FLIR F-348, F-334, F-324, F-313, F-304 Installation Manual
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Installation
Manual
F-Series
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FLIR Systems, Inc.
6769 Hollister Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
Support: https://www.flir.com/support-center/support-hq/
Important Instructions and Notices to the User:
Modification of this device without the express authorization of FLIR Systems, Inc., may void the user’s authority
under the FCC Rules to operate this device.
Note 1: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Shielded cables
must be used to connect this device to other devices.
Note 2: If ferrites are supplied with this equipment, the equipment was tested for compliance with the FCC limits for a
Class A digital device using power cables with the ferrites installed. When connecting one or two power cables to the
equipment, the supplied ferrites must be used with this equipment.
Industry Canada Notice:
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Avis d’Industrie Canada:
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Proper Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE)
The European Union (EU) has enacted Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
2002/96/EC (WEEE), which aims to prevent EEE waste from arising; to encourage reuse,
recycling, and recovery of EEE waste; and to promote environmental responsibility.
In accordance with these regulations, all EEE products labeled with the crossed out wheeled
bin either on the product itself or in the product literature must not be disposed of in regular
rubbish bins, mixed with regular household or other commercial waste, or by other regular
municipal waste collection means. Instead, and in order to prevent possible harm to the
environment or human health, all EEE products (including any cables that came with th e
product) should be responsibly discarded or recycled.
To identify a responsible disposal method nearby, please contact a local waste collection or recycling service, the
original place of purchase or product supplier, or the responsible government authority in the area. Business users
should contact their supplier or refer to their purchase contract.
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Table of Contents
Ta bl e o f C on te nts
F-Series Camera Installation
1.1 Warnings and Cautions ..............................................................................................................4
1.2 References .................................................................................................................................4
1.3 Camera Overview ......................................................................................................................5
1.4 Installation Overview ..................................................................................................................5
1.4.1 Camera Connection Options ............................................................................................5
1.4.2 Supplied Components ......................................................................................................6
1.4.3 Required Components .....................................................................................................6
1.5 Location Considerations ............................................................................................................6
1.5.1 Bench Testing ..................................................................................................................6
1.5.2 Prior to Cutting/Drilling Holes ...........................................................................................6
1.5.3 Camera Mounting .............................................................................................................7
1.5.4 Removing the Back Cover ................................................................................................7
1.5.5 Cable Gland Sealing ........................................................................................................7
1.5.6 Cable Glands and Spare Parts Kit ...................................................................................8
1.5.7 Cable Gland Seal Inserts .................................................................................................8
1.6 Camera Connections .................................................................................................................9
1.6.1 Connecting power ............................................................................................................9
1.6.2 Video Connection ........................................................................................................... 10
1.6.3 Ethernet Connection .......................................................................................................10
1.6.4 Serial Connection ...........................................................................................................10
1.7 Serial Communications Overview ............................................................................................11
1.7.1 Serial Communications Settings - Hardware DIP Switches ...........................................11
1.8 F-Series Camera Specifications ..............................................................................................14
Basic Operation and Configuration
2.1 IP Camera, ONVIF Profile S Compliant ...................................................................................16
2.1.1 Serial and/or IP Communications ...................................................................................16
2.1.2 Server Configuration ......................................................................................................16
2.2 Camera Bench Test .................................................................................................................16
2.2.1 Set IP Address using the FLIR Discovery Network Assistant (DNA) .............................17
2.2.2 Log into the Camera Web Page .....................................................................................18
2.2.3 Live Video Page .............................................................................................................19
2.3 Basic Camera Configuration ....................................................................................................21
2.3.1 Expert and Admin Accounts ...........................................................................................21
2.3.2 Setup Menu ....................................................................................................................22
2.3.3 Maintenance Menu .........................................................................................................24
2.4 Thermal Imaging Overview ...................................................................................................... 34
2.5 Troubleshooting Tips ...............................................................................................................35
Serial Address: Decimal To Binary Conversion
3.1 Address Conversion Table .......................................................................................................37
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This manual describes the installation of the F-Series cameras. If you need help during the installation
process, please call to speak with our support experts. All installers and integrators are encouraged to
take advantage of the training offered by FLIR; visit
https://www.flir.com/support-center/training/ for more information.
This manual includes the following topics:
• Installation overview
• Mounting the camera and its components
• Connecting the electronics
• Bench testing the camera
• Basic configuration and operation of the camera
• Camera Specifications
For safety, and to achieve the highest levels of performance from the F-Series camera system, always
follow the warnings and cautions in this manual when handling and operating the camera.
