Flir E6 Thermal Infrared Camera

Testing and Samples

We set out to check the functionality and usability of the E6 and a situation presented itself quite quickly. We received an email alert that one of our servers had exceeded its alarm temperature and so we went to check on our server array. What we found is below.

Immediately useful is that fact that you can see our two AC ducts were putting out radically different air temperatures. Further you can graphically see the resulting temperatures of our equipment and the hot spots. This lends itself well to resolution by implementing solutions where necessary. Finally as this is a serious tool the results are conclusive and usable as evidence which can help bolster a claim for fixes to the installation that houses our server rack and array. Temperatures shown are less than 0.06 degrees from actual when the device has been properly configured.

These images also clearly demonstrate one of the major advancements in thermal infrared cameras which Flir calls MSX. Plainly put it is the ability of this serveries to merge a standard digital image (what you see on the right) with a thermal image to create a layered thermal image (what you see on the left). This is enormously useful is diagnosis and analysis.