings or click - Generating Report
Temperature Settings shortcut Enter free style reporting mode. You can build or
edit a template for batch report.
Action: click Report shortcut

- Palette
Select a palette to map temperature values of a
thermal image. The application provides seven
palettes and each one can be reversed.
Action: menu System or right click mouse on a
thermal image => Palette or click Palette shortcut
- Image Adjusting
Specify a temperature value range of the current
image as a color mapping span. If the temperature
values of the image fall outside this range, they will
be mapped to either upper or lower end of the - Analysis Mode
palette. The image adjustment can highlight or detail
Enter Analysis Mode from Report Mode.
certain parts of the thermal image.
Action: click Analysis Mode shortcut
m When you see, for example, >> 19.2, or << 3,
on the palette scale, it means that the tem- m When you click Analysis Mode shortcut, the
Report Mode window is minimized. You can
perature values of the image that are greater go back to the Report Mode by click Maximize
than >> 19.2, or less than << 3, are mapped button on top right of the Report Mode win-
with upper end or lower end colors. dow.
- Area Adjusting
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, use temperature
value range within a selected area as color mapping-

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 span. If the temperature values of the image fall out- -Distribution
side this range, they will be mapped to either upper Display distribution of temperatures of a selected
or lower end color of the palette. The image adjust- line or ploy-line of a thermal image.
ment can highlight or detail certain parts of the Action: move mouse cursor onto a line or poly-line
thermal image. . => right click mouse on a thermal image =>
Action: right click mouse on a thermal image Distribution
=> Area Adjusting - Partial Trend
- Three Dimension For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can generate
Show the current thermal image in a three dimension view. whole trends with its partial trends of maximum and
Action: right click mouse on a thermal image minimum temperature from a thermal record or
=> Three Dimension monitor.
- Copy to Clipboard Action: right click mouse on a thermal image =>
Copy the current thermal image into system’s clip- Partial Trend
board so you can paste the image into other applica- - Trend
tion such as Word document. For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can generate
Action: right click mouse on a thermal image trends of maximum and minimum temperature from
=> Copy to Clipboard a sequential thermal images, record, or monitor.
- IR Image Switch You also can generate trends of max and min tem-
You can replace the current thermal image with ano- perature of a whole images, points, lines, or areas
ther thermal image. from a thermal record or monitor.
Action: right click mouse on a thermal image => Action: right click mouse on a thermal image
IR Image Switch. => Trend
- Temperature Label - Multiple Trends
Enable or disable temperature value and/or coordi- For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can generate
nate display at the cursor point, maximum tempera- trends of max, min, and/or average temperature
ture point, minimum temperature point, and/or tem- using sequential thermal images. You also can ge-
perature difference. nerate trends of max, min, and/or average tempe-
Action: right click mouse on a thermal image rature of a whole images, points, lines, or areas from
=> Temperature Label multiple thermal record or monitor windows into one
trend chart.
- Histogram
Action: menu Action => Multiple Trends or click
Display a statistical graph of a frequency distribution
shortcut
of temperature taken from a selected circle, rectangle,
or polygon area of a thermal image.
Action: move mouse cursor onto an area =>
right click mouse on a thermal image =>
Histogram

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- Multiple Distributions
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can produce
temperature distributions of lines or poly-lines from
multiple thermal images windows into one distribu-
tion chart.
Action: menu Action => Multiple Distributions or
click shortcut
- Apply
Clicking Apply button makes settings effective and
stays in the same window.
- OK Fig. 4.1.2 shows opened thermal images in the analy-
Clicking Ok button makes settings effective and sis area. The information area on the right side of the
exits the current window. analysis area will list temperature information of each
- Cancel thermal image and associated drawings displaying
file or drawing name, maximum temperature, mini-
Clicking Cancel button cancels a setting or operati-
mum temperature, average temperature, emissivity,
on.
ambient temperature, relative humidity, effective dis-
tance, and temperature correction.
4.0 THERMAL ANALYSIS 4.2 Open Image
By clicking the Open Image shortcut or Open
4.1 Open IR File Image from the menu, you can explore and open one
By clicking the Open IR File shortcut or Open IR File or multiple image files at once. The application supports
from the menu, you can explore and open one or multi- JPG and BMP image files.
ple thermal image files at once (See Fig. 4.1.1). The ap- 4.3 Close Images
plication supports SAT (.sat), JPG with thermal data, and
BMP with thermal data format files. It can also open CCD You can click on the top right of a display window
format (.ccd) image files. to close an image or click the shortcut to close all
opened image windows in the analysis area.
4.4 Drawing
You can use drawing tool plot lines or areas to analy-
ze temperature changes at certain parts of a thermal
image.
- Point
Click the short- cut to begin plotting point(s) on
a thermal image. Click the shortcut again or right
click mouse on the thermal image to end the drawing
function (See Fig. 4.4.1).

