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1. __ IEEE connector Internal printer Computer display output _ MTS 52008 only Example of rear panel configuration MTS 5200 with IEEE and internal printer options Fiber connector The optical connector is used to connect the MTS to the fiber you wish to test The connector is protected with a dust cap which should remain in place when the fiber is not connected Floppy disk drive option The floppy disk drive is a 3 5 inch 1 44 Mb high density HD MSDOS format unit The floppy disk drive enables e the installation of new MTSS software versions e the storage of trace and measurement result files for use at a later date USER MANUAL 750000992 16 4 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Controls MTS Serial port RS 232 A 9 pin serial connector RS232 DTE allows a direct connection to a modem for programmed operation 5 1 MTSE pin Function Input output DCD RxD TxD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS 9 6 Port RS232 TILITILILILITIT o CO NI Q A Go N Attention In the case of a connection to a computer PC for example which has also a DTE behavior use a cord inverting pins 2 and 3 4and
2. Removal of module Attention The MTS must be switched off and if AC powered the cord must be disconnected 1 Completely unscrew the two large locking screws of the module 2 Carefully pull the module backwards to slide it out of its slot Installation of module Attention The MTS must be switched off and if AC powered the cord must be disconnected 1 Make sure that the two large locking screws of the module are completely unscrewed 2 Carefully slide the module back into its slot 3 Once the module is fully pushed back into its slot keep pressure applied to the front face while tightening the two locking screws Important You must fully tighten the screws to their stops The rear panel of the LFP module should be aligned with the rear panel of the chassis Positioning of the unit Depending on the working conditions during operation the MTS can either be stood on a work top or hand held In both cases it has several positions Used on a work top the MTS can be positioned 1 Vertically when the operator is sitting down 2 Horizontally if imposed by environmental conditions 3 At 45 using the stand when the user is standing up 3 2 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Before switching on When the MTS is being held during use the support strap should replace the carrying handle
3. Setting up the automatic acquisition configuration In the OTDR TEST SETUP window 1 Select the Laser wavelength with the Acquisition Laser option 2 Select the Auto Automatic mode with the Acquisition Mode option 3 Select the acquisition period 5 seconds to 10 minutes with the Acquisition Acq Time option Acquisition in auto configuration mode When you press the press the START STOP key the MTS first executes an automatic configuration phase which is designed to allow the instrument to automatically configure the optimum parameters to be used for the acquisition To do this the MTS executes a three phase automatic configuration process e Phase 1 Gives an indication of the quality of the connection refer to Connection quality indicator on page 5 7 e Phase 2 Chooses the best range to see all of the fiber under test e Phase 3 Chooses the pulsewidth required to accurately qualify the link i e gives the best resolution possible for a given dynamic range Note The pulsewidth depends on the maximum acquisition time selected e Phase 4 averaging is realized Averaged time and number of averages are displayed At the end of the acquisition time the automatic measurement is performed USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Start Auto Configuration y Detected R
4. If no result is displayed If no result is displayed this can be due to e the display slope measurement result threshold is higher than the slope you are trying to measure e the Slope Threshold option in the OTDR Test Setup menu is set to NO slope display e the distance between A and B is too short To delete a slope measurement To delete an individual slope measurement result superpose the A and B cursors on the concerned slope and press the lt Slope gt key Making splice and reflectance measurements There are two methods of making manual splice measurements on the trace the two cursor method and the five cursor method The five cursor method is the most accurate because it takes into account the difference in level between the slope before the splice and the slope after the splice It is recommended to always use this method if possible If a slope measurement cannot be made due to very close events where the dead zone does not permit a slope measurement the two cursor method should be used The two cursor method takes into account the difference in levels between the cursors Before making either type of measurement set the display splice and slope measurement result thresholds you require with the Splice Threshold and Slope Threshold options All is recommended in the OTDR Test Setup window You should also enable the Results on trace option Two cursor method To make a two cursor splice measurement pr
5. Module 5071 C band Module 5073 C L band Wavelength Range 1525 1570 nm 1525 1610 nm Sweep time real time 15 lt 1 5 5 Accuracy 10 pm Display Resolution 1pm Min spacing between 10 GHz 80 pm channels Optical Bandwidth FWHM 35 pm Power levels Display range 90 dBm at 30 dBm Display Resolution 0 01 dB Measurement range ona 70 dBm at 10 dBm channel Max admissible power total before signal cut off 20dBm for a channel 10dBm Accuracy b 0 5 dB max Linearity 0 1 dB Flatness 0 2 dB 0 2 dB Polarization dependence 0 2 dB PDL ORL Optical Return Loss gt 35 dB ORR Optical Rejection Ratio 4o dB at 0 8 nm from the carrier 34 dB at 0 4 nm from the carrier a from 40 dBm to 5 dBm b at 30 dBm and 1550 nm excluding the uncertainty due to the input connector c at 30 dBm and in the range 1530 nm 1565 nm reference 1550 nm d at 30 dBm and in the range 1530 nm 1605 nm reference 1550 nm e from the top of a carrier in the range 1530 to 1605 nm and at 0 dBm 11 16 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Information about the 5020TF fiber modules Information about the 5020TF fiber modules The 5020 TF single mode and multi mode contains two reels of fiber to be used with the reflectometer They are destined for training demonstrations and can be used as a laun
6. Transferring OTS results under Excel 1 e Select the following parameters File type Delimited Start import at row 1 File Origin Windows ANSI e Click on Next gt The following window is displayed 8 12 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Filename Transferring OTS file under Excel 2 e Select the following parameters Delimiters Tab Text Qualifier e Click on Next gt The following window is displayed Text Import Wizard Step 3 of 3 2 x This sereen lets you select each column and set Column Data Format the Data Format General General converts numeric values to numbers date C Text values to dates and all remaining values to text C Date DMY Do Not Import Column Skip Data Previews Transferring OTS results under Excel 3 e Select the Column Data Format General e Click on Finish For OTS table The OTS measurement results are displayed in an Excel table as follows USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 13 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS 3 SIECOR 6 SERREE JP SERRE BAIE INFO COFFRET INTERM MTS 5200 101 MTS 50661 9903 1 66 6Q760 0 18 10 1998 09 56 23 1310 0 16 0 16 Cw 18 10 98 09 56 24 1310 0 16 0 16 Cw 18 10 9
7. e Press the lt Cont Tab gt key then the lt Current channels gt lt Found channels gt key until lt Alarm channels gt is displayed Overlay of traces This Overlay Trace function which allows two traces to be displayed simultaneously on the screen is very useful to compare either the acquired spectrums from different fibers of the same cable or to know how the spectrums from the same fiber evolve over time For this the instrument has an overlay memory in which the trace to be superimposed on the current trace must be stored This memory can be used to store either e the current trace to compare it with traces which will be acquired in the future e areference trace previously saved on a floppy disk or in internal memory to compare it with the current trace Overlaying a trace Overlaying the current trace To copy the current trace in overlay memory do as follows e On the trace display screen obtained by pressing the RESULTS key press the lt Expert gt key then the lt Overlay gt and finally the lt Set overlay gt key The current trace copied in overlay memory is represented by a pale line or with a colored screen in blue which is automatically offset with respect to the current trace e anew acquisition can then be started to compare the new trace with the one being overlaid Transferring a stored trace to the overlay memory 1 Select the trace to be put in the overlay memory by using the procedu
8. ese 1 Editing In the configuration menus it is sometimes necessary to enter alpha numeric information for names of files results or for remarks To call the following menu press the lt EDIT gt key 1 When an external keyboard is used see Use of the external keyboard on page 4 7 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 4 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Controls MTS CURRENT Media Dir Floppy disk Filenaming Manual Filename PRINT1 Format SOR Identifiers Operator PHC Cable Id TEL Fiber Number 24 Auto Increment Yes Origin Location Saizunt End Location Paris Direction Oo E omments 22 06 97 11 32 Valid Char Delete Char MTS 5100 USE UP DOWN AND LEFT RIGHT KEYS ED TO MOVE CURSOR AROUND THE ALPHANUMERIC PAD Edition menu This menu contains e inthe central window the list of characters available which can be understood by the DOS system and in the oes part of this window the text to modify or the text that is being entered e on the left side the keys lt Valid Char gt lt Delete Char gt lt No Caps Caps gt to select the character under the cursor to delete the character under the cursor to change the chosen characters from uppercase to lowercase and vice versa e onthe word an underscore indicates what character is selected To enter text e Press the lt No Caps Caps
9. Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS Description des fonctions DATE Acquisition date TIME Acquisition time SIZE Number of points on the curve XOFfset First point of Abscissa in THz XSCale Space X between two points in THz YOFfSet Y axis shift Coefficient B of val dB A y B E YSCale Y axis scale Coefficient A of val dB A y B l BUFfer Reading of the memory containing the curve in ASCII FBUffer Reading of the memory containing the curve in binary CURsor A or B cursor position CURsor A or B cursor position CVAlue Intersection level in dBm point of the A or B cursor and the curve GAIN TILT Gain tilt between the cursors in dB GAIN SLOpe Gain slope in dB THz POWER TOTal Power total in dBm POWER COMpos Composite power NCHannel TOTal Total number of detected channels at first acquisition NCHannel PREsent Total number of detected channels at last acquisition Commands relative to a channel for which the order number is indicated PREsent Present channel AVG Number of acquisitions on the channel to calculate the min max and average value NOlse Channel noise level IBUf Channel position in the buffer FREQ NOW Last acquisition channel frequency FREQ AVG Average channel frequency FREQ MIN Minimum channel frequency FREQ MAX Maximum channel frequency FREQ SDEV C
10. Format WIK tttccffo Char Operator Cable Ident Fiber Number Fiber Nbr Increment Origin Location End Location Direction omments Semi auto file naming edition e On the Coding line of the editing menu define the filename code For that move the cursor on the different line of the menu in the order you wish for the coding and enter the corresponding characters pressing the lt Valid Char gt key e On the Title line enter as much t as you want of characters of the title in the filename In the above example 3 t has been entered to start the coding then the 3 first letters of the title began the filename e On the Cabl Ident Origin and Extremity lines enter as c o or e as you want of characters of the concerned identification in the filename e On the Fiber Number line the 2 ff are imperative for the fiber number is always coded on two characters see table below If after the coding a f is remove in the coding only the last figure of the fiber number will be in the filename e To code Direction Lambda Pulse and Resolution only one character is necessary see the following table e The semi automatic coding can also include fixed characters different from coding parameter characters and selected as in Manual Filenaming in the list located on the 3 last lines of the editing menu USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed
11. Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS e the new logo appears on the screen it will now replace the previous logo on the help pages obtained by pressing the HELP button It will also be present in headers of the printouts Note It is possible that the colors selected on the PC are not the colors dis payed on the MTS It is then recommended to integrate a logo in 2 lack amp white Troubleshooting Nothing happens when the ON OFF switch is pressed Make sure that the internal battery is installed or that the mains adapter is connected You are using the MTS normally when it suddenly switches off The instrument may be configured to automatically switch off after five minutes of inactivity to preserve battery life see Auto off on page 3 14 The MTS injection level indicator shows a bad connection Clean the MTS optical socket with dry air Clean the input connector of the fiber under test The charge is not working i e the charge LED does not switch on when the unit is AC powered and is off There is no battery in the unit or the battery has a good level of charge 3 30 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter MTS Controls 4 This chapter describes the MTS commands 1 Front panel commands buttons softkeys screen etc 1 Rear panel commands conne
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13. MTS 5026DR Events of 12 Bo 10 11 12 HA 1310 nm N 3 0 gt 26 13 27 2 0 dB 10 00 km7 B m 18 10 dB 0 55 dB km Distance Reflec Slope Section T Loss m dB dB km m dB 19481 39 6 468 3765 31 8 605 23328 56 6 331 3847 17 9 865 29467 65 i 6 381 6139 69 12 192 77 4426 15 14 605 41582 13 8 220 8 433 7694 33 17 235 52365 69 2 1368 32 47 6 365 10722 95 20 927 77598 15 8 287 25293 07 30 318 Table of results TABLE SOR 08707797 09 59 Expert Marker Trace amp Cursor B D To return to the display of only one line of the table press the lt Trace gt key Information given for each type of event detected e the type of event with its associated event number Fal ss AP Pad Non reflective event e g a splice Reflective event e g a connection Reflective ghost Slope of the fiber when no fault follows the slope End of the fiber ORL measurement Global ORL measurement 5 18 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Table of results Event marker when a measurement cannot be made If an added event is too close of an existing event this icon appears on the trace and on the table for the second event but no measurement is made a manual measurement is necessary to have results for this event Q End of launch cable losses and distan
14. MTS Table 1 Example of header for OTDR results Range Range used for the measurement Resolution Space between measurement points Averaging Number of seconds of averaging for the measurement Fiber Number Fiber parameters Fiber number Index Index of the fiber Scatter Coeff Back scattering coefficient of the fiber Result parameters Splice Threshold Threshold for splice display Reflec Threshold Threshold for reflective event display Slope Threshold Threshold used to display the slope Display Ghosts Selection of ghost display Fiber End Threshold Threshold used to detect the end of the fiber Launch cable Location of the end of launch cable see page 5 4 Table 2 Example of header for WDM results Instrument parameters MTS 5200 865 3 22 Instrument used for the acquisition serial number software version Module 5071 WDM 280 Identification of the module type serial number File parameters Trace Filename of the trace if it has been loaded from memory storage device Title Title of the trace Operator Operator name Cable Id Identification name for the cable Origin Name entered for the origin of the fiber End Name entered for the end of the fiber Test point Identification name for the test point Fiber number Comments Acquisition parameters Measurement
15. Markers are represented by l if they are placed by automatic measurements or with the lt Marker gt key if they are placed by manual measurements in Expert mode USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 21 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Adding markers To add event markers 1 Select a cursor 2 Use the positioning arrows to move the cursor to the position where you want to add a marker 3 Press the lt Marker gt key 4 An event marker is displayed at the cursor location and a full measurement is immediately poe The slope before the marker will start just after the previous marker or the front end dead zone and the slope after the marker will end just before the next marker or the end of fiber Warning about markers Note Do not add markers with the marker key after manual measure ments because this will convert automatically all the manual mea o surements Note If two markers are too close they appear on the trace and on the table but no measurement is made for the second marker In this case al a manual measurement is necessary to have results for both markers Note There are two sets of markers one for 1550 nm the other for 1310 nm Markers defined for 1550 nm will not be used at 1310 nm and o ee vice versa Important If the lt Marker gt key is pressed when the curso
16. Power meter 50641 LTS TS 50651LTS TS 50661 LTS TS Talkset 11 6 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Modules Options and Accessories LED source Wavelength nm 850 1300 850 amp 1300 LED source power meter 50610 LTS 50620 LTS 50630 LTS LED source Power meter 50611LTS TS 50621 LTS TS 50631 LTS TS Talkset Chassis options 5000 PAS Color passive display 5000 COL Color TFT display 5000 FD Floppy disk unit 5000 HDisk Hard disk 5000 Eth Ethernet Interface This option includes an adapter RS232 Ethernet an Ethernet crossed cable for direct connection to the PC a software WS FTP pro the init file for the software WS FTP pro in a diskette 5200 PR Internal printer with MTS 5200 only 5200 IEEE _ IEEE interface MTS 5200 only 5200 VGA Computer display output MTS 5200 with color TFT display only Accessories supplied with the instrument 5000M02 User manual in English 5001 Rechargeable battery Mains lead and AC DC adaptor 5002 1 e for Europe 5002 2 e for United Kingdom 5002 3 e for USA Other accessories options 5000 Keyb External keyboard Additional AC adapter Charger MTS 5100 5003 1 e for Europe 1 Must be ordered with the instrument USER MANUAL 750000992 16 11 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 8
17. e enter the text e press Enter to quit the editing menu e The ESC key allows to quit the editing menu without recording the text Edition of a comment in the File menu e Move down the cursor to the Comments windows e Press enter to open the Edition menu e edit the text 3 lines of 18 characters max e press enter to go to the next line e use the T and J keys to go from on line to the next or the preceding on the third line press enter to quit the editing menu and store the text e Press the Esc key to quit the editing menu without storing the text Rear panel The rear panel contains the following elements e the mains power adapter socket for charging the batteries e the floppy disk drive optional e the RS 232 connector e the Centronics connector for the external printer or keyboard connection e the optical module or modules 4 8 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Rear panel On the MTS 5200 only if the corresponding options are present e the internal printer e the connector IEEE VFL output Optical Interchangeable modules option connector OTDRs in this example RS 232 connector Centronics printer keyboard Connector for 12 V mains adapter Floppy disk drive option
18. gt DIRection OE EO L FNUMber 0 999 L gt INCFiber YES NO L gt FILENAME string of 8 characters gt COMMents string of 93 characters Le TPOint string of 16 characters Description des fonctions Identical to Identification commands for a previous measurement Remarks in table Result window display chosen via the Test Setup menu 9 10 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Command relative to the OTDR module Format des commandes ONOTes 1 100 string of 41characters Description des fonctions Note of up to 41 characters associated with an event For each wavelength a maximum of 16 notes are possible Command relative to the OTDR module Acquisition commands Format des commandes ACQuisition LASer L850 L1300 L1310 L1550 L1625 t PROGram MANual AUTO Le PULSe P3NS P5NS P10Ns P20Ns P30Ns P50Ns P1oons P2o0ons P300ns Ps5oons P1US P3US P10Us L gt RANGe R1 R2 R8 The range depends on the module see page 11 13 gt MAXTime 5 600 Lt RESolution AUTO MANU 0 0 320 0 L gt BEEP ON OFF Description des fonctions LASer Sets the laser source to the appropriate wavelength supported by the optics subsystem of the unit depending on t
19. hostile environment hence the cleanliness of the optical connectors as well as their delicate manipulation is paramount to the instrument s measurement abilities e The optical connector must therefore be clean and dust free If the optical connection is not being used protect the connections of MTS using the covers provided As an example the use of connectors that have not been cleaned will represent an error of the order of 10 for all measurements This error is added to other errors present for example the quality of the fiber circularity and concentricity the means of alignment axis alignment distance between fiber faces quality of fiber face and propagation modes 10 2 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Battery replacement Cleaning the optical cable connector Note If your module has an universal connector unscrew its adaptor to LP access the ferule e Use anon degradable type of paper such as Joseph paper soaked in ethanol e Pay particular attention to the polished face of the fiber rubbing it ina perpendicular motion to the fiber Cleaning the optical inputs or outputs of the MTS e Squirt a highly flammable solvent such as ethanol or Trijelt into the connector e Blow out the connector using a clean dry air supply from an aerosol can fitted with an extension Battery replac
20. is fitted with a traffic detector which in this case displays a message indicating the presence of a signal in the fiber being tested You must then USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 13 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS e Stop the measurement e Disconnect the source sending out the signals in the fiber or disconnect the network fiber e Restart the measurement Result analysis Once you have completed an acquisition Results are displayed to allow you to analyze the resulting trace Report on page 4 3 to see an example of OTDR Trace result display and its description The following functions are provided to make the analysis e Display functions Cursor Zoom and Shift of trace horizontal and vertical e Analysis functions Events Addition of markers and Event Table e Expert functions Trace Overlay Manual measurements Free and Lock markers Delete measurement results and perform an automatic measurement Using the cursors The cursor function allows you to position the A and B cursors on the trace to position or remove markers on the trace Using the cursors in combination with the Slope Splice and ORL functions lets you make individual measurements of any events on the acquired trace The cursors are represented as vertical axes the selected cursor s is are a plain line the non selected cursor is a dashed
21. 1 This battery level does not appear immediatly A few minutes are necessary to have a correct display of this level 3 8 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS After switching on 23 08 06 12 44 OSA S071 WOM OTDR 5026DR 131071550 nm S N ok SAN 104 Aie Calibrated on 21 08 00 Calibrated on 05 04 00 Opening screen example MTS 5100 After switching on Installing a new version of the software Attention During the installation of a new version of the software there is a risk to reset the internal memory It is therefore recommended before installing the new software to make a copy of the traces in memory using the Copy option of the File manager menu called by the FILE button Attention Do not stop the process of software upgrade you may damage the unit Attention During the installation the MTS must be used from the mains sup ply and not from batteries New software media The application software is supplied on floppy disks code 890 110 185 xx If the actual MTS boot version is less or equal to 4 51 the new boot needs to be installed It is then supplied on two floppy disks code 8901 10186 xx USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS The user will rece
22. Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS Choice of length OTDR or frequency WDM unit Press the SET UP button then with the lt System Setup gt key in the Country window move the cursor to the Unit option to choose e kilometers kfeet or miles for an OTDR trace MTS with OTDR module e THz or nm fora WDM spectrum MTS with WDM module Choice of language Press the SET UP button then with the lt System Setup gt key in the Country window move the cursor to the Language option to choose the required language Choice of printer In the Printer window move the cursor to Printer to choose one of the options File save the display to a bitmap file None no printer selected Internal if the 5200 PR optional internal printer is present in the MTS 5200 mainframe only External to use an external printer connected to the Centronics port Choice of the printing mode This choice is present on the MTS 5200 version if the internal printer is selected Normal printing in the direction of the length of the paper roll consequently the size of the characters provides easier reading than in the following mode Compress printing across the width of the paper roll see the examples on page 3 22 Choice of the external printer type If the external printer has been selected in the Printer window move the cursor to Printer type to choose one of the options Epson B amp W for Epson F
