RayTek MI Miniature Infrared Sensor Thermometer User Manual


 
Installation
14 MI
5Installation
5.1Positioning
Sensorlocationdependsontheapplication.Beforedeciding ona
location,youneedtobeawareoftheambienttemperatureofthe
location,theatmosphericqualityofthelocation,andthepossible
electromagneticinterferenceinthatlocation,accordingtothesections
describedabove.Ifyouplantouseairpurging,you
needtohavean
air connection available. Wiring and conduit runs must be
considered,includingcomputerwiringandconnections,ifused.
5.1.1DistancetoObject
Thedesiredspotsize onthetargetwilldeterminethemaximum
measurementdistance.Toavoiderroneousreadingsthetargetspot
size must completely fill the
entire field of view of the sensor.
Consequently,thesensormustbepositionedsothefieldofviewis
the same as or smaller than the desired target size. For a list
indicatingtheavailableoptics,seesection
3.2OpticalSpecifications
onpage6.
Theactualspotsizeforanydistancecanbecalculatedbyusingthe
following formula. Divide the distance D by your model’s D:S
number.Forexample,foraunitwithD:S=10:1,ifthesensoris
400mm(15.7in.)fromthetarget,divide 400by10
(15.7by10),which
givesyouatargetspotsizeofapproximately40mm(1.57in.).