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 - Rectangle
Click the shortcut to plot rectangle(s) on a thermal
image. Click the shortcut again or right click
mouse to end the drawing function.
- Line
Click the shortcut to begin drawing line(s) on
a thermal image. To end the drawing function, click the
shortcut again or right click mouse.

- Polygon
Click the shortcut to begin plotting polygon(s) on
a thermal image, single clicking to complete the edges
- Vernier of a polygon and finally double clicking to complete the
last edge and close the polygon. You can click the
Click the shortcut to begin drawing a vernier shortcut again or right click mouse to end the
on a selected line in a thermal image. Click the short- drawing function.
cut again or right click mouse to end the drawing
function. You can change the vernier location by
placing location by placing your cursor at a desired
location on the line and clicking, which is useful when
you want to view temperature at different point on a
line in the distribution chart.
- Circle

- Poly-line
Click the shortcut to plot poly-line(s) on a
thermal image, single clicking to complete a line
of a poly-line and double clicking to complete the
Click the shortcut to plot circle(s) on a thermal last line of the poly-line. You can click the
image. To turn off this feature, click the shortcut again or shortcut again or right click mouse to end the
right click button. drawing function.

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 Move Circle – press and hold left button of
mouse to move the selected circle. Release the
button when the circle is moved to desired lo-
cation.
Resize Circle – press and hold left button of
mouse to change the selected circle size in
the arrow pointed direction. Release the button
when the operation is done.
- Changes
Place cursor on a drawing (e.g. point, line, Move Polygon – press and hold left button of
circle,rectangle, polygon, or poly-line) to resize it mouse to move the selected polygon. Release
or change its location when no drawing shortcut is the button when the polygon is moved to desired
selected or clicked. The following shapes of mouse location.
cursor indicate what operation you can perform on Move Vertex of Polygon – press and hold left
a selected drawing. button of mouse to move the selected vertex of
the polygon. Release the button when the vertex
is moved to desired location.

Move Point – press and hold left button of mouse Add Vertex to Polygon – press and hold left but-
to move the selected point. Release the button ton at a point of the selected edge where you
when the point is moved to desired location. want to add a new vertex, move cursor to move
the new vertex to a desired location. Release the
Move Line – press and hold left button of mouse button when the vertex is settled.
to move the selected line. Release the button
when the line is moved to desired location.
Move Poly-line – press and hold left button of
Rotate/Resize Line – press and hold left button mouse to move the selected poly-line. Release
of mouse to rotate or resize the selected line. the button when the poly-line is moved to desired
Release the button when the change is done. location.
Move Vertex of Poly-line – press and hold left
button of mouse to move the selected vertex of
Move Rectangle – press and hold left button of the poly-line. Release the button when the ver-
mouse to move the selected rectangle. Release tex is moved to desired location.
the button when the rectangle is moved to desi-
red location. Add Vertex to Poly-line – press and hold left but-
ton at a point of the selected edge where you
Resize Rectangle – press and hold left button of want to add a new vertex, move cursor to move
mouse to change the selected rectangle size in the new vertex to a desired location. Release the
the arrow pointed direction. Release the button button when the vertex is settled.
when the operation is done.