23. Macro 5 description The macro 5 starts a measurement at each wavelength 1310 and 1550 nm or 850 and 1300 nm and stores the results Parameters to set up before starting the macro 1 Acquisition parameters Manual mode Pulsewidth Range Resolution Acquisition time 2 Configuration parameters OTDR Module Dual wavelength File naming Auto File Nbr Increment No USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 41 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Markers not locked Fiber Number The macro 5 starts the following actions e acquisition for the selected time e storage of acquisition and results first wavelength e overlay e wavelength change e new acquisition for the selected time e storage of acquisition and results second wavelength e incrementation of the fiber number e return to the Macro menu Note The macro 5 can only be started with the lt Fast gt softkey F o f 5 42 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter Using the OTS module 6 This chapter describes the different steps required to make an OTS measurement A OTS Test Setup OM OTS Result Display 1 OTS measurements m Result acquisition methods OTS Test SET UP To set up the OTS and then make a measurement of the
24. Overlaying a trace Possible actions after overlaying a trace Saving and transferring the results to Excel ccccsseeseseeeeeeeseeeeteeeeees 7 13 viii UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS File management w cssiscsecssssvvevssssesscvsocnesssssveesocovavsssssseeesosssuscsssseseseosses OL Storage MO GIA ies ccocsasseissseceesse se stadsusdecededinsestecesseaieseseveesestetaeuansvecestes Selecting the storage location ccccssessesseseeeseseeesessseerensseeeessesseeeenseeseeees SOM S Catal eines EERO ENEE RORE E Filend ME assess esvesSedees cessenesversessadoaeunacsds senses daseaseencoaetaneess savecsesenastsaness Different file naming OTDR Module Automatic Filenaming OTDR Module Semi Automatic Filenaming cccceseessseeeeseseeseseseeees 8 4 OTS Module Automatic Filenaming ccceceeeesseseseseeressseeseseeseesenseeneenes 8 7 OTS Module Semi Automatic Filenaming ccecccceseeeseseeseeseeeeeeeseenes 8 8 WDM Module Automatic Filenaming ccceccccsessesseeseesesesnesseseenessseenes 8 9 WDM Module Semi Automatic Filenaming ccccccseeseessereseseeeeeeees 8 10 File format senorna ses celexakaieiaveasuesavieead cassuasedvoresaceuaes AEE E 8 11 Transferring MTS file table to Excel snsse essssosesssssseresssssntersssserreereesre 8 11 Memory Info and Comments pirno nenia 8 15 Manipulatin
25. To setup the MTS for an OSA test on a fiber press the SET UP button then the lt Test setup gt key The different measurement parameters are displayed You may 1 either choose the default values by pressing the key lt Auto Mode gt Auto Mode Configuration e Sweep Continue High Sensitivity No Resolution Full Channel Detection First sweep Signal Threshold Auto Statistic Mode No SNR Methode Left amp Right S lt gt N Distance Auto Noise Acq BW 0 100 nm Start Screen Auto 2 or define your own configuration The parameter to be modified must be chosen by using the direction arrow keys l and T The screen will then display the possible options use the direction arrow keys lt and to make a choice The different parameters proposed are described below USER MANUAL 750000992 16 7 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Optical spectrum analyser MTS m uo aE FA OSA TEST SETUP 29710701 12 12 Acquisition Test continue Single 2 100 High Sensitivity Setup Reso lution System Channel Detection First Sweep Setup Signal Threshold Auto Statistic Mode No Instrum Setup SNR Method Left amp Right S lt gt N Distance Auto Noise Acqu BW 6 166 nm USE UP DOWN KEYS Start screen TO MOVE CURSOR End screen Tilt amp Slope Gain Remarks in table Grid USE LEFT RIGHT KEYS Alarms TO MODIFY VALUE OSA CONFIG
26. When you store an WDM data to disk using automatic file naming the file name is automatically created using the following file naming conventions WDM module automatic file naming cccpppff First characters of the cable identification ccc defined in the second windows of the File menu ppp First characters of the test point name USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS WDM module automatic file naming cccpppf f Fiber number o to 99 decimal coding Ao to YZ alphanumeric coding 100 to 999 WDM Module Semi Automatic Filenaming When you store an WDM data to disk using semi automatic file naming the file name is created using the file naming conventions selected by the user as follows e Move the cursor on the Filename line e Press the lt Edit gt key The Editing menu appears On the Coding line of the editing menu define the filename code For that move the cursor on the different line of the menu in the order you wish for the coding and enter the corresponding characters pressing the lt Valid Char gt key e On the Title line enter as much t as you want of characters of the title in the filename e On the Cabl Ident Origin and Extremity Test point lines enter as c o e or p as you want of characters of the concerned identification in the filename e On
27. normally 8 24 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter Remote control Q Remote control of the MTS uses either the IEEE 488 standard or international equivalent IEC625 1 or RS232 interface English is the default language This chapter includes 1 Remote control principles link to controller format of commands tree menus of commands I Description of programming commands and queries Connection of the MTS to a PC The MTS can be remotely controlled via the RS 232 C type DCE interface of the controller or by the IEEE option if it is present in the unit Connection via the RS232 interface Connect the serial remote controller to the 9 pin serial connector RS232 DTE of the MTS As PCs are usually configured as DTE an adaptor DTE to DCE may be needed to connect the PC to the MTS see Serial port RS 232 on page 4 10 Local Remote command Send the command REM to go in remote control mode Send the command LOC to return in local mode Selection of the transmission parameters In the SYSTEM RS232 menu if necessary modify the following configuration parameters BAUD RATE 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 CHAR LENGTH 7 or 8 bits STOP BIT 1 or2 PARITY Without Even Odd TERMINATOR CR LF CRLF PROTOCOL XON XOFF RTS CTS WITHOUT USER MANUAL 750000992 16
28. or to choose the type of cable in the proposed list by pressing the lt Preset Index gt key In this latter case move the cursor to the type of cable by using the lt and gt keys then press the key lt Confirm Index gt to validate this choice See Preset index values on page 5 6 Fiber end threshold Loss threshold corresponding to the end of the fiber being detected Auto or Manual from 3 to15 dB The Auto position is recommended Starting the test Press the START STOP key The test is configured automatically then a bar graph indicates the state of progress of the test and the number of acquisitions made By default the test lasts 1 minute but it may be stopped at any moment by pressing the START STOP key At the end of the test the instrument measures the distance of the end of the fiber and displays the value in the chosen units USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 37 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS FAULT_LO WTK 23 08 08 11 51 1322 nm 100 ns IR 1 46500 Rol g 12 34 J 5 0 dB div 7 5 km div B A 0 00 m 0 000 dB Press SET UP to configure the instrument Press START to locate the fiber end Press FILE to save the trace Fault location The OTDR trace is also displayed with the cursors A and B placed on the end of the fiber Cursor and Zoom keys are available Messages indicate how to return to the ins
29. 1 dB displayed Factory default value gt 0 10 dB km Choose from yes or no to display ghost information If ghosts are displayed the reflection icon is shown dotted in the result table the reflection value is shown between parentheses on the trace USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 13 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS e g R 50dB Factory default value yes Ghosts are only detected during an automatic measurement MSLope Slope measurement methods least squares LSA or 2 point loss Factory default value LSA DCURve Measurements displayed on trace No the trace only YES the trace with results and markers GRAPhic the trace with markers only Factory default value YES DREMarks display of notes in the table NO no additional display YES and NOTes display notes entered by the user UNCertainty display notes entered by the user and confidence indicators for the result measurements Factory default value No ENDFiber Fiber end threshold from 2 to 15 2 automatic factory default option 3 to 15 threshold in dB In most cases the AUTO option is advised LCABle Choose to display in the event table the results referenced to the launch cable 0 all the results are displayed and the reference is the origin of the fiber 1 2 or 3 results are referenced from the marker 1 2 or 3 selected This marker is considered as t
30. 44 08 8 333 828 78 1 528 es bA lt 33 19 Example of printed Table USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 23 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS WAVETEK 87 12 98 12 34 Instrument Serial num Software Module Serial nun MTS 5200 101 1 58 5826DR 104 Trace 1 FIBER SOR Measurement Dat 07 12 98 09 38 Title gt CLLLLLL Laser gt 1310 nm Oper ator JOHN Pulse 300 ns Cable Ident 6666 Range 20 km Origin Location AAAAAA Resolution 10m End Location BBBBBBB Averaging 16 0 Direction 7 O E Fiber Number B Comments Index 5 Scatter Coeff Splice Threshold g Reflec Threshol Slope Threshold Display Ghosts Fiber End Threshold 1310 am 300 ns IR 1 46500 N D E 07712798 0938 B 5 0 oB div 1 00 km div 44 0848 ex Zk TIAE 0 3284B km 0 33348 km 0 17248 3233 26m 87 12 98 12 34 Events Distance Loss Reflec Slope Section T Loss of 8S m dB dB dB km m dB 511 59 0 290 gt 40 06 0 632 511 59 0 325 8 360 gt 37 97 0 338 1718 95 1 196 69 N 9233 26 0 172 8 928 1082 72 1 886 4062 03 44 08 0 333 828 78 1 528 lt 33 19 Example of printed Trace Table 3 24 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Printing WAVETEK 87 12 98 12 39 ee eee Instrument Serial nun Software Module Seria
31. 5 8and 9 It can be necessary to use a male femelle adapter Parallel port Centronics 25 pin connector Centronics allowing the connection of an external centronics printer or a keyboard MTS pin Printer pin Line name 1 1 STROBE 2 2 Do 3 2 D1 4 2 D2 5 2 D3 6 2 D4 7 2 D5 8 2 D6 9 2 D7 10 10 ACK 11 11 BUSY 12 12 PE 13 13 SLCT 14 14 AUTO FEED 15 32 ERROR 16 31 INIT 17 36 SLCT IN 18 25 19 31 GND 4 10 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Rear panel IEEE port Optional for MTS 5200 mainframe only 24 pin parallel port allowing the connection to a controller Reference of the option 5200 TEEE Computer display output Optional for MTS 5200 mainframe with color TFT display only 15 pin port allowing the connection to a projector or a monitor Reference of the option 5200 VGA When a monitor or a projector is connected eg the key lt VGA gt in the menu SET UP System Setup to switch to the VGA display UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 4 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Controls MTS 4 12 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter Using
32. 5 15 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Once you have made an acquisition and have results you can simply press the Event key to move the cursor from event to event Using this function in combination with the ZOOM and CURSOR keys allows you to rapidly analyze the fiber When moving from one event to another the zoom value is retained except if this is not possible Notes In order to display all the events verify that the thresholds are set to ALL in the TEST SET UP menu o In order to display the results on the trace verify that the Results on trace option is activated in the TEST SET UP menu The display of an event depends on the selected attenuation and reflectance thresholds It will be displayed if either of these values is above a threshold given in the TEST SET UP menu refer to Selecting measurement acquisition Tar on page 5 3 Both results for an event will be displayed if both can e calculated The following table lists examples of faults displayed for various attenuation and reflectance thresholds Thresholds set MTS will display a value if the attenuation or Ex the reflectance has the following values Attn Refl Attenuation Reflectance 1 0 05 dB 60 dB gt 0 05 dB gt 60 dB 2 1dB 15 dB gt 1dB gt 15 dB 3 6 dB gt 6dB a example a 43 dB value will
33. 62 99 14 11 32 AAAAAABA OEO Skb 15 02 99 15 55 46 BAIGOGEE WTK 8Kb 16 62 99 12 13 68 BAIGGGEO OEO SKb 16 02 99 12 34 04 Free Space 1625 Mb 4 DR N 14 Saint Etienne Oo E 64 12 98 12 44 5626SR 1318 nm 166 ns 10 km 2 5m 45 8 s USE UP DOWN KEYS ED USE LEFT RIGHT KEYS TO SELECT FILE DIRECTORY lt gt TO CHANGE WINDOW Printing files Renaming a file To rename a file e Move the cursor on the filename to change as described above see Finding files on page 8 18 e press the lt Rename gt key the yee menu appears You can then enter the new name see Editing on page 4 5 Formatting The internal RAM memory cannot be formatted Formatting a floppy disk if installed Use the following procedure to format a 3 1 2 inch HD floppy disk 1 Insert a3 1 2 inch HD floppy disk in the disk drive 2 Press the FILE key The File manager window appears 3 Move the cursor on the media line and select the floppy disk option in order to display the lt Format gt key USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 23 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS While the disk is formatting the floppy disk icon Press the lt Format gt key The lt Abort gt and lt Confirm gt keys are displayed to format the disk or abort the operation Press the lt Confirm gt key to start formatting the floppy disk Note If there is
34. 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS Attention when you leave the semi automatic mode for another mode the cod ing is lost OTDR module semi automatic file naming t First characters of the title First characters of the cable identification defined in the File windows Fiber number o to 99 decimal coding AotoYZ alphanumeric coding 100 to 999 First characters of the origin location First characters of the extremity location Direction origin to extremity extremity to origin Laser wavelength used for the measurement 1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm 850 nm 1300 nm r A el IT MO n m oo w gt 8 6 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Filename OTDR module semi automatic file naming Resolution 4cm 8 cm 16 cm 32 cm 64 cm 125 cm 250 cm 5m 10m 20m 4om 80m 160 m 320m o w S o o NI o ol A w y the available values are depending on the module used OTS Module Automatic Filenaming When you store an OTS data to disk using automatic file naming the file name is automatically created using the following file naming conventions OTS module automatic file naming ccc f fwps EEE First characters of the cable identification defi
35. 9 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS Connection via the Ethernet interface Equipment delivered with the option RS232 Ethernet Adaptor plugged into RS232 port Ethernet crossed cable for direct link between PC and MTS WS FTP Pro software ref 5996 MTS Diskette containing set up file for WS FTP Pro Link with PC The link with the PC may be direct or via a network 1 To establish a direct link connect the Ethernet ports of the MTS and PC by means of the cross cable supplied 2 To establish a link via the network ask the network administrator for an IP address and connect the MTS on a hub by using a direct cable Sy by the administrator and not the crossed cable provided for the MTS Ethernet option What to do with the PC Install the software WS FTP Pro Copy the file ini from the diskette into the directory containing the software WS FTP Pro by writing over the existing ini file Make sure that the PC has an Ethernet card whose parameters are defined TCP IP protocol IP address and a To access these parameters in Windows Explorer click on the icons Work station then Configuration panel then Network Open the software WS FTP pro If necessary change the address of the MTS in Host Name Configuration of MTS o Start the MTS and press the key lt Config System
36. First 2nd 3rd 2000th point point point point number of characters for the size In this example for the first point the y value is 217F in signed hexadecimal To know the value in dB process as follows e convert 217F in signed decimal 8575 e use the commands given below to know the coefficients A and B e value in dB with the given examples A y B 2 939746e 03 x 8575 34 590000 9 382 dB USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 27 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS In this example for the last point the y value is CB00 in signed hexadecimal Thus e CBO00 in signed decimal 13568 e the value in GB is A y B 2 939746e 03 x 13568 34 590000 13533 412 dB Number of points in the buffer OSARESu1t SIZE Example of response 32000 Abscissa of the first point in THz OSARESu1 XOFFset Example of response 196 585464 Interval between 2 points in THz OSARESu1 XSCale Example of response 7 566895e 04 Coeff B of the function A y B OSARESul1t YOFFset Example of response 34 590000 Coeff A of the function A y B OSARESult YSCale Example of response 2 939746e 03 9 28 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter Maintenance 1 0 This section details the following operations for the MTS 1 Maintenance proce
37. Note A change in the Channel Detection and Signal Threshold parameters will be only transferred to the trace if the used WDM al module is the one used for acquisition Signal Noise parameters SNR Method Side of the peak where the reference point for the noise is taken Left Right Left amp Right S lt gt N Distance Distance between the channel peak and the reference point for the noise Auto distance determined according to the interval space between channels at 0 2 0 4 0 8 nm if the unit is nm or at 25 GHz 50 GHz 100 GHz if the unit is THz of the value corresponding to the peak Noise Acqu BW Reference bandwidth used for noise acquisition standard 100 pm values ranging from 10 pm to 10 000 pm 1 Caution every change in this parameter is immediately transferred to the trace leading to the loss of the statistics USER MANUAL 750000992 16 7 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Optical spectrum analyser MTS Results display parameters Start screen Start of display Auto Automatic detection of start of display depending on the channels detected Start and end of displays are set automatically Full Start of display at 1525 nm for a 5071 WDM module Manual Start of display manually chosen End screent Auto Automatic detection of end of display Full End of display at 1570 nm fo
38. Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS After switching on 23 08 06 12 44 OSA 5071WDM OTDR 5026DR 131071550 nm a S N ok a a S N 104 a Calibrated on 21 68 68 j Calibrated on 05 04 00 Welcome message example with MTS 5100 If you don t want this message at each power on press the SET UP button then with the lt System Setup gt key in the Screen window e move the cursor to Welcome message e select the No option The Yes option will restore this message at each power on Setting the time Press the Set up button then with the lt System Setup gt key in the Country window move the cursor to the Time option The Hour and Minute keys are displayed e Press the or displacement keys to modify the minutes and hours Setting the date e Press the SET UP button then with the lt System Setup gt key in the Country window move the cursor to the Date line The date is displayed according to the format defined on the following line e Modify the date using the or lt displacement keys Choice of date format e Press the SET UP button then with the lt System Setup gt key in the Country window move the cursor to the Format option e Choose one of the options dd mm yy day month year or mm dd yy month day year for the required date format USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 15 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation
39. The source transmits a modulated signal on the fiber If the power meter is connected to the same fiber as the source the selected modulation frequency is displayed in place of the measured power indication For example if a 2KHz modulated signal is detected by the power meter the measured power is replaced by 2000 Hz Power meter Specific Functions Memory Functions The power meter of the OTS module contains a memory which can contain up to 300 measurement results The stored results are ee in a table format with each line corresponding to a measurement result The columns for each measurement gives the following information e the number of the tested fiber e the date and time of the measurement e the wavelength e the power measured in dBm e the power mesured in dBr e the level of the chosen reference if unity dBr e the transmission mode of the measured signal continued or modulated at a frequence of 270Hz 330Hz 1KHz or 2KHz USER MANUAL 750000992 16 6 13 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using the OTS module MTS e To access the memory functions press the lt Memories gt key The following memory functions are displayed Name of the displayed memory Go to OTS RESULTS for the active memory the top FILENAME for the currently displayed loaded table the middle CURRENT for the results saved during an Autostore operati
40. acquisition press the START STOP key a second time While the MTS is operating in real time mode you cannot modify any of the acquisition parameters the wavelength or select an overlay trace You can only make reference and cursor measurements while in the real time mode but once the acquisition is stopped automatic measurements can be performed 5 8 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Acquisition Automatic acquisition mode The simplest way to quickly use the MTS to detect any faults on your fiber optic link is to make use of the automatic acquisition function that is provided This function allows you to automatically configure the MTS to use the optimum acquisition parameters pulsewidth and range for the link under test with respect to the selected time Once the acquisition has been made the automatic measurement mode displays all the detected events on the acquired trace With the trace displayed you then use the powerful analysis functions to quickly identify any faults on the fiber Only two measurement configuration parameters need to be set the laser wavelength if a multi wavelength module is used and the required maximum acquisition time Note In automatic mode all the parameters being reconfigured overlay and marker functions are not possible when the acquisition is per A formed
41. an OTDR module 5 This chapter describes the different steps required to make a measurement OM The configuration of the acquisition manual auto etc and the acquisition parameters The choice of the results to display The start of measurement acquisition The analysis of the results events table of results Automatic measurements detection and measurement Semi automatic measurements by addition of markers Manual measurements Both end measurements Fault locator mode CUooUoveoeu Macro OTDR Test SET UP To set up the OTDR and then make a measurement of the fiber under test the following parameters need to be configured m Acquisition parameters Laser wavelength Acquisition mode Pulsewidth Range Acquisition time Resolution All these parameters are configured from the Acquisition menu of the OTDR Test Setup window 1 Measurement result display parameters Splice threshold Reflectance threshold Slope threshold Display ghosts Slope measurement method Display results on trace with or without launch cable Display notes in table All these parameters are configured from the Result menu of the OTDR TEST SETUP window 1 Fiber parameters Wavelength Reflective Index Section A_B Backscattering coefficient All these parameters are configured from the Fiber Parameters menu of the OTDR TEST SETUP window 1 Trace identification information Trace Title Operator name Cable identifier Fiber
42. backscattering level at the start of the fiber and the RMS noise level after 3 minutes averaging d Typical Values at 25 C The event dead zone is measured at 1 5 dB down from the peak of an unsaturated reflective event The attenuation dead zone is measured at 0 5 dB from the linear regression on a reflectance type FC APC 50 dB 11 10 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com USER MANUAL 750000992 16 MTS Specifications of the OTDR modules Singlemode Modules High Short Resolution High Dynamic Very High Dynamic Modules Range Medium Long range Long range range 5024 25 26 5024 25 26 5024 25 26 5027 5024 25 26 5029 SR DR 36 HD 36 HD VHD VHD Wavelength 1310 1310 1550 1310 1550 1625 1310 1550 1550 1625 1550 20nm 20nm 10nm 20nm 20nm 20 nm Dynamic range with long pulse 275 25 31 29 36 5 35 35 dB dB dB dB RMS 31 29 dB 35 33 dB 40 38 dB 39 dB 42 43 dB 43 41 dB Distance range 260 km 380 km 380 km Pulsewidth 10 nsto10 5nsto10 10 ns to 20 uS 10 ns to 20 Us us us Dead zone at1o ns at5 ns at 10 ns at 10 ns Event dead zone 4m 1m 4m 8m Attenuation dead 25m 15m 25m 30m zone laser at 25 C at 10 us Specified values at 25 C corresponding to the one way difference in dB between the extrapolated backscattering level at th
43. conforming to the Bellcore Telcordia SR 5731 standard issue december 1998 SOR 2 0 Format conforming to the Bellcore Telcordia SR 5731 standard issue february 2000 OTS file format OTS if the OTS module is selected Note The OTS format can be opened by Excel as a tab delimited file WDM file format Each time a WDM result is saved two files are created with the following format WDM Acterna formats compatible with the Acterna WinTrace and WinCable softwares TXT ASCII format for a possible transfer to a spreadsheet or word processing program Transferring MTS file table to Excel Attention This transfer concerns OTS tables of results Both end measurement table of results oeo file with OTDR module It is not possible to transfer table of results of single OTDR measurement table of WDM results files txt Transfer processing USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS e Save the file on a floppy disk see Copying files from one medium to another if available on page 8 21 e Copy this file on the PC loaded with the Excel software e On the PC open Excel e Inthe Excel window select the type of file Text file and open the file to transfer e The following window is displayed example with an OTS file Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 A Fe oo Mron a eki
44. cursor must be selected NOT the cursor Note If no result is displayed this is due to the display splice measure ment result threshold being higher than the splice you are trying to E measure the threshold is set to NO splice display or the Results on Note If you try to measure a splice on a slope the measurement is not car ried out and the slope found in region between two cursors error A message is displayed 1 Position the A and B cursors to define the section you want to measure 2 Successively press the lt Expert gt then lt Manual gt then lt ORL gt keys 5 26 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Locking markers The ORL is measured for the section of the trace defined and the result indicator shows the ORL in dB in the table of results and on the trace HI AAAAAATU SOR 11 87 97 09 20 E 1550 nm 300 ns IR 1 46502 N 10 0 dB div 10 00 km div Cursor B A ORL lt 33 30 Events Distance Loss Reflec Slope Section T Loss of 02 m dB dB dB km m dB o 0 00 lt 33 30 24433 26 ORL measurement result ORL on a saturated trace When events are saturated then the ORL value is given with a lt sign This means that the real ORL is less than the value displayed Locking markers To lock the markers in order to repeat exactly the same measurement on a future acq
