Flir E4 Thermal imaging camera teardown

[JSJFIN]

Second camera:

Ordered 12 December 2013 from tester.co.uk received today.

Calibration 25 November 2013
Firmware 1.19.8

Hacking worked like a charm, thanks all who participated in the hack development!

[john19]

Here is the excel sheet I made for calculating new calibration parameters, if anyone wants to play around with it. (Sorry for using commercial software.)

[gabriel.klein]

Just bought one.
Model E4 1.1
Software 1.19.8
The hack is still working.

But I have issue with RNDIS on windows 8.1.

Do you know a way to make it work on Linux?

Answer for Linux (Work like a charms...):
With a static IP of 192.168.250.1 the camera was happy at 192.168.250.2, and would talk telnet/ftp/http.
login flir/3vlig

[nacke]

Here is the excel sheet I made for calculating new calibration parameters, if anyone wants to play around with it. (Sorry for using commercial software.)

Great, I have to take at look at it. Thank you for the effort

[pomonabill221]

The LCD is protected behind a glass or high-strength composite shield.

I'm not going to go through the hassle of returning the entire unit unless the issue gets worse, nor will I open it up to massage the panel. I did consider that, but the protective cover got in the way. Complaining about it makes me feel a little better though. =)

Mike provided a "remove hacks" firmware option in the download, so it should be possible to restore it factory-fresh.

More like "factory crippled"! 
Hope you get your problem resolved!

[tomas123]

Here is the excel sheet I made for calculating new calibration parameters, if anyone wants to play around with it.

thanks, a nice proof of my reversed engineered formulas

[daves]

I rewrote Tomas123's flir.php for batch process and added some more functions. I will post new versions only here, as update.
You can find original Tomas123 flir.php here: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/flir-e4-thermal-imaging-camera-teardown/msg342072/#msg342072

WINDOWS VERSION GUI  (No need PHP)

DOWNLOAD ----> http://test.daves.cz/wrapper/wrapper.zip (about 12MB - it contains utils)



YOUTUBE VIDEO :

Now there is also editor - under hard development of course


This is prerelease version for testing ! Let me know bugs and suggestions. Its under development.
It can do thermal fusion with thermal opacity:



It can do nice reports and yet better Picture in Picture (full IR inside of full Real - not like Flir tools!):


There is also support for interiors


DOWNLOAD ----> http://test.daves.cz/wrapper/wrapper.zip (about 12MB - it contains utils)


You can use run it also as PHP script by hand (located in UTILS directory)

What is new from original scritp ? You can use wildcards to make it batch:

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>php flir.php -i FLIR00??.jpg --msx --pip
You can use some directories, like

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>php flir.php -i ./in/FLIR00??.jpg -o ./out --msx --pip
Tshift shifts temperature (just numbers) and resize can interpolate output image.

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>php flir.php -i FLIR0049.jpg --resize 200% --pip --msx --tshift 5
You can assing photos to GPS location via GPX file, LOGO support, new palette calculation

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>php flir.php -i inputdir/FLIR0???.jpg -o outpurdir --gpx ../gpsdir/gpsfile.gpx --gshift +15 --msx --pip --rmin 10500 --logo sometextMy E4 did some huge time deviation (2 minutes in 1 hour), after freeze and reboot it returned to normal. Anyway, was very hard to remap to correct position. Seems deviation was not linear, it made gaps between some photos. Maybe time is software computed, only on reboot synched with RTC.

You can generate html REPORT, viewable in your internet browser, can be saved as PDF...
--report must be together with --pip and --msx otherwise images will be mising

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>php flir.php -i ../in/FLIR016?.jpg -o ../out --msx --pip --report

[flu5]

Where can one find the latest and greatest .zip file for the image resolution enhancement?

Thank you.

[mikeselectricstuff]

Where can one find the latest and greatest .zip file for the image resolution enhancement?

Thank you.

Link to most current stuff is maintained at start of thread

[gabriel.klein]

Hi,

I have the feeling that we can make the JPG image bigger (320x200 is quite small). Without extra resolution but with more interpolation.

These commands (terminal) might help
rls image
rls image.services.store
rset ...

Any idea of how to configure it?

[Scutarius]

Anybody else using FLIR Tools for Mac? I can't connect to my camera after the Menu hack, on windows works fine.

It is always listed as "Flir Ex-series" regardless of USB mode

[mrflibble]

I can't connect to my camera after the Menu hack, on windows works fine.

By which you mean to say "On Mac I cannot connect to my camera before the menu hack either"?

[Scutarius]

mmm not really, sorry I don't know if I made a language mistake on that statement.

I mean that before the menu hack I was able to establish a connection between FLIR tools and my E4+, after the hack I can't.
On the other hand on Windows I have no problem, and is listed as "Flir USB video"

The question is, someone else is facing the same problem?

[jlr134]

I looked at the Flir E4 manual and it refers the user to the CD for specs  A bit odd I thought. The E4 brochure is even more evasive on the topic. It states an accuracy of  +-2% and a temp range of -20C to +250C  with no caveats. Naughty.
The marketing boys have had a lot of input to the documentation me thinks !