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- Entfernen nual about how to select a calibrated temperature
Click the shortcut and use the cursor to select range.
a drawing. When the cursor is changed to a deleting
shape ( Point, Line, Circle, Rectangle,
Polygon, Poly-line), left click your mouse
to remove the drawing. Click the shortcut a
second time to end the deleting operation.
OR
Right click mouse on a thermal image and click
Clear All Drawings from the popup menu, which
allows you to remove all drawings on the image at
once.
m Temperature Range feature is only available for
- 5. Restore Tools the USB or NET version.
Click the shortcut to restore deleted - Label
drawings on the current thermal image window. First, right click mouse on a thermal image and click
The drawings will be restored in reverse chronology Temperature Label from the popup menu. You can
(“last deleted first restored”). set labels with temperature value and coordinates
4.5. Temperature for the maximum temperature point, minimum tem
- Range perature point, and cursor point on a thermal image
by checking or un-checking option boxes (See Fig.
Calibrated temperature range provided by the ma-
4.5.2). You can also assign a comment as a part of a
nufacturer is one of the parameters for temperature
label.
calculation of infrared data. An infrared camera can
Temp Diff shows the difference between maximum
have multiple calibrated temperature ranges if it is and minimum temperatures of a line or an area.
equipped multiple lenses and/or filters. For example, Temp Diff of Ends shows the temperature difference
if an infrared camera is equipped with one lens between two end points of a line.
and has two embedded filters, it will have three ca You also can double click on the Point Label, Temp
librated temperature ranges where the first range is Diff, or Temp Diff of Ends to change label’s color.
for the lens only, the second is for the lens with one
filter covered, and the third is for the lens with two
filters covered. If an infrared camera has no filter,
the second and third range for a lens will be assig-
ned with the first one (See example of Fig. 4.5.1). Du-
ring real time monitoring, you can measure different
temperature ranges by selecting a calibrated tem-
perature range.
Right click mouse on a thermal image, click
Temperature Range from the popup menu, and choo-
se a calibrated temperature range by clicking the
radio button in the temperature range list (See Fig.
4.5.1). Please reference infrared camera user ma-

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m For the STD version, you can only label tem- 4.6 Chart
perature values for the whole thermal image. - Histogram
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can label The chart can show temperature statistics of a spe-
temperature for the whole thermal image and cified thermal area. For generating histogram, move
analysis tools (e.g. point, line, etc.). cursor onto a selected circle, rectangle, or polygon;
right click mouse and click Histogram from the po-
pup menu. You can right click mouse on a chart
- Settings window to set number of temperature segments for
Besides the calibrated temperature range, the emis- statistics and color scheme of the histogram (See
sivity of material, ambient temperature, relative humi- Fig). You can move the area to view the statistics
results.
dity, effective distance, and temperature correction are
parameters of the temperature calculation. You can m For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can edit
set parameters by right clicking on a thermal image Emissivity table and add emission data.
and choosing Temperature Settings from the popup
menu. You can set parameters of the whole image and
any specified drawing (e.g. point, line, circle, rectangle,
poly-line, and polygon).

You can enter emission value or click to select a

system provided value. Each material in the list
has a range of emissivity and default emission
value. When you select a row and click Ok or
Apply, the default emission value will be used. - Distribution
When you double click an emission value in a co- The chart shows temperature distribution of a selec-
lumn of a row, that value will be used. ted line or poly-line. For generating distribution chart,
trght click mouse on a selected line or poly-line and
choose Distribution Chart from the popup menu.
shows temperature distribution charts of line L1 with
a vernier, line L2, and poly-line Cur1. If a vernier is
on a line like L1, you can move the vernier to see
temperature value and coordinate of vernier position.
You also can view the distribution changes by moving
a line or poly-line.

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 Right click on the Multiple Distributions chart and
select Delete to close the chart.
- 6. Partial Trend
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can get partial
- Multiple Distributions trends of minimum and maximum temperatures of
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can generate the current thermal record.
multiple distributions of different lines from the
Right click on a thermal record => select Partial
same or different images into a single distribution
Trend.
chart for analysis or comparison.
Steps: Menu Action => Multiple Distributions or
click shortcut .