45. designed for field use T The MTS 5200 oe in a very compact unit is a classic mainframe OTDR providing high level performance and functions including a built in printer and IEEE interface Interchangeable modules The MTS can be equipped simultaneously with one or two of the following modules e OTDR singlemode modules SR DR HD RTU e OTDR multimode modules MM ML e WDM modules USER MANUAL 750000992 16 2 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Introduction MTS e OTS modules power meter light sources and talk set Measurements The MTS allows long and short range tests to be made in singlemode or multimode on point to point or complex optical networks during e the design and production of the equipment e the installation and qualification of the equipment of the network e the maintenance of the network Les mesures peuvent tre r alis es sur des liaisons optiques en service Measurements can be carried out on in service optical links with the 1625 nm wavelength Simply pressing the START STOP button starts or stops a measurement Setup Pressing the SET UP key provides access to the MTS configuration menus Test setup On the same screen dialog boxes allow the selection of measurement parameters the results display and the parameters of the fiber System setup On the same screen menus provide selection of e the
46. e Horizontal scale display resolution of 0 01 m 0 4 inch e Screen saver Adjustment e Contrast Black amp White or color passive screen e Backlight intensity Storage Medium e RAM 3Mb e Optional 1 Gb Hard disk Optional 3 5 inch MS DOS compatible HD floppy disk drive Storage capacity e 400 OTDR traces typical in internal memory e 250 OTDR traces typical on HD floppy disk e Bellcore GR196 or TD 3000 Laser Precision write only compatible format for OTDR modules Wavetek format for OTDR and OTS modules USER MANUAL 750000992 16 11 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Technical specifications MTS Input Output e RS232C e Ethernet option e Centronics e JEEE 488 GPIB option for MTS 5200 only Internal printer optional for MTS 5200 only e Reference 5200 PR e High quality graphical thermic printer e 832 dots line e paper width 112 mm Power supply Batteries e Up to 2 Nickel Metal Hydrid batteries e Battery autonomy at 25 C for 1 battery up to 8 hours of standard use with normal backlight according to Bellcore Telecordia GR 196 CORE standard up to 3 hours with gee eae acquisition with normal backlight up to 2 5 hours with permanent acquisition with high backlight AC DC Adapter Charger MTS 5100 MTS 5200 Reference 5003AC DC adapter charger 5007AC DC ada
47. enable the audible alarm 1 From the OTS Results window press the lt Power meter gt softkey to access the power meter functions of the OTS 2 Press the horizontal arrow keys to get the required alarm level or in the power meter configuration menu select the alarm threshold level 3 Press the lt Thre On gt to enable the audible threshold alarm 4 Press the lt Thre Of gt to disable the audible threshold alarm Note The alarm threshold can also be selected in the Test Set up menu o Transferring OTS table to Excel See in chapter 8 how to save results in a file and how to transfer OTS table of results on Excel see page 8 11 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 6 17 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using the OTS module MTS 6 18 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter Optical spectrum analyser F This chapter describes the different steps in oe out a spectrum analysis of an optical signal by an MTS equipped with a WDM 507x module A OSA configuration test I Display of spectrum and results of the WDM analysis Configuration of the instrument After connecting the fiber to be tested to the optical connector you must select the OSA module see Instrument Set up on page 3 11 then setup this module OSA test setup
48. floppy disk drive Plug in the AC DC adapter The green LED of the floppy disk drive lights up and the MTS will automatically begin to transfer the software from disk 1 to the RAM Starting file transfer to RAM The screen is switched on and some dots appear from the left to the right to show the transfer in progress Insert disk 2 and hit the OK key when the following message appears Insert next boot disk and hit OK when ready Repeat the preceding step inserting the next disks Once all the disks have been transferred the MTS prompts you to confirm that you wish to update the internal memory with this new software release by the message Current Flash contents will be erased continue Y N 1 this version is displayed when the MTS is switched on during the autotest 3 10 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS After switching on Press the YES key Programming flash memory in progress the MTS then programs its internal memory and starts up the new MTS software Completed appears then the screen is blank the software upgrade is completed The MTS is ready for use when the LED ON is flashing 6 Press the ON key to switch it on Instrument Set up The instrument can be equipped with up to two modules and with several test functions Before making measurements it is necessary to select the fu
49. group velocity must be introduced in order to determine the distance of the location This is done by introducing the refrac tive index of the fiber into the instrument Measurement validity The ITU T Recommendations G 651 and G 652 state backscatter measurement as the second replacement method for the measurement of attenuation The cut fiber technique is the reference method The field of application for backscatter measurement is not limited but the conditions for application of this method are nevertheless stipulated e Inso far as insertion conditions are concerned Fresnel reflections should be limited at fiber input e A high power source laser should be used e Receiver bandwidth should be selected so as to achieve a compromise between pulse rise time and noise level e Backscatter power should be represented on a logarithmic scale Reflectance Reflectance is a characteristic allowing the reflection coefficient of a reflecting optical element to be quantified It is defined as the ratio of the power reflected by the element over the incident power The reflections are due to variations in refractive index along the fiber optic link in some Telecom applications If these reflections are not controlled they may degrade the system performance by perturbing the laser emitter operation particularly DFB lasers or in the case of multiple reflections generate interference noise in the receiver The OTDR is particular
50. gt Select the interface E S FTP Ethernet To do this if the interface selected is RS232 press the left arrow lt to avoid passing via the FTP PPP position for which you would have to wait for the protocol change Configure the Ethernet interface IP address IP mask IP bridge Note The IP address is in the following form xxx xxx xxx xxx PP If one of the numbers in this address has only one or two nues enter only this or these figure s Do not add a zero otherwise the link will not be established Note To check that the connection has been made correctly without using CF the software WS FTP Pro click on Start then on Execute and choose ping followed by the IP address of the MTS Connection via a modem 1 Connect the modem to the MTS 9 2 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Description of commands and queries e either via the RS232 connector In this case in the menu System set up menu on the Remote Access line select the option TCP PPP e or via the Ethernet connector if the option is present In this case in the menu System set up menu on the Remote Access line select the option TCP ETH 2 Press on the lt Init Modem gt key the modem connected to the MTS is initialized You are ready to transfer data Connection via the IEEE interface optional for MTS 5200 mainframe o
51. is 217F in signed hexadecimal To know the value in dB process as follows e convert 217F in signed decimal 8575 e use the commands given below to know the coefficients A and B e value in dB with the given examples A y B 0 001470 x 8575 12 640910 0 036 dB In this example for the last point the y value is CB00 in signed hexadecimal Thus e CBOO in signed decimal 13568 e the value in GB is A y B 0 001470 x 13568 12 640910 32 586 dB Number of points in the buffer OTRESult SIZE Example of response 32000 Abscissa of the first point in second OTRESu1 XOFFset Example of response 0 000000 To convert this result from second to distance report to Conversion from delay to distance on page 9 19 Time between 2 points OTRESu1 XSCale Example of response 6 250000e 09 To convert this result from second to distance report to Conversion from delay to distance on page 9 19 Coeff B of the function A y B OTRESul1t YOFFset Example of response 12 640910 Coeff A of the function A y B OTRESult YSCale Example of response 0 001470 9 18 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Commands relative to the OTS modules Conversion from delay to distance To convert the result from second to meter use the following formula cxt 8 D meters xn 10 x WES Fa with c speed of light in vacuum 2
52. it is finished Making a reference measurement Use the following procedure to make a reference measurement 1 Fit an adapter to power meter input in order to connect a jumper 2 Connect a jumper between the output of the light source and the input of the power meter 3 Configure the light source and power meter so that both are using the same wavelength UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 6 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using the OTS module MTS 4 From the OTS Results window press the lt Source gt softkey to access the Light source functions of the OTS 5 Press the lt Laser On gt or lt LED on gt softkey The resulting measured power is displayed on the power meter 6 From the OTS Results window press the lt Return gt then lt Power meter gt softkey to access the power meter functions of the OTS 7 Press the lt Set Ref Level gt to store the displayed value as the reference level 8 Press the lt Return gt then the lt Source gt softkeys 9 Press the lt Laser Off gt or lt LED off gt softkey to switch off the source Measuring the fiber under test After making a reference measurement use the following procedure to measure the insertion loss of the fiber under test 1 Using suitable jumpers and adapters to connect the fiber under test between the output of the light source and the input of the power meter Press t
53. new software Introducing a customer logo Optical Talk Set Function Using the editor or keyboard Help contents IRS left windows gives the list of the heading Select the heading using the and nr directional arrows e The right window gives the commen of the selected rubric To scroll this window press the gt then the and 4 directional arrow Printing To allow you to keep a copy of the results as a record you can at any moment dump the display to e the internal printer if version MTS 5200 e an external printer e or toa file that is stored on a floppy disk in the internal disk drive To print stored files report to page 3 27 You select where you require to print the data in the SYSTEM SETUP menu Copying to the internal printer Use the following procedure to print on the internal printer of the MTS 5200 3 18 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Printing Attention Make sure the printer has paper see Loading a new roll of paper on page 3 26 1 Press the SETUP key then the lt System setup gt softkey and select the internal printer 2 On the Printer contents line select to print either only the trace or only the table or both trace table or the screen 3 Ifthe Screen option is selected display the data you wish to print 4 Press the PRINT key The selected c
54. no disk inserted in the disk drive when you try to format it a MTS will display the following error message 201 Insert a disk Hit any key to continue Note If the disk is write protected MTS will display the following error message lL 200 disk error Hit any key to continue is displayed in the window title bar No other operation can be carried out while this formatting is in Poe Once the formatting has completed the floppy disk icon is remove and you can continue using MTS normally Formatting the hard disk if installed Attention Formatting the hard disk will erase all the files present Use the following procedure to format a the hard disk 1 2 6 Press the FILE key The File manager window appears Move the cursor on the media line and select the hard disk option in order to display the lt Format gt key Press the lt Format gt key The Format Code window is displayed Enter the code 1313 using the left right arrow key Press the lt Valid gt ke The lt Abort gt and lt Confirm gt keys are displayed to format the disk or abort the operation Press the lt Confirm gt key to start formatting the hard disk While the disk is formatting the hard disk icon is displayed in the window title bar No other operation can be carried out while this formatting is in progress Once the formatting has completed the hard disk icon is removed and you can continue using the MTS
55. number File number auto incrementing Origin location End location Measurement direction ifan OTDR module is installed USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS All these parameters are configured from the Identifiers menu of the File Manager window and can be entered before or after the acquisition To select the required acquisition you must call the OTDR TEST SETUP window measurement result displa eo and fiber parameters pressing the lt SET UP gt button If either the TEM or INSTRUMENT SETUP windows are already displayed press directly the lt Test Setup gt key om OTDR TEST SETUP 26 16 61 69 21 Test 1310nm 1558nm ann Auto Setup Pulse 18ns im Range 5km System Resolution Auto 32 cm Acq Time 61 68 Setup Instrum Splice Threshold All Reflec Threshold All Setup Slope Threshold gt 6 16 dB km Fiber End Threshold Auto Fiber Display Ghosts Yes Slope Method Linear Launch Cable No Results on trace All Remarks in table No USE UP DOWN KEYS paran TO MOVE CUPSOR Test Auto USE LEF RIGHT KEYS TO MODIFY VALUE Dist Spacing Th Splice Alarm Th None Fiber End Threshold Auto Automatic test setup Launch Cable 0 gt E No Launch Cable E gt 0 No Slope Method Linear Results on trace All Remarks in table No With Both end measur
56. possible For each note 40 characters can be entered When uncertainties are validated only the first 17 characters will be displayed or printed Note Each note is associated to an event So if this event is erased the note will be erased too o To enter a note e inthe table choose the event e press the lt Expert gt key USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 19 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS e press the lt Notes table gt key and select the Notes option e enter the note in the Edit menu e press the lt Exit gt key The user can ere indicators in the result table to evaluate the uncertainty about the result This function must be validated from the Test Setup menu in the Result window with the Remarks in table option Indication of the level of confidence in result table The following remarks are possible Indication of the level of confidence in result table Concerning loss measurements 2c manual Result of a manual measurement between the reference and the cursor two cursor method 5c manual Result of a manual measurement according to the five cursor method Global The loss displayed is the global result for Fresnels that are not sufficiently separated Close evts Several events being too close only the attenuation of the last is displayed Concerning slope me
57. screen parameters automatic power off backlight strength contrast welcome message e the country parameters date time date time format length units language e the printing parameters internal MTS 5200 only or external printer or copy to file type of external printer printing contents trace or table or both e the I O interface parameters RS 232 or Ethernet option or IEEE MTS 5200 only connector Centronics for keyboard or printer For a full description of the system set up menus see System setup on page 3 12 Instrument setup A graphical screen displays all the modules available on the instrument and the user can select the test functions Only the Laser Source and Power Meter can be simultaneous When the instrument is switched off its configuration along with the measurement results are saved The configuration menus can be displayed and modified during an acquisition or a measurement Some parameters are inhibited during acquisition Results After any measurements the trace and the associated results are displayed The RESULTS key calls back these trace and results after another display 2 2 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Printing It is possible to print the displayed screen either on an internal MTS 5200 or external printer or to create a bitmap bmp type file and store i
58. the Fiber Number line the 2 ff are imperative for the fiber number is always coded on two characters see table below If after the coding a f is remove in the coding only the last figure of the fiber number will be in the filename e To code the Resolution only one character from 0 to 5 is necessary see the following table e The semi automatic coding can also include fixed characters different from coding parameter characters and selected as in MANUAL file naming in the list located on the 3 last lines of the editing menu WDM module semi automatic file naming tae First characters of the title First characters of the cable identification defined in the File windows Fiber number decimal coding alphanumeric coding 100 to 999 First characters of the origin location First characters of the extremity location po First characters of the test point name 8 10 UseER ManuaL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Filename WDM module semi automatic file naming Resolution Full o 1nm 0 2 nm 0 3 nm 0 4 nm 0 5 nm File format OTDR file format The Format option of the FILE menu provides the following file format choices when an OTDR module is selected WTK Wavetek format corresponding to a compressed Bellcore format which optimizes storage space recommended format SOR 1 1 Format
59. the WDM modules OTDR measurements principle Optical time domain reflectometry consists of injecting a light pulse down the aaa fiber to be analyzed and observing at the point of injection the intensity of the light reflected back in the opposite direction to the pulse propagation The detected backscattered or retrodiffusion signal is a decreasing exponential to which peaks caused by reflection from fiber connectors splices or faults are added Optical fiber Reflectometer End of fiber A i ora break Relative Splice Connection i level dB i Attenuation i between 2 points i Attenuation due to splice I Attenuation due to the connection Reflectance Distance km Typical backscattered trace Measurement result The backscattered signal primarily allows the location of a segment of the fiber to be found on the link USER MANUAL 750000992 16 1 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Measurement Principles MTS The measurement result should provide e the attenuation e the location of faults in terms of distance from defined point e the attenuation versus distance dB km e the reflectance of an event or an optical link Attention In so far as location is concerned it should be noted that an OTDR is a time domain machine Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Con sequently
60. the displacement keys Tand J to move the cursor to the element to modify The available values for the parameter selected are displayed on the right e Use the displacement keys or lt to choose the required value SYSTEM SETUP 25 16 61 16 14 Test Trace background Setup Auto Off Backlight Welcome message Language English Instrum Time 16 13 Date 25 16 61 Format dd mn yy Unit Km Printer USE UP DOWN KEYS Printer TO MOVE CURSOR 1 0 Interfaces Remote Access TCP PPP RS 232 9666 8 1 None Centronics Printer USE LEFT RIGHT KEYS p TO MODIFY VALUE 1 0 Conf VGA softkey if a VGA screen If a TCP IP interface System Set up screen Adjusting the screen contrast B amp W screen only This adjustment is only available with a B amp W or passive color screen option 5000 PAS e Press the SET UP button then with the lt System Setup gt key in the Screen window move the cursor to Contrast e Use the gt or keys to modify the contrast level from 20 to 20 The contrast remains at the selected level USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 13 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS Choosing the color of the trace background Press the SET UP button then press the lt System Setup gt menu key in the Screen window Place the cursor on Trace Background and then choose either Black or White If the instrume
61. trace with respect of the complete trace is located by a grey or yellow line on the top of the trace window The cursors are represented by small vertical dot on it To gain access to the zoom function e Select a cursor and put it at the point of the trace to verify e Press the lt Shift gt key in order to display Zoom now e Use the lt and gt keys to zoom in and out Note To reset the zoom and see the full trace press and hold simulta neously the lt and gt keys o Successive zooms on each event e Zoom in on one of the event e Press the lt Event gt key e Use the lt and gt keys to move successively the display window on each event Shift function The Shift function allows you to shift the trace on the screen using the arrow keys The Shift is centered on the intersection between the selected cursor and the trace This allows to scroll horizontally the trace on the screen following vertically the trace thus maintaining the trace in the screen To gain access to the shift function e Select eventually a zoom level e Press the lt Zoom gt key in order to display Shift e Use the arrow keys to shift the trace in the chosen direction Events Event display criteria The Event function of the MTS is an invaluable tool for quickly positioning the cursor on detected events that have been measured and have their results displayed on the screen USER MANUAL 750000992 16
62. 0 Performance standards for light emitting products Laser products Due to the range of possible ial ig hae power values and injection characteristics of a laser beam the risks inherent in its usage differ The laser classes form groups representing different safety thresholds ii UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Laser classes applicable to the MTS modules Reference standard Modules EN 60825 1 1994 FDA21CFR 1040 10 Multimode MM and ML at 1300 nm Class 1 Class 1 at 850 nm Class 3A Class 1 Singlemode SR DR Class 1 Class 1 Singlemode HD at 1310 nm 20 Us Class 3A Class 1 at 1310 nm other pulse widths Class 1 Class 1 at 1550 nm Class 1 Class 1 Singlemode VHD at 1310 nm 10 and 20 Us Class 3A Class 1 at 1310 nm other pulse widths Class 1 Class 1 at 1550 and 1625 nm Class 1 Class 1 VFL option Class 2 Class 2 Warning labels for the laser classes of the MTS Due to the reduced dimensions of the optical modules it is not possible to attach the required warning labels to them In line with the provisions of Article 5 1 of the EN 60825 1 standard the warning labels are illustrated in the following table Warning labels Reference standard EN 60825 1 1994 FDA21CFR 1040 10 Class 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Class 2 CAUTION LASER
63. 0 50 40 30 2 1 18 20 30 A length THRESHOLD A 55dBn Zero AUTOLAMBDA AUTORANGE AUTOSTORE REAL TIME Adjust Real Thre Of Return Autolambda Autorange Autostore and Real Time Threshold or TwinTest indicator Autoprint indicator alarm indicator indicator On Off softkey Selected Threshold audible Change in real threshold cursor alarm icon time mode Power meter display Power meter Softkeys The following softkeys are available when the power meter function is selected from the OTS Results window Certain selections can also be made from the Test Setup menu e The lt Set Ref gt key which is used to select the currently displayed value as a reference value to compare to other measured results When the lt set Ref gt key is pressed the currently displayed value is displayed below the REF 1 Not available during Autostore or Autoprint operations 6 10 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS OTS Measurements LEVEL legend on the power meter display and remains displayed until another value is selected e The lt Wavelength gt key is used to select the required measurement wavelength Each press of the key toggles the available calibrated wavelengths 850 1310 1550nm the currently entered User Select wavelength and Autolambda automatic wavelength selection e The lt Zero Adjust gt key is used to
64. 0 km lt x KX KK x x K K x x x x K K x xX lt x KX KX KL xX x XxX K Xx XK xX x x K x x x x x x x lt x x K x x Ranges for VHD modules 10 ns 30ns 100ns 300ns 1us 3us 10S 20us 5 km 16 kft 10 km 33 kft 20 km 65 kft 4o km 131kft 80 km 262kft 140km 459kft 260km 853kft 380 km x x K XK xX x K x x x x x Kx x x Xx x KX x x x xX x KX K x x xX x KX K x KX lt KX KX x xX x KX KX x x Ranges for 1625 nm 5027 modules RTU 10ns 30ns 100ns 300ns 1us 3us 10us 20us 5 km 16 kft x x 10 km 33 kft xX xX x x x 20 km 65 kft X x x x x x 4o km 131kft x xX X x x X X x 80 km 262kft x x x x x x x x 140km 459kft x X x x x x x 260km 853kft X xX x x x 380 km x x Specifications of the VFL option OTDR module e wavelength 635 nm 15 nm at 25 C e fiber length up to 5 km 11 14 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Specifications of the OTS modules at 25 C Specifications of the OTS modules at 25 C Light sources Laser sources LED sources Wavelength 1310 amp 1550 850 nm 1300 nm 850 amp 1300nm source
65. 000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Macro Loading a macro from a floppy disk e Press the FILE key e Press the lt Explore gt key and select the directory of the floppy disk e Press the lt Open Dir gt key and select the macro file It has a mac extension e Press the lt Load Macro gt keys The keys lt Macro 1 gt lt Macro 2 gt lt Macro 3 gt lt Macro 4 gt are displayed e Select one of these positions to transfer the macro Use of the macro to store a configuration With the MTS set up with the configuration you wish to save e Press the SET UP then the Macro key The Macro menu is displayed e Select one of the three user macros and press the lt Edit gt key to eventually change the name e Press the lt Store gt key and confirm the action e Press the lt Macro end gt key The MTS configuration is saved in the corresponding macro Loading this macro will load the configuration Set up parameters saved in the macro e the instrument set up OTDR for example e the test set up e the markers if they are locked by the lt Expert gt lt Lock markers gt function e inthe file menu the Auto increment and the auto file naming e zoom shift value cursor positions etc Note Instrument and test set up can only be restored if the instrument is equipped with the corresponding module o
