FLIR launches new cameras

20/09/2021

FLIR has launched the A500f and A700f Advanced Smart Sensor ruggedised thermal cameras, which feature high-temperature detection for extreme environments paired with on-camera analytics and alarm capabilities, making them ideal for industrial early fire detection or outdoor condition monitoring applications.

Along with enhanced spot, area, line, polygon and polyline analytic functions that improve the definition of areas of interest and object curvatures, the A500f and A700f can help commercial and industrial organisations protect assets, improve safety, maximise uptime and minimise maintenance costs.

For early fire detection, the A500f/A700f thermal cameras can quickly identify increased temperatures related to potentially dangerous conditions.

If smoke is present, the cameras can help provide increased awareness for decision-makers to properly assess and address incidents. Both cameras feature flexible scene enhancement (FSX) technology, found on Teledyne FLIR K-Series hand-held firefighting devices. The result is an ultra-sharp, finer-textured image that shows subtler edge details supplied by the embedded visible camera onto the thermal image, enabling operators to recognise objects and people more easily.

They are also effective tools for pile-burn monitoring, providing automated early warnings for potential issues in waste management facilities or coal collection areas that operate around the clock.

Manufacturing facilities, chemical processing locations or power substations that use common communications and control language can also benefit from the A500f and A700f beyond fire detection. It is claimed that these cameras empower such organisations to reduce maintenance costs by identifying heat anomalies from mechanical problems early, thereby extending the life of plant components while maximising uptime.

Featuring a protective IP67-rated housing designed to withstand temperatures between −30°C and 50°C (−22°F to 112°F), the A500f/A700f cameras are designed for harsh environments and discrete enough to deter theft. In addition, the cameras use a single power over Ethernet (PoE) cable for both power and communication, helping to further minimise points of potential failure.
The A500f and A700f offer superior thermal imaging capability, with a resolution of 464 × 348 (161,472) for the A500f and 640 × 480 (307,200) thermal pixel resolution for the A700f. Users can expect a ±2°C (±3.6°F) temperature measurement accuracy.

The A500f has a temperature detection range between −20°C and 1500°C (−4°F to 2732°F), while the A700f offers a temperature range of 20°C to 2000°C (68°F to 3632°F) for detecting chemical fires and other extreme industrial fire conditions.

Along with thermal lens options ranging from 14° to 42° and an embedded HD visible camera, these devices fulfil the needs of most outdoor condition monitoring and fire detection applications.

Installing the FLIR A500f/A700f cameras is seamless. Both cameras are Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) compliant and integrate easily into standard security video management system (VMS) and network video recorder (NVR) solutions, including control of pan/tilts.

For VMS integrations, thermal and visible streams can be viewed independently or simultaneously. The cameras are easy to add, set up and operate in human machine interface (HMI) supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, offering automation system solution providers a running start. Both the A500f and A700f fully support Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) protocols such as Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT)and RESTful application program interface (API), with a system-unique token key for extra security.