In Partial Trend chart window, the left chart shows the

trend of the record, the right shows a partial trend bet-
ween two vertical lines in the left chart. You can move
Right click on the Multiple Static Image Analysis win- two vertical lines in the left chart to select a segment
dow , choose Distribution Connect. to view partial trend. This feature is very useful for
trend analysis of a lengthy record. You can view the
whole trend and details in partial trend.
You can move the vertical line in the right chart to
view sequential number, maximum temperature,
and minimum temperature of a recorded image.

- Trend
Select lines for distribution charts, click OK; For the PRO version, you can get trends of minimum
and maximum temperatures of a thermal record.

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 For the USB or NET version, you can get trends of maximum temperature of the whole image or tools
minimum and maximum temperatures of a real from sequential thermal images. For static image
time monitor. trend, there must be at least two thermal images ope-
Right click on a thermal record or monitor window ned. You can arrange order of the static thermal ima-
=> select Trend => if it is record, click Play. ges and choose a tool of one thermal image as a base
to create trends.

- Multiple Trends
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can generate
multiple maximum, minimum, and/or average tempe-
rature trends of different tools (e.g. point, line, circle,
rectangle, poly-line, and polygon) and thermal images
into a single trend chart for analysis or comparison. For example, you opened thermal images (IR2 – IR13)
For the PRO version, only can sequential thermal ima- and set in an order of IR5, IR2, IR3, IR4, IR6, IR13, IR7,
ges and thermal records be used to produce multiple IR8, IR9, IR10, IR11, and IR12. Use line L1 of IR13 as a
trend analysis. For the USB or NET version, you can do trend base to generate maximum and average tem-
multiple trend analysis from real time monitors. perature trends. In this case, the trends are produced
Menu Action => Multiple Trend or click shortcut by the following steps:
=> right click on the Trend window => click Trend 1. Get L1 position of the IR13 image;
Connect. 2. Calculate maximum and average temperature va-
lues for each IR images in the order based on the
L1 position;
3. Link maximum temperature value of the L1 in or-
der of IR5, IR2, IR3, IR4, IR6, IR13, IR7, IR8, IR9,
IR10, IR11, and IR12;
4. Link minimum temperature value of the L1 in or-
der of IR5, IR2, IR3, IR4, IR6, IR13, IR7, IR8, IR9,
IR10, IR11, and IR12.

If the current window is a static thermal image, you

can generate trends of minimum, average, and/or

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 The trend of static image allows you to analyze tem version, you can set a palette for individual tool area (e.g.
perature changes of the same object from images circle, rectangle, and polygon).
that have the same view but were taken at different 5.2 Isothermal Area
times.
If the selected window is a thermal record or monitor, You can mark a specified temperature range by setting
trends of minimum, average, and maximum tempera- isotherm. Two isothermal areas can be set per image
tures of the whole image or selected tools are pro- (See Fig.).
duced by choosing thermal images and/or tools with
temperature type.

The following isothermal settings are available.

5.0 IMAGE PROCESS

5.1 Palette
You can change color scheme of whole thermal image
by right clicking on a thermal image or drawing area and
clicking Palette from the popup menu. (See Fig.) shows,
before and after, the changes of color schemes from a
Grey palette. • Paint Object – Select the whole image or a drawing
area to perform isothermal analysis (Note: for professi-
onal version only).
• Preview – Select an isothermal range 1 or 2.
• Color – Select a color for the isothermal area by
double clicking color box.
• Top – Move the isothermal range 1 or 2 up to top
of temperature scale.
• Bottom – Move the isothermal range 1 or 2 down
The system provides seven palettes and their reversed to bottom of temperature scale.
settings. You can check the Reverse box to get a com-
plementary palette scheme. For the PRO, USB, or NET