66. 13 Resolution from 4 cm to 160 m according to the module No measurement sampling The available values depend on the Range and on the Acq time selected AUTO the resolution is automatically chosen depending on the Range and Acq time parameters Acq Time From 5 s to 10 mn This acquisition period is used for real time or averaged acquisition For example if 1 minute is selected and a real time acquisition is performed the real time period will be 1 minute Test Auto The key lt Test Auto gt sets the following parameters e Acquisition parameters Laser All Mode Auto Resolution Auto e File parameters see page 8 1 Autostore Yes Fiber Num Increment Yes File naming Auto USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Selecting measurement result display parameters You can choose the following measurement result display parameters from the Result menu of the OTDR TEST SETUP window Splice threshold Selection between ALL NONE or any value in dB between 0 and 6 00 in 0 01 dB steps Factory default value ALL Reflec threshold Selection between ALL NONE or any value in dB between 11 and 99 in 1 dB steps Factory default value ALL Slope threshold Selection between ALL NONE or any value in dB km between 0 and 2 00 in 0 01 dB km steps Factory default value gt 0 10 dB km Note If after a m
67. 2 61 39 Acquisition in progress display 8 At the end of the acquisition the acquired trace is displayed on the screen and an automatic measurement is performed 5 12 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Acquisition Note You can push the START STOP key at any time to stop the acquisition measurement If you do this an automatic measurement is realized te but certain events may not be detected because the instrument will not have made the required number of averages for an optimum measurement Case of the multi wavelength acquisition With a multi wavelength module to start the acquisition on each wavelength e Inthe Test Set up menu on the Laser line select All e Start the manual ou automatic acquisition pressing the START button During the acquisition an icon in the upper bar shows that the acquisition is made on each wavelength The several traces are displayed in the same windows and can be used as in the overlay trace mode see Overlay trace function on page 5 28 Multi acquisition icon 26 04 61 15 19 0 5 19 E a 5 0 dB div 7 Expert 1 km div ED Cursor A B A 1025 74 m 0 663 dB 0 65 dB km CONNECTION Bm mmm BAD GOOD Example of acquisition on two wavelength Detection of traffic If the fiber connected to the MTS for analysis is active no measurement is possible The MTS
68. 3 autoprint powermeter 6 3 content 3 17 examples 3 22 header 3 19 normal compress 3 16 toa BMP file 3 27 Pulsewidth 11 10 11 11 R Range 5 3 11 13 Reading OTDR result commands 9 16 Reflectance definition 1 2 result in table 5 19 specification 11 4 Remarks in table 9 10 Remote control UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Index MTS abbreviation of command header 9 4 command errors 9 3 command format 9 3 command syntax 9 4 commands relative to module 9 8 commands relative to the keys 9 8 commands relative to the OTS 9 19 9 23 common part commands 9 5 connecting MTS toa PC 9 1 description of commands 9 3 description of queries 9 3 fiber commands 9 15 laser source set up 9 20 linking commands 9 4 parameters 9 4 power meter set up 9 19 queries 9 4 reading OTDR result commands 9 16 reading OTS results 9 21 result commands 9 13 SRQ commands 9 5 status commands 9 7 status structure registers 9 6 system setup commands 9 7 Reseting the MTS 3 8 Resolution 5 3 11 4 Result commands 9 13 Results analysis OTDR 5 14 light source 6 5 on trace 5 5 OTDR screen 4 3 powermeter 6 8 powermeter automatic storage 6 15 WDM 7 5 light source setup 6 2 OTDR test setup 5 1 OTS test setup 6 1 powermeter setup 6 3 system setup 2 2 test setup 2 2 WDM setup 7 2 Shift active trace 5 31 of OT
69. 310 nm This key is also available in the standby state A 1550 nm wave length provides communication of greater distances than a 1310 nm wavelength lt Volume gt and lt Volume gt Adjust the ear piece volume lt Ringing gt Causes an audio signal to be transmitted from the distant instrument with which you wish to establish communication lt EXIT gt Returns to the configuration keys Introducing a user logo The Wavetek logo that appears by default in the help windows and in the headers of printouts can be replaced with the user s logo Conditions Dimensions of user s logo The user s logo must have the following dimensions Height lt 40 pixels Width lt 400 pixels this dimension must be a multiple of 8 Height x width lt 8000 Format of user s logo Bitmap 16 colors Configuration of MT S The MTS must be equipped with a floppy disk drive Method of integrating a logo On the PC using a Paint type drawing application e create a file at the dimensions of the new logo Modify it if necessary to meet the conditions above e save the file as a bmp format file type Bitmap 16 colors e copy the logo file onto the floppy disk On the MTS e insert the floppy disk a the FILE key and find the file corresponding to the logo see Finding iles on page 8 18 e press the lt Load logo gt key USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 29 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation
70. 70 Hz 330 Hz 1 kHz 2 kHz SCANNING sources are alternated at regular intervals Transmitting power of laser source CALIBRATED power calibrated to 1 mW 0 dBm VARIABLE variable power from 0 to 10 dBm if continuous mode only Second parameter rough setting from 0 to 255 Third parameter fine setting from 0 to 255 If continuous mode was chosen this commands the sending of a signal to the radiometer which switches it to the same wavelength as the source Used to emulate the operation of the OLS sources of the WWG family Reading of OTS results Format des commandes OTSResult KA PWE W DBM Le MEA W DBM DBR L gt MODe BUFFer oe MEM 1 300 Reply to command PWE Power emitted by source in W or dBm MEA Power measured by radiometer in W dBm or dBr MODe Reception mode continuous CW or modulated to following frequencies 270 Hz 330 Hz 1 kHz or 2 kHz M270 M330 M1000 M2000 BUFFer Result of measurement stored by Auto store mode Response on a line for each measurement Date Hour Lambda Result dBm result dBr Received mode Example of response 22 12 98 09 42 28 1310 nm 10 03 dBm 0 00 dBr Cw Only the parts of the buffer containing measurement results are USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 21 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS
71. 8 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS OTDR Power meter Laser Source Valid the selected Function Function Function Function INSTRUMENT SETUP A 24 08 66 65 28 Test Setup System Setup Instrum Setup Select VFL 1Hz US ARROW KEYS TO lt gt AND ACTIVATE IT WITH MOVE TO A FUNCTION THE SELECT KEY Visual Fault Fault locator Talk Set If VFL selected IF Talkset Locator Function Function Function Continuous or selected call Talk 1Hz Set commands if the option is present Configuration screen of the instrument example with MTS 5100 and OTDR and OTS modules System setup When first using the MTS or before a measurement session the system parameters should be configured e MTS hardware parameters contrast automatic power off bright or dim screen lighting black or white trace background e country parameters date time date time format length units language e printer parameters printer type copy on file printer contents e input output parameters remote control Centronics port allocation 3 12 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS After switching on To modify system setup parameters e With the MTS powered up press the SET UP button The configuration selection keys are displayed on the screen e Press the lt System Setup gt menu key e Use
72. 8 09 56 24 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 18 10 98 09 56 25 1310 0 16 0 16 Cw 17 11 98 17 06 18 1310 70 00 70 00 CW 18 10 98 09 56 25 1310 0 16 0 16 Cw 18 10 98 09 56 26 1310 0 16 0 16 Cw 18 10 98 09 56 26 1310 0 16 0 16 cw 18 10 98 09 56 26 1310 0 16 0 16 cw 18 10 98 09 56 27 1310 0 16 0 16 cw 18 10 98 09 56 27 1310 0 16 0 16 Cw 18 10 98 09 56 27 1310 0 16 0 16 Cw 18 10 98 09 56 28 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 18 10 98 09 56 28 1310 0 16 0 16 CW Da ie IV AE i AT OTS table under Excel A Macro ref macroots xls is available to improve the layout of the table under Excel it adds the column title for parameters and ue To get this macro ask your Acterna service center Use of the file macroots xls e Open the file macroots xls then the OTS file to display e Inthe menu bar select Tools Macro e Select the file macroots xls e Click on Run The table is then displayed as follows olx f A B Cc D E 1 Fiename AE OTS 2 Unit MTS 5200 S N 101 3 Module MTS 50661 S N 9903 4 Soft Rel 1 66 5 Title BOURGEAT 6 Operator JP SERRE 7 Cable Id SIECOR 6 SERREE Fiber Nbr 3 8 Origin Loc BAIE INFO End Loc COFFRET INTERM 9 Comments 10 11 12 j 13 Date Time W nm Pr dBm Pr dBr Mode 14 18 10 98 09 56 23 1310 0 16 0 16 cw 15 18 10 98 09 56 24 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 16 18 10
73. 8 SOURCE www artisantg com Technical specifications MTS 5003 2 e for United Kingdom 5003 3 e for USA 5004 Soft carrying case for MTS 5100 5005 Hard transit case for MTS 5100 5006 Cigarette lighter Power Adapter Additional AC Adapter Charger for MTS 5200 5007 1 e for Europe 5007 2 e for United Kingdom 5007 3 e for USA 5008 Batch of paper rolls for the MTS 5200 internal printer Application software 9551 WinTrace PC processing software 9552 WinWDM PC processing software 9558 WinCable software to generate measurement report under Windows 5996 MTS WS FTP Pro software to backup the OTDR hard disk to a PC Connectors supplied with the MTS With OTDR singlemode modules and Light source One connector is supplied per module either an universal connector UNI with an adapter FC SC etc or a fixed connector FC SC etc FC or Universal connector with adaptor SC or Universal connector with adaptor ST or Universal connector with adaptor DIN or Universal connector with adaptor E2000 EC FC APC or universal low reflectance connector with adaptor SC APC or universal low reflectance connector with adaptor DIN HRL or universal low reflectance connector with adaptor With OTDR multimode modules One connector is supplied per module either an universal connector UNI with an adapter FC SC etc or a fixed connector FC SC etc FC or Universal connector with adaptor SC or Universal connector w
74. 98 09 56 24 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 17 18 10 98 09 56 25 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 18 17 11 98 17 06 18 1310 70 00 70 00 CW 19 18 10 98 09 56 25 1310 0 16 0 16 cw 20 18 10 98 09 56 26 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 21 18 10 98 09 56 26 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 22 18 10 98 09 56 26 1310 0 16 0 16 cw 23 18 10 98 09 56 27 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 24 18 10 98 09 56 27 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 25 18 10 98 09 56 27 1310 0 16 0 16 CW 26 18 10 98 09 56 28 1310 0 16 0 16 CW oF 18 10 98 09 56 28 1310 0 16 0 16 Cw 28 18 10 98 09 56 29 1310 0 16 0 16 CW af alPIMhAE K ney 8 14 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Filename Memory Info and Comments CCC 18A0 WIK e 63 67 98 16 42 Internal Store Filenaming Manual Filename CCCO18A0 PE Format WTK Explore Title MTS 5100 P 3 Cable Ident ccc Edit Fiber Number 1 Fiber Nbr Increment Yes Next Acq Origin Location AAA End Location BBB USE UP DOWN KEYS Info Direction 0 gt E TO MOVE CURSOR lt a gt REAL TEST N1 Cy USE LEFT RIGHT KEYS TO MODIFY VALUE In this example the Memory info and Comments concern the trace recalled from Memory info menu of the File Manager window The information displayed in the Memory Info and Comments windows concerns e either the acquired trace e or the loaded trace if an acquisition has not been made since it was loaded In this case to read again the d
75. 99792458 m s n refractive index of the fiber t time expressed in second to convert in distance Commands relative to the OTS modules Power meter set up Format des commandes PWMeter H gt LAMBda AUTO L850 L1310 L1550 USER L gt LUSer 800 1650 valid if LAMbda user L gt RANGe AUTO MW UW NW auto and manual range Ea MODe NONE STORE PRINT 1 43200 time in seconds REALtime YES NO ALArm OFF ON 70 30 gt ATTenua 0 30 REFeren L gt ZERo Description des fonctions LAMbda Wavelength for the measurement LUser Selection of any wavelength value between 800 nm to 1650 nm if LAMbda USER RANGe Measurement range of the power meter Auto mW UW or nW MODe NONE no automatic storage neither automatic printing of the results STORE automatic storage of the results in a file at the time interval selected in seconds in the second parameter USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 19 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS REALtime ALArm ATTen REFeren ZERo PRINT automatic printing of the results on the printer connected to the MTS at the time interval selected in seconds in the second parameter Choice of the real time or averaging mode When this mode has not be selected the power meter is by default
76. CQ MAXTime for the fiber under test As soon as these acquisition parameters have been chosen a final acquisition is launched using these chosen parameters for the specified acquisition time An automatic measurement is made at the end of the final acquisition 9 12 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Command relative to the OTDR module Result commands Format des commandes MEASure 1 DSPLice lo 601 L l DREFlectance 100 10 L gt DSLope 0 2001 gt t DGHOst YES NO Lot MSLope TWOpoints LINear gt DCURve YES NO GRAPhic L gt DREMarks NO UNCertainty NOTes YES LS ENDFiber 2 15 End of fiber 2 automatic 3 to 15 threshold in L gt LCABle 0 3 Launch cableo not valid 1 to 3 marker 1 to 3 NOTes and YES are equivalent Description des fonctions DSPLice Splice threshold between 0 and 601 in hundredth of dB 0 all splices displayed 601 no splice displayed Factory default value ALL DREFlectance Reflectance threshold in dB between 11 and 99 DSLope DGHOst 100 all reflectances displayed 10 no reflectances displayed Factory default value ALL Slope threshold in thousandth of dB km between 0 and 2001 0 every slope displayed 001 no slope displayed 100 slopes gt 0
77. DR trace 5 15 Slope Method 5 4 Software MTS installation 3 9 WinTrace 11 8 WS FTP Pro 11 8 Source OTS modulated signal 6 13 scanning mode 6 12 specification 11 5 Specifications 11 1 SRQ commands 9 5 Status commands 9 7 Status structure registers comman part commands 9 6 Storage media 8 1 OTDR amp OTS data 8 2 OTS automatic storage 6 15 Swapping overlay traces 5 30 Switching on 3 8 T Table of results 5 17 confidence 5 20 contents 5 18 loading an OTS table 8 20 RS 232 3 17 4 10 Talkset connection to the interface 9 1 specifications 11 15 s use 3 28 Threshold Screen audible alarm OTS 6 17 adjusting contrast 3 13 end fiber 5 4 auto off 3 14 reflectance 5 4 back lighting level 3 14 slope 5 4 options 4 2 splice 5 4 trace background color 3 14 Time 3 15 Setup acq time 5 3 instrument setup 2 2 3 11 real time OTS 6 4 l 4 UsER Manual 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Index time Auto OTS 6 4 Title 8 15 Trace background color 3 14 identification 5 1 loading 8 19 OTDR overlay 5 28 printing 8 22 U Unit frequency WDM 3 16 length OTDR 3 16 powermeter 6 4 source 6 3 Unpacking the instrument 3 1 Vv Visual Fault Locator VFL selection 3 12 specifications 11 14 Visual fault locator VFL 3 27 Ww Wavelength powermeter non calibrated 6 17 selection 6 3 selection OTDR 5 5 specifi
78. Date Date and time the measurement was made Laser Wavelength of the laser used to make the measurement 3 20 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Printing Table 2 Example of header for WDM results Frequency Frequency range in THz Resolution Filter resolution Averaging Number of seconds of averaging for the measurement Threshold Threshold used to detect the channels S N Distance Distance between the channel peak and the reference point for the noise Noise Acqu BW Reference bandwidth used for noise acquisition High sensitivity Power scale range Channel detection Detection reference USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 21 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS Examples of OTDR print out The following examples concern the 4 possibilities ma in the menu lt System setup gt on the line Printer Print Contents print of the trace only the table only the trace and the table the screen WMAVETEK 67 12 98 12 32 00 1 00 A 511 59 m 2 00 B 4962 03 m N 13 o gt E gt 37 974B Instrument Serial num Software Module Serial nun MTS 52606 161 1 58 S5 Z6DR 194 Trace FIBER SOR Measurement Dat 07 12 98 09 38 Title CLLLLLL Laser 1310 nm Operator JOHN Pulse 300 ns Cable
79. Error message if the line does not exist Example of response to the command OTResult LTABle 30 Splice 27953 35 0 015 0 274 3257 2 7 670 Type of distance attenuation reflectance slope section Total event if available before length Loss event RTABle Returns the content of a user note in the table number of the line between 1 and 200 Response given as a string Error message if the line does not exist N Returns the group index used for the fiber trace K Returns the backscatter coefficient used for the fiber trace OFILe Returns the current trace as a file analog to files saved using the FILE menu in either a Bellcore or Wavetek file format SOR Bellcore WTK Wavetek BSOR Bellcore with the size of the file in front of the results BWTK Wavetek with the size of the file in front of the results 9 17 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS Reading the buffer storing the trace The current curve is stored in a buffer Capacity of this buffer 4x number of points Each point is coded using four ASCII characters on 16 bits Command used to read the buffer OTResult BUFFer Example of response for a buffer of 2000 points 6008000217F217E2180 CBFF CBOO ee a S a Size in bytes First 2nd 3rd 2000t point poin point h number of characters for the size In this example for the first point the y value
80. Ident GGGG Range 20 km Origin Location AA AAAA Resolution 10m End Location BBBBBBB Averaging 16 0 Direction o E Fiber Number 13 Comments Index 1 46500 Scatter Coeff 80 0 Splice Threshold An Reflec Threshol All Slope Threshold All Display Ghosts Yes Fiber End Threshold Auto 07 12 98 09 38 0 dB div 00 km di 5 1 44 085 0 328457 kr 0 36008 2230 54m 0 17208 3233 26rm BI 3 00 B A 3550 44 m 1 216 dB 0 3334B km 4 00 gt gt 20 km 0 34 dB km Example of printed Trace 3 22 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com USER MANUAL 750000992 16 MTS Printing WAVETEK 67 12 98 12 36 Instrument Serial nun Software Module Serial num MTS 52900 101 1 58 5 Z6DR 164 Trace FIBER SOR Measurement Dat 07 12 98 09 38 Title ULLLLLL Laser 1310 nm Operator JOHN Pulse 300 ns Cable Ident 666G Range 20 km Origin Location AA AA AA Resolution 10m End Location BBBBESB Averaging 16 0 Dwection 0o Fiber Number 13 Comments Index 1 46500 Scatter Coeff 80 0 Splice Threshold All Reflec Threshol All Slope Threshold All Display Ghosts Yes Fiber End Threshold Auto Events Distance Loss Reflec Slope Section T Loss of 8S m dB dB dB km nm dB an 8 298 gt 40 06 62 2239 54 8 369 gt 37 97 8 338 1718 95 1 196 63 3233 26 8 172 8 328 1002 72 1 886 04 ie 4062 03
81. MSS 6 Command error 5 ESE j User request 6 Power on 7 SIB ESR e Bit0 of STB at 1 at the end of the measurement at 0 at the next acquisition or if STATUS ACQ is read e Bit1ofSTB at 1 if a warning is displayed at 0 when a message is read by STATUS ERROR e Bit2 warning excessive temperature in a module e Bit4 of STB Message Available MAV e Bit 6 of STB Master Summary Status MSS 9 6 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Common part commands Status commands STATus I gt ACQ MTSE Response In process or Stopped reported to bit o of STB page 9 6 H gt TOP Message displayed at the top of the screen gt ERRor Error message Warning reported to bit 1 of STB page 9 6 They query results from a previous command A result field indicates if the command succeeded and an error code in the case of failure System setup commands Format des commandes SYSTem H gt DATe 1997 2050 1 12 1 34 gt TIMe 0 23 0 59 0 59 L LANGuage FRENch ENGlish GERMan SPANish ITALian CHINese TAlWan PORTuguese JAPanese Ly PRINter NONE INTernal EXTernal FILE gt UNITs KM KFEet MILes Description des fonctions DATe TIMe LANGuage UNITs update the MTS clock year month day of th
82. OTDR trace its Memory info and acquisition parameters on 2 or 3 lines title operator cable id fiber number origin extremity direction acquisition date and time module wavelength pulse range average time comments e For files containing OTS measurement results title operator cable id fiber number origin extremity direction module serial number version measurement date number of memories Finding files To locate a file 1 Press the FILE key then select the storage medium Internal or optional Hard disk or optional Floppy disk The name of the selected directory is displayed on the following line DIR 2 Press the lt Explore gt key The following menu is displayed if the hard disk has been selected 3 Select the directory where the file is stored then a the lt Open dir gt key The list of files contained in this directory is displayed 4 Select the required file with the gt then T and J keys Note To have a faster movement of the cursor if scrolling by using one of the T and J arrow keys maintaining pressure on this key causes the 3 cursor to skip 3 files at a time o Selection of several files It is possible to select several files in order to delete them print them or copy them on another media The selected files are highlighted yellow with a color screen e Move the cursor to the first file as described above then press the lt Select gt key The cursor then moves t
83. RADIATION DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT LASER RADIATION DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CLASS II LASER PRODUCT Class 3a LASER RADIATION DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW LASER RADIATION DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENT OR VIEW CLASS 3A LASER PRODUCT DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS CLASS Ill A LASER PRODUCT USER MANUAL 750000992 16 iii Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Optical connector The optical connector is the access point to the laser beam see figure below o Q o Q O Of o Laser emission Example of a laser connector on the MTS 5100 rear panel The user must take the necessary precautions concerning the optical output of the instrument and follow the manufacturers instructions Important Measurements on optical fibers are difficult to execute and the preci sion of the results obtained depends largely on the precautions taken o a by the user AC DC and battery safety Important In conformance with the recommendations of standard EN 61010 the instrument should be operated w
84. Setup keys access the Interface I O setup menu e On line Centronics choose the option Keyboard Note The keyboard must be connected to the MTS before selection in the menu If the keyboard is used it is not possible to use an external printer Equivalence between external keyboard and MTS keyboard Althrough the external keyboard is mainly intended to stand in for the MTS editing menu it can replace all the MTS keys except the ON OFF key e Softkeys at the right side of the screen are replaced by the function keys F1 to F6 e Hard keys below the screen are equivalent at Ctrl followed by the first character of the key except for the Setup key equivalent to Ctrl U e The arrow keys have the same function on the external keyboard and on the MTS except for the comment edition in the File menu USER MANUAL 750000992 16 4 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Controls MTS Editing a text from the external keyboard Function External keyboard Help Ctrl H Print Ctrl P File Ctrl F Results Ctrl R Start Stop Ctrl S Set Up Ctrl U etal etal Softkey 1 to 6 from top to bottom F1 gt F6 Exit Enter Abort Escape To edit a title or an identification in the setup menu or a remark in the table of results using the external keyboard e press Enter to open the edition menu
85. The commands generally have an associated query e Most of the queries have no parameters They are terminated by They are not specified in the following dictionary of the commands Examples SYST PRIN request the printer mode selected IDEN OPER request the identification of the operator 9 4 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Common part commands e For queries requiring parameters the is between the last node and the first parameter They are given in the following command dictionary A space is required just after the Examples FIB K L1310 a the K coefficient for the wavelength 1310 nm ONOT 24 request the note entered in the table for event number 24 Common part commands Remote Local mode RS232 commands only REM Request to go to the remote mode LOC Request to return to local mode Identification and option queries IDN MTS request the MTS identification MTS Response Acterna MTS5100 n X YZ with n serial number X YZ software version OPT Request options available on the MTS Reset commands RST Reset the SLGX1 LP to a predefined configuration default state SRQ commands IEEE interface only The IEEE 2 commands recognized by the MTS are the following STB Device status register read request Device Respons
86. The icon appears at the top of the screen e A message is sent to the other extremity of the fiber and an audio signal is given from the receiving instrument 3 If remote instrument is ready to receive a communication in standby it transmits a validation signal to the calling instrument e The MTS Talk Set icon becomes light with the headset dark e Telephonic communication can be established e Press the lt Talk Set gt then the lt Volume gt or lt Volume gt keys to adjust the earpiece output level 4 If the remote instrument is not ready to receive a communication Talk Set function not validated the icon remains light with the headset light It becomes light with the headset dark as soon as the correspondent calls 5 At the end of the communication on the MTS press the lt Select gt key to disable the Talk Set function The icon is displayed shaded Note The Talk Set function can be used during OTDR measurements If this function is validated at the same time as the OTDR module it is A possible to call a correspondent during an acquisition 3 28 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Introducing a user logo Specific key functions when the Talk Set is active Pressing the lt Talk Set gt key calls the following keys lt Com Laser gt Toggles the transmitted signal wavelength between 1550 and 1
