- Products
- Research & Development
- High Performance Cameras
- Fixed Advanced-level Cameras
- FLIR X6980 SLS™

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High Speed, High Sensitivity
Capture full 640 × 512 imagery at up to 1004 Hz, with integration times that are 10x shorter than MWIR InSb cameras (ambient temperatures)
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On-Camera RAM and SSD Recording
Save up to 26,000 frames of data directly to on-camera memory or up to 15 minutes to included 512 GB SSD
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Multiple Software Interfaces
Stream thermal data directly to a computer to view, record, and analyze with FLIR Research Studio
Specifications
- Resolution
- 640 × 512
- Detector Pitch
- 25 µm
- Spectral Range
- 7.5 µm (lower), 11.5–12.5 µm (upper)
- Detector Type
- Strained layer superlattice (SLS)
- Camera f-number
- f/2.5
- Dynamic Range
- 14-bit
- NETD
- 40 mK typical
- Frame Rate [Full Window]
- Programmable: 0.0015 Hz to 1004 Hz
- Integration Time
- Programmable: 270 ns to ~full frame
- Standard Temperature Range [with band matched optics]
- -20°C to 350°C (-4°F to 662°F)
- Optional Temperature Range [with band matched optics]
- ND1: 250°C–1500°C (482°F–2732°F) ND2: 500°C–3000°C (932°F–5432°F)
- Filtering
- 4-Position motorized warm filter wheel, standard 1-inch filters, user swappable
- Focus
- Motorized (compatible w/manual)
Imaging & Optical
- Available Lenses
- Manual (7.5–12 µm): 17 mm, 25 mm, 50 mm, 100 mm, 200 mm Motorized (7.5–12 µm): 17 mm, 25 mm, 50 mm, 100 mm, 200 mm
- Camera f-number
- f/2.5
- Close-up Lenses/Microscopes
- 1x
- Detector Pitch
- 25 µm
- Detector Type
- Strained layer superlattice (SLS)
- Digital Zoom
- 1x, Auto (best fit)
- Direct to SSD Recording
- Yes, removable 512 GB SSD included
- Dynamic Range
- 14-bit
- Filtering
- 4-Position motorized warm filter wheel, standard 1-inch filters, user swappable
- Focus
- Motorized (compatible w/manual)
- Frame Rate [Full Window]
- Programmable: 0.0015 Hz to 1004 Hz
- Image Time Stamp
- Internal IRIG-B decoder clock TSPI accurate time stamp
- Integration Time
- Programmable: 270 ns to ~full frame
- Lens Interface
- FLIR FPO-M (4-tab bayonet, motorized)
- NETD
- 40 mK typical
- On Camera Image Storage
- RAM (volatile): 16 GB, up to 26,000 frames full frame SSD (user-removable/non-volatile): ~15 minutes of ~800 Hz recording with included 512 GB SSD (more than 2 hours possible with 4 TB SSD purchased separately)
- Operability
- 99% typical
- Overlay
- Customizable (ability to toggle off)
- Palette
- Selectable 8-bit
- Pixel Clock
- 355 MHz
- Radiometric Data Streaming
- Simultaneous Gigabit Ethernet (GigE Vision), Camera Link,CoaXPress® 1.1, dual 5 Gb links
- Readout Modes
- Asynchronous integrate while read, Asynchronous integrate then read
- Readout Type
- Snapshot
- Resolution
- 640 × 512
- Sensor Cooling
- Closed cycle rotary
- Spectral Range
- 7.5 µm (lower), 11.5–12.5 µm (upper)
- Standard Video
- HDMI, SDI
- Subwindow Modes
- Flexible windowing down to 32 × 4 (steps of 32 columns, 4 rows)
- Video Modes
- HD-SDI: 720p@50/59.9Hz, 1080p@25/29.97Hz; SD-SDI: 480i@60Hz, 576i@50Hz
Measurement & Analysis
- Accuracy
- ≤100°C: ±2°C (±1°C typical), >100°C: ±2% of reading (±1% typical)
- Ambient Drift Compensation [with factory cal]
- Yes
- Automatic Gain Control
- Manual, Linear, Plateau equalization, ROI, DDE
- Optional Temperature Range [with band matched optics]
- ND1: 250°C–1500°C (482°F–2732°F) ND2: 500°C–3000°C (932°F–5432°F)
- Standard Temperature Range [with band matched optics]
- -20°C to 350°C (-4°F to 662°F)
Communication & Data Storage
- Synchronization Modes
- Sync In, Sync Out, Tri-Level Sync
Power
- Power
- 24 VDC (<50 W steady state)
Environmental & Certifications
- Mounting
- 2 × 1/4 in. –20 / 1 × 3/8 in. –16 / 4 × #10 –24 / Side: 3x 1/4 in. –20 (each side)
- Operating Temperature Range
- -20°C to 50°C (-4°F to 122°F)