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• Semi-Trans – Paint the isothermal area 1 or 2 button can be moved independently. The blue triangle
using semi-transparent color scheme. button is used to move the entire span left or right (it
• Ratio – Display percentage of the isothermal area moves the range set by both ends of the halved blue
in the image (See Fig.5.2.1 top left corner of the triangle buttons). You can also move Brightness or
right thermal image). Contrast button to adjust image color mapping.
• Select – Left click mouse on the isothermal range
box to display lower and upper temperature values.
• Move – Move the isothermal range along the tem-
perature scale up and down by clicking and hol-
ding the left button of mouse on the isothermal
range box.
• Resize – Click and while holding down the left
button of mouse on the edge of the isothermal
range, move up or down to change the range.
You can also change the range by entering tempe-
rature values directly into the upper and lower tem-
perature boxes.
For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can perform
5.4 Area Adjusting
isothermal analysis on individual tool area (e.g. circle,
rectangle, and polygon). For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can change
brightness or contrast of a thermal image based on
temperature range within a tool area. (See Fig.) is
5.3 Image Adjustment based on a rectangle to map color scheme. The Area
You can change the contrast of the thermal image by adjusting allows you to get a clearer view of a selected
choosing the temperature range as a mapping range or area you are most concerned with.
span onto a palette (See Figure). Right click mouse on a
selected thermal image and click Image Adjusting from
the popup menu. In the Image Adjusting window, click
the Manual radio button, adjusting the blue button on
the scroll bar to select the temperature range that you
would like to use as the color mapping span.

For the area adjusting, right click mouse on a selected

drawing area (e.g. circle, rectangle, or polygon) and
click Area Adjusting from the popup menu. Right click
mouse on a selected drawing area and click Area Ad-
justing again to remove the area adjusting.

The image adjusting window shows the temperature

distribution of a thermal image with a specified palette
scheme, in which you can choose a temperature ran-
ge based on the distribution. The halved blue triangle

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5.5 IR Image Switch 4. Move the thermal image to match the object of the
You can replace the current thermal image with ano- digital image.
ther thermal image by right clicking on it and select
“IR Image Switch”. This feature is useful for analyzing
different thermal images with the same set of analysis
tools.
5.6 Fusion
The fusion function allows you to blend a digital image
(BMP, CCD, or JPG) with an infrared image, which can
assist in identifying objects of infrared images.
Steps of making fusion:
1. Open a thermal image (.sat file) and a digital image 5. Adjust the blending ratio by moving the scroll bar
(.bmp, .ccd, or jpg file). button;
6. When fusion is completed, you can save the blended
image by clicking Save button.

If click Yes, you can save the blended image as a

BMP or JPG format file and the blended image is
shown in analysis or report window. Since the JPG
file is saved with temperature data, you can
analyze it as a thermal image in the PRO, USB, or
NET version. If click No, the blended image is shown
in analysis or report window.
• Click the short- cut ;
• In the fusion setting window, select a thermal image
and a digital image.

2. Click the Ok button;

3. Adjust size of the digital image window to make its Click Cancel button to terminate fusing operation.
object matching thermal image’s object;

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5.7 Snapshot For the PRO, USB, or NET version, you can right click and
You can take a snapshot on the current thermal select page operation function to add or delete a page.
image and save it as a new image file in SAT, BMP, Note: the Delete Page function cannot delete a page if
or JPG format. Since the JPG file is saved with there is only one page.
temperature data, you can analyze it as a thermal
image.
Steps of snapshot:
- Move mouse cursor onto the thermal image
and left click mouse to select it as current
thermal image;
- Click the shortcut ;
- Choose file type (.bmp, .jpg, or .sat) and file You can click the Generating Report shortcut again
path (See Fig. 5.6); to open multiple templates.
- Give a file name; Click the button on the top right of the display
- Click the Save button. window to close the report mode.

