FLIR Systems, Inc.
FC-Series S Camera
Architect & Engineering Specifications
Document Number: 427-0081-00-13
Version: 100
Issue Date: March 2013
Revision
100
Date
03/19/2013
Notes
Initial release
FLIR Systems, Inc.
Commercial Systems
70 Castilian Drive
Goleta, CA 93117
1-877-773-3547
http://www.cvs.flir.com/security/
A&E Specification
FC-Series Camera
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PART 1 - NOT USED
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.01
A.
Thermal Security Camera
Functional Description
1. The Thermal Security Camera shall not depend on any visible or invisible
(infrared) illumination or image intensifier to “see” i.e. produce images. The
Thermal Security Camera shall be totally passive and not produce any
energy or emit light in any bandwidth. The Thermal Security Camera shall
allow the user to clearly identify images in the total absence of light.
2. The Thermal Security Camera shall allow the user to see through smoke
and light fog and to view the thermal patterns and contrast in the scene.
3. The Thermal Security Camera shall utilize a Vanadium Oxide (VOx)
uncooled microbolometer responding in the LWIR (Long Wave Infrared)
spectral range of 7.5 – 13.5 μm which is beyond what is visible to the
human eye.
4. The Thermal Security Camera shall not be susceptible to permanent
damage after imaging the sun. This is in contrast to some systems based
on amorphous silicon detector technology which can be permanently
damaged when viewing the sun or even reflections of the sun.
5. The Thermal Security Camera shall not utilize shutters to prevent damage
from the sun.
6. The Thermal Security Camera shall include a lens or window that is
temperature controlled to prevent dew, frost and ice accumulation.
7. The Thermal Security Camera shall not utilize dynamic apertures to protect
the image sensor because these mechanisms reduce sensitivity for an
extended period of time, thus reducing the Thermal Security Camera
performance as required for security installations.
8. The Thermal Security Camera shall provide athermal optics that
automatically adjust to ambient temperature changes, and therefore do not
require re-adjustment and/or thermal refocusing.
9. The Thermal Security Camera shall not be susceptible to “image blooming”
caused by bright lights as are image intensifiers and visible spectrum
cameras.
10. The Thermal Security Camera shall be available in the following
configurations, with fixed anti-reflection coated Germanium lenses with the
Field of View (FOV) and resolutions as indicated:
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Lens
Resolution
(pixels)
35 mm
320 x 240
35 mm
320 x 240
19 mm
320 x 240
13 mm
320 x 240
9 mm
320 x 240
7.5 mm
320 x 240
35 mm
640 x 480
19 mm
640 x 480
13 mm
640 x 480
9 mm
640 x 480
7.5 mm
640 x 480
Table 1: Field of View (FOV)
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FOV
9° H x 7° V
13° H x 10° V
24° H x 19° V
34° H x 28° V
48° H x 39° V
63° H x 50° V
18° H x 14° V
32° H x 26° V
45° H x 37° V
69° H x 56° V
90° H x 69° V
Pixel
Pitch
17µm
25µm
25µm
25µm
25µm
25µm
17µm
17µm
17µm
17µm
17µm
11. The range of the Thermal Security Camera shall be defined at three levels
consisting of:
a. Detection – In order to detect if an object is present or not, its critical
dimension needs to be covered by 1.5 or more pixels.
b. Recognition – Recognizing an object is defined as seeing what type of
object it is. This means being able to determine if the object is a
person, a car or a truck. In order to recognize an object it needs to be
subtended by at least 6 pixels across its critical dimension.
c.
Identification – Identifying the object is defined as seeing if it is a
man/woman or a man carrying a shovel verses a man carrying a rifle.
In order to identify an object it needs to be subtended by at least 12
pixels.
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12. The approximate DRI (Detection, Recognition, and Identification) ranges for
a vehicle and a human target with each of the lenses listed in Tables 2 & 3.