87. Title for the measurement OPERator Operator name CABLe Identification name for the cable The first three characters of this name are used for the file name when automatic file naming is selected ORIGin Name for the origin of the fiber USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS TERMin Name for the end of the fiber DIRection Measurement direction O gt E origin to extremity or E gt O FNUMber Identification number of the fiber from 0 to 999 This number is used in the file name when automatic file naming is selected INCFiber Auto increment file name function The fiber number is automatically incremented at each save operation This number is also incremented in the file name auto mode FILEName Filename COMMents comments about the file for future reference when the file is reloaded 3 independent lines of 31 characters TPOint Test point WDM module only Next measurement identification commands This information concerns the acquired trace next acq info of the file menu Format des commandes NACQuisition H TITLe string of 16 characters gt OPERator string of 16 characters gt CABLe string of 16 characters L I ORIGin string of 16 characters Ly TERMin string of 16 characters
88. Two positions are available 1 MTS held in front with the strap hanging around the neck of the user The carrying strap must then be fixed at the upper studs as shown in the following figure 1 2 MTS held at the side with the strap hanging around neck and under the arm of the user The carrying strap must then be fixed at one upper and one lower studs as shown in the following figure 2 HRLAIRARERIRI TET ERUARAR ARE ste 2 O Possible strap positions Positioning the handle or the carrying strap The handle and straps are attached with metal studs to the sides of the instrument as follows 0 left side 1 Position the attachment hole in the strap in line with the attachment stud CD left side 2 Rotate the handle through 90 so that it is locked onto the attachment stud USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS Use the same procedure to attach the opposite end of the handle or strap The transport handle is attached to two metal studs on the left hand side of the instrument The strap is attached to both sides of the instrument as follows e Attached to the top studs on each side of the instrument In this position the strap can be used as a carrying strap It can also be passed around the users neck to be used t
89. UP key then the lt Macro gt key see OTDR TEST SETUP window on page 5 2 The macro menu appears e Select the macro 1 to 4 to define e Press the lt Edit gt key and give a name to the macro see Editing on page 4 5 e Press the lt Learn gt key The preceding macro will be erased Then you are requested to either confirm the creation of a new macro with the lt Confirm gt key or stop the operation with the lt Abort gt key Note If the operation is confirmed the macro save the actual MTS config uration This configuration will be recalled with the macro See Use ee of the macro to store a configuration on page 5 41 e After confirmation enter the successive actions set up acquisition storage etc 200 actions can be saved The delay between each action is also saved e After the last action go back to the set up menu using the SET UP key and press lt Macro end gt Note If the created macro does not work increase the pause after the disk store or print steps Saving a macro on a floppy disk Saving macro on floppy disk allows the user to copy macros from one MTS to other ones To save a macro on floppy disk e In the file menu select the macro file name e Inthe macro menu called by the SET UP then lt Macro gt key select the macro to save e Press the lt Store gt key The macro is stored on the floppy disk with the extension mac 5 40 USER MANUAL 750
90. URATION TEST Acquisition parameters Note When a channel power is higher than10 dBm or when the composite power of the input signal is eo than20 dBm a warning is dis L F played and the signal is cut off Sweep Continuous Every two seconds there will be a measurement with a trace refresh and a real time display of the results and statistics on these results Single There will only be one measurement and a display of the results 2 100 Number of acquisitions required from 2 to 100 High Sensitivity No Power scale ranges from 15 to 65 dBm Yes Power scale ranges from 25 to 75 dBm Resolution Full Maximum filter resolution lt 0 1 nm 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 or 0 5 nm 7 2 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS OSA test setup Detection parameters Channel Detection ist swap Channels of the first measurement serve as a detection reference Grid Manual ITU and Auto grid serve as a detection reference Note The grid selection has priority on the Channel Detection For exam ple it is not possible to choose Channel Detection Grid if the grid LF option is Off or Convent Signal Threshold Channel detection threshold see Threshold of channel detection on page 7 7 Auto Threshold is automatically determined Manual from 79 9 to 20 dBm Statistic Mode Yes No To use or not to use statistics
91. WN LEFT RIGHt directional arrows 4 gt HOMe re displays the trace with no shift or zoom 9 8 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Common part commands PREView Begins the waveform acquisition in real time without averaging the results The unit either can be stopped remotely during the real time acquisition or will stop automatically after 10 minutes SK1 SK6 Softkey 1 to 6 from top to bottom of the display BEGinacq Begins the waveform acquisition and averages waveform results during the acquisition period The unit either accepts a number of seconds for the acquisition time or can be stopped remotely during averaging HALTacq Stops an acquisition Identification commands for a previous measurement This information concerns the loaded trace memory info of the file menu Format des commandes IDENt gt TITLe string of 16 characters gt OPERator string of 16 characters gt CABLe string of 16 characters L ORIGin string of 16 characters Lal TERMin string of 16 characters gt DIRection OE EO L FNUMber 0 999 H INCFiber YES NO FILEName string of 8 characters gt COMMents string of 93 characters Lp TPOint string of 16 characters Description des fonctions TITLe
92. X 850 printer type Epson LQ for Epson Stylus color printer type Canon BJC70LQ for Canon BJ 30 Canon BJC 70 and Canon BJ200exprinter types Canon BJC240 LQ for Canon BJC 240 printer type HP for HP Deskjet 500 510 520 540 560 660C 690C 895 Cxi and HP Laserjet 3 4 5 6J printer types DPU 411 for Seiko DPU 411 printers 3 16 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS After switching on Choice of the content of the copy on internal or external printer In the Printer window move the cursor to Printer Contents to choose one of the options Trace copy of the trace only together with the header not available with OTS module Table copy of the table only together with the header Trace Table copy of the trace and the table together with the header not available with OTS module Screen copy of the screen Report on page 3 22 to see examples of printing for each options 1 0 Interfaces Remote access line IEEE for the MTS 5200 mainframe only if it is equipped with the IEEE optional interface Press the IEEE key to select the IEEE address RS 232 Press the RS 232 key to select the parameters Baud rate 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 Protocol None Xon Xoff Rts Cts Parity None Even Odd Data bits 7 or 8 bits Stop bits 1 or 2 bits Terminator CR LF or CR LF See chapter ch
93. able modules to be adapted for any present or future fiber optic application requirements The MTS modular structure provides the flexibility and upgradeability for it to be the tester of choice for extremely dynamic and rapidly pws telecommunications CATV and datacom markets Easy field exchange modules minimize the number of instruments to be carried OM It can contain in a small package multiple OTDR functions Fault Locator WDM analyzers light source power meter VFL Visual Fault Locator OTS Optical Test Set Talk Set etc I Its RISC microprocessor coupled with an optimized time base guarantees excellent acquisition and processing speed I Multitasking allows several operations to be performed at the same time i e acquisition modification of parameters file analysis printing 1 Software upgrades are easily achieved using the internal 3 1 2 floppy disk drive 1 The measurement results can be stored in the internal 3 Mb SRAM memory or as an option on a hard disk drive 1 Gb or floppy disk drive T The measurement tool ae and file storage in the universal Bellcore GR 196 CORE format simplifies report creation 1 The easy to use Man Machine interface means becoming familiar with the instrument is rapidly achieved An external keyboard facilitates entry of data T Its compact rugged box allows the instrument to withstand severe environmental operating conditions T The MTS 5100 is a mini OTDR perfectly
94. adjust the zero setting of the power meter when a blanking cap is fitted to the power meter optical input e lt Real Time gt selects displaying the results in real time not averaged e The lt Thre On gt lt Thre Of gt key toggles the audible threshold alarm on and off e The lt Return gt key exits the power meter functions and returns the lt Source gt and lt Power meter gt selection softkeys OTS Measurements Use the following general procedure to make measurements with the OTS module e Zero the power meter e Make a reference measurement with a jumper connected between the light source output and the power meter input e Replace the jumper with the fiber under test and measure the power The power measured corresponds to the insertion loss of the fiber under test Adjusting the power meter zero setting Use the following procedure to adjust the zero setting of the power meter 1 Fit the blanking cap to the power meter input to ensure no light reached the photodiode of the power meter Carrying out the zero adjustment without the blanking cap installed will cause a Measurement Error message to be displayed because the photodiode will have detected too much ambient light 2 From the OTS Results window n the lt Powermeter gt softkey to access the power meter functions of the OTS 3 Press the lt Zero Adjust gt softkey The zero adjustment is made and lt Zero Adjust gt key is displayed white until
95. and lt 2 Traces gt keys to put this trace into the overlay mode e Make the second measurement in the other direction The corresponding trace is displayed as the active trace Note The active trace trace displayed as normal OTDR trace serves as the distance reference Note To swap the traces so the trace in overlay mode becomes the active a trace press the lt Expert gt lt Overlay gt and lt Swap gt keys o Accessing the Both End measurement mode Successively press the lt Expert gt lt Overlay gt and lt Both End Overlay gt keys The overlayed trace is inverted Attention The lt Both End Overlay gt key is only present if two compatible traces are displayed It is not available if the traces are not compatible or if there are more than two traces The two traces are aligned on the x axis by taking into account the launch cables declared Launch Cables on page 5 35 The markers corresponding to the same event on each trace are therefore superimposed on the X axis A small gap can a these two markers linked to the same event e g gap due to a slightly different length of the fiber according to the measurement direction You must select in the OTDR TEST SET menu on the line Dist Spacing Th the threshold beyond which the markers will be considered as linked to different events Description of the active and non active traces e The active trace is represented in poon dark grey with a monoch
96. ange Short Medium Long o Choose pulse _ Auto select Pulsewidth Range g Acquisition for MAX ACQ TIME Auto Configuration Process 5 10 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Acquisition Lo HA CURRENT 017 07 97 14 20 15500m 300ns N 42 B A 0 00m 0 0048 AVERAGING a i i o Ewe a 67488 66 66 66 12 61 39 Number of Acquisition time in progress averaging Acquisition measurement progress display Note You can push the lt START STOP gt key at any time to stop the acquisi tion measurement If you do this an automatic measurement is real hf ized but certain events may not be detected because the instrument will not have made the required number of averages for an optimum measurement Once the auto configuration phase has been completed the parameters are automatically updated in the Acquisition menu Attention The Auto configuration mode invalidates the lock markers func tion see Locking markers on page 5 27 the measurement is then re initialized Manual acquisition mode The manual acquisition mode makes a fixed number of averages depending on the maximum acquisition time specified in the menu Acq Time parameter field and then stops the acquisition The acquisition is performed using the previously select
97. apter 9 for more information TCP ETH if the option is available Press the lt I O conf gt key and select the configuration parameters IP address IP mask and IP gateway See Connection via the Ethernet interface on page 9 2 TCP PPP this function settle the communication between the hard disk of the OTDR and the PC via a modem The WS FTP PRO software ref 5996 MTS is used to download the data from the MTS to the PC See the user manual of this software The lt Init Modem gt key allows to initialize the modem connected to the MTS See Connection via a modem on page 9 2 On the Centronics line choose the peripheral connected to the Centronics connector printer or keyboard USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 17 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS Help The HELP key allows to access to an electronic manual 1 a first press on the HELP key display the presentation and configuration of the MTS 2 asecond press on the HELP key calls the electronic manual 91 07 98 18 44 Connecting a fiber System and Instrument setup OTS test setup Acquisition with an OTDR module Result menu with an OTDR module OTDR trace display analysis Automatic OTDR Measurements OTDR Manual measurements Result menu of an OTS module Media and file edition File management Trace overlay for OTDR module Macro Battery management Installing a
98. arameters and the fiber parameters selected when the trace was saved the parameters selected in the file menu except the media the directory the auto increment In each case automatic file naming is inhibited in order to keep the name of the loaded file USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 19 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS If the configuration can be recalled it is possible to make an acquisition with the same conditions as those of the recalled trace Note If during the acquisition of the trace the OTDR was equipped with a different type of module to the current module certain configura o tion Hr eereiny will not be able to be set An error message will notify the user of this problem Loading only the trace 1 Find the file as described above 2 Press the lt Load gt then the lt Trace gt keys e If the lock markers icon Ki is displayed the trace is loaded and a measurement is started with the current locked markers This allows several traces to be measured using the same markers e If the lock markers icon is not displayed the trace is loaded with its associated measurements A or internal memory icon is displayed in the title bar of the display while the trace is loading Once the trace has been loaded the MTS gives a warning tone and the trace is displayed Loading a trace with the confi
99. artisantg com Remote control MTS Command Syntax e Commands include upper and lowercase characters only uppercase characters are required lower case characters can be removed to abbreviate the commands e Successive nodes should be separated by a colon e A space should separate the last level node from any possible associated parameter If there are several parameters a comma should separate them e Examples of command complete ACQUISITION LASER L850 abbreviated ACQ LAS L850 Abbreviation of command header Generally when the header has more than four characters the following rules are adopted e The first four characters of the header are used except if the fourth is a vowel In the latter case the vowel is dropped and only the first three characters are necessary Example ACO for ACQUISITION MEAS for MEASUREMENT e If the command is made from several words the first letter of each word is used except for the last one three or four first characters Example MSL for Measurement Slope DSPL for Display Splice Linking commands Successive commands should be separated by a semicolon Parameters There are several parameter types e Numerical decimal signed and scientific numbers Examples 245 687E2 1 48E3 426 1 100E 4 e Key words Examples OFF ON YES NO O st ASCII characters which should be enclosed within quotes or Example TRACE TITLE Queries
100. as for the internal printer is printed see Header on page 3 19 Copying to a file on a floppy disk You can dump the displayed screen as a graphic file to include it in reports using many popular desktop publishing software packages Use the following procedure to copy to a file on a floppy disk Attention Make sure FILE is selected for PRINTER in the SYSTEM SETUP menu see Choice of printer on page 3 16 Use the following procedure to copy to a file on a floppy disk 1 Press the FILE key and select the Media Floppy disk the File naming Manual or Auto ee Filename on page 8 2 and the file format see File format on page 8 11 2 Display the screen you wish to copy 3 Press the PRINT key A copy of the screen is saved on the floppy disk in the selected format and with the selected file name Attention If you create several consecutive files on the same disk you must enter a new name before each press of print or the same file will be used and its contents replaced each time Only the last screen copied is saved if you do not change or increment the file name each time Visual fault locator function This VFL option available in the OTDR module allows transmission of a visible red light continuous or at 1 Hz in a fiber in order to find faults in the OTDR deadzone or to identify fibers When the VFL function is selected in the Instrument Setup menu a softkey allows the choice between the CW or 1 Hz transmi
101. asily positioned on the new active trace at a position marked by the cursor on the previously active trace Both End measurement method To obtain the Both End measurement results in the result table all the events must have been detected and measured in both directions If the automatic measurement has not detected an event in one of the directions e On the corresponding trace there is no maker for this event e Inthe result table there is neither the corresponding loss value E to O or O to E nor the real calculated loss value 5 34 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Both End Measurement El BAI S3EO WTK BAIGS3EE WIK 16 62 99 14 24 1322 nm 30 ns IR 1 47600 N 5 gt 0 0 po A 1 0 dB div Expert Marker Trace 1 00 km div Events Distance Section Loss 0 gt E Loss E gt 0 of 21 m m dB dB 6038 76 707 68 6 118 0 143 _ 6384 05 345 29 6 049 6734 41 350 37 6 085 41041 Results displayed 7444 03 346 56 370 EtA in red if they 7802 02 357 98 CERS Event EO exceed the splice EAA alarm threshold defined in the OTDR TEST SET Non detected event Total result of the fiber link menu distance and loss without Result Table A marker must therefore be placed on the corresponding trace at the position where the event was detected in the other direction A measurement is then made automatically at this mark
102. asurements Few points Slope measurement using the linear regression method not using many acquisition points 2 points Slope measurement using the two point method Automatic detection and measurement The automatic measurement performed at the end of the acquisition allows you to quickly detect all the events on the trace All the detected events are then measured and displayed with automatic event markers Then only the measurement results or a table of results are displayed for any of the events that are above the thresholds set in the OTDR TEST SET UP menu The results are also displayed on the trace if the Results on trace option of the OTDR TEST SET UP menu is selected 5 20 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Addition of markers Note If only automatic measurements are to be made verify that the lock E marker function is not activated i e icon PAY not shown in the title bar of the display Using this method of detection and measurement allows you to rapidly find all the events on the fiber under test If an automatic measurement does not detect all the events additional manual measurements can be made To delete all the markers select lt Expert gt followed by lt Delete Results gt When no measurements have been made if you want to make an automatic measurement select lt Expert gt f
103. at 25 C 30nm 30nm 30nm 30nm Spectral width lt 5 nm 50 nm 150 nm 50 150 nm Stability in 1 hour 0 05 dB Stability in 24 h 0 15 dB Calibrated output o dBm 17 dBm 19 dBm 18 20 dBm power Variable output o to 10 dBm power Modulation of 270 Hz 330 Hz 1 kHz and 2 kHz transmitted signal Possibility of alternated transmission at 1310 1550 nm Laser source or 850 1300 nm LED source every 10 seconds approx Multiple Wavelength Power Meter Calibrated wavelengths 850 1310 1550 nm Possible wavelengths 800 to 1650 nm in 1 nm increments Accuracy for calibrated wavelengths 0 2 dB at 30 dBm FC PC Resolution 0 01 dBm 0 01 nW Measurement range 5 to 65 dBm at 850 nm 5 to 70 dBm at 1310 and 1550 nm Possibility of alternated measurement at 1310 and 1550 nm Power Meter memory e Capacity 300 results e Stored parameters for manual or automatic measurement Date time Wavelength Measurement result dBm Reference dBm Received mode CW 270 Hz 2 kHz Specifications of the Talkset option OTS module e Dynamic 35 dB typical at 25 C USER MANUAL 750000992 16 11 15 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Technical specifications MTS Specifications WDM modules Typical values measured at 25 C unless otherwise stated
104. ata for the current configuration press the lt Next Acq Info gt key When the Memory Info and Comments eka the current trace are displayed to call the informations concerning the loaded trace press the lt Memory Info gt softkey Memory Info The Memory Info menu allows the operator to add the following identification to the file using the Edit function Title A title for the measurement of up to 16 characters can be entered to aid identification of the measurement at a later date Operator Enter an operator name USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 15 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS Cable Id Choose an identification name for the cable The first three characters of this name are used for the file name when automatic file naming is selected Fiber Number Select the identification number of the fiber from 0 to 999 This number is used in the file name when automatic file naming is selected Auto increment Selection of auto increment file name function The fiber number automatically is incremented at each save operation This number is also incremented in the file name auto mode Origin Location Allows a name to be entered for the origin of the fiber End Location Allows a name to be entered for the end of the fiber Direction Selection of the measurement direction O gt E origin to extremity or E gt O Com
105. atae ranei 2 1 Measurements oorr oaee e sks aden acct E EELE A EREN 2 2 Setup hresian ie aiaa e E Eea aE iTi a E E 2 2 TELELE i h EEE EE E E A E E E A T E E ENTA 2 2 PANGNA AERE RE REA S 2 3 MGIIONY eireas Herre aaee E E E TEE iid EES E GE EEES 2 3 Getting Started cisssis ccvcscessccisssccsseseonsedhcooscssesuesousesdecsvesetectessasssvvsssscse 9 1 Before switching on ssssessssssessssssssssssssssssssesesseeeseceseeecereeeseseseeesesessee 3 1 Unpacking the instrument s cscsscec dasscscaesstevetatseectetecacsousessssenscyecsacdseesensiests 3 1 Installation and removal Of module ceeeessesssesseesseeseesseesscesecesseeeceaeeesees 3 1 Positioning Of the Unit vci s0 cteccccsesesstas cs seat snncneentcseeiaanesessstsnssnestecanatenanstverss 3 2 Positioning the handle or the carrying Strap ccscsecseseseeseeseeseeseseeeesseees 3 3 Charoing the Datteries scisac c3ssiscesdevessecedavssas ictesiadsacadvoaseitobaevssseescsetacsaseutsae s 3 4 Battery Management vicccceccseisetsssreleinsevtaseiedssatstycnsrtenlendeuseresstaeeeusip ieder a 3 5 Using MTS from the mains supply scecsesssecsessesseessesseessssseeseseeseeseeseses 3 7 Connecting th fiber sessies sin esaeet ieii 3 7 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Vv Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Switching on off the MTS ccccssssccessssscceessceceesseeceesseeceesseeeeeens 3 8 Afte
106. ation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Both End Measurement The Both End measurement function allows the results of measurements made in both directions of the fiber Origin to End or End to Origin to be used to obtain more accurate splice and connector loss results Measurement Principles The Both End measurement function uses the Trace Overlay function Overlay trace function on page 5 28 The traces obtained form the two measurements one in each direction are displayed with event markers They are first displayed superimposed then one of them is inverted left lt right in order that the markers associated to the same events are on the same horizontal position see Both End Measurement display on page 5 34 The Both End measurement result table show the following loss types e TheO gt EandE gt O losses correspond to the measurements made in each direction They are different because the insertion loss and reflectance thresholds of the segments situated at either side of the event are different e The last loss is equal to half the sum of the two previous losses By thus taking the average value of both previous results we eliminate the error due to the difference of the reflectance thresholds from either side of the event Therefore this loss corresponds to the real value of the insertion loss of the event e The loss displayed in the last line of the table represent
107. be displayed b example a 14 dB value will be displayed but a 20 dB value would not be displayed The event reflectance is always measured unless all the elements of the event cannot be measured e g Peak saturation or an event lost in noise In such cases instead of giving the exact calculated reflectance value e g 30 dB MTS displays gt 30 dB to indicate that the reflectance is worse than 30 dB The display of a slope depends on the selected slope thresholds It will be displayed if the value is above a given threshold in the TEST SET UP menu refer to Selecting measurement result display parameters on page 5 4 The following is an oe of only hunting for all splice events that produce a loss of greater than 0 05 dB e Select the different thresholds of the events to be detected by pressing the SET UP key e Use the RESULTS key followed by the lt Event gt key to quel move to each event that results in an attenuation greater than 0 05 dB Two point relative measurements can be made using the lt Event gt key in conjunction with the two cursors This enables you for example to analyze the loss budget of a link which has a launch cable 1 Position one of the cursors at the end of the launch cable 2 Select the other cursor 5 16 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Table of results 3 Use the lt Event
