5  Introduction

The Smart Sensor and Image Streaming cameras of the FLIR A400/A500/A700 series offer unmatched power and flexibility to tailor effective thermal monitoring that improves quality, productivity, maintenance, and safety.
  • The Smart Sensor cameras analyze the images and then deliver a result to the user.
    Use Modbus TCP, Ethernet /IP, or ONVIF to integrate the cameras into industrial systems (HMI/SCADA, VMS, NVR), or use the REST API to transfer data from the camera to a web interface or to an application on the internet.
  • The Image Streaming cameras deliver images with all related information to a computer where the user can analyze the images and then decide what to do next.
    Use the GigE Vision and GeniCam compatibility to integrate the cameras into your own system.
Typical applications where the Smart Sensor and Image Streaming cameras of the FLIR A400/A500/A700 series can be used are:
  • Early fire detection
  • Quality assurance
  • Condition monitoring
For system installation examples, see 5.1 Example system overviews .

5.1  Example system overviews

5.1.1  Early fire detection

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Figure 5.1  Hot spot detection, self-combustible material on conveyor belt

  1. Coal mine conveyor belt.
  2. FLIR A400/A500/A700 Smart Sensor camera.
  3. Ethernet connector, X-coded.
  4. Power I/O connector, A-coded.
  5. Digital output to a programmable logic controller (PLC).
  6. Separate DIN rail power supply for galvanic isolation (18–56 V DC).
  7. Laptop used for set up of the camera using the web interface.
  8. Ethernet switch.
  9. MQTT output connected to a third-party cloud service.
  10. Example thermal image.
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Figure 5.2  Hot spot detection, self-combustible material in storage areas

  1. Computer running VMS or HMI/SCADA software.
  2. CAT-6 Ethernet cable.
  3. Industrial Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch.
  4. FLIR A400/A500/A700 Smart Sensor cameras.
  5. Industrial process to be monitored, e.g. a coal pile.
  6. Example of thermal image.
  7. WAN connection to third party cloud service.

5.1.2  Quality assurance

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Figure 5.3  Checking hot glue on cardboard boxes

  1. Computer running custom-made software.
  2. CAT-6 Ethernet cables.
  3. Industrial Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches with fiber-optic posts.
  4. Fiber-optic cable.
  5. FLIR A400/A500/A700 Image Streaming cameras.
  6. Industrial process to be monitored, e.g. items on a conveyor belt.
  7. Example of thermal image.

5.1.3  Condition monitoring

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Figure 5.4  24/7 monitoring of critical assets

  1. Computer running custom-made software.
  2. CAT 6 Ethernet cable.
  3. Industrial power over Ethernet (PoE) switch.
  4. FLIR A400/A500/A700 Image Streaming cameras.
  5. Industrial process to be monitored, e.g., a gasifier.
  6. Example thermal image.

5.1.4  Research & development

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Figure 5.5  Checking heat dissipation on PCB during development

  1. Computer running FLIR science software, e.g., FLIR Research Studio.
  2. CAT 6 Ethernet cable.
  3. Laboratory setup with a FLIR A400/A500/A700 Advanced Image Streaming camera.
  4. Example thermal image.