Lens
Detection
Recognition
Identification
35 mm
3250
835
410
35 mm
2700 m
680 m
340 m
19 mm
1250 m
315 m
158 m
13 mm
1000 m
250 m
125 m
9 mm
700 m
175 m
88 m
7.5 mm
570 m
140 m
72 m
35 mm
3300 m
840 m
415 m
19 mm
1950 m
500 m
250 m
13 mm
1340 m
340 m
170 m
9 mm
880 m
220 m
108 m
7.5 mm
730 m
180 m
92 m
Table 2: DRI range for Vehicle (2.3 m x 2.3 m critical dimension)
Lens
Detection
Recognition
Identification
35 mm
1080
272
136
35 mm
880 m
225 m
112 m
19 mm
440 m
110 m
55 m
13 mm
330 m
82 m
41 m
9 mm
230 m
57 m
28 m
7.5 mm
185 m
43 m
23 m
35 mm
1100 m
274 m
138 m
19 mm
640 m
160 m
80 m
13 mm
440 m
112 m
56 m
9 mm
285 m
71 m
36 m
7.5 mm
235 m
60 m
30 m
Table 3: DRI range for Human Target (1.8 m x 0.5 m critical dimension)
13. An online site security planning tool shall be available to assist the user in
selecting the correct cameras and designing a video surveillance system.
The tool shall utilize Google Earth maps saved as jpeg images to allow the
user to place cameras on the site / buildings and simulate the actual field of
view of any camera to visually see the difference between each camera /
lens combination for detection, recognition and identification. The tool shall
work the same as the one at this URL: http://raven.flirops.com/.
14. The Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference (NETD) is the measure of
the smallest object temperature that can be detected by the thermal image
sensor relative to the system noise. The measurement is usually quantified
in units of mK. This is the most common Figure of Merit of a thermal
imaging system and a true measurement of the thermal camera’s
sensitivity. The Thermal Security Camera image sensor with a clear
aperture f/1.0 lens shall provide a NETD of <50mK.
15. The Thermal Security Camera shall include Auto Digital Detail
Enhancement (Auto DDE) which is an advanced non-linear image
processing algorithm. The Auto DDE function is fully automatic and
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requires no input or adjustment from the user. The Auto DDE shall
enhance the image detail to match the total dynamic range of the original
image allowing details to be visible to the user even in scenes with low or
high thermal contrast. Auto DDE will increase the probability of detection of
low contrast images.
16. The Thermal Security Camera shall utilize Non-Uniformity Correction
(NUC) which is a set of compensation factors for each pixel. NUC shall
enable the following features and benefits:
a. Eliminate the need for FPA (Focal Plane Array) temperature
stabilization.
b. Allow for near instantaneous camera turn-on.
c. Reduced system complexity and power consumption.
d. Allow for a wider operating temperature range.
17. The Thermal Security Camera shall include Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
circuitry to compensate for scene variations, improve image quality by
avoiding saturation and distortion, and to balance signal levels prior to
display to maximize image quality.
18. The Thermal Security Camera shall have a Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)
capability to compensate for scenes that include extreme temperature
ranges (such as when the sun is in the FOV) without losing details in the
terrestrial foreground.
19. The Thermal Security Camera shall feature both White-Hot and Black-Hot
operating modes. In the White-Hot (default) mode warmer images will be
displayed in white or lighter shades than cooler or background areas. In
the Black-Hot mode warmer objects will be displayed as black or dark gray
compared to cooler objects.
20. The Thermal Security Camera shall provide IP network video to the
following specifications:
Live Video Web Page
Two Independent Streams
MPEG4, H.264, and MJPG
Unicast and Multicast support
ONVIF 2.0
Table 4: Streaming IP Video Output Specifications
NTSC
D1: 720x480
4CIF: 704x480
VGA: 640x480
SIF: 352x240
QVGA: 320x240
PAL
D1: 720x576
4CIF: 704x576
Native: 640x512
Q-Native: 320x256
CIF: 352x288
QCIF: 176x144
Table 5: NTSC/PAL Streaming Image Sizes
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21. The Thermal Security Camera shall provide standard NTSC or PAL analog
composite video output (factory configured) to allow it to function as a direct
replacement for daylight camera and to connect directly to digital video
recorders, encoders and monitoring equipment. The analog video signal
shall be available via a BNC video output connector.
22. The Thermal Security Camera shall provide a local analog video output
connector (RCA type). This feature shall allow the installer to test the
Thermal Security Camera and view live video during installation and set-up
without interrupting the main video output to the overall security system.
23. The Thermal Security Camera outdoor enclosure with sunshield and
mounting base shall meet IP66 and IP67 rating for dust and water ingress.
24. The mounting base shall be provided with two 1/4x20 holes on the bottom
of the camera and two 1/4x20 holes on the top for mounting to a pedestal
or wall mount. Alternatively the camera can be mounted with four M5 x 0.8
threaded fasteners to the bottom of the camera.
