FLIR METERLiNK Mobile Application User Manual

USER MANUAL
METERLiNK Mobile
Application
Connect Compatible FLIR Meters and Cameras with Mobile Devices

Introduction

The METERLiNK® app allows mobile devices to communicate with compatible FLIR meters and cameras using Bluetooth®. The app offers the following features:

• View measurement data on animated, interactive colour graphs
• Tap and drag on a graph to view instantaneous measurement data
• Check MIN-MAX-AVG readings at a glance
• Share data log reports between devices
• Exported data log files can be opened in a spreadsheet
• High/low alarms tailored to each meter type
• Compare two sets of recorded data side-by-side
• Receive text notifications for low battery, meter disconnection, and alarms
• Select dark or light display modes
• Link directly to the FLIR website
• Easy to update

Install the METER LiNK App

Install the app on your mobile device from the App Store (iOS®) or from Google Play (Android™). The METERLiNK™ app icon is shown in Fig. 2.1, below.
Tap the icon to open the app.
NOTE
To install and use the app, the mobile device’s operating system must be running version 14.0 or higher, for iOS devices, and version 10.0 or higher, for Android devices.

Figure 2.1 Tap the icon on your mobile device to open the app.

Preparing the Meter

1. Switch ON the FLIR meter.
2. Activate the Bluetooth function on the FLIR meter.
3. If there is no line-of-sight obstruction, the meter and smart device can communicate up to 90 m (295.3 ft.). With obstruction, move the meter closer to the smart device as needed.
4. Disable the FLIR meter’s Auto Power Off (APO) function.

Refer to the meter’s user manual for instructions on powering the meter and enabling/disabling Bluetooth and APO. User Manual downloads are available on the FLIR support site (see the Customer Support section of this manual).

Getting Started

4.1 Adding and Renaming Meters
After completing the preparations in Section 3, continue with the information below to add meters to the app and to rename them.
In Fig. 4.1, below, image 1 shows the list of available meters, tap a meter to add it to the app. Click the ‘Can’t Connect’ link on the bottom of the page to view helpful information.
When you tap ‘Can’t Connect’ the hints listed in image 2 are shown. Images 3, 4, and 5 show the renaming process. You can rename the meter using the keyboard after the meter is recognized by the app. You can rename the meter at any time, using the Device Details page (Section 4.3).

Figure 4.1 Adding a meter to the app (images 1, 2, above), and renaming it (images 3, 4, 5).
If the app does not detect a meter, retry the steps in Section 3. If you have questions, contact the FLIR support site directly from the Settings menu (Sec- tion 5.4) or refer to the Customer Support section of this manual.
4.2 Home Page Basics
After you add a meter, the Home page opens (Fig. 4.2, below), showing a sim- plified presentation of the meter’s readings, along with four icons on the bot- tom of page, and a plus (+) sign that you can tap to add more meters. The Home page and its icons are covered in detail in Section 5.1. When adding meters, if the maximum number of meters is reached, the app will prompt you to delete a meter before adding a new one. To delete a meter, simply swipe its image to the left and tap the trash icon. You can also delete a meter using the ‘MORE’ options menu on the Device Details page (Section 4.3). The maximum number of meters is typically eight for iOS devices and seven for Android devices, but is dependent on the capability of the mobile device.
If you tap a connected meter, like the one shown in Fig. 4.2, you can view the Device Details page, as shown in Fig. 4.3, in the next section.

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Figure 4.2 The HOME page shows the basic meter readings for each connected meter, along with several option icons, explained in Section 5.1. Tap a meter from the Home page to open the Device Details page, covered below in Section 4.3.
4.3 Device Details Page
When you tap a meter from the Home page, the meter’s Device Details page opens.

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Figure 4.3 Device Details page. Refer to the numbered list below.

1. Tap to return to previous page
2. Image of connected meter with its serial number and battery status
3. Tap to open the alarm configuration (Section 5.5)
4. Tap to start logging data (Section 5.2)
5. Meter’s voltage measurement
6. Minimum, Average, and Maximum readings
7. Graphic presentation of readings. Tap the graph to show the Marker page (items 13~15, Fig. 4.3)
8. Triggered alarms appear here. In this example, a high alarm with a thresh- old of 120 V is triggered.
9. Tap to collapse or expand the graph
10. Tap to generate a report (Section 5.6)
11. Tap to view more options, as described in Fig. 4.4, below
12. Tap to clear (reset) displayed readings
13. Refresh the chart
14. Enable the Marker
15. Tap and drag the Marker to view instantaneous measurement data
    When you tap the ‘MORE’ options icon, as shown in item 11, Fig. 4.2, above, the page, shown below in Fig. 4.3, appears.

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Figure 4.4 ‘MORE’ options page. Refer to the numbered list below.