1.1 Warnings and Cautions
Warning!
If mounting the F-Series camera on a pole, tower or any elevated location, use industry standard
safe practices to avoid injuries.
Caution!
Except as described in this manual, do not open the F-Series camera for any reason. Disassembly
of the camera can cause permanent damage and will void the warranty.
Be careful not to leave fingerprints on the F-Series camera’s infrared optics.
The F-Series camera requires a power supply of 24 V. Operating the camera outside of the specified
input voltage range or the specified operating temperature range can cause permanent damage.
1.2 References
F-SERIES Camera Mechanical Interface Control Document (ICD)
(FLIR Doc # 427-0030-00-19)—available from the FLIR website, provides further details regarding
mechanical dimensions and mounting for the F-Series camera.
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Figure 1-1: F-Series Camera
Shipping plugs only Remove before installing
1.3 Camera Overview
The F-Series camera is both an analog and an IP camera. The video from the camera can be viewed
over a traditional analog video network or it can be viewed by streaming it over an IP network using
MPEG-4, M-JPEG, and H.264 encoding. Analog video will require a connection to a video monitor or
an analog matrix/switch. The IP video will require a connection to an Ethernet network switch and a
computer with the appropriate software for viewing the video stream.
1.4 Installation Overview
The F-Series Camera is an infrared thermal imaging camera intended for outdoor applications, and
can be installed in a fixed location or on a pan/tilt mechanism.
The F-Series camera is intended to be mounted on a medium-duty fixed pedestal mount or wall mount
commonly used in the CCTV industry. Cables will exit from the back of the camera housing. The mount
must support up to 30 lbs. (15 KG).
1.4.1 Camera Connection Options
Camera connections are made through water-tight cable gland seals on the rear of the camera. Refer
to
Cable Gland Sealing, pg. 7 to ensure the glands are used correctly and the connections are properly
sealed.
The camera can be powered with a conventional power supply using 21 - 30 VAC or 21 - 30 VDC.
The F-Series Camera can produce analog or digital (IP) video output (or both). Analog video will
require a connection to a video monitor or an analog video matrix switch.
An Ethernet connection is provided for IP video streaming and for command and control
communications. A web browser can be used for camera configuration and maintenance (software/
firmware updates). On some models, a web browser can also be used for IP video streaming and for
command and control.
For analog installations that are not using Ethernet/IP, a serial cable (RS232 or RS422) can optionally
be connected and used for command and control communications, supporting either Pelco D or Bosch
protocols. In installations using analog video and serial communications, it is recommended an
Ethernet cable should also be installed for camera configuration, operation, and troubleshooting.
For installations where the camera is mounted on a tower or pole or other location that may be difficult
to access, it is recommended the Ethernet connection should be installed from the camera down to
ground level at a minimum, to allow easier access.
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1.4.2 Supplied Components
The F-Series camera includes these standard components:
• Fixed Camera Unit
• Cable Glands and Spare Parts kit
1.4.3 Required Components
The installer will need to supply the following items, which are specific to the installation.
• 24 V Power supply
• Electrical wire, for system power; up to 100’ (3-conductor, shielded, gauge determined by cable
length and supply voltage. Refer to
• Camera grounding strap
• Coaxial RG59U video cables (BNC connector at the camera end) for analog video
• Shielded Category 6 Ethernet cable for control, streaming video, and for software upgrades.
• Optional serial cable for serial communications
• Miscellaneous electrical hardware, camera mount, connectors, and tools
Camera Connections, pg. 9.
1.5 Location Considerations
The camera will require connections for power, communications (IP Ethernet, and/or serial
communications), and video.
Important Note
Install cameras with an easily accessible Ethernet connection to support future software updates.
Ensure that cable distances do not exceed the specifications and that cables adhere to all local and
Industry Standards, Codes, and Best Practices.
Important Note
If the camera is to be mounted on a pole, tower, or other hard-to-reach location, connect and
operate the camera as a bench test prior to mounting the camera in its final location.
1.5.1 Bench Testing
Connect the power, video, serial, and Ethernet connections and confirm that the video is displayed on
a monitor when the power is turned on. For configuration and basic setup information using the
onboard web server, refer to
1.5.2 Prior to Cutting/Drilling Holes
When selecting a mounting location for the F-Series camera, consider cable lengths and cable routing.
Ensure the cables are long enough, given the proposed mounting locations and cable routing
requirements, and route the cables before you install the components.
Camera Bench Test, pg. 16.
Use cables that have sufficient dimensions to ensure safety (for power cables) and adequate signal
strength (for video and communications).
