FLIR Si2x-Pro Offers

Why Choose The Flir Si2x Series Acoustic Camera?

• Reduces costs and improves energy efficiency
• Pinpoints even the tiniest leaks and shows leak size and cost estimatesin real time
• Detects leaks faster and more accurately than traditional methods
• Quantifies industrial gas leaks and detects mechanical faults
• Measures common industrial gases, including compressed air, ammonia, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, helium, and argon
• Detects and measures potentially faulty bearings in Mech Mode
• Offers the best acoustic camera performance
• Features the most sensitive acoustic imaging on the market
• Includes fleet management and data integration capabilities for enterprise-level companies
• Speeds up audits and requires minimal training
• Scans large areas quickly without interrupting operations
• Gets new users up and running quickly with minimal training needed

Features

• ATEX certified for Zone 2 (gas), and Zone 22 (dust)
• Detects, locates, and classifies partial discharge (PD) faults 30x smaller than ever before from up to 656' (200 m) away
• Includes on-camera and in-software severity assessment and type classification of partial discharge (PD) issues, as well as recommended actions. Detects, locates, and measures compressed gas leaks and mechanical issues in explosive atmospheres quickly and easily
• Quantifies leak rate and cost of industrial gas and compressed air leaks, to prioritize repair and calculate savings
• Offers a mechanical issue condition assessment with three measurement metrics for early identification of bearing problems to prevent costly downtime
• 124 low-noise MEMS microphones for real-time sound visualization
• Features a 12 MP digital camera with 8x digital zoom, 1280 × 720 display resolution, and a 5" (12.70 cm) color screen
• Illuminate dimly lit areas with built-in LED lights
• Wireless data transfer

Applications

• Monitor transmission and distribution conductors and components at long distances easily and reduce need for emergency repairs
• Inspect substation transformers to detect PD issues early, before they result in a dangerous and costly explosion
• Find PD issues in any piece of high-voltage equipment to reduce public complaints of radio interference and audible noise
• Power utilities
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Aerospace
• Oil and gas
• Facility maintenance
• Research and development
• Reliability consultants
• Specialty service providers: Compressed air, refrigeration
• Electrical generation and transmission

How to Update Your Si2 Camera

The Si1 and Si2-series cameras can be updated using Over The Air (OTA) update, or through USB. To update your camera through USB, please follow the instructions below. Make sure that you read all the steps before attempting the update.

Requirements:

• Ensure that the battery is fully charged. You will not receive any warning or message before starting the update
• To ensure a successful update installation, we recommend utilizing an unrestricted computer or workstation. This will help prevent any loss of information during the download or transfer process
• Use the USB flash drive supplied with the camera and make sure that the drive is empty.
• Disable the Wi-Fi on the device. Settings -> Network Settings -> Disable Wi-Fi

Instructions:

• 1. Insert the USB stick into the USB port and wait for a couple of seconds (an hourglass/waiting icon appears on the screen)

Please make sure that the internal Si2 memory does not contain any snapshot files, otherwise the USB update will not start.

*NOTE: DO NOT remove the USB stick until the camera instructs you to remove it, see image on step nr 4.

• 2. Wait until the following prompt message is displayed: "Update file detected. Apply? Yes or No", tap on Yes.
• 3. An status message is shown: "Please wait. copying update file...", the update is in process, please wait for 15 minutes.
• 4. Once the installation is completed, a confirmation message will appear: "Update copied. Remove the USB stick and restart the device to apply the update.", please tap OK
• 5. Now you can restart the camera. To restart the camera, first turn it off by long-pressing the power button until it turns red. Wait until it the Red LED light stops glowing, then turn it back on by short-pressing the button until it turns green.

Installation:

• 1. When turning on the camera, the device screen displays that the update is being installed
• 2. Wait until the installation is completed, this process takes around 10 minutes
• 3. The camera will display the FLIR logo, and then switch to the main screen (live view). The update has been now been installed successfully

*Note: If the mode selection at start up is enabled, the camera will display the mode selection screen first. Select a mode and then accept to be directed to the live view

Verification:

• 1. To confirm that your camera software is up-to-date, look at the text box at the bottom of the screen after pressing the settings menu. The device info displays the latest version of the software
• 2. The camera is ready for normal operation

If your camera currently has 25H1, follow the instructions in FLIR Customer Help – Option 1: Automatic Update Notification

If your camera has an older release than 25H1, follow the instructions in FLIR Customer Help – Step 2: Camera Update OTA