6.2 Report Build

- Image
Add thermal images and/or digital images into the
template using Open IR File and Open Image functions.
6.0 REPORT
- Text
6.1 Generating Report
You can insert text into the template as a title or
Clicking the Generating Report shortcut enters comment by clicking shortcut . You use the
report mode. The report mode allows you to build re- following tools to edit texts.
port and/or template in an A4 paper size area. You can
add thermal images (.sat or .jpg with temperature data),
digital images (.ccd, .jpg, or .bmp), tables with analysis
results, text comments, and so on.
- Table
Click shortcut to insert a table into the template.
You can right click on the table to do the following operations:

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 a. Delete – delete the current table a thermal image and select “IR Image Switch” from the
b. Insert Row Above – insert a row above the current row popup menu. The new thermal image will use previous
c. Insert Row Below – insert a row below the current row analysis tools. This is very helpful for analyzing
d. Delete Current Row – delete the current row different images with the same analysis method.
e. Insert Column to the Left – insert a column to the 6.3 Save Report
left of the current column You can save the current template to a Word format file
f. Insert Column to the Right – insert a column to the by selecting “Save Report” in File menu.
right of the current column 6.4 Open IRT File
g. Delete Current Column – delete the current column Open a report template file (.irt) into report mode for
h. Add Free Format Data – add selected analysis editing or reporting.
data into the current cell. After added the data, you 6.5 Save IRT File
can right click to choose showing data value or In report mode, you can save the current formatted
formula from the popup menu. contents except Fusion and Image Merging windows/
containers as a reporting template into a file (.irt).
The template can be used to generate batch report.
6.6 Print
Click Print Preview shortcut to preview and print
the current report.
Click Print shortcut to print the current report.

7.0 FILE PROCESSING

i. Add Fixed Format Data – add selected analysis 7.1 Preview
data of a specified IR image into the table. You By single clicking on a thumbnail of a thermal record
can choose types of the analysis results. file, preview all images of the thermal record. By double
clicking a thumbnail of file, open the thermal image or
record into analysis mode.

- IR Image Switch
You can replace a selected thermal image using a
new thermal image by right clicking mouse button on

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7.2 Merge 8.0 MONITORING
Click Merge shortcut into file merging mode to
Real time monitoring is available for USB and NET
concatenate thermal record files.
version.
8.1 USB Monitor
For the USB version, through USB to connect an IR ca-
mera, perform real time monitor and analysis of ther-
mal image. The function is available for USB version
only. See IR camera manual about USB connection.
Action: menu Monitor => USB Monitor or click the
USB Monitor shortcut:
If the application cannot find a corresponding calib-
rated temperature table file, it will ask if you want to
add one. You cannot connect a USB camera without
selecting a calibrated temperature table file. Choose
You can select thermal record files in order to conca- camera type and calibrated temperature table file
tenate them into one new record file. Note: since the path, click OK:
maximum file size of Windows XP is 2GB, the software Connect one end of the USB cable to your PC.
will automatically split the merging file into several se- Power up the camera and wait several seconds until
quential files if the merged file size is greater than 2GB. the vertical colour bars appear on the LCD.
The software can play the split record files as one file,
Connect the other end of your USB cable to the USB
which it can automatically play the split files in order.
port of your infrared camera while the colour bars are
still on the display.
7.3 Edit As soon as the camera has been identified you will be
Click Edit shortcut into file edit mode. automatically requested to install the drivers. Proceed
as described in the camera’s User’s Manual. Please
refer to your handbook to find more information on
your infrared camera.
Proceed as follows once the installation has been
successfully performed.
Menu Monitor => USB monitor or click on the
symbol
If the application is unable to find a file with a corre-
sponding calibrated temperature table, then you will
be asked if wish to add one. This is normally always
You remove unwanted images by selecting images
the case when real-time software is being installed
and create a new thermal record file.
fort he first time. You cannot connect a USB came-
ra without first assigning it to a file with a calibrated
temperature table.
You will find the corresponding calibration curve for
your camera on the real-time CD. Operating Manual

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– IR Software Action: menu Monitor => NET Monitor or click the
Save on to your PC and remember the file path where NET Monitor shortcut
it was placed. Select the camera type and the file path
for the calibrated temperature table and click on OK. Enter or select IP address of a Net camera and select
You can update the calibrated temperature table file corresponding calibrated data file, then click Connect.
through System => Initial Settings => System tab

You can connect multiple Net cameras at the same

time. The application supports single and dual vision
IR camera.

