Re: IR cameras

[Mark Rivers via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Hi Grass,

Actually the last 2 cameras do also list GigE vision in both their main Web page and in the datasheet.  So it seems like any of them should work.

Mark

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From: Wang, SuYin Grass <grass at anl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 1:50 PM
To: Mark Rivers <rivers at cars.uchicago.edu>; tech-talk at aps.anl.gov <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Subject: Re: IR cameras

 

Here is a list of IR cameras that list GenICam and GigE Vision in their specifications

Flir A50 and A70 

https://www.flir.com/products/a50_a70-image-streaming/

FLIR Axxx-Series Image Streaming

https://www.flir.com/products/axxx-series-image-streaming/

FLIR A615 

https://www.flir.com/products/a615/

There are also two that may not work because they only list GenICam, but GigE Vision is not listed

Flir A6481 

https://www.flir.com/products/a6481/

Flir A6451 

https://www.flir.com/products/a6451/

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From: Mark Rivers <rivers at cars.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 1:44 PM
To: Wang, SuYin Grass <grass at anl.gov>; tech-talk at aps.anl.gov <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Subject: Re: IR cameras

 

I noticed that the newer FLIR thermal cameras list support for both GenICam and GigE Vision. Does support for GenICam and GigE Vision generally mean that these cameras are likely to be compatible with ADAravis and ADGenICam? Yes, they should

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• I noticed that the newer FLIR thermal cameras list support for both GenICam and GigE Vision. Does support for GenICam and GigE Vision generally mean that these cameras are likely to be compatible with ADAravis and ADGenICam? 

Yes, they should work with ADAravis.  Can you send me a link to one of the newer FLIR thermal cameras you are considering?

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From: Wang, SuYin Grass <grass at anl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 1:13 PM
To: Mark Rivers <rivers at cars.uchicago.edu>; tech-talk at aps.anl.gov <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Subject: Re: IR cameras

 

Thank you for the suggestion.

After installing ADURL, I found that it can repeatedly read an image from a fixed URL. However, this does not seem to work well for the AX8.

The AX8 does not continuously save the JPG file, so the image still has to be saved manually. Also, when I try to use the URL provided by the web interface, it downloads an HTML file rather than a JPG image:

bash> curl -L "http://xx.xx.xx.xx/storage/images/img_20260220_223700_623.jpg" -o test.jpg

bash> file test.jpg

test.jpg: HTML document, UTF-8 Unicode text

This causes an error in the IOC:

URLDriver:readImage: error reading URL="" No decode delegate for this image format (/tmp/gmh3AIyd) reported by ../constitute.c:1535 (GmReadImage)

Even if the URL issue can be addressed, we may still need a more suitable solution for data collection.

Flir A35 works with ADAravis and ADGenICam, but it is discontinued.

I noticed that the newer FLIR thermal cameras list support for both GenICam and GigE Vision. Does support for GenICam and GigE Vision generally mean that these cameras are likely to be compatible with ADAravis and ADGenICam?  

Thank you!

Grass

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From: Mark Rivers <rivers at cars.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2026 10:23 AM
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Subject: Re: IR cameras

 

Hi Grass, I looked at the specifications for the FLIR AX8 here: https: //www. flir. com/products/ax8-automation/?srsltid=AfmBOopZ0uYNLWFDaFGoK4C9KUp2GAC18Z8G326QffsMsXn-A2gF3mXQ It says that the camera can stream images in Motion JPEG, MPEG, and

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Hi Grass,

I looked at the specifications for the FLIR AX8 here:

https://www.flir.com/products/ax8-automation/?srsltid=AfmBOopZ0uYNLWFDaFGoK4C9KUp2GAC18Z8G326QffsMsXn-A2gF3mXQ

It says that the camera can stream images in Motion JPEG, MPEG, and H.264 formats.  That suggests that you may be able to use ADURL, which works for reading from URLs in formats that include JPEG.

Mark

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From: Tech-talk <tech-talk-bounces at aps.anl.gov> on behalf of Wang, SuYin Grass via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2026 8:48 AM
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Subject: IR cameras

 

We currently have an FLIR AX8 and an Optris PI-1M. Does anyone have the  EPICS support for it already?

The FLIR AX8 doesn’t support Aravis, so ADAravis won’t work.

Are there recommended IR cameras that integrate well with EPICS (ideally via an existing areaDetector driver)?

Thank you!

Grass