1. Tap to return to previous page
2. Device name
3. Meter model number
4. Meter serial number
5. Meter hardware version
6. Meter software version
7. Meter Bluetooth version
8. Tap to remove the meter from the app
9. To to update the meter’s firmware
10. Tap to rename device

Exploring the App

5.1 Home Page in Detail
As explained in Section 4, the Home page opens after you add meters to the app.
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Refer to Figure 5.1, and its associated numbered list below, for details on Home page options.

Figure 5.1 The Home page options (refer to numbered list below).

1. In this example, two meters are connected to the app (named DM166 and My Device). The serial number, battery status, basic trend graph, and cur- rent reading are shown for each. Tap a meter to open its Device Details page (Fig. 4.3, above). To remove a meter, swipe it to the left and tap the trash icon.
2. Primary reading for the meter named My Device.
3. From any page, tap this icon to return to the Home page.
4. Tap to view a list of log files, either recorded from the app or transferred from the meter (including images and video).
5. Tap to open the Compare page (Section 5.3).
6. Tap to open the Settings page (Section 5.4).
7. Indicates that a new Bluetooth firmware version is available (Section 6).
8. Showing an alarm condition for Relative Humidity (Section 5.5).
9. Tap to start/stop recording (Section 5.2).
10. Tap to add a new meter.
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    The four icons, across the bottom of the Home page, are described below.

| Home. Tap to return to the Home page.
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| Files. Tap to open a list of stored data log files, and images/video transferred from the meter (Gallery), see Section 5.2.
| Compare. Tap to open the compare page (Section 5.3) where you can selected and view two sets of data, graphically, side by side.
****| Settings. Tap to open the settings menu. Set text notifications (for alarm, low battery, and meter disconnection), change the display mode, view general information, and connect directly to the FLIR website (Section 5.4).

5.2 Data Recording
Tap the Record icon (Fig. 5.3, below), from the Home page or from the Device Details page (Fig. 4.3).

Figure 5.2 The Recording icon (red when recording, black when stopped).

Figure 5.3 Starting/stopping the data logger and opening the data log files page. Refer to the paragraphs below for numbered references.
Tap the Record icon to start recording (item 1, Fig. 5.3). The recording icon blinks red when recording.
To stop recording, tap the record icon again, the icon will stop blinking and turn black (item 2, Fig. 5.3). You will then be prompted to confirm or cancel. If you confirm, a message will appear (item 3, Fig. 5.3) stating that the data re- cording will be saved to the Files page.
The recording session appears on the Files list only after the recording has stopped. If a recording is not manually stopped, it will automatically end after approximately 8 hours.
Open the Files page by tapping the Files icon on the bottom of the page (item 4, Fig. 5.3). You can also access the Files page from the Device Details page (Fig. 4.3).
Fig. 5.4, below, shows an example page that opens when you tap the Files icon. Figure 5.4 Tap Log List to open a list of data log files. Tap Gallery to open a collection ofstored images.
Tap a data log entry to view the data. Example data log Files pages are shown below in Fig. 5.5.Figure 5.4 Tap Log List to open a list of data log files. Tap Gallery to open a collection of stored images.
Tap a data log entry to view the data. Example data log Files pages are shown below in Fig. 5.5.
Figure 5.5 Data log Files pages opened in the app. Refer to numbered list below.

1. Tap to edit the graph (zoom and pan).
2. When generating a report, tap here to add a graph to the report.
3. Tap to refresh display.
4. Enable the marker to view instantaneous data.
5. Marker. Tap and drag the marker to view instantaneous data.
6. Share data.
7. Add a data log list to a report (Section 5.6).
8. Add customized notes to a report.
9. Add images to a report.
10.  Share a report.

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Figure 5.6 Example data log file exported to a spreadsheet.
To delete all data log Files for a meter, swipe the meter image to the left, and then tap the trash icon as shown in Fig. 5.7, below

Figure 5.7 Deleting all data log files for a meter.
Note that an alert will appear if recording is in progress, informing you that all recorded data for the current session will be lost if you continue.
To delete only one recording log, swipe a data log record to the left and then tap the trash icon, as shown in Fig. 5.8, below. Figure 5.8 Deleting only one data log file for a meter.
5.3 Compare Function
The Compare function allows you to compare readings from different meters or from different data log Files from the same meter. To open the Compare

1. Tap to select the first meter to compare
2. Tap to select the second meter to compare
3. Tap COMPARE to begin the process
4. List of connected meters
5. Tap to select specific data log files to compare
6. Selected data log files
7. Tap COMPARE to begin comparing the two files
8. Enable the Marker function where you can tap and drag on graphs to view instantaneous data
9. Comparing two data file graphs
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5.4 Settings Menu
Open the Settings menu by tapping the Settings icon . Fig. 5.10, and its as- sociated numbered list below, explain the menu options.

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5.4 Settings Menu
Open the Settings menu by tapping the Settings icon
. Fig. 5.10, and its as- sociated numbered list below, explain the menu options.
Figure 5.10 Settings menu. Tap an animated on/off switch to enable/disable an option (refer to numbered list below).

