Compact thermal and visual camera combo sensor

RS Components has available the FLIR AX8 thermal camera with automated multi-spectral temperature sensor.

The compact thermal camera can be mounted in a range of diverse applications, including the Internet of Things. It is suitable for applications including process and manufacturing industries, data centres, energy generation and distribution, transportation and mass transit, storage facilities and refrigeration warehouses.

Designed for the continuous thermal monitoring of critical installations and facilities, the camera has an integrated intelligent temperature sensor that senses temperature change and has built-in analysis features to ensure that the camera can determine the change and act on it. Housed in a 54 x 25 x 95 mm package, the device can be installed in space-constrained areas.

Providing continuous safety monitoring to detect hot spots without the need for periodic manual scans, the camera helps the early identification of problems, which could include a loose connection or an overloaded fuse, and can guard against unplanned outages, service interruptions or equipment failure.

The streaming video output provides live video of every installation and automated alarming in the case of preset temperature thresholds being exceeded. More advanced alarms such as temperature trending types can be configured using PLCs. There are multiple video options available, with views of thermal imagery, visible light imagery or the two combined into FLIR’s MSX multispectral dynamic imaging.

The camera provides: Power over Ethernet (PoE); interfaces including Ethernet/IP and Modbus TCP; multiple video streaming formats including MPEG, MJPEG, and H.264; FLIR’s Lepton micro-thermal camera core; a 640 x 480-pixel built-in digital camera; and an IP67-rated housing.