Hi Singapura,
Yes I had some fun playing with the FLIR E2 camera. I was pleased to get some life out of it on the first day
. It is still unwell and in need of some TLC however. I expect to be reverse engineering the DC-DC converters in an effort to identify which serve what components and to find suitable test points for detecting excess noise on their outputs. Its minor reverse engineering really but with such high density PCB's and many potentially failing capacitors, its worth the effort. If the supply rails to the microbolometer and its associated ADC are OK, I will need to delve deeper into the design in order to spot where the noise issue starts in the signal path.
I have had to take a rest from the E2 for the moment as I have other duties taking priority. I am looking forward to diving back into it though
It is a pretty decent thermal camera in terms of its performance but as you will have read, its physical construction leaves much to be desired. I admire fine engineering and it makes me sad to see a good electronic design let down by poor implementation of the mechanical aspects, such as case ergonomics or PCB mounting etc.
That E2 thread went further than I had originally intended. It is risky to provide an insight into ones thinking processes, especially when suffering from the brain fogging CFS. I do not think I made too many mistakes this time though
On another topic.
I have VISIO 2010 on my desktop computer and I decided it would be good to have a version of VISIO for mobile use. I just purchased an original boxed copy of VISIO Standard 2003 complete with its serial number for £29. It arrived today so I will soon be able to work with VISIO whilst away from home
I did look at the later versions but they are still commanding quite high prices on Ebay. The 2003 version should be fine for my limited needs anyway.
I will post in this thread if I start reverse engineering the E2 PCBs or any other device that passes across my lab bench.
Aurora