This information can be found in the Tau Product Specification, pages 40-41. The Product Spec is available for download online at the FLIR >> Cores >> Resources web page.
The `Full` version of Radiometry includes Isotherm (3.3.3.1) and Spot Meter (3.3.3.2) features. Advanced Radiometry includes the Full features, as well as those detailed in 3.3.3.3 (note the `high-volume` requirement.)
3.3.3 Radiometric Features
Note: In the Tau 2.0 release, only the 324 configurations provided the
radiometric features defined in the following sub-paragraphs. In the
Tau 2.1 release and later releases, all configurations provide this
capability.
3.3.3.1 Isotherm
The Tau 2 core performance configuration provides an “isotherm” feature
in which portions of the scene exceeding a user-
selectable threshold are mapped to different portions of the palette.
The isotherm feature is most useful for palettes in which the bottom
half is composed of gray shades and the upper half is composed of color
shades (for example, yellow to orange to red). Three user-specified
thresholds are applicable to the isotherm mode, with the option for a
fourth threshold in Tau 2.7 and later releases. If the four isotherm
mode is enabled, the fourth value represents the saturation threshold
(specified in either degrees Celsius or in percentage of full- scale of
the temperature symbol bar) above which pixels will be mapped to the
top shade of the palette (255). The third is the upper threshold above
which pixels will be mapped to the top shades of the palette (224 to
255). The second is the middle threshold; pixels with value between the
middle and upper threshold are mapped to shades 176 to 223. The first
is the lower threshold; pixels with value between the lower and middle
threshold are mapped to shades 128 to 175.
3.3.3.2 Spot Meter
The Tau 2 core performance configuration provides
temperature-measurement capability via a spot meter in the central 4x4
area. Accuracy of the spot meter is +20 Co in high-gain state (see
3.3.2.2) and the greater of +20% or +20C in low-gain state. (Typical
performance is on the order of +10 Co in high-gain state.)
The spot meter value is readable via command. Additionally, two user-selectable options for on- screen display of spot-meter data are provided: a numeric value and/or a thermometer-style gauge. The numeric indicator and gauge can be shown in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
3.3.3.3 Advanced Radiometry and TLinear
For high-volume OEM customers, the Tau 2 core provides the option of
the following advanced radiometric features:
In normal mode with TLinear disabled, the Tau camera outputs digital data linear in radiometric flux. In TLinear mode, the Tau camera outputs digital data linear in scene temperature. The TLinear feature applies to the 14-bit CMOS and LVDS channels and is user selectable. Two resolution modes are available and user selectable: high resolution (0.04 Kelvin/count) and low resolution (0.4 Kelvin/count).