Features

Contents

• Overview
• Programming Languages
• Supported Cameras
• Supported Process Interfaces (PIFs)

Overview

The following table gives you a quick rundown of all the features that are currently included or soon to be included in the SDK.

Feature	Status
Fully supported programming languages	C++, C#, Python 3
All Optris cameras supported	✅*
Supported connection types	USB, Ethernet
Thermal data	✅
False color images	✅
Change temperature range	✅
Extended temperature range	✅
Change palette color & scale	✅
Change focus motor position	✅
Access to visible frame (PI230)	❌
Multiple cameras	✅
Control sensor chip heating	✅
Normalization (emissivity & transmissivity)	✅
Process interface (PIF)	✅
Flag control during runtime	✅
Temperature referencing with external probe	❌**
Detect connection loss and timeouts	✅
High precision mode (PI450)	⬜
RAW data recording for PIXConnect	❌
Create Optris TIFF files	❌

Legend

Symbol	Description
✅	Supported
⬜	Implemented but not yet tested
❌	Not supported
*	As of Mai 2025
**	Work in progress

Programming Languages

The SDK is implemented in C++. Besides its native C++ interface the SDK offers bindings to the following languages:

• C#
• Python 3

Both bindings offer the full feature set of the C++ API.

Supported Cameras

All Optris thermal cameras of the PI and Xi series are supported the SDK. These includes as of Mai 2025 the PI 160, PI 400(i), PI 450i, PI 640(i), PI 1M, PI 05M, PI 08M, Xi 80, Xi 400, Xi 410, Xi 440, Xi 640, Xi 1M.

Nearly all of the cameras listed above offer multiple, fixed resolutions and temperature ranges. Their availability depends on the used connection type (USB or Ethernet), available calibrations and on the video formats defined in the formats definition file.

The following tables lists the different video formats for each camera type that can be set in the configuration file:

PI 160

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
160x120 @ 120 Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB

PI 400(i)/450(i)

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
382x288 @ 80Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB
382x288 @ 27Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB

More about the PI 400 on optris.com More about the PI 450 on optris.com

PI 640(i)

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
640x480 @ 32Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB
640x120 @ 125Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB

More about the PI 640 on optris.com

PI 05M

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
382x288 @ 27Hz	900 ... 2450	USB
382x288 @ 80Hz	950 ... 2450	USB
764x480 @ 32Hz	950 ... 2450	USB
72x56 @ 1000Hz	1100 ... 2450	USB
764x8 @ 1000Hz	1100 ... 2450	USB

More about the PI 05M on optris.com

PI 08M

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
382x288 @ 27Hz	575 ... 1900	USB
382x288 @ 80Hz	625 ... 1900	USB
766x480 @ 32Hz	625 ... 1900	USB
72x56 @ 1000Hz	750 ... 1900	USB
764x8 @ 80Hz	750 ... 1900	USB

More about the PI 08M on optris.com

PI 1M

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
382x288 @ 27Hz	450 ... 1800	USB
382x288 @ 80Hz	500 ... 1800	USB
766x480 @ 32Hz	500 ... 1800	USB
72x56 @ 1000Hz	600 ... 1800	USB
764x8 @ 80Hz	600 ... 1800	USB

More about the PI 1M on optris.com

Xi 80

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
80x80 @ 50Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB, Ethernet

More about the Xi 80 on optris.com

Xi 400

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
382x288 @ 27Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB
382x288 @ 80Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB

More about the Xi 400 on optris.com

Xi 410

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
384x240 @ 4.1Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB
384x240 @ 25Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	Ethernet

More about the Xi 410 on optris.com

Xi 440

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
640x480 @ 32Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB

Xi 640

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
640x480 @ 32Hz	-20 ... 100 0 ... 250 150 ... 900	USB

More about the Xi 640 on optris.com

Xi 1M

Video Format	Temperature Range [°C]	Connection Type
132x100 @ 20Hz	450 ... 1800	USB, Ethernet
396x300 @ 20Hz	450 ... 1800	Ethernet
396x8 @ 500Hz *	550 ... 1800	Ethernet
396x1 @ 500Hz *	550 ... 1800	Ethernet

More about the Xi 1M on optris.com

*only available for Xi 1M cameras with a firmware revision in the range of [4019, 4199].

Supported Process Interfaces (PIFs)

Standard PIF

The standard PIF is integrated into a cable that ends in a terminal block from which its various pins can be accessed.

Supported by

all cameras except Xi 80, Xi 410 and Xi 1M.

Channels

Type	Count	Ranges	Maximum	Remarks
Analog inputs	1	0 - 10 V	24 V	Voltages > 10 V register as 10 V
Digital inputs	1		24 V	Voltages > 2 V register as high
Analog outputs	1	0 - 10 V		Min. 12 V supply voltage required for 10 V output
Digital outputs	-
Fail safe	-

Industrial PIF (mA)

The industrial PIF comes in its own industrial grade housing and features current based analog outputs.

Supported by

all cameras except PI 160, Xi 80, Xi 410 and Xi 1M.

Channels

Type	Count	Output Modes	Maximum	Remarks
Analog inputs	2	0 - 10 V	24 V	Voltages > 10 V register as 10 V
Digital inputs	1		24 V	Voltages > 2 V register as high
Analog outputs	3	0 - 20 mA, 4 - 20 mA
Digital outputs	-
Fail safe	1

Industrial PIF (mV)

The industrial PIF comes in its own industrial grade housing and features voltage based analog outputs.

Supported by

all cameras except PI 160, Xi 80, Xi 410 and Xi 1M.

Channels

Type	Count	Output Modes	Maximum	Remarks
Analog inputs	2	0 - 10 V	24 V	Voltages > 10 V register as 10 V
Digital inputs	1		24 V	Voltages > 2 V register as high
Analog outputs	3	0 - 10 V		Min. 12 V supply voltage required for 10 V output
Digital outputs	-
Fail safe	1

Internal PIF

The internal PIF is directly integrated into the camera housing.

Supported by

Xi 80, Xi 410 and Xi 1M.

Channels

Type	Count	Output Modes	Maximum	Remarks
Analog inputs	1	0 - 10 V	24 V	Voltages > 10 V register as 10 V
Digital inputs	-
Analog outputs	1	0 - 20 mA, 4 - 20 mA
Digital outputs	-
Fail safe	-

Stackable PIF

Stackable PIFs feature like their industrial variants their own industrial grade housings. Up to three stackable PIFs can be connected to same camera at once. Thus, providing the most connectivity of all PIFs.

Supported by

Xi 80, Xi 410 and Xi 1M.

Channels

Type	Count	Output Modes	Maximum	Remarks
Analog inputs	3	0 - 10 V	24 V	Voltages > 10 V register as 10 V
Digital inputs	-
Analog outputs	3	0 - 10 V, 0 - 20 mA, 4 - 20 mA		Min. 12 V supply voltage required for 10 V output
Digital outputs	3
Fail safe	1