Formally, it’s called FLIR Tau SWIR Camera Controller. We’ll call it “GUI” in this guide.
Download TAU SWIR Camera Controller from the FLIR’s website: https://oem.flir.com/support/support-center/software/downloads/vue-camera-controller-gui/
You might need install the additional CP210x driver separately. If the installer showed an error like ‘Language not supported’, it means the driver wasn’t installed and the installation was skipped. Without the driver, the camera can’t be connected over USB.
CP210x driver can be downloaded here: https://www.silabs.com/software-and-tools/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads
Installing any other CP210x driver should work.
Once you open Tau SWIR Camera Controller, it should look like on the screenshot.
To connect to the camera, press the ‘Camera’ option on top and then ‘Connect’. Then the connection wizard will appear, allowing you to choose the connection options. The larger the baud rate, the faster the connection will be. High baud rates might not connect at first for some reason. Once you are connected, the status should update in the bottom left corner.
To send specific commands from the GUI, you need to enable the advanced mode. To enable it, press Ctrl+Shift+A and then enter password: www.flir.com (without quotes)
Afterwards the Debug tab will appear in the GUI. From there, you can send any commands by specifying the command and data bytes.
Note that the commands displayed is not all the data that is being sent/received. There are also CRC, number of bytes, etc. being sent. For more details, check ‘Packet protocol’ (section 3.2) in the Software IDD.