108. ber line the 2 ff are imperative for the fiber number is always coded on two characters see table below If after the coding a f is remove in the coding only the last figure of the fiber number will be in the filename e To code Direction Lambda Pulse and Resolution only one character is necessary see the following table e The semi automatic coding can also include fixed characters different from coding parameter characters and selected as in MANUAL file naming in the list located on the 3 last lines of the editing menu OTS module semi automatic file naming a First characters of the title iets First characters of the cable identification defined in the File windows 8 8 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Filename OTS module semi automatic file naming Fiber number o to 99 decimal coding Ao to YZ alphanumeric coding 100 to 999 First characters of the origin location First characters of the extremity location Direction origin to extremity extremity to origin Laser wavelength used for the measurement 1310 nm 1550 nM 850 nm 1300 nm AUTO USER Range mW manual range W manual range nW manual range Auto range Real time Averaging averaging real time the available values are depending on the module used WDM Module Automatic Filenaming
109. button is pushed Note For battery operation the module will go into sleep mode if no acquisition is made within two minutes A message powering up in a process appears for few seconds at the next acquisition The presence of traffic in the fiber under test is automatically detected see Detection of traffic on page 5 13 Real time mode To make an acquisition in real time mode you must first configure all the acquisition parameters you require and then press and hold the START STOP key for more than one second A real time mode acquisition cannot be used to make accurate measurements because of the high noise level but is invaluable for quickly optimizing the connections and observing the fiber while it is being manipulated 1 Use the following procedure to configure the acquisition parameters you require for the fiber and the test e Either select the Acquisition parameters you require in the OTDR TEST SETUP window see Manual acquisition mode on page 5 11 e Or press the SET UP button to have a direct access to the parameters wavelength pulse range resolution the change to average mode 2 Press and hold for more than one second the START STOP key to start the real time acquisition The red RUN LED comes on to indicate a real time acquisition is underway and the screen shows the acquired trace in real time mode A connection condition indicator is also displayed on the screen to indicate the sta
110. can be operated during 3 hours e If acquisitions are permanently made with high backlight the unit can be operated during 2 hours Charge indicator e If the green LED is on the instrument is switched off and is being charged from the external source To install the battery in the instrument proceed as follows 1 Under the MTS remove the battery compartment door after removing the two attachment screws USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS Battery Battery Connectors with F compartment keyways towards the top Installing the battery example with MTS 5100 2 A keyway on the connector of the battery avoids any connection errors Position the battery in its compartment keyway towards the top and push the battery until it connects to its connector 3 If necessary repeat the procedure for the second battery 4 Replace the battery door and tighten the two attachment screws Important recommendations concerning batteries Nickel metal hydrid batteries are designed to ensure maximum safety Each cell includes a resealable pressure relief mechanism safety vent to prevent excessive build up of pu in the cell in the event it is overcharged or exposed to extremly high temperatures Attention You must only use the batteries delivered with MTS Even though batteries delivered with other e
111. cation OTDR 11 10 11 11 specification OTS 11 15 WDM sauvegarde r sultats 7 13 tableau 7 9 test setup 7 1 trace 7 6 Welcome message 3 14 Z Zero setting powermeter 6 11 Zoom 5 15 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Index MTS l 6 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com A rtisan Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality TecmoogyGroup new and certified used pre owned equipment FAST SHIPPING AND SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess underutilized and idle used equipment TENS OF THOUSANDS OF at our full service in house repair center We also offer credit for buy backs and trade ins IN STOCK ITEMS www artisantg com WeBuyEquipment 7 EQUIPMENT DEMOS HUNDREDS OF InstraV ea REMOTE INSPECTION LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION MANUFACTURERS Remotely inspect equipment before purchasing with Visit us on the web at www artisantg com 7 for more our interactive website at www instraview com information on price quotations drivers technical LEASING MONTHLY specifications manuals and documentation RENTALS ITAR CERTIFIED D a gaa tia Contact us 888 88 SOURCE sales artisantg com www artisantg com
112. ccess at the corresponding media e the directories contained in the selected media e the free space in the selected media When the cursor is in this window softkeys allows lt Open Dir gt to open the selected directory lt Create Dir gt to create a new directory in the selected media or directory seven levels of directory are possible The Edit menu appears to select the directory name 8 characters max lt Remove Dir gt to remove the selected directory on the condition this on is empty Files window The right window displays the number of files contained in the selected media or directory and lists these files If the list of files is not completely displayed arrows on the right of this window shows where are the non displayed files T at the beginning of the list USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 17 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS at the end of the list Use the T and J arrow keys to scroll the list The directory whose files are listed is highlighted Use the arrow keys to move from one window to another or to select a file or a directory in a window Bottom window The bottom window has the name of the selected file It recalls the following parameters of this file in order to facilitate the selection e For file containing a macro or a logo the type of file e For files containing an
113. ceiver will be connected WDM principle and analysis The Wavelength Division Multiplex WDM technology is a very effective way to increase the capacity of the fiber without having to install new links Instead of increasing the data rate it enables the fiber to carry several wavelengths each wavelength transmitting signals Channels are defined by the ITU T recommendations G 692 1 4 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS WDM principle and analysis With this new saan new measurements are required Pe installation and maintenance of M systems it is important to verify the following parameters 1 Presence of all channels at corresponding wavelengths without any drift 2 Right channel power levels without any power variation 3 Enough signal over noise ratio SNR This value is determined by measuring the ratio of the peak channel tae to the noise power level of the ASE noise signals to the left and or rig t of the carrier Usually the noise measurement ee is chosen as the calculated mid point between two adjacent channels he measured noise power level is converted to a standardized bandwidth of 0 1 nm The most important test ch ate for WDM systems able to perform those test is the spectrum analyser This analyser can be connected along the WDM system on all critical measurement points located at the extremities of th
114. ces are referenced from this marker e The distance from the beginning of the fiber to the event given in meters kfeet or miles e The attenuation loss of the event causes given in dB e The event reflectance if any in dB or ORL if an ORL measurement has been performed e The slope value before the event e The section length between the event marker and the previous marker e The total loss budget of the trace given in dB The Event Result Table is totally interactive and reflects the actual measurements that you make Whenever you carry out an operation on the acquired trace the Event Result Table is immediately updated to show the result of the operation you made When a reflective event is saturated the maximum value is displayed with a gt sign This indicates that the real reflectance is E than the given value e g gt 29 5 dB means that the reflectance could be 18 dB When the Results on trace is activated in the TEST SET UP menu the loss reflectance and slope measurements are shown on the trace The reflectance of a ghost event is displayed in brackets on the trace Notes in table To each event e anote 40 characters max can be associated e an uncertainty indicator concerning the displayed result They are displayed in the table below the event line if they are validated in the Test Setup menu of the Result in the Remarks in Table option Notes For each wavelength a maximum of 16 notes are
115. ch fiber Note As these modules are not qualified as measurement devices there is E no need for calibration certificate Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 0 O oso 0 oO oso 0 0 CO Chee CO O oo loo O o o loo TEST FIBER SM Front panel of a module Module 5020TF MM Module 5020TF SM Multi mode Single mode Type of fiber used Corning MM Corning SMF 28 Recommended group 1 50140 850nm 1 46750 1310nm index 1 49660 1310nm 1 46810 1550 1625nm Length of fiber 1 300 30m 466 23m Length of fiber 2 300 30m 1000 50m Loss of the connectors 0 5 dB a Guaranteed to 1625 nm except for the port 1 of fiber 2 Advice on how to use the fiber 2 long fiber Given that the loss per unit on fiber 2 may be higher near port 1 e when measuring a dead zone it is preferable to connect the reflectometer to the port 4 e when measuring the insertion loss of a connector located after the launching cable the reflectometer should be connected to port 1 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 11 17 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Technical specifications MTS 11 18 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Index A Abbreviation of command header 9 4 Accessories option 11 7 supplied with the MTS 11 7 Acquisition a
116. cifications of the 5023 module are the specifications of the modules 5021 and 5022 according to the wavelength Wavelength 850 nm 1300 nm 850 amp 1300 nm Multimode Modules 5021MM 5022MM 5023MM Module ML 5023ML USER MANUAL 750000992 16 11 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Technical specifications MTS Singlemode OTDR modules available The specifications of the 5026 SR DR HD VHD modules are the specifications of the modules 5024 and 5025 SR DR HD VHD according to the wavelength The specifications of the 5029 VHD module are the specifications of the 5025 and 5027 VHD according to the wavelength Wavelength nm 1310 1550 1310 amp 1550 1625 1550 amp 1625 Short Range 5024SR 5025SR 5026SR Medium Range 5024DR 5025DR 5026DR High Resolution High Dynamic 5024HD 5025HD 5026HD 5027HD RTU Long Range 5036 HD 5025VHD 5026VHD 5027VHD 5029VHD Very High Dynamic OTDR module options 502X VFL FC VFL option for OTDR module with FC connector 502X VFL ST VFL option for OTDR module with ST connector OTS modules available Power meter 50600 PM 800 1650 nm Singlemode Laser source Wavelength nm 1310 1550 1310 amp 1550 Laser source 50540 LS 50550 LS 50560 LS Laser source Power meter 50640 LTS 50650 LTS 50660 LTS Laser source
117. com MTS OTDR Test SET UP Results on trace Choose to display None the trace only All the trace with results and markers Graphics only the trace with markers only Factory default value All Remarks in table Selection of the display of notes in the table see Notes in table on page 5 19 None no additional display Note display of notes entered by the user Uncertainties displaying of notes entered by the user and confidence indicators for the result measurements Factory default value None To call the factory default values of the Results parameters press the lt Factory Default gt softkey Selecting measurement result display parameters for both end measurement In the case of both end measurements see OTDR TEST SETUP window on page 5 2 e some parameters are not available They are replaced with Dist Spacing Th Selection of the distance spacing threshold between two markers one on the E O trace the other on the O E trace If their spacing exceeds the threshold the markers are considered as referring to separate events This threshold is expressed in percentage of the length of the section before the event Splice Alarm Th Selection of the splice alarm threshold If the average loss results exceeds this threshold it will be displayed in red in the table of results e The parameter Launch Cable is replaced by the two Daan Launch Cable O gt E and Launch Cable E gt O allowing to choose a marker En
118. cq time 5 3 automatic 5 9 manual 5 11 real time 5 7 Adapters AC DC adapter use 3 7 for powermeter 11 9 Attenuation 5 19 Attenuator powermeter 6 4 B Backscattering coefficient 1 3 5 6 Battery autonomy 3 5 charge 3 4 installation 3 6 on microprocesseur board 10 3 recommendations 3 6 type 11 2 c Carrying strap 3 3 Charger battery specification 11 2 use 3 4 Cleaning 10 2 Command errors 9 3 Command format 9 3 Command syntax 9 3 Comments 8 15 Confidence in results 5 20 Configuration alarmes WDM 7 5 Connecting UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation optical fiber 3 7 Connection optical cleaning 10 3 precautions 10 2 quality 5 7 Connectors computer display 4 9 optical connectors ref 11 8 Contrast screen 3 13 Control external keyboard 4 7 keys 4 4 Cursor definition 5 14 five cursor method 5 25 positioning shift 5 14 resolution 11 4 D Date setting 3 15 D calage de courbe WDM 7 13 Dimensions 11 3 Direction 5 1 8 16 Directory deleting a directory 8 21 directory window 8 17 E Edition 4 5 End Location 8 16 Environmental conditions 11 3 Ethernet configuration 3 17 contenu de loption 11 7 ref rence de l option 11 7 use 9 2 Event display criteria 5 15 types icons 5 18 Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Index MTS F Fault locator mode 5 37 Fiber commands 9 13 Fiber number 8 16 auto in
119. crement 8 16 File copy from one medium to another 8 21 deleting 8 20 format 8 11 search 8 18 transfert to Excel OTS file 8 11 Filenaming modes 8 2 OTDR automatic 8 3 OTDR semi automatic 8 4 OTS automatic 8 7 8 9 OTS semi automatic 8 8 warning 8 3 WDM semi automatic 8 10 Floppy disk drive 4 9 Formatting floppy disk 8 23 hard disk 8 24 G Gain Tilt et Slope WDM 7 4 Ghosts 5 4 Guarantee conditions 10 2 H Handle 3 3 Help 3 18 IEEE address selection 3 17 connection to the interface 9 3 Index group index 11 4 index of the fiber 5 5 Interface I O 3 17 K Keyboard external 4 7 Keys arrow keys 4 4 control keys 4 4 softkeys 4 2 L Language 2 2 3 16 Laser activity indicator 4 4 Laser source set up 9 20 Launch cable 5 4 Length section length 5 19 unit 3 16 Linking commands 9 4 Loading an OTDR trace 8 19 an OTS table 8 20 OTS results 6 16 Logo user 3 29 M Macro creation learn 5 40 definition 5 38 load from disquette 5 41 macro 5 5 41 saving on diskette 5 40 start play 5 39 used to store a config 5 41 Maintenance procedure 10 1 Markers 5 21 adding 5 22 deleting 5 22 display 5 21 warning 5 22 Measurement attenuation 1 3 11 4 automatic 5 20 11 4 both end measurement 5 32 distance 11 4 five cursor method 5 25 identification commands 9 9 insertion loss method 1 4 manual 5 22 11 4 ORL 5 26 OTDR 1 1 OTS specification 11 5 power measurement 1 4 principles 1 1 re
120. ctors power RS 232 Centronics disk drive optical connector Note The MTS is a multi tasking instrument the user can simultaneously make an acquisition modify the configuration parameters print the A results and access an internal memory directory or floppy disk direc tory Front panel The MTS front panel contains the controls display and the indications necessary to analyze the measurement e the display and to the right the associated softkeys e the ON OFF switch and the On and battery charge leds e the direct access keys HELP to call the on line help pages PRINT for all printing operations FILE for all file storage and management START STOP to execution measurements and the Run indicator to show that a measurement is underway RESULTS for all measurement analysis operations e the Run led flashing when the laser is on e directional arrow keys USER MANUAL 750000992 16 4 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Controls MTS Display screen Softkeys Charge On Help Print File Results Run Set up Start T On Off Stop P Front Panel Display screen and softkeys The MTS is equipped with a large display screen that provides excellent resolution and that can also be backlit e either an 8 4 inch TFT colo
121. cursors Note To reset the zoom and see the full trace press and hold simulta neously the lt and gt keys o The position of the e ho art of the trace with respect of the complete trace is located by a grey or ye low ne on the top of the trace window You can also manually zoom in on a part of the trace defining the start and or end of the screen in the OSA test set menu Display windows In this case the channels which are out of the screen limits are not in the result table Successive zooms on each event e Zoom in on one of the event e Press the lt Event gt key e Use the lt and gt keys to move successively the display window on each event Threshold of channel detection On the trace some peaks corresponding to a noise could be mistaken for channels It is therefore necessary to set a power threshold level only peaks exceeding the threshold will be considered as channels and caged in the results table This threshold is represented by a red horizontal line on the trace To display this threshold or not press the lt Expert gt key then the lt Threshold gt key e if the key indicates lt Threshold gt the threshold is displayed and can be moved using the T and l arrow keys e if the key indicates lt Threshold Off gt then the threshold is not displayed USER MANUAL 750000992 16 7 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisant
122. d B cursors of the trace the type of channels displayed the composite power and the total power e the results table see Table on page 7 9 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 7 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Optical spectrum analyser MTS Module number Number of acquisition Resolution Res Full Acqg 20 Th 44 9dBm Signal threshold SNR OSA1 WDM Date and hour of acquisition Fiber number Distance 11 12 66 69 58 S lt gt N 0 4 nm 15 11 00 09 14 10 0 dB div 4 nm div Pe Expert a oe PE Tab Cont Lambda nm Channel fof 68 Spacing nm Cursor B Level dBm P Pcomp Channel Displayed channels current found or exceeding the threshold alarm Composite power of peaks excluding noise in dBm and in W Frequency or wavelength and power at point of the trace marked by the cursors A and B Frequency difference or wavelength and the power between the points of the trace marked by the cursors A and B Example of an OSA test result with grid The lt 1 2 tabl gt lt Table gt lt Trace gt key or the RESULTS button is used to obtain either a a scaled down display of the trace but with 5 to 8 lines of the table depending on whether the table remarks are displayed or not either the table only or the main display of the trace with only one line of the table at the botto
123. d and the MTS can be supplied from the battery or 3 4 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Before switching on the batteries and mains adapter can be left in place and it is powered from the mains Important Itis imperative to let the battery reach the end of its charge to pro vide the maximum autonomy If this is not done this period will be A considerably reduced Important The battery charge indication on the screen is only accurate if a full charge has been performed o mportant If you do not intend to use the MTS for several weeks it is recom mended to remove the batteries to prolong their life and to fully o F recharge them before use Attention If the ambient temperature is above safety threshold the charge is automatically stopped Ks Battery management On the screen the presence of one or two batteries is indicated together with their state of charge If the instrument is fitted with two batteries as soon as one of them has discharged the supply source for the MTS is automatically switched to the other battery Autonomy e If the battery has been fully charged the autonomy reaches up to 8 hours of standard use with low backlight according to Bellcore Telcordia GR 196 CORE standard e If acquisitions are permanently made with low backlight the unit
124. d of fiber for each direction Selecting fiber parameters You can choose the following fiber parameters from the Fiber Parameters menu of the OTDR TEST SETUP window Wavelength Choose the type of fiber wavelength for which the fiber parameters will be defined from the following values 850 nm MM 1300 nm MM 1310 nm SM 1550 nm SM and 1625 nm SM Index Choose the group index N of the total fiber Selecting a given index will modify the A_B distance either select the index from 1 30000 to 1 70000 using the lt and gt arrows keys USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS or select a predefined value press the lt Preset Index gt softkey and select using the lt and gt arrows keys one of the cable See in the following table the index for each cable type Once a cable has been selected press the lt Confirm Index gt softkey to validate it Wavelength nm 850 1300 1310 1550 1625 Corning 62 5 125 1 50140 1 49660 Corning 50 125 1 48970 1 48560 SpectTran 62 5 1 49600 1 49100 125 Litespec 1 46600 1 46700 1 46700 SpectTran SM 1 46750 1 46810 1 46810 Lucent Truewave 1 47380 1 47320 1 47320 Fitel Furukawa 1 47000 1 47000 1 47000 Corning SMF LS 1 47100 1 47000 1 47000 Corning SMF DS 1 47180 1 47110 1 47110 Corn
125. dure 1 Conditions of guarantee I Cleaning For software updates or to find our Acterna representatives and technical support offices around the world please visit our web site www acterna com Maintenance procedure Maintenance work on this instrument can only be undertaken by qualified personnel using suitable equipment In the majority of cases it is advisable to contact the nearest Acterna Service Centre which will undertake the appropriate troubleshooting and repair work The performance and technical complexity of the MTS class this instrument in a new generation of equipment for which Wavetek has defined a maintenance policy based on the modular standard replacement principle In implementation of this policy we have set up powerful card troubleshooting test resources in our factories and a rapid dispatch system operating between our factories and branches Only by this procedure can the high Tan of the instrument continue to be ensured after repair work This procedure also has the advantage of reducing repair cost and time In order to ensure maximum quality and efficiency we strongly recommend adoption of the following maintenance procedure in the event of a fault or failure e Verify that the instrument is plugged in e Verify the connections of any peripheral equipment to the MTS USER MANUAL 750000992 16 10 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE
126. e overlay of 3 traces Transferring stored traces to the overlay memory To display up to 4 traces originating from the memory with the erasing of the current trace or the traces already loaded do as follows e Find the file as described in the section Finding files on page 8 18 e Press the lt Load gt key e Press the lt Main Overlays gt key as the traces are loaded they progressively disappear from the file list e At the end of the loading the Results screen is displayed the first trace selected is the active trace green on a colored screen the other traces being overlaid Display of overlaid traces e Traces are of different colors the active trace is green e The name of the displayed traces is on the top of the screen the same color as the trace the active trace name is in square brackets e The markers are located on the active trace by the usual symbol 7 on the other traces by vertical dash USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 29 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Adding overlay traces With one or more traces already displayed you can add other traces to the display up to 4 traces on the screen at the same time can be displayed To do this e Press the FILE key and then in the Memory menu select the trace files to be added see Selection of several files on page 8 18 e Press t
127. e NR1 number from 0 to 255 Response to serial poll with bit 6 MSS SRE Device service request enable SRE is followed by a number from 0 to 63 or 128 to 191 Action The device modifies the bits in its service request enabling register This instruction is associated with SRE ESR Device event register contents query Device Response NR1 number from 0 to 255 All events are cleared and the register is reset USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS ESE Device event bit enable ESE is followed by a number 0 to 255 Action Enabling register modified and ESB bit updated This instruction is associated with ESE CLS Clear status registers clear standard event register in RS 232 clear standard event register and device status register in IEEE Action The device resets the status word register If this command is the first in a message the output queue is reset If not the queue is initialized on reception of the next message Status structure Registers Status Byte Event Status Register Eager Y f Error 1 Operation complete 0 Temperature gt Request control 1 warning _ 13 SRO Query error 2 O tieeBenly MAV 4 Device dependent error 3 SRE 5 SRE Execution error 4
128. e links or at the amplifier locations Measurement results The optical spectrum analyser displays a waveform which is showing all the channels Measured results are presented on a complete spectral analysis and as a WDM table listing all carriers with their relevant parameters The optical spectrum analyser is performing automatic detection and measurement for all channels The number and the composite power are provided like for each channel e the wavelength e the spacing e the power level e the signal over noise ratio The total power of the system could also be provided In order to qualify the ea earl tilt and slope Aca could be calculated In principle the amplification shall be flat over the full WDM spectrum 1 Amplified Spontaneous Emission USER MANUAL 750000992 16 1 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Measurement Principles MTS 1 6 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter Introduction 2 The Acterna 5000 series Media Test Set is a fully modular portable platform designed for the construction commissioning and maintenance of fiber optic networks This dedicated cost effective instrument allows testing to be fast and easy It has the following principle characteristics 1 It has a modular design that allows interchange