8.3 Monitoring Screen

On the monitoring screen, you can control focus
and shutter works through RS232 or Ethernet, take
snapshot, adjust speed, and record.

m USB real time monitor only support Windows

XP operation system. You only can connect one
USB camera at one time.

8.2 NET-Monitor
For the NET version, through Ethernet to connect
one or multiple Net IR cameras, perform real time
monitor and analysis of thermal image. Note: See IR
camera manual about Ethernet connection.

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 Auto Focus 10.0 RECORD PLAY
Focus in This feature is only available in the PRO, USB and
Focus out NET version
Shutter Works Click Open IR File shortcut and select a
Record thermal record file.
Stop
Snapshot – save current image into a JPG, BMP,
or SAT file.
Settings
Set play speed
9.0 IR RECORDING
This feature is only available in USB and NET
version. Recording steps:
a. Click Settings shortcut to set recording parameters. First
Previous
Play
Pause
Next
Last
Set play speed
Snapshot – save current image into a JPG, BMP,
or SAT file
Repeat
Re-record – edit and record a new file

You can specify recording time, speed, temperature

parameters, and file format (SAT or AVI). For AVI format,
you can decide if the analysis tools are recorded. You
can specify recording interval and cycle.
b. Adjust IR camera focus
c. Click Record shortcut to start recording.
You can click Stop shortcut to terminate record.

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You can specify file format, compression, and seg-
ment
11.0 IMAGE MERGING
The Image Merging function is available in the PRO,
USB, and NET version, which you can merge multiple
thermal images or tool areas (e.g. rectangle, circle,
and polygon) into a single thermal image. This
function is useful for thermal analysis of a large site
(i.e. wide view) or equipment (e.g. 360 degree).
Merging steps:
• Right click in the container and select Layer
• Open thermal images that you would like to
Adjusting. Use Top, Up, Down, or Bottom button to
perform image merging.
adjust the order of layers of the overlapped image
• In menu Action, select Image Merging or click areas.
Image Merging shortcut ;
• Select IR camera type and merging container size;

• To delete an area from the container, click Delete

Tools shortcut select an area and left click.
• The merging container cannot be used for thermal
analysis. For thermal analysis, you can save the
merged image into a SAT or JPG with temperature
• On a source thermal image, select the whole data format file. Right click on the merging con-
image or an area (e.g. rectangle, circle, or tainer and select Save Merged Image, which you
polygon), right click mouse button and select can choose a SAT, JPG, or BMP format.
Add into Merging File, which copies the selected
whole image or area into the merging container.
In the container, you can left click mouse button
on an area and hold mouse to move around
the area.

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12.0 SYSTEM SETTINGS
12.1 Save File

Number of Snapshot chooses how many snapshots

to take on one click. This function is useful for thermal
analysis of real time monitor.
- Default Parameters Temperature Data determines whether or not save
Object is used to select saving the current thermal temperature data into JPG format file. It always saves
image or all opened thermal images into file(s). thermal data into SAT format file.
Temperature Data is for saving temperature data Analysis Tools determines whether or not save analysis
into JPG format file if Yes is selected. It always saves tools or drawings on the thermal image into the JPG
thermal data into SAT format file. and BMP format file. You cannot save analysis tools
Analysis Tools is determined whether or not to save into the SAT format file.
analysis tools or drawings on the thermal image into
Show Saving Dialogue Window shows a saving dia-
the JPG and BMP format file. You cannot save analysis
logue window for specifying file name and path.
tools into the SAT format file.
Save Settings specifies saving path for each file type
Show Saving Dialogue Window indicates the system
and default file type.
will pop up a saving dialogue window for specifying
file name and path if it is checked. Default saves the parameters as permanent initial de-
Save Settings is to specify saving path for each file fault values if it is checked
type and default file type. 12.3 Record
Default saves the parameters as permanent initial - Default Parameters:
default values if it is checked.
Rec Time sets default of total recording time.
12.2 Snapshot Rec Speed specifies number of frames per second to
- Default Parameters: record.
Object of Snapshot chooses taking snapshot(s) either AVI Setting sets default of recording format as AVI format
from the current thermal image or from all opened and file path. If Save Tools is checked, the analysis tools
thermal images. on the thermal image will be saved into the record.