Flir had a Thermal Imaging webinar today sponsored by EC&M.  I posted a question regarding this matter "specs being misleading'.... Of course they ignored the question.

[daves]

The question is, someone else is facing the same problem?

Did you play with new USB menu ? Need to set first option, otherwise you can not connect as mass storage.

[Taucher]

The question is, someone else is facing the same problem?

Did you play with new USB menu ? Need to set first option, otherwise you can not connect as mass storage.

I agree - most likely still set to one of the "other" USB modes - bad setting, only relation to menu hack is that the USB mode got changed (by the owner) to apply the hack - guess why "advanced" users recommendation
(I know my scale for "advanced" is set pretty low here  )

[mjl]

mmm not really, sorry I don't know if I made a language mistake on that statement.

I mean that before the menu hack I was able to establish a connection between FLIR tools and my E4+, after the hack I can't.
On the other hand on Windows I have no problem, and is listed as "Flir USB video"

The question is, someone else is facing the same problem?

Yes, me. I only recently (i.e. post-hack) tried using FLIR tools on my mac and it doesn't see my E4+ (on my work Windows laptop it works fine).

BTW: it shows up as a mass storage device in Finder so I can get at the images that way, but not in FLIR tools.

[tomas123]

I rewrote flir.php for batch process. Dirty quick night job, so I did not tested it too much. Working for me under windows.

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>php flir.php -i FLIR006?.jpg --msx --pip

my php doesn't accept the pathinfo function

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>php -v
PHP 5.3.24 (cli) (built: Apr 10 2013 18:32:42)
Copyright (c) 1997-2013 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Zend Technologies

>php flir.php
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in E:\temp\Flir\FLIR_E4 - Kopie\flir.php on line 102
I don't understand the part

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@pathinfo($options['o'])['extension']after reading
http://php.net/manual/en/function.pathinfo.php

[Taucher]

mmm not really, sorry I don't know if I made a language mistake on that statement.

I mean that before the menu hack I was able to establish a connection between FLIR tools and my E4+, after the hack I can't.
On the other hand on Windows I have no problem, and is listed as "Flir USB video"

The question is, someone else is facing the same problem?

Yes, me. I only recently (i.e. post-hack) tried using FLIR tools on my mac and it doesn't see my E4+ (on my work Windows laptop it works fine).

BTW: it shows up as a mass storage device in Finder so I can get at the images that way, but not in FLIR tools.

What USB mode is it set to?

[gabriel.klein]

Suggestion if you cannot access your camera (and you have enabled RNDIS mode)

Use a USB Linux (life linux)

Set a static IP to 192.168.250.1 for the cam interface (top right).

You can connect your camera on 192.168.250.2.

[tomas123]

a untouched brand new Flir E4 has USB modus

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UVC and MSD
... checked with hidden (usb) menu
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/flir-e4-thermal-imaging-camera-teardown/msg334290/#msg334290

secret menu - hold <right> down for 10 secs in the Camera Information menu

What is usbforcefs [0, 3] ? ( USB force filesystem)

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rls -r -l .system
r---r---r----- 0 root   root   <a> usbconn                "high480"
rw--rw--r----p*0 root   root   <i> usbforcefs                     0
                 [0, 3]
rw--r---r---1p 2 root   root   <a> usbmode                  "RNDIS"
                 ["RNDIS" "MSD" "UVC" "RNDIS_UVC" "RNDIS_MSD" "UVC_MSD" "RNDIS_UVC_MSD"]


[Scutarius]

Yes, me. I only recently (i.e. post-hack) tried using FLIR tools on my mac and it doesn't see my E4+ (on my work Windows laptop it works fine).

BTW: it shows up as a mass storage device in Finder so I can get at the images that way, but not in FLIR tools.

Exactly, I can import as a mass storage too. Did you notice that even if you eject properly the memory it mounts again instantly?
BTW Finder is the explorer of windows

I agree - most likely still set to one of the "other" USB modes - bad setting, only relation to menu hack is that the USB mode got changed (by the owner) to apply the hack - guess why "advanced" users recommendation

Yes , In my first post I said that I even tried all the usb modes in case I was making bad assumptions.

a untouched brand new Flir E4 has USB modus
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UVC and MSD

Yep, this was my first try, It was in that mode before I made the Menu hack, so it was obvious.


I think mac drivers are the problem, not the camera as is working on windows.

[daves]

I don't understand the part

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@pathinfo($options['o'])['extension']

Sorry, that is PHP>5.4 syntax. I noticed it today morning. Please see the post for update version. Tested on 5.3.13

[tomas123]

now it works fine

I like the white frame around the scale

[Taucher]

I agree - most likely still set to one of the "other" USB modes - bad setting, only relation to menu hack is that the USB mode got changed (by the owner) to apply the hack - guess why "advanced" users recommendation

Yes , In my first post I said that I even tried all the usb modes in case I was making bad assumptions.

Well, then "un-hack" the camera and compare
Maybe also worth a try: remove battery from camera (cold boot it) after changing USB mode!