129. e month set the time minutes hours seconds select the language used in the menus if a VGA monitor is used select the length unit kilometers kfeet or miles Example of command SYST DAT 2000 1 31 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS Commands relative to the module and the function Format des commandes MODule FONction LEFT RIGHt OTDR SOUR PWM VEL TSET OSA gt FONction LEFT RIGHt OTDR SOUR PWM VFL TSET OSA ON OFF LJ NAME _ LEFT RIGHt Description des fonctions e Module functions OTDR Reflectometer SOUR Source PWM Power meter VFL Visual fault locator TSET Talk set OSA Optical Spectrum Analyser WDM e Module on or off ON Module On OFF Module Off e Position of the module in the instrument LEFT RIGHt position of the module in the instrument seen from the rear of the MTS Commands relative to the keys Format des commandes KEY STARt FILE RESult SETup HELP UP DOWN LEFT RIGHt HOMe PREView SK1 Description des fonctions STARt Starts stops an acquisition FILE Calls up the file storage and management menu RESult Calls up the results screen for all measurement analysis operations SETup Calls up the set up menus HELP Calls up the on line help pages UP DO
130. e source lt Mode gt this key allows the transmission mode to be chosen CW or modulated frequency 270Hz 330Hz 1KHz or 2KHz With laser source if the CW and variable power option has been selected the arrows keys increases and decreases the laser output power It is then displayed on the left side of the screen lt Return gt exits the source functions and returns the lt Source gt and lt Power meter gt selection softkeys 6 6 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS OTS Results Window Source wavelength 1310 or 1550 nm lt H 1302Nnm CALIBRATED Power in Laser on Power in Toggle between Laser On selected icon non the 2 Off unit selected wavelengths unit OTS RESULTS 67 07 98 15 48 W999 ml Send Lambda Mode Scanning On Return Power mode SCANNING Transmission mode Send Lambda only available if indicator LIGHT mode icon indicator CW signal to the VARIABLE OFF 270Hz 330Hz radiometer if power mode is CALIBRATED or 1KHz 2KHz or Power selected VARIABLE SCANNING Calibrated Laser Source Display if available USER MANUAL 750000992 16 6 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using the OTS module MTS Source wavelength 850 or 1300 nm lt 856nn OTS RESULTS LED Onicon Toggle betwee
131. e start of the fiber and the level containing 98 of noise Typical value at 25 C corresponding to the one way difference in dB between the extrapolated backscattering level at the start of the fiber and the RMS noise level after 3 minutes averaging The event dead zone is measured at 1 5 dB down from the peak of an unsaturated reflective The attenuation dead zone is measured at 0 5 dB from the linear regression on a reflectance b data points after 3 minutes averaging Cc d Typical Values at 25 C event type FC APC 50 dB Laser Laser classes applicable to the MTS modules Reference standard Modules EN 60825 1 1994 FDA21CFR 1040 10 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 11 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Technical specifications MTS Multimode MM and ML at 1300 nm Class 1 Class 1 at 850 nm Class 3A Class 1 Singlemode SR DR Class 1 Class 1 Singlemode HD at 1310 nm 20 Us Class 3A Class 1 at 1310 nm other pulse widths Class 1 Class 1 at 1550 nm Class 1 Class 1 Singlemode VHD at 1310 nm 10 and 20 Us Class 3A Class 1 at 1310 nm other pulse widths Class 1 Class 1 at 1550 and 1625 nm Class 1 Class 1 VFL option Class 2 Class 2 11 12 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www a
132. e the successive actions of the Macro without any delay 1 For the user macros 1 to 4 the configuration of the MTS is restored like it was when the macro was created 2 All the actions saved in the macro will be executed the delay between actions has been saved Note Note Attention Pressing one of the keys interrupts the macro At any time it is possible to quit the macro menu by pressing the lt Exit gt key The configuration of the MTS is not modified when the predefined macro is played After a software EI the macros a ped created may not functions correctly if they use keys which have been modified USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 39 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Creating a user macro 1 to 4 Learn Precautions before creating a macro e Set up the MTS When a macro is played the MTS set up is restored to the state when creating the macro Therefore it is advised to set up the MTS before creating the macro The macro will then be executed faster and will occupy a smaller file e Prepare the sequence of actions When creating a macro delays between actions are saved too When executing the macro there delays will be respected if the Macro is started by lt Play gt and they will be ignored if it is started by lt Fast gt To create a user macro e Press the SET
133. easurement no results are displayed on the trace make sure that the ALL parameter has been selected in the display options o Fiber end threshold It is advised to choose the AUTO option factory default option for which the end of fiber is automatically detected The MANUAL option allows to select a specific threshold for the fiber end detection from 3 to 15 dB using the lt and gt arrows keys Display Ghosts Choose whether yes or no to display ghost informations If ghosts are displayed the reflection icon is shown dotted in the result table the reflection value is shown between parentheses on the trace e g R 50dB Factory default value yes Note Ghosts are only detected during an automatic measurement Slope Method Choose between measurement methods linear regression LSA or two point Factory default value LSA Launch Cable Choose to display in the event table the results referenced to the launch cable No all the results are displayed and the reference is the origin of the fiber Marker 1 2 or 3 results are referenced from the marker 1 2 or 3 selected using the lt end and gt keys This marker is considered as the end of launch cable and is the reference for loss and distance measurements Factory default value No 5 4 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg
134. ed Acquisition menu parameters The acquisition can be stopped at any time with the lt START STOP gt key USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Use the following procedure to configure your manual acquisition in the OTDR TEST SETUP window refer to Selecting measurement acquisition parameters on page 5 3 1 Select the Laser wavelength with the Acquisition Laser option 2 Select the Manual mode with the Acquisition Mode option 3 Select the required pulsewidth with the Acquisition Pulse option 4 Select the Range you require from the options available for the length of fiber you wish to test Acquisition Range option 5 Select the Resolution value you require with the Acquisition Resolution option 6 Select the acquisition period 5 seconds to 10 minutes with the Acquisition Acq Time option 7 Press the START STOP key to start the acquisition The red laser activity LED is on to indicate that the MTS is making an acquisition and the screen shows the acquisition of the trace as it is made The quality of the connection is shown for a few seconds and an acquisition status indicator is also displayed on the screen to indicate the time remaining to complete the acquisition Lo kal CURRENT 61 87 97 14 20 5026DR 1550nm 300ns B A 0 00m 0 0048 AVERAGING _ EEEN 67488 66 66 66 1
135. een Help information can be called at any time by pressing the HELP key USER MANUAL 750000992 16 4 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Controls MTS Directional arrow keys The directional arrow keys have two principle functions e onthe result page they are used to position zoom and move the cursor cH e onthe setup pages they are used to scroll though the menus Control keys The six keys on the screen provide the following functions START STOP This START STOP key has two functions With OTDR module The START function starts an acquisition in accordance with the chosen parameters When the key is pressed and held a real time acquisition is made The red RUN indicator flashes during the measurement The results of the measurement are displayed on the screen at the end of the acquisition The STOP function interrupts the acquisition underway SET UP The SET UP key calls a menu which provides access to the following configuration options Test Set up to configure the measurement parameters System Set up to configure the system parameters display date language printing etc Instrument Set up to configure the instrument choice of the module or modules to use RESULTS The RESULTS key displays the result OTDR trace or table and allows the measurement to be analyzed FILE The FILE key calls the file managemen
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137. ement The MTS lithium battery found on the microprocessor board ensures that date hour and certain information are not lost when the instrument is powered down Checking the battery If there is doubt as to whether the battery is to be changed or not switch off the instrument On switching the instrument on again check whether the date is still correct If the date has been lost the battery needs replacing Contact your nearest Wavetek Customer Service Centre This battery has a lifetime of more than five years Battery replacement should not be carried out by the user this may be dangerous to the microprocessor board certain components may be damaged or destroyed and requires special tools USER MANUAL 750000992 16 10 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Maintenance MTS 10 4 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter Technical specifications d d This chapter gives the specifications of m the MTS 5100 and MTS 5200 mainframes 4 the OTDR modules T the OTS modules m the available options and accessories Mainframe specifications Display Screen e 8 Black amp White or color passive option 5000 PAS or 8 4 TFT color option 5000 COL e High resolution display e Vertical scale display resolution of 0 001 dB
138. ements iber Parameters SMe ke SS 131Gnm SM Index Section A_B 4 Scatter Coeff 79 0 OTDR TEST SETUP window In these windows the selected parameter is high lighted or in a different color Select this parameter using the J and directional arrows 155 nm SM 1625nm SM 5 2 UseR ManuaL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS OTDR Test SET UP The available choices are displayed on the screen these depend on the chosen function Make the required choice with the and directional arrows Selecting measurement acquisition parameters You can choose the following measurement acquisition parameters from the Acquisition menu of the ODTR TEST SETUP window regardless of the type of measurement made on the trace Laser Choose the wavelength for multi lambda modules the values provided depend on the modules installed All each acquisition is made on all the available wavelengths Mode Choose the acquisition mode Manual Auto the unit will automatically configure the best acquisition parameters according to the fiber under test Pulse Depending on the modules See Technical specifications chapter 9 Range Depending on the modules See Technical specifications chapter 9 The range you can select depends on the pulse width you select The range values you can select for each pulsewidth are given in section Ranges on page 11
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140. er see Addition of markers on page 5 21 To do this see Changing the active trace on page 5 34 Carry out the same procedure for all the non detected events on each trace The result table should then show all the results If one or more splices could not be measured in semi automatic mode for example if the segment of the fiber is too short to make linear regressions then manual measurements must be made see Addition of manual measurements on page 5 22 Launch Cables If the fiber uses a launch cable at one or both ends it is possible to eliminate results linked to launch cables in identifying it or them in the menu SET UP Test Setup Results on lines Launch Cable O gt E Launch Cable E gt 0 In each case the identifiers Marker 1 or Marker 2 and Marker 3 are available Example USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 35 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Origin launch Fiber Under Test Extremity cable Launch Cable launch cable O gt E launch cable E gt O Marker 1 Marker 1 Saving Both End measurement result table Once the result table is complete it is possible to save it as an ASCII file which can be imported into EXCEL This file has the extension OEO First the two traces must be saved if they have been created or modified e Save the active trace by pressing the lt Store gt key a
141. er itself is given below ___ Paper blocking lever Rear panel lt Paper feed path e Push the lever up e Position the new roll of paper and feed the paper by hand following the path indicated below until it comes out of the rear panel e Push the lever down e Reposition the printer cover and secure it by tightening the two thumbscrews Coping to an external printer To do this you must first connect a compatible printer to the Centronics connector on the rear panel of the MTS External Printer configuration Use the following procedure to set the correct printer configuration In the SYSTEM SETUP menu 1 Select the option External in the Printer windows 2 Select the printer used on the line Printer type see Choice of the external printer type on page 3 16 3 26 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Visual fault locator function 3 On the Printer contents line select to print either the trace or the table or both trace table or to make an hardcopy of the screen 4 Inthe I O interface windows line Centronics select the Printer option Printing on an external printer Use the following procedure to print on an external printer 1 Display the data you wish to print on the screen 2 Press the PRINT key The selected copy of the screen is printed on the external printer The same header
142. erna com Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Notice The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice Acterna shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of this material This document must not be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the written consent of Acterna Visual Conventions lt Print gt Name of the softkey depending on the current function displayed on the right of the screen Range Information displayed on the screen PRINT Direct access key below the screen TITLE Name of the menu displayed in the pull down menus Information concerning the operation of MTS Important Important information concerning the correct operation of the MTS Attention Message warning the user of the risk of damaging the instrument or C loosing information if the instructions are not respected Danger Message ee the user that he could be injured if the instructions Ta are not respecte a i Laser safety The provisions contained in two standards define the safety procedures to be observed both by users and by manufactures when utilizing laser products e EN 60825 1 1994 Safety of laser products Part 1 Classification of products requirements and user guidelines e FDA 21 CFR 1040 1
143. ess the lt Result gt key 1 Position cursor A exactly at the position of the fault and the cursor B after the splice you want to define Select the A B cursor 2 Successively press the lt Expert gt then lt Manual gt then lt Splice gt keys The splice event marker is positioned at the point defined by the first left cursor and the result is displayed on the screen If the event is reflective the reflectance value is also measured and displayed These results are also shown in the event result table Important To perform a two cursor splice measurement always use the cursor A B If no result is displayed this is due to the display splice measurement result threshold being higher than the splice you are trying to measure the threshold is set to NO splice display or the Results on trace function being disabled Important If you try to measure a splice on a slope the measurement is not car ried out and the slope found in region between two cursors error message is displayed 5 24 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Addition of manual measurements FA SPLICE3 SOR 27 86 97 05 19 5026DR 1550nm s N 30 0 21 il 24300 25m B 8 n 0 2248 1 57 dB km Events Distance Loss Reflec Slope Section T Loss of 01 m dB dB dB km m dB 61 oo 24300 25 0 215 24300 25 Two cu
144. execution or when 300 results have been saved The File window is automatically displayed at the end of the sequence so that the results can be saved in a file Refer to Manipulating stored data on page 8 16 for a full description of the MTS file management Saving the memory in a file When the START STOP key is pressed to stop the execution or at the end of the automatic result storage the File window is automatically displayed so that the memorized results can be saved in a file This file has the extension OTS e Select the media see page 8 1 e Select the file naming mode and the file name see page 8 2 page 8 7 and page 8 8 e Press the lt Save gt key Loading memorized results 1 Find the file as described page 8 18 2 Press the lt Load gt then the lt Table gt key Automatic result printing The power meter can automatically print results at predefined intervals while Run is executed with the STOP START direct access key Use the following procedure to automatically store results 1 Make sure a printer is connected to the printer port 2 Press the SET UP direct access key to display the OTS TEST SETUP window 3 In the power meter configuration menu select Autoprint as the storage mode 4 Select the time interval with the Time Auto menu option 1 second to 11 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds in 1 second increments 5 Press the RESULTS direct access key to display the OTS RESULTS window 6 Configure
145. ference Link under test fiber Loss Aa P1 dBm 7 P2 dBm Important To make accurate measurements the following conditions are required o e Usea light source that is stable in time and in respect to the temperature e Verify that the connections the fibers and the receiving cell are perfectly clean e Use a reference link between the laser source and the element under test To make several measurements with the same light injection conditions the reference fiber must not be disconnected during the measurement period Two methods are used to measure the fiber optic attenuation e The cut fiber method e Insertion loss measurement method Cut fiber method 1 The power P1 at the output of the fiber under test is measured then the fiber is cut approximately two meters from the extremity at the source end USER MANUAL 750000992 16 1 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Measurement Principles MTS 2 The power P2 at the output of the fiber section of two meters is measured and serves as the reference The attenuation of the fiber tested is P1 P2 This method is very accurate but is little used due to its destructive nature It cannot be used during maintenance or installation but only during the manufacture of the fiber Insertion loss measurement method 1 The power meter is first connected to the laser source via the re
146. ference fiber P1 is measured 2 The fiber to test is inserted between the reference fiber and the power meter P2 is measured 3 The difference between P2 and P1 gives the attenuation of the fiber under test It is preferable to use the same type of connector at the extremities of the fiber tested in order to have the same connection conditions for the P1 and P2 measurements Although this method is less accurate than the previous method it is the most common because it is non destructive Measurement accuracy e Ve high accuracy is often necessary It is therefore essential to first make a albanon without the fiber under test to eliminate as much as possible losses due to the connections To do this use the OTS reference value function e For measurements in a laboratory where the two extremities of the fiber are at the same site the repeatability of the attenuation measurements is better than 0 1 dB For measurements in the field with the extremities of the fiber at different sites the variations between measurements is in the order of 0 2 dB using a relative measurement Power measurement The measurement of the power transmitted or received only requires a power meter e To measure the transmitted power connect the power meter directly to the output of the optical transmitter To measure the power at the input of an optical receiver the power meter is connected at the extremity of the fiber where the optical re
147. fiber under test the following parameters need to be configured 1 Light source parameters if available Wavelength Transmission mode Scanning Power type and Unit required All these parameters are configured from the Light Source menu of the OTS Test Setup window 1 Power meter parameters if available Wavelength Range result storage mode and storage frequency Real Time mode Unit required External Attenuation and Alarm Threshold All these parameters are configured from the Power meter menu of the OTS Test Setup window 1 Ifan OTS module is installed 2 To call the OTS TEST SETUP window to select the required source and power meter parameters press the lt SET UP gt button If either the SYSTEM or IN STRUMENT SETUP windows are already displayed press the lt Test Setup gt key to call the OTS TEST SETUP window USER MANUAL 750000992 16 6 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using the OTS module MTS FA OTS TEST SETUP 87 07 98 11 29 ight Source CCT EEO 1200 assan Setup Mode cw Scanning Yes Power Calibrated System Unit Y Setup Wavelength 1558nm Instrum User Select 1308nm Range Auto Setup Mode None Time Auto 00 00 18 Real Time No Unit ABr Ext Attenuator 6 GB Alarm Threshold 6 dBm USE UP DOWN KEYS TO MOVE CURSOR CD USE LEFT RIGHT KEYS P gt TO MODIFY VALUE Macro OTS TEST SETUP window including li
148. flectance spec 11 4 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Index slope 5 23 validity 1 2 Memory 2 3 capacity 11 1 comments 8 15 medium 11 1 memory info 8 15 powermeter 6 13 11 15 M thode S B WDM 7 3 Mode acquisition manual auto 5 3 Modules installation and removal 3 1 list amp references 11 6 specifications fiber modules 11 17 OTDR 11 10 OTS 11 15 WDM 11 16 N Notes in table 5 5 6 Operator 8 15 Options 11 7 Origin 8 16 ORL measurement 5 26 on a saturated trace 5 27 OTDR module relative command in Remote con trol 9 11 OTDR result commands reading 9 16 OTS modules relative commands 9 19 9 23 OTS results reading 9 21 Overlay trace function OTDR 5 28 WDM 7 12 P Panel front 4 1 rear 4 8 Parameters acquisition 5 3 fiber 5 5 OTDR 5 1 Port parallel Centronics 4 10 serial port RS 232 4 10 Positioning of the unit 3 2 Power mode source 6 3 set ref level powermeter 6 10 variable laser source 6 12 Powermeter alarm 6 17 automatic printing 6 16 automatic storage 6 15 measurement 6 12 memory specifications 11 15 memory function 6 13 non calibrated wavelength 6 17 ref measurement 6 11 zero setting 6 11 Printer external setup 3 26 type selection 3 16 internal loading paper 3 26 specifications 11 2 use 3 18 internal external file choice 3 16 Printing 2
149. fter choosing the WTK or SOR format e Swap the active trace e Save the other trace by pressing the lt Store gt key after choosing the WTK or SOR format e Save the both end measurement result table by pressing the lt Store both end gt key Note The traces and the both end measurement result table must be saved in the same directory Otherwise when recalling the table the associ E ated traces are not recalled Note If the traces have been modified and not saved the MTS will refuse to store the both end measurement result table Note This table contains the links to the two trace files so when it is gt loaded the traces are loaded too o Opening the table with Excel To open the table with Excel select Tabulation as the field separator To do this in the Excel Text Import Wizard click on the Delimited radio button then press the lt Next gt key Check the Tab check box and press the lt Finish gt key For more details about this function see Transferring MTSe file table to Excel on page 8 11 Loading the both end measurement result table If one of the two trace files or both files have been modified or deleted after saving the table the MTS will import the table but will not import the traces which will be replaced by two straight horizontal lines A warning will also be displayed on the screen during loading Note Loading a table is only poe if it
150. g com Optical spectrum analyser MTS Grid display The display window of the trace may contain a grid to facilitate the control of the position of the channels Several grid types are possible e The Conventional grid has an interval spacing indicated in the top right corner of the window which varies according to the zoom level e The ITU grid uses a channel reference at 193 10 THz and three steps are possible for the spacing between the channels 50 100 or 200 GHz e The Manual grid can be defined by the user to correspond exactly to the channels The position of the first vertical line must then be defined according to the wavelength of the first channel the spacing from 50 to 400 GHz by 5 GHz steps and the number of intervals desired The grids are defined in the OSA test setup menu see Results display parameters on page 7 4 The grid may be put into service either in the OSA test setup menu or on the Results page by pressing the lt Expert gt key then the lt Grid gt key Display of total power between cursors To display the total power between the two cursors A and B on the trace e Place the cursors e Press the lt Expert gt key then the lt Manual gt key and finally the lt T Power A lt gt B gt key e The space between the trace and the two cursors is shadowed in grey and the power is displayed using the P 4 95 dBm format e Press the lt T power A lt gt B gt key a second time to re
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152. ght source and power meter In these windows the selected parameter is high lighted Select this parameter using the J and directional arrows The available choices are displayed on the screen these depend on the chosen function Make the required choice with the and directional arrows Selecting Light source parameters You can choose the following Light source parameters from the Light Source menu of the OTS Test Setup window Wavelength The required source 1310 nm or 1550 nm for LASER source 850 or 1300 nm for LED sources Mode Choose the transmission mode CW Continuous signal 270 Hz 330 Hz 1 KHz and 2 KHz the source transmits a modulated signal at the frequency selected Emul OLS to communicate with an Acterna OLS or OFI instrument Scanning The source then switches every 10 seconds between the two wavelengths and provides a signal indicating the wavelength of the transmitted signal When the Scanning 6 2 UseR ManuaL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS OTS Test SET UP Power Note o Unit mode is selected the output power is calibrated CAL In the Emul OLS mode the signal is alternated every 4 s in order to be compatible with the TwinTest mode of the OLS and OFI Acterna series Mode only available with laser sources Choice of the output power of the laser source CAL Ou