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Not to scale
Figure 1-2: F-Series Camera Mounting Holes
1.5.3 Camera Mounting
F-Series cameras must be mounted upright on top of the mounting surface, with the base below the
camera. The unit should not be hung upside down.
The F-Series camera can be secured to the mount with three to five 1/4-20 threaded fasteners as
shown below.
Once the mounting location has been selected, verify both sides of the mounting surface are
accessible.
Use a thread locking compound such as Loctite 242 or equivalent with all metal to metal threaded
connections.
Once the holes are drilled in the mounting surface, install three (3) to five (5) 1/4-20 threaded fasteners
into the base of the camera with thread-locking compound.
1.5.4 Removing the Back Cover
Use a 3 mm hex key to loosen the four captive screws,
exposing the connections at the back of the camera
enclosure. There is a grounding wire connected between
the case and the back cover as shown.
If the grounding
wire is temporarily disconnected during the installation, it
must be reconnected to ensure proper grounding of the
camera.
1.5.5 Cable Gland Sealing
Proper installation of cable sealing glands and use of
appropriate elastomer inserts is critical to long term
reliability. Cables enter the camera mount enclosure
through liquid-tight compression glands. Be sure to insert
the cables through the cable glands on the enclosure
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Camera Power
Serial Control
Ethernet
Heater Power
gland seal plugs
Ground
Lug
before terminating and connecting them (the connectors will not fit through the cable gland). Leave the
gland nuts loosened until all cable installation has been completed. Inspect and install gland fittings in
the back cover with suitable leak sealant and tighten to ensure water tight fittings. Teflon tape or pipe
sealant (i.e. DuPont RectorSeal T™) are suitable for this purpose.
1.5.6 Cable Glands and Spare Parts Kit
The kit contains the two 3/4” cable glands and
gland seal plugs required for non-conduit
installations.
The remaining parts included in the kit are:
• a spare ground wire
• a spare ground nut and lock washer
• two spare power terminal block plugs
• two spare serial port terminal block plugs
• four spare F-Series back cover screws
• four spare PT-Series back cover screws
1.5.7 Cable Gland Seal Inserts
The F-Series camera comes with two 3/4” NPT
cable glands, each with a three hole gland seal
insert. Cables may be between 0.23" to 0.29"
OD. Typically up to five cables may be needed.
Plugs are required for any insert hole(s) not
being used. The photograph at the right shows
two power cables, an Ethernet cable, a serial
control cable (no analog video is installed), and
two gland seal plugs.
If non-standard cable diameters are used, you
may need to locate or fabricate the appropriate
insert to fit the desired cable. FLIR Systems, Inc.
does not provide cable gland inserts other than
the inserts supplied with the system.
Note
Insert the cables through the cable glands on the enclosure before terminating and connecting
them. In general, the terminated connectors will not fit through the cable gland. If a terminated
cable is required, you can make a clean and singular cut in the gland seal to install the cable into
the gland seal.
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20 AWG MAX
TX+
RX+
GND
TD(B)+
GND
TD(A)-
RD(B)+
RD(A)-
RS232 Signals
RS422 Signals
5
4
3
2
1
Back Cover
Chassis
GND
16 AWG
Shielded
16 AWG
Shielded
24 VAC/DC+
24 VAC/DC-
Earth Ground
24 VAC/DC+
24 VAC/DC-
Earth Ground
Local
Ground
24
VAC/DC24VAC/DC
Serial Communications
RS232 or RS422
Male
BNC
Ethernet
Analog Video
1
2
3
1
2
3
Connections for Serial, Video, Ethernet, and Power
Ethernet
Camera
Power
Heater
Power
Left
Cable
Gland
3/4” NPT for Cable
Gland or Conduit
Right
Cable
Gland
Figure 1-3: Camera Connections
1.6 Camera Connections
1.6.1 Connecting power
The camera itself does not have an on/off switch. Generally the F-Series camera will be connected to
a circuit breaker and the circuit breaker will be used to apply or remove power to the camera. If power
is supplied to it, the camera will be in one of two modes: Booting Up or Powered On.
The power cable supplied by the installer must use wires that are sufficient size gauge (16 AWG
recommended) for the supply voltage and length of the cable run, to ensure adequate current carrying
capacity. Always follow local building codes.
Ensure the camera is properly grounded. Typical to good grounding practices, the camera chassis
ground should be connected to the lowest resistance path possible. FLIR requires a grounding strap
anchored to the grounding lug on the back plate of the camera housing and connected to the nearest
earth-grounding point.
Note
The terminal blocks for power connections will accept a maximum 16 AWG wire size.
