New Thermal Imaging Software
Proves Powerful and Friendly

ANN ARBOR, MI March 16, 2009 - Ann Arbor Sensor Systems, LLC, a manufacturer focused on affordable thermal imaging, has recently announced NEXUS, a new addition to their thermal imaging software arsenal. The AXT100 Thermal Imaging Camera is the company's low-cost flagship product, and NEXUS is poised to maximize the power and versatility of the TCP/IP based device.

"Our goal was to design a low-cost answer to temperature measurement in the form of a thermal imaging camera that woud be well suited for industrial automation and process control, as well as laboratory and educational use," said David Kryskowski, director of the Michigan-based company. "The AXT100 Thermal Imaging Camera proved to be that answer," he continued. NEXUS has become the new software companion for the camera.

"The power of NEXUS lies in its simplicity," explained Justin Renken, author of the software. "What you're able to accomplish with this software is suprising. There are no File/Edit/View menus to get lost in. The manual is 20 pages long, not 200." Still, he continued, users will enjoy custom regions of interest, custom line profiles, and intellegent streaming to the hard drive.

Some of the other features of the software include instant time analysis of temperature data, custom color palettes, scheduling, and running multiple instances to view many cameras on one PC. "Create regions any way you want, there are no shapes- you paint them yourself," Renken said. "There's even a smart region that will give you statistics even as your target moves around."

Data output is smart and easy. "The main goal of NEXUS is to compress a complex matrix of data into a simple set of data that answers the question you had at the beginning," Renken concluded. "Build custom text files with only the data that you want. Record data only when you want. NEXUS understands that you want the data you need, and you don't want the data you don't need. This software is easy to understand and use, and will give you options you thought to be too complicated to consider."

The AXT100 currently ships to the tune of approximately $5000 US, but, surprisingly, NEXUS adds no additional cost. More information can be obtained over the phone at 1-734-389-0184 or via the company's website, www.aas2.com.

David Kryskowski of Ann Arbor Sensor Systems can be reached at kryskowski.david@aas2.com.