AIM-IBTS-M Infrared Temperature System User Manual

: June 6, 2024
: AIM

Table of Contents

General Information
2 – Installation
General Features
Menu
Settings
- Temperature
  - Battery
System Information
Online pages
4.4 – Data recall pages
Technical specifications and drawings
Documents / Resources
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)

AiM User Manual
Infrared temperature System
Release 1.00

General Information

What is an Infrared temperature system?
The Infrared Temperature System is composed of a gauge (1) , an infrared temperature sensor (2), the sensor fixing kit (3) and the power cable (4).

The kit is available in two versions according to the power cable length; the related part numbers are:| |
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Infrared temperature system with 300 mm power cable)| X08BST01111
Infrared temperature system with 400 mm power cable)| X08BST011114
Each part can be bought separately as spare part with the following part numbers
Infrared Temperature sensor| X05ITS01A01
Gauge| X05EIG010
Fixing kit| X05KITS010

The Infrared temperature sensor (ISTS) shows the average temperature information of the controlled area.

2 – Installation

The Gauge has three input connectors on the back:

one is a reserved connector
the second for the infrared temperature sensor and
the third to the external, 12V, not stabilized power, using the dedicated cable, included in the kit.

The image below shows an infrared temperature sensor installed from the top on the left and from the bottom on the right.

AIM IBTS M Infrared Temperature System - temperature
sensor

The image below shows the sensor field of measure.

General Features

The Gauge displays:

temperature information from the temperature sensor (left image below) with a 12° field of view.
external supply voltage (right image below)
The temperature data are recorded once every 10 seconds, saving the maximum temperature measured in that period of time. From the online pages, each sample of the historical graph shows the maximum recorded temperature over the last 20 seconds.

It is possible to set a different alarm and warning thresholds for temperature and supply voltage readings. According to the level of the thresholds, the temperature value is shown:

white, or green for supply voltage: no alarm
yellow: over the warning threshold
red: over the alarm threshold. In this last case, the LED blinks RED. The 2 buttons of the gauge offer 2 functionalities, according to the press duration.
Short pressure: button pressed for a small fraction of a second
Long pressure: button pressed for about 1 second

Settings

It is possible to set two thresholds for Temperature and Battery Voltage, a warning level and an alarm level, as in the example below on the right.
Use:

“OK” button to select the option
“</EXIT” and “>/>>” buttons with a short pressure to set the desired value
“</EXIT” button with a long pressure to save and exit.

Temperature

The temperature is normally shown in white.
When it rises above the Warning Level (50°C in the example below) is displayed yellow and a warning message appears top of the screen.
When it rises above the Alarm level (75°C in the example below) is displayed red, a message appears at the top of the screen and a red LED starts blinking.
On this menu page, it is also possible to choose the preferred unit of measure for temperature between Fahrenheit (°F) and Celsius (°C).

Battery

The battery voltage is generally shown as Green.
When its value falls beneath the warning level is displayed yellow and a warning message appears top of the screen.
When its value falls beneath the alarm level is displayed red and a message appears top of the screen.

System Information

This page shows:

SN: device serial number (6300101 in the example below)
FW: firmware version (02.00.00 in the example below)
BOOT: booter version (02.00.00 in the example below)

Online pages

From the first page, it is possible to navigate among the features using “>/Data” button.
Once the start-up procedure is completed, the main online page is displayed.
If a sensor is connected to the infrared temperature controller a timer appears top left of the page displaying hours and minutes from the start up of the system (0:32 in the two images below, that show measure unit in °C and in °F).

When battery value falls under warning or alarm threshold value the top row background changes:

Maximum Temperature : the maximum temperature value is automatically reset at power on.

4.4 – Data recall pages

Pressing (long pressure) the right button from the Online page the gauge enters the Data Recall section, for revisiting the data of the last 25 tests.
A test starts when the power is turned ON and finishes when the power is turned OFF.
A test is supposed to be longer than 2 min and shorter than 5 hours. In case a test is shorter than 2 minutes, it is not recorded, while in case it is longer than 5 hours, a new test is automatically generated.
For each test, its length and the maximum temperature is indicated.

The selected test temperature graph is shown in variable-size time intervals depending on the test length. For long tests, 60-minute time intervals are used as in the following examples.

Technical specifications and drawings

Sensor technical specifications:

1 measurement point
Field of view: 12°
Temperature range: 60/550°F
Real-time temperature tracking
Average temperature tracking: tracks average temperatures over the last 15’, 30’ or 90’ of run-time
Gauge technical specifications:
RGB LED for alert: the LED starts blinking red when the detected temperature exceeds the user-defined values
Anti-glare TFT display: resolution 160×120, 1.8’; sunlight readable
Anodised aluminum body
vibration-proof
Waterproof: IP65