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IP Network
Figure 1-4: Connector and DIP Switch locations
Analog Video
(monitoring output only)
Serial Connector
for local control
Not used
Camera Power
Heater Power
Analog Video
1.6.2 Video Connection
The analog video connection on the back of the camera is a BNC connector. The camera also
provides an RCA video connector that can be used to temporarily monitor the video output, without
disconnecting the BNC connection.
The video cable used should be rated as RG59U or better to ensure a quality video signal.
1.6.3 Ethernet Connection
The cable gland seal is designed for use with Shielded Category 6 Ethernet cable.
1.6.4 Serial Connection
For serial communications, it is necessary to set the parameters such as the signaling standard (RS232 or RS-422), baud rate, number of stop bits, parity and so on. It is also necessary to select the
communication protocol used (either Pelco D or Bosch) and the camera address. By default, the serial
interface uses Pelco D, RS-422 standard, 9600 baud rate, 8/1/none, and address 1.
Note
Typical Bosch systems operate using a biphase connection and the FLIR cameras do not accept
biphase signals directly. It may be necessary to install a biphase converter in order to use the Bosch
protocol.
Connect the wires of the serial cable as show in Figure 1-3. When using the RS-422 standard, ensure
the transmit pair of the camera goes to the receive pair of the other device, and vice versa.
Note
The terminal blocks for serial connections will accept a maximum 20 AWG wire size.
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Figure 1-5: F-Series Camera Configuration
SW101 SW102
Off
On
Switch
Position
Software
Override
Switch
1.7 Serial Communications Overview
The installer must decide if the serial communications settings will be configured via hardware (DIP
switch settings) or software. If the camera has an Ethernet connection, then generally it will be easier
(and more convenient in the long run) to make configuration settings via software. Then configuration
changes can be made over the network without physically accessing the camera. Also the settings can
be saved to a file and backed up or restored as needed.
If the camera is configured via hardware, then configuration changes in the future may require
accessing the camera on a tower or pole, dismounting it, and removing the back and so on. If the
camera does not have an Ethernet connection, the DIP switches must be used to set the serial
communication options.
Note
The serial communications parameters for the F-Series camera are set or modified either via
hardware DIP switch settings or via software, through a web browser interface. A single DIP switch
(SW102-9), Software Override determines whether the configuration comes from the hardware DIP
switches or the software settings.
Note
The DIP switches are only used to control serial communications parameters. Other settings, related
to IP camera functions and so on, must be modified via software (using a web browser).
1.7.1 Serial Communications Settings - Hardware DIP Switches
The camera has two blocks of DIP switches that are used to configure the serial communications
settings. One block of switches has 8 switches and is used to set the serial address (or ID) of the
camera. The other block of switches has 10 switches and is used to set baud rate, hardware protocol
(RS-232 or RS-422), serial protocol (Pelco D or Bosch), and Software Override.
The figure below shows the locations of dip switches SW101 and SW102.
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If the Software Override DIP switch is set to the software position (as it is by default), all of the other
DIP switches will be ignored, and configuration changes must be made through software. If the switch
is set to the hardware position, all configuration settings related to serial communications are made
with the DIP switches, and changes that are made via software (with a web browser) will be ignored.
The following image shows the factory default settings, with address 1, 9600 baud, Pelco D, RS-422,
Software Override set to software:
Serial Address: Use the block of switches on the left (SW101) to set the serial address of the
camera. The available range of values is from decimal 1 to 255. The dip switches are interpreted as a
binary number, with switch 1 representing the least significant bit (the switches are in the reverse order
of the bits). For convenience, a table of serial addresses and their binary equivalents is included at the
end of the manual. Refer to
Serial Address: Decimal To Binary Conversion, pg. 37.
Tab l e 1-1: Dip Switch Address/ID Settings—SW101
ID
1 On Off Off Off Off Off Off Off
2 Off On Off Off Off Off Off Off
3 On On Off Off Off Off Off Off
… … … … … … … … …
255 On On On On On On On On
Sw 1
LSB
Sw 2 Sw 3 Sw 4 Sw 5 Sw 6 Sw 7
Sw 8
MSB
Other Serial Communication Parameters: The tables below defines the switch locations, bit
numbering and on/off settings used in controlling the other serial communication parameters.
Tab l e 1-2: Dip Switch Settings—SW102
Settings Description
Baud Rate: This is the baud rate of the system user serial
port. The available values are 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200
kbaud.
Bit 1 Bit 2
Off Off 2400
On Off 4800
Off On 9600
On On 19200
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