1. Tap to enable/disable the ‘Disconnect’ option. When enabled, a text notification is sent when a meter disconnects from the app.
2. Tap to enable/disable the ‘Low Battery’ option. When enabled, a text notification is sent when the meter’s battery is low.
3. Tap to enable/disable the ‘Meter Alarm’ option. When enabled, a text noti- fication is sent when a meter’s alarm is triggered
   Open the Settings menu by tapping the Settings icon

 Fig. 5.10, and its as- sociated numbered list below, explain the menu options.
Figure 5.10 Settings menu. Tap an animated on/off switch to enable/disable an option (refer to numbered list below).

1. Tap to enable/disable the ‘Disconnect’ option. When enabled, a text notification is sent when a meter disconnects from the app.
2. Tap to enable/disable the ‘Low Battery’ option. When enabled, a text notification is sent when the meter’s battery is low.
3. Tap to enable/disable the ‘Meter Alarm’ option. When enabled, a text noti- fication is sent when a meter’s alarm is triggered
4. Tap to enable/disable the Dark display mode.
5. Tap to enable/disable the app start-up tutorial.
6. Tap to open the FLIR website where the user manual can be found.
7. Tap to connect directly to the FLIR support site.
8. Tap to connect to the main FLIR website.

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5.5 Alarm Function
A high and low alarm can be set for each connected meter (and each reading for meters with more than one reading type). Alarm limits can be customized as shown in Fig. 5.11 and its associated numbered list, below. Text notifications are sent to your smart device when alarms are triggered. Refer to Section 5.4 (Settings menu) for information on configuring text notifications.

5.5 Alarm Function
A high and low alarm can be set for each connected meter (and each reading for meters with more than one reading type). Alarm limits can be customized as shown in Fig. 5.11 and its associated numbered list, below.
Text notifications are sent to your smart device when alarms are triggered. Refer to Section 5.4 (Settings menu) for information on configuring text notifications.
Figure 5.11 Alarm setup pages. Refer to the numbered list below.

1. Tap to enable/disable the alarm function
2. Tap to save the alarm configuration
3. Alarms enabled
4. Tap to enable/disable high alarm
5. Tap to start setting high alarm set point (use keyboard)
6. Tap to enable/disable low alarm
7. Tap to start setting low alarm set point
8. Use the keyboard to set the alarm set points

5.6 Generating Reports
You can initiate a data log report by tapping the ‘Report’ icon on the Device Details page as shown in Fig. 5.12, below.  To get to the Device Details page, tap the Home icon at the bottom of an app page and then tap on a connected meter.

Figure 5.12 Generating a Report by from the Device Details page. Tap the Report icon to start the process.
Data log reports can include photos, data log text files, and customized notes. Exported text files can be opened in spreadsheets.
The images below in Fig. 13 represent several of the key app pages used for generating reports. The numbered list beneath the images explain the icons and fields.

1. Add a company logo or other image by tapping the plus (+) sign and browsing for the image.
2. Date and time that the log was created.
3. Information about the meter (name, model, and serial number).
4. Type text to describe the test location.
5. Add summary text describing the testing.
6. Add an image to the front of the report.
7. Add a data log graph recorded in the app or transferred from the meter.
8. Add images that were transferred from the meter.
9. Add notes to images.
10. Export the report via text or email.

Firmware Updates

To update the meter’s firmware, go to the Device Details page, as shown in Fig. 6.1 below.
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To get to the Device Details page, tap the Home icon at the bottom of an app page and then tap on a connected meter. When the Device Details page opens tap the MORE icon to see additional options. Tap the Update button to initiate the update.
Note that if the mobile device’s battery is low, an error will appear prompting to charge the battery before proceeding.

The app will prompt you when an update becomes available, as shown in Fig. 6.2 below. When you see a prompt to update the firmware, follow the instruc- tions as explained above.

Figure 6.2 The app will prompt you when a firmware update is available.

Customer Support

Customer Support Telephone List: https://support.flir.com/contact
Technical Support: https://support.flir.com
Contact FLIR directly from within the app (Section 5.4).
Website http://www.flir.com
Customer support http://support.flir.com 
Copyright
© 2023, FLIR Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
Disclaimer
Specifications subject to change without further notice. Models and accessories subject to regional market considerations. License procedures may apply. Products described herein may be subject to US Export Regulations. Please refer to [email protected] with any questions.

Copyright
© 2023, FLIR Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
Publ. No.: NAS100143
Commit:
Head: Language: en-GB
Modified: Formatted: 2023-03-28

Documents / Resources

| FLIR METERLiNK Mobile Application [pdf] User Manual
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References

• support.flir.com
• Thermal Imaging, Night Vision and Infrared Camera Systems | Teledyne FLIR
• support.flir.com
• support.flir.com/contact

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