Is this a Tau 2 core (and a few more questions)?

[ivaylo]

I've been playing with a FLIR FC-309S security camera. Pretty easy to do basic (well, security...) stuff, but how close can this setup be made to be a general purpose IR camera? Somewhere deep in the configuration of the web interface they mention a Tau driver, so I assume it's a Tau core, but which Tau? The back of the core where the Tau-s I've seen have the USB connectors and such is taken by a custom board (with no visible USB socket). Then a few other questions bug me and googling or reading Flir's docs doesn't help much:

• Would it be possible to read temperature from this setup? It is not mentioned anywhere in the documentation or web interface, but must be possible...
• How do you access this thing programmatically? The docs mention things like: "Nexus SDK for comprehensive system control and integration", "Nexus CGI for http command interfaces", "Nexus XML-Based Control Interface", etc. I see the server taking commands like SERVERDeviceConfigGet, IRPolarityToggle&, IRNUCCalibrationStart&Calibration_type=1, but haven't found a complete list. The only reference to this Nexus stuff related to Flir is that apparently cameras like Flir A310 are also using it.

Other than that I am pretty pleased that I can access from anywhere in the network, play with lenses, etc. Managed to put together an "IR microscope" or sorts, attached image is a overheating 0603 resistor.

Appreciate your help...

[1os]

Hi. in this chamber is the core flir tau2 320 /240 [25]. if you connect the camera through the adapter you will be able to control  computer. through the gue program. you can't get the temperature readings. 

[1os]

my adapter looks something like this

[1os]

With this adapter, your camera will look very compact.

[ivaylo]

Thanks for your response! Yes, there is a socket similar to the white one on your picture under the top most board of the core I got. Wonder if that controller board which plugs there is available separately. Back to reading, haven’t seen the Flir Tau 2 GUI either. Anyways, thanks for the info...