Generating Thermal Maps

The following task helps you generate a thermal map out of a raw irradiance map from a Speos simulation.

To generate a thermal map:

  1. Create a batch file named LaunchFLIRWrapper.bat in a directory of your choice.
    Tip: To help you in writing the batch file, a template is available in the Thermal_Camera_Wrapper folder.
  2. Write the content of the batch file containing five entries in the first row according to the following template:
    1. Replace FLIRThermalCameraWrapper-BETA by the absolute or relative path of the FLIRThermalCameraWrapper-BETA.exe application.
      The FLIRThermalCameraWrapper-BETA.exe application is stored in the Thermal_Camera_Wrapper folder.
    2. Replace ThermalCamera.thermalpbcam by the absolute or relative path of the *.thermalpbcam file of the camera.

      The *.thermalpbcam file is stored in the Camera set folder of the Thermal_Cameras folder.

      Note: Thanks to the Thermal Camera Editor, you can modify *.thermalpbcam files according to your needs.
    3. Replace Irradiance.xmp by the absolute or relative path of the XMP Irradiance map generated by the Camera sensor Speos simulation.
    4. Replace OutputImageFile.png by the absolute or relative path of the *.png final image to be generated.
      Important: The directory should already exist, and the filename should correspond to the camera used in the simulation (Example: Boson 640 50deg HFOV 9.2mm.png).
    5. Replace outputTemperatureMap.xmp by the absolute or relative path of the *.xmp thermal map to be generated.
      Important: The directory should already exist, and the filename should correspond to the camera used in the simulation (Example: Boson 640 50deg HFOV 9.2mm.xmp).
  3. Run the LaunchFLIRWrapper.bat file.
A *.png final image file and a *.xmp thermal map file thermal map have generated in the specified directory.
Now, thanks to Virtual Photometric Lab, you can analyze the generated temperature map using the different tools available such as the Measures tool.