FLIR M300 Series User Manual

Important:T oensurepowercables(includinganyextension)areofasufcientgauge,
ensurethatthereisacontinuousminimumvoltageof10.8Vdcattheendofthecable
whereitenterstheproduct’spowerconnector,evenwithafullyatbatteryat11Vdc.
(Donotassumethataatbatteryisat0Vdc.Duetothedischargeproleandinternal
chemistryofbatteries,thecurrentdropsmuchfasterthanthevoltage.A“fullyat”battery
stillshowsapositivevoltage,evenifitdoesn’thaveenoughcurrenttopoweryourdevice.)
Grounding
Ensurethatyouobserveanyadditionalgroundingadviceprovidedintheproduct’s
documentation.
Moreinformation
Itisrecommendedthatbestpracticeisobservedinallvesselelectricalinstallations,as
detailedinthefollowingstandards:
•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricalandElectronicInstallationsinBoats
•NMEA0400InstallationStandard
•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats
•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters
•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection
In-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings
Thefollowingin-linefuseandthermalbreakerratingsapplytoyourproduct:
In-linefuseratingThermalbreakerrating
15Aslowblow
15A(ifonlyconnectingonedevice)
Note:
•Thesuitablefuseratingforthethermalbreakerisdependentonthenumberofdevices
youareconnecting.IfindoubtconsultanauthorizedFLIRdealer.
•Y ourproduct’spowercablemayhaveattedin-linefuse,ifnotthenyoucanaddan
in-linefusetothepositivewireofyourproduct’spowerconnection.
Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire
Thepowercablesuppliedwiththisproductincludesadedicatedshield(drain)wirefor
connectiontoavessel'sRFgroundpoint.
ItisimportantthataneffectiveRFgroundisconnectedtothesystem.Asinglegroundpoint
shouldbeusedforallequipment.Theunitcanbegroundedbyconnectingtheshield(drain)
wireofthepowercabletothevessel'sRFgroundpoint.OnvesselswithoutanRFground
systemtheshield(drain)wireshouldbeconnecteddirectlytothenegativebatteryterminal.
Thedcpowersystemshouldbeeither:
•Negativegrounded,withthenegativebatteryterminalconnectedtothevessel'sground.
•Floating,withneitherbatteryterminalconnectedtothevessel'sground
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
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FLIR M300 Series Specifications

General

Thermal Sensor	Uncooled VOx Microbolometer
Pan/Tilt	360° continuous pan, +/- 90° tilt
IP Rating	IP66
Frame Rate	30 Hz
Input Voltage	12-24 VDC
Spectral Range	7.5 - 13.5 µm
Operating Temperature	-25°C to +55°C
Thermal Sensitivity	<50 mK
Focus	Automatic
Resolution	640 × 512 (M364), 320 × 256 (M332)