Combining thermal and visual cameras in a small, affordable package, the AX8 provides continuous temperature monitoring and alarming for uninterrupted condition monitoring of critical electrical and mechanical equipment. The AX8 provides early detection of temperature-related issues in electrical and mechanical equipment, making it the ideal temperature sensor for continuous condition monitoring and hot spot detection for electrical cabinets, process and manufacturing settings, data centers, mass transit facilities, energy generation plants, and storage facilities.

FLIR AX8 Key Features

• Intelligent Thermal Imager with 4,800 Measurement Points
• Visual Camera
• Rugged IP-67 Housing
• Up to 6 Measurement Areas with Alarms
• Streaming Thermal, Visible, & MSX video in MPEG, MJPEG, and H.264 Formats
• Full Analysis & Alarm Suite
• Ethernet Connector (M12)
• Power, I/O Connector (M12)

FLIR AX8 Key Benefits

• Early detection of temperature-related problems
• Avoid unplanned outages, service interruptions, and equipment failures
• Get vital information without IR windows or manual scans
• Streaming thermal, visible, or MSX video in MPEG, MJPEG, and H.264 formats
• Automatic alarms sent when temperature thresholds are exceeded
• Full suite of analysis functions• Only 54 x 25 x 95 mm in size
• Two cable connections
• Industry standard EthernetIP, Modbus TCP, and a built-in web interface for easy set-up

FLIR AX8 Thermal Imaging Camera Technical Specifications

Imaging & Optical Data
IR resolution	80 × 60 pixels
Thermal sensitivity/NETD	< 0.10°C @ +30°C (+86°F) / 100 mK
Field of view (FOV)	48° × 37°
Focus	Fixed
Detector data
Detector type	Focal Plane Array (FPA), uncooled microbolometer
Spectral range	7.5–13 μm
Visual camera
Built-in digital camera	640 × 480
Digital camera, FOV	Max 66°, Adapts to the IR lens
Sensitivity	Minimum 10 Lux without illuminator
Measurement
Object temperature range	–10°C to +150°C (14°F to 302°F)
Accuracy	±2°C (±3.6°F) or ±2% of reading (+10 to +100C@+10 to +35 amb)
Measurement analysis
Spotmeter	6
Area	6 boxes with max./min./average/position
Automatic hot/ cold detection	Max/Min temp. value and position shown within box
Isotherm	1 with above/below/interval
Measurement presets	Yes
Measurement option	Schedule response: File sending (ftp), email (SMTP)
Difference temperature	Delta temperature between measurement functions or reference temperature
Reference temperature	Manually set or captured from any measurement function
Atmospheric transmission correction	Automatic, based on inputs for distance, atmospheric temperature and relative humidity
Optics transmission correction	Automatic, based on signals from internal sensors
Emissivity correction	Variable from 0.01 to 1.0
Reflected apparent temperature correction	Automatic, based on input of reflected temperature
External optics/ windows correction	Automatic, based on input of optics/window transmission and temperature
Measurement corrections	Global and individual object parameters
Alarm
Alarm functions	6 automatic alarms on any selected measurement function, Digital In, Camera temperature
Alarm output	Digital Out, log, store image, file sending (ftp), email (SMTP), notification
Set-up
Color palettes	Color palettes (BW, BW inv, Iron, Rain)
Set-up commands	Date/time, Temperature °C/°F
Web interface	Yes
Storage of images
Storage media	Built-in memory for image storage
Image storage mode	IR/visual images, simultaneous storage of IR and visual images. Visual and IR image automatically grouped together.
Periodic image storage	Yes
File formats	JPEG, JPEG+FFF, PNG+JPEG, FFF, FFF+PNG
Ethernet
Ethernet	Control, result and image
Ethernet, type	100 Mbps
Ethernet, standard	IEEE 802.3
Ethernet, connector type	M12 8-pin X-coded
Ethernet, video streaming	Yes
Ethernet, power	Power over Ethernet, PoE IEEE 802.3af class 0.
Ethernet, protocols	Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, TCP, UDP, SNTP, RTSP, RTP, HTTP, ICMP, IGMP, ftp, SMTP, SMB (CIFS), DHCP, MDNS (Bonjour), uPnP
Image streaming
Image streaming formats	Motion JPEG, MPEG stream, H.264, Stream format MPEG-4 ISO/IEC 14496-2
Image streaming resolution	640 × 480
Image modes	Thermal, Visual, MSX (IR-image with enhanced detail presentation)
Automatic image adjustment	Continuous/manual; linear or histogram based; possible to lock max, min or span temperature
Manual image adjustment	Level/span/max/min
Power system
External power operation	12/24VDC, 2 W continuously/ 3.1 W absolute max
External power, connector	M12 8-pin A-coded (Shared with digital I/O)
Voltage Allowed range	10–30VDC
Environmental data
Operating temp. range	0°C to +50°C (32°F to +122°F)
Storage temp. range	–40°C to +70°C (–40°F to +158°F) IAW IEC 68-2-1 and IEC 68-2-2
Humidity (operating and storage)	IEC 60068-2-30/24 h 95% relative humidity +25°C to +40°C (+77°F to +104°F)/ 2 cycles
EMC	EN 61000-6-2:2001 (Immunity) EN 61000-6-3:2001 (Emission) FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Class B (Emission)
Encapsulation	IP67 (IEC 60529)
Bump	25 g (IEC 60068-2-29)
Vibration	2 g (IEC 60068-2-6)
Physical data
Camera size (L × W × H)	54 × 25 × 79 mm w/o connectors 54 × 25 × 95 mm w/ connectors