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SAT Setting sets default of recording format as SAT for- 12.5 Data Export
mat, default file path, and parameters of temperature - Default Parameters:
calculation. Export Setting specifies default of file type and path.
Default saves the parameters as permanent initial de-
fault values if it is checked.
12.4 Re-record
- Default Parameters:
AVI Setting sets default of recording format as AVI
format and file path. If Save Tools is checked, save
analysis tools into the record. If Compression is che-
cked, recorded file will be compressed.
SAT Setting sets default of recording format as SAT
format, default file path, and compression option.
Default saves the parameters as permanent initial
default values if it is checked.

Show Saving Dialogue Window shows a dialogue

window for specifying path and file name. Otherwise,
export data will be saved into a file that name is
generated using system date and time.
Default saves the parameters as permanent initial
default values if it is checked.

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12.6 Open File
- Default Parameters:
Enable Filter set default that enables filter feature
when open thermal images.
Filter Type specifies a rule to filter opened files.

12.8 Temperature Calibration

Each IR camera has its calibrated temperature table.
The table is required for temperature calculation. The
table file (dataload.bin) is provided on the software CD
provided by IR camera manufacturer.
Temperature Setting specifies a temperature range For USB monitor, if the table of the current camera is
of the filter. found, you need to add the table before you can per-
Advanced Setting specifies a default of image adjust- form monitoring.
ment method, whether display minimum or maximum
temperature on the screen, and default palette.
Default saves the parameters as permanent initial de-
fault values if it is checked.
12.7 System
- Default Parameters:
System Setting specifies default of working directory
and colors.
Default saves the parameters as permanent initial de-
fault values if it is checked.

- Default Parameters:
For NET monitor, an IP address is associated with an IR
Camera. For each IR camera, you must specify its tem-
perature calibration table file.

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- Default Parameters:
Update Calibration allows user to update temperature
calibration table if it is checked.
Camera Type specifies an IR camera type for updating
calibration table.
Calibration Path specifies location of a calibration file.
Apply uses selected calibration table to replace cur-
rent one.
Default saves the parameters as permanent initial de-
fault values if it is checked.

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13.0 VERSION COMPARISON

VERSION
FEATURE
PRE STD PRO USB NET
Add into Merging File   
Area Adjusting   
Batch Report (Using IRT template to generate reports)   
Copy to Clipboard    
Cursor (Temperature)    
Data Export (Trend chart)   
Data Export (Whole IR Image)    
Distribution (Line)    
Drawings (Point, Line, Vernier, Circle, Poly-line, Polygon, Rectangle)    
Emissivity (Customize)   
Emissivity (List)    
File Processing (IR record file merging and editing)   
Filter (File open)    
Fusion (IR image and digital image)    
Generating Report (Single page for STD version)    
Histogram (Drawing area)    
Image Adjustment    
Image Merging   
Image Subtarction   
IR Camera Model   
IR Image Switch    
Isothermal Area (Drawing area)   
Isothermal Area (Whole IR Image)    
Language     
Max Temperature    
Min Temperature    
Multiple Distributions   
Multiple Trends   
NET Monitor 
Open Image (JPG, BMP)    
Open IR File (CCD, JPG, SAT)     
Open IRT File (Open a report template)    
Open IRW File (Open a saved analysis working space)   
Original Size    
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Palette (Drawing area)   
Palette (Whole IR image)     
Image Subtarction   
IR Camera Model   
IR Image Switch    
Isothermal Area (Drawing area)   
Isothermal Area (Whole IR Image)    
Language     
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Max Temperature    
Min Temperature    
Multiple Distributions   
Multiple Trends   
NET Monitor 
Open Image (JPG, BMP)    
Open IR File (CCD, JPG, SAT)     
Open IRT File (Open a report template)    
Open IRW File (Open a saved analysis working space)   
Original Size    
Partial Trend (Record)   
Palette (Drawing area)   
Palette (Whole IR image)     
Play (Record)   
Play Audio    
Record (SAT, AVI)  

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