25. The Thermal Security Camera shall allow cable connections through a rear
cable gland assembly. There shall be an optional concealed cable wall
mount accessory available, and the Thermal Security Camera shall allow
cable connections through the base of the camera when the camera is
mounted to the concealed cable wall mount.
26. All cable connections shall be made inside of the enclosure. The enclosure
shall be provided with liquid-tight sealed cable gland fittings for analog
video, Ethernet, serial control, and power cables.
27. The camera enclosure shall include grounding and surge protection. A
separate Earth ground connection shall be made inside the enclosure to a
designated grounding lug. The Earth ground conductor may be run as part
of the power cable bundle.
28. The Thermal Security Camera shall meet vibration testing according to IEC
60068-2-27: 10g shock pulse with a 11ms half- sine profile.
29. The Thermal Security Camera shall feature an IP network interface, built-in
Ethernet port, built-in web browser interface / Nexus server for device setup, configuration and control.
30. The Thermal Security Camera shall use the embedded Nexus server to
provide plug and play integration with FLIR Sensors Manager (FSM)
software, to enable sophisticated sensor management capabilities such as
geo-referenced mapping, video analytics, slew-on-alarm and radar slew-to
cue.
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31. The Thermal Security Camera shall provide two independent IP network
streams (channels) of user selectable MPEG-4, H.264 or M-JPEG digital
video.
32. From a computer or other device, the Thermal Security Camera shall
support set-up, configuration and control as follows:
a. Support a standard web browser interface.
b. Provide a software utility such as FLIR Sensors Manager (FSM) which
shall be included with each Thermal Security Camera.
c. Support for third-party systems using the Nexus Software Development
Kit (SDK) and a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Application
Programming Interface (API).
d. Configuration settings shall include settings for the video CODEC,
cameras sensors settings, etc.
33. The thermal security camera shall be ONVIF compliant and provide an IP
network interface that is based on open standards to insure compatibility
with a wide range of third-party video players and Video Management
Systems (VMSs), such as, but not limited to, Milestone, Genetec and
ONSSI.
34. The Thermal Security Camera shall operate as a hybrid device by providing
both analog video (NTSC or PAL) simultaneously with IP video. This dualmode operation will allow the camera to provide video to both analog and
IP networks at one time.
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Technical Description
1. The Thermal Security Camera shall meet the following minimum
requirements:
Sensor Type
Spectral Response
Thermal Sensitivity
Pixel Pitch
Composite Video
Output
Available IP Network
Video Formats
Independent Streaming
IP Video Channels
Ethernet Interface
User Control Interface
Input Voltage
Power Consumption
Inrush Current
Operating Temperature
Range
Storage Temperature
Range
Lens Heater
Enclosure Rating
Weight
Dimensions (L, W, H)
Long-life, Uncooled VOx Microbolometer
7.5 to 13.5μm
<50mK f/1.0 clear aperture
320x240 models: 25μm
35mm 320x240 model: 17μm
640x480 models:17μm
NTSC or PAL, 75ohm BNC
Live Video Web Page
Streaming MPEG-4, H.264, M-JPEG
Two
RJ-45
Ethernet control via FLIR Sensors Manager (FSM),
the Nexus SDK, the Nexus CGI commands, ONVIF,
Milestone, Genetec, and ONSSI
PoE (IEEE 802.3af-2003),
PoE+( IEEE 802.3at-2009 standard),
11-56VDC,
12-38VAC
VDC: 5 W nominal at 24 VDC,
Peak at 24 VDC: 21W (w/heaters)
VAC: 8 VA nominal at 24 VAC
Peak at 24 VAC: 29VA (w/heaters)
<5 A for DC power supply with slew rate > 10 ms
<19 A for AC power supply with slew rate > 4.17 ms
-50°C to 70°C (-58° F to 158° F) continuous
-40°C to 70°C (-40° F to 158° F) cold start
-55°C to 85°C (-67° F to 185° F)
Thermostatically Controlled
IP-66 and IP-67
~ 1.8kg (4.0 lbs) w/o sunshield,
~ 2.2kg (4.8) with sunshield
10.2" x 4.5" x 4.2" w/o sunshield,
259mm x 114mm x 106mm w/o sunshield
11.1" x 5.1" x 4.5" with sunshield,
282mm x 129mm x 115mm with sunshield
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The Thermal Security Camera shall be a FLIR FC-Series Camera.
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