153. gt key The measurements given are the true distance from the beginning of the link and the attenuation of the link plus the attenuation of the connection This function may also be used to determine the loss budget for a partial section of the fiber under test The lt Event gt key is directly linked to the Table of Results which is described below Table of results Two types of tables of results are available with the MTS e A single line table below the full trace display giving the type and characteristics of the event nearest the current cursor on the trace e A eight line table listing the events around the current cursor The event line nearest the cursor is highlighted The highlighted line is updated if you move the cursor or select the next previous event Notes In order to display all the events verify that the thresholds are set to ALL in the TEST SET UP menu In order to display the results on the trace verify that the Results on trace option is activated in the TEST SET UP menu To see this table in the Results window press the lt Table gt key To scroll the table if it has more than 7 lines either move the cursor or press the lt Event gt key then the T or L keys Note Each event is identified on the trace by an order number LF USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 17 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module
154. gt key to change the characters proposed from uppercase to lowercase and vice versa if necessary This option is not valid for the file name which are always in capital letters e Using the directional arrows position the cursor on the first letter required e Press the lt Valid Char gt key e The character appears in the upper frame e Repeat the above steps for the following characters 4 6 User MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Editing To delete a character in a text e Position the cursor on the character e Press the lt Del Char gt key Repeatedly pressing this key deletes the proceeding characters To insert characters in the text e Position the cursor on the character proceeding the point you want to enter text e Position the cursor on the character you want to insert e Press the lt Valid Char gt key e Repeat the above steps to insert the following characters Leaving the Edit menu e Press the lt Exit gt key or any hard key Note If a file name is being edited only valid DOS characters are accepted Lo Use of the external keyboard The external keyboard option 5000 keyb facilitates data entry for set up file naming and comments and for remarks in the table of results Keyboard connection Connect the keyboard to the Centronics connector of the MTS e Using the SET UP System
155. guration 1 Find the file as described above 2 Press the lt Load gt then the lt Trace config gt keys e If the lock markers icon Ei is displayed the trace is loaded with all the parameters defined in Loading an OTDR trace on page 8 19 and a measurement is started using the current locked markers e If the lock markers icon is not displayed the trace is loaded with all the parameters defined in Loading an OTDR trace on page 8 19 and its associated measurements A floppy disk icon H or internal memory icon is displayed in the title bar of the display while the trace is loading Once the trace has been loaded the MTS gives a warning tone and the trace is displayed Loading an OTS table 1 Find the file as described above 2 Press the lt Load gt then the lt Table gt key A floppy disk icon or internal memory icon is displayed in the title bar of the display while the table is loading Once the table has been loaded the MTS gives a warning tone and the table is displayed Deleting a file Use the procedure given page 8 18 to locate the file s to be deleted then 8 20 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Manipulating stored data e Either press the lt Select gt key to select each file you want to delete Select any of the stored files you want to delete e or press the lt Select all gt
156. hannel standard deviation frequency Refer to the Reading the buffer storing the trace on page 9 18 9 26 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Commands relative to the WDM module LEVEL NOW Last acquisition channel level LEVEL AVG Average channel level LEVEL MIN Minimum channel level LEVEL MAX Maximum channel level LEVEL SDEV Channel level standard deviation OSNR NOW Signal Noise of the channel during the last acquisition OSNR AVG Signal Average noise for the channel OSNR MIN Signal Min noise for the channel OSNR MAX Signal Max noise for the channel OSNR SDEV Signal Noise standard deviation for the channel OFILe Returns the current results in a file Acterna file format WDM or BWDM The BWDM file is the same as the WDM one but the size of the file is given in front of the response TABle Returns the current table in a file in ASCII format TABle STATus Returns UPDATED if a new table can be read Otherwise returns NOT UPDATED Reading the buffer storing the trace The current curve is stored in a buffer Capacity of this buffer 4x number of points Each point is coded using four ASCII characters on 16 bits Command used to read the buffer OTResult BUFFer Example of response for a buffer of 2000 points 6008000217F217E2180 CBFF CB00 4 M A Size in bytes
157. has not been modified by a P spread sheet program Excel or other o Exiting the both end measurement mode Use either of the following two methods to exit the both end measurement mode 5 36 USER ManuaL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Fault locator mode e Return to the normal display of the two traces in overlay by successively pressing the lt Expert gt lt Overlay gt lt Standard overlay gt keys e Return to displaying a single trace by successively pressing the lt Expert gt lt Overlay gt lt 1 trace gt keys Note The MTS F also exits this mode if a new trace is loaded or a new acquisition is started and the trace obtained is not compatible with LF the active trace Fault locator mode Function The Fault Locator detects the distance from the beginning origin of the fiber to the end thus locating any possible break in the fiber Choice of function Press the SETUP key then the lt Config Instrument gt key and select the Fault Locator icon Instrument Set up on page 3 11 Configuring the test Press the lt Config Test gt key Three parameters must be defined Acquisition Laser wavelength of signal emitted 1310 or 1550 nm 850 or 1300 nm 1550 1625 nm depending on module Index index of fiber It is then possible either to choose this index directly by using the arrow keys lt and gt
158. hat the automatic selection of the same wavelength as the source when a send lambda signal is received e The AUTORANGE indicator shows that the optimal measurement range will be used to measure the received light power e The AUTOSTORE indicator shows that measurement results will be automatically saved when the START STOP direct access key is pressed and the RUN indicator is on e The AUTOPRINT indicator shows that measurement results will be printed when the START STOP direct access key is pressed and the RUN indicator is on e The REALTIME indicator shows that the real time mode is selected and the measured value displayed is being made in real time rather than as an averaged measurement e ATTENUATION INCLUDED if a value has been selected on the Ext Attenuator line of the Test Setup menu Radiometer USER MANUAL 750000992 16 6 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using the OTS module MTS Wavelength Light Power Shows that an external Select wavelength 850 1310 1550 nm calibrated in selected attenuation has been softkey or any value between 800 and unit included in the test set 1650nm in 1nm increments up menu Set Selected reference Measured Light Power in Zero adjust reference level value value cursor non selected unit softkey alue softkey E FA OTS RESULTS 24 02 98 12 27 858nm ATTENUATION Set Ref INCLUDED 11 dBr Wave 70 6
159. he end of launch cable and is the reference for loss and distance measurements Factory default value No 9 14 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Command relative to the OTDR module Fiber commands Format des commandes FlBer gt N L850 L1300 L1310 L1550 L1625 1 3 1 7 Index of the fiber depending on the wavelength L gt K L850 L1300 L1310 L1550 L1625 99 50 Backscattering coefficient depending on the wavelength gt N L850 L1300 L1310 L1550 L1625 L gt K L850 L1300 L1310 L1550 L1625 Description des fonctions N Sets the group index of refraction of the total fiber under test from 1 30000 to 1 70000 K Backscatter coefficient from 99 dB to 50 dB in 0 1 dB steps Modification of K modifies the reflectance and ORL measurements N and K depends on the wavelength 850 nm MM 1300 nm MM 1310 nm SM 1550 nm SM and 1625 nm SM N Reads the group index of the fiber for the given wavelength K Reads the backscatter coefficient of the fiber for the given wavelength USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 15 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS Reading of OTDR results commands Format des commandes OTResult OTDR PULSew
160. he lt Load gt key e Press the lt Add Overlay gt key as the traces are loaded they progressively disappear from the file list e At the end of the loading the Results screen is displayed the new traces are displayed superimposed with the already existant traces Note If the number of selected files is above the allowed total of traces to be displayed then a message indicating that only a partial load will A be carried out only the first selected traces of the authorised total of 4 will be displayed Overlaying the current trace To copy the current trace in overlay memory use the following procedure e With the current trace displayed on the screen press the lt Expert gt then lt Overlay gt key then on lt New gt The current trace is stored in the overlay memory it is shown dimmed or with a color screen in a different color and it is automatically shifted above the new trace e It is possible to start a new acquisition Overlaying the current trace Press the lt New gt key to copy the current trace in the overlay memory Note In the case of Multi trace display with a multi wavelength acquisi tion Saas lias lt New gt key removes all the displayed traces leav Ce ing an available space for new acquisitions o Swapping overlay traces Measurements can only be made on the trace that is active and not on overlay traces To make a measurement on an overlay trace you must swap it
161. he Instrument Setup window and if they are available Depending on the selection made they are either both shown together or only the single selected unit The lt Source gt and lt Power meter gt softkeys select either the Light source or the Power meter functions in the OTS results window A key also provides the results in memory to be displayed Note When this memory is recalled with both the Power meter and Hee source windows the Light Source window is reduced to a single line Ga at the bottom of the screen 6 4 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS OTS Results Window OTS RESULTS 67 67 98 11 37 1556nm ATTENUATION INCLUDED g N N g B _ if Power Meter 70 60 50 48 39 26 168 10 20 30 AUTORANGE AUTOS TORE REAL TIME Memories 1362nm 9 999 rl CALIBRATED SCANNING OTS Results Window including light source and power meter Light Source Light Source Display The Light source display provides all the details of the currently selected Light source configuration It also contains the specific softkeys required to control the various functions of the Light source when it is selected The selected wavelength The light power in the selected unit and the non selected unit The aad mode Laser or LED Off Calibrated or Variable for laser source only The transmission mode CW or the modu
162. he SET UP direct access key to display the OTS TEST SETUP window In the power meter configuration menu select dBr as the measurement unit Press the RESULTS then the lt Source gt softkey Press the lt Laser On gt or lt LED on gt softkey The resulting measured power is displayed on the power meter and corresponds to the insertion loss of the fiber under test oP p N Source Specific Functions Using variable power with laser source only The output power of the laser source can be modified between 0 and 10 dBM typically To modify the output power 1 Press the SET UP direct access key to display the OTS TEST SETUP window In the laser source configuration menu select CW as the transmission mode Select Variable for the output power Press the RESULTS direct access key to display the OTS Results window From the OTS Results window press the lt Source gt softkey then the lt Laser On gt softkey SP SN 6 Use the et J arrow keys to select the required output power Scanning Mode In the scanning mode the Light source alternately transmits on the two wavelengths every 10 seconds To use the scanning mode 1 Press the SET UP direct access key to display the OTS TEST SETUP window 2 In the Light source configuration menu select Yes for the Scanning menu option The CW transmission mode is automatically selected when Scanning is enabled 6 12 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Qualit
163. he defined spacing AUTO The AUTO grid is lined up to the present channels whatever are their interval To get this grid the option lst sweep has to be selected on the Channel Detection line The Grid line and the Auto option being selected press the lt Save Ref gt key to take as grid reference the location of the detected channels Alarms The results whose standard deviation exceeds a chosen threshold may be displayed in red in the table To define the alarm thresholds e select the Alarms line and press the lt Set Alarms gt key The alarms selection menu is displayed e Assign Yes to the chosen alarm the direction arrow keys lt and gt allow you to choose the corresponding threshold value According to the chosen statistic three alarms are possible on Delta L or F threshold from 0 01 to 4 01 nm or from 1 to 500 GHz Delta P threshold from 0 1 to 10 0 dB Delta SNR threshold from 0 1 to 10 0 dB Display of WDM results The results screen obtained by pressing the RESULTS button presents zones from the top to bottom displaying e the file name if the result is stored in the memory e characteristics specific to WDM test module name resolution used Res number of acquisitions used for the statitics Acq signal threshold Th distance chosen for the S lt gt N ratio fiber number N date and time of acquisition e the trace see Trace on page 7 6 e the results associated with the A an
164. he module installed PULSe Sets the pulse width to a value supported by the optics subsystem of the unit from 3 ns to 20 ps depending on the modules RANGe Sets the distance range to a value supported by the optics subsystem of the unit depending on the modules MAXTime Sets the acquisition period used for averaged acquisitions from 5 s to 10 mn Note a real time acquisition will stop after 10 minutes RESolution Set the resolution to a value supported by the optics subsystem of the unit from 8 cm to 320 m depending on the module UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS AUTO The MTS will choose the appropriate resolution The second parameter is necessary but not significant MANU the resolution must be given in the second parameter If the selected value is less than the min possible value then the min possible value will be selected BEEP Choice of whether or not the end of an acquisition is signalled by an audible beep PROgram Autoconfiguration command for the next acquisition MANual the MTS will choose the acquisition range pulse resolution and acquisition time specified by the operator using the above commands AUTO the auto config function is enabled The MTS will choose the appropriate acquisition range pulse and resolution in relation to the acquisition time specified by A
165. ich is displayed see Editing on page 4 5 e Press the lt Exit gt key Display of relative results The table usually gives the results in absolute values To obtain these results as relative values that is with respect to the reference channel do the following e Press the lt Tab Cont gt key then the lt Absolute Result gt key this key will then indicate lt Relative Result gt e Move the cursor on to the channel that must be used as the reference e Press the lt Set Ref Channel gt key The results are then recalculated in relation to the reference channel Current channels found channels If the test initiates multiple acquisitions 2 100 mode or Continuous mode e the number of found channels is registered with the first acquisition and the position of the channels is stored USER MANUAL 750000992 16 7 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Optical spectrum analyser MTS e during the following acquisitions the detected channels or current channels are not necessarily the same as the channels found with the first acquisition To choose the channels to be displayed use the lt Current Channels gt lt Found channels gt key Displaying in red the results exceeding alarm thresholds To display in red in the table the results exceeding the alarm thresholds that have been chosen in the OSA test setup menu proceed as follows
166. idth RANGe LASer ATIMe DATE SIZE XOFFset XSCale YOFFset YSCale BUFFer CURSor A B 0 400 000 0 m CURSor A B CVALue A B STABle LTABle 1 200 RTABle 1 200 ee ee ee ee eee ee N ie K OFILe SOR WTK BSOR BWTK Description des fonctions These commands retrieve test results in the Bellcore GR 196 CORE Issue 1 1995 Standard OTDR Record SOR format OTDR Returns the MTS type 9 16 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS PULSewidth Returns the pulsewidth RANGe Returns the range LASer Returns the wavelength ATIMe Returns the acquisition time DATE Returns the date SIZE Returns the number of points size of the trace XOFFset Returns the X axis offset XSCale Returns the X axis scale YOFFSet Returns the Y axis offset YSCale Returns the Y axis scale BUFFer Returns the buffer storing the trace see next section for more details CURSor Choice of cursor A or B CURSor Returns the A or B cursor position CVALue Returns the result at the cursor A or B position value in dB STABle Returns the number of lines in the table LTABle Returns the content of a line in the table Response given as a string
167. in averaging mode Selection of the required alarm threshold 70 to 30 dBm Entry of the value 0 to 30 db of an external attenuator if one is being used Select the currently displayed value as a reference value to compare to other measured results Adjust the zero setting of the power meter when a blanking cap is fitted to the power meter optical input Power meter reference query Format des commandes PWMeter gt GETRef L850 L1310 L1550 Response reference value for the Wavelength selected Laser source set up Format des commandes SOURce H gt LASer ON OFF gt LAMBda L850 L1300 L1310 L1550 MODe CW M270 M330 M1000 M2000 SCANNING gt POWer CALIBRATED VARIABLE 0 255 0 255 tL SENDlamb Lel EMUL NO YES Description des fonctions LASer ON validates the emission from the laser or LED OFF stops the emission from the laser or LED LAMBda Choice of wavelength according to configuration of module 1310 or 1550 nm for LASER source 850 or 1300 nm for LED source 9 20 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Laser source set up MODe POWer SENDlamb EMUL Transmission mode of signal emitted CW continuous power M270 M330 M1000 M2000 power modulated to selected frequency 2
168. ing LEAF 1 46890 1 46840 1 46840 Corning SMF 28 1 46750 1 46810 1 46810 ATT SM 1 46600 1 46700 1 46700 Preset index values Section A_B Enable the index N calibration the distance between the cursors A and B being known Selecting this known distance will display the index of the fiber The limits of the distance are given by the index 1 30000 to 1 70000 Scatter Coeff Choose the backscattered coefficient K from 99 dB to 50 dB in 0 1 dB steps Modification of K modifies the reflectance and ORL measurements The default values are given in Reflectance on page 1 2 Acquisition The MTS provides three distinct methods of making an acquisition T A real time mode when the MTS makes up to 10 acquisitions per second and displays the resulting trace on the screen along with a connection status indicator T A rapid automatic mode that allows you to make an acquisition with an automatic configuration process using the minimum of key strokes 5 6 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Acquisition T A manual acquisition mode that lets you configure your acquisition parameters exactly for the fiber you wish to test After any acquisition except in real time mode an automatic measurement is performed With multi wavelength modules the acquisition can be started automatically on all the wavelenghts each time the START
169. iple acquisitions 2 100 mode or Continuous mode then statistics are conducted on the results To display these results in the table press the lt Cont Tab gt key then the lt Statist gt key Five Statistics keys are then available to choose what will be displayed in the table for each channel Key Table Contents No statist Channel Freq or Spacing Level Noise SNR P Lambda P comp Freq or Channel Freq or Spacing F or L Avg ForL F or Sdev F Lambda Statist Lambda max Min L orL Level Statist Channel Freq or Level Avg P Max P Min P Sdev P Lambda Mixed Statist Channel Freq or ForL F or L Max Level P min P Max Lambda min Statist SNR Channel Freq or SNR Avg SNR Max SNR MinSNR Sdev Lambda SNR a Standard deviation Press the lt Exit gt key to leave the Statistics menu Channel sort The channels can be classified in the table in ascending order according to frequency or wavelength level or S N ratio To modify this order e Press the lt Cont Tab gt key then the lt Sort gt key e Press the lt Freq sort gt key or lt Lambda sort gt depending on the chosen unit lt Level sort gt or lt SNR sort gt 7 10 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Display of WDM results Successive addressing of channels according to the chosen
170. ith adaptor ST or Universal connector with adaptor 11 8 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Modules Options and Accessories DIN or Universal connector with adaptor Power meter adapters supplied with the MTS for connector VFO 506VFO for connector FC PC 506FC for connector ST 506ST for connector DIN 506DIN for connector D4 506D4 for connector PFO 506PFO for connector SC 506SC USER MANUAL 750000992 16 11 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Technical specifications MTS Specifications of the OTDR modules Wavelength and pulsewidth Multimode Modules 5023MM 5023 ML 5021MM 5022MM Wavelength 850 20nm 1300 20 nm 8500 1300 20 nm Dynamic range with long pulse 20 dB 18 dB 16 14 dB RMS 25 dB 23 dB 18 16 dB Pulsewidth 3 ns to 200 ns 3 ns to 200 ns Dead zone at 3ns Event dead zone 1 5 M 1 5 M 2m Attenuation dead zone 5m 5m 10m a laser at 25 C at 50ns b Specified values at 25 C corresponding to the one way difference in dB between the extrapolated backscattering level at the start of the fiber and the level containing 98 of noise data points after 3 minutes averaging c Typical value at 25 C corresponding to the one way difference in dB between the extrapolated
171. ithin the manufacturer s guide A lines Failure to do so may compromise the protection offered by the instruments design Important Do not use any AC DC adaptor or battery other than the supplied CP accessories If another adapter or battery is used it may damage the MTS itself The MTS is supplied with a Nickel Metal Hydrid rechargeable bat tery iv USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Table of contents Vistial CONVENE ONS senna a re aa S dees ER S EERI ds ii Laser safety sev cesciesesecesscsssesctessasts Aisatsarsecaspaneptesaencebtevievenh davies aseitt neta KES ii AC DC and battery safety sssini nieis iv Measurement Principles ssccccsssssccsssssscssssscssssssscsssssscssssssssssssssed nd OTDR measurements principle Measurement result Measurement validity vsisi iiser tissiininsi ieii RefleCtan C uinea a aa N sete a e ana OTS Measurement principles essesssesesesssseeeeeeeeeeeeeceecosesereeereeereeseeeeeees Attenuation measurement Power MEAaSUPEMEOM Ei sec es65 ced Ad cea che cee cetel R a d ir a i WDM principle and analysis Measurement results c cccccsccssscsscesseessccssesscesssesscessccseceseceeeeesecssecseecaeesaeenaes Introduction scdcscesesssiscocesscevessss sete sosscesecesedecesssdevesdss sees sos sesesssesesessense D Interchangeable Modules iniinis e
172. ive the set of floppy disks he need to upgrade his MTS Installation of the boot if necessary 1 23 The MTS being switched off AC DC adapter unplugged insert the disk 1 of the boot into the floppy disk drive Plug in the AC DC adapter The floppy disk drive will then work and the MTS will automatically begin to transfer the software from disk 1 to the RAM The screen is switched on Starting file transfert to RAM The dots from the left to the right are showing the load in progress When the following message TET insert disk 2 and hit the OK key Insert next boot disk and hit OK when ready If the main power is not on the followin message appears PLUG IN EXTERNAL POWER TO CONTINUE You have to connect this external lp supply It is automatically detected Do not remove power before flashing is complete This message is very important if you stop the process the MTS may be damaged After the message Boot flashing has begun wait for the following message Boot flashing successful The boot software is then installed You can press ON when the MTS is ready LED ON flashing to check it is operating correctly Switch off the MTS and unplug the external power before starting to load the application software Installation of the application software Proceed as follows to install the new software 1 2 With the MTS switched off AC DC adapter unplugged insert the disk 1 into the
173. ive to the OTDR module cssssesseeeecceceeeeesseeecees 9 11 Acquisition commands Result commands a Fiber commands ccccesccssccsscesscesecsssesecesscessceaeesscessecsacescessccaeceseceeeesecseeeats Reading of OTDR results commands ccccseseesesseseerssessereesesteseeseeneees 9 16 Commands relative to the OTS modules ccesssssseeecceceeeeeneseeees 9 19 F wer meter SCEUP gt riisist ressorsa i E arini aai irast iR EREE A EAKA AAEE 9 19 Power meter reference QUELY iicr aioin eresi inserere ianari apis 9 20 Laser source Set Up essssseeeersssssseeeeesssee Reading of OTS results Commands relative to the WDM module osssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessrses 9 23 Configuration OSA ccccsssseseesessseseeeseees as Reading of OSA results Maintenance seeseeesososseesececossesseeescecososeeeessososssesececessesseeeececssseseeesse 10 1 Maintenance Procedure sarsii inana a 10 1 Returning an instrument 10 2 Guarantee conditions 10 2 CIC ANING A E EE E E E 10 2 Cleaning the front and rear panels and the covers cccseeeeeeeereeeeees 10 2 Cleaning th screen issin iriiri ieissa ini nianiar ierni r is araia iani 10 2 Precautions governing optical connections esssssssssssssssssessssssssssssssse 10 2 Cleaning the optical cable connector c cesesseeseeteeseteeeseeeeeseseseeeeeseeene 10 3 Cleaning the optical inputs or outputs of the MTS ooo eee 10 3 Bat
174. key to deselect the lock markers option Overlay trace function The Overlay Trace allows you to have up to 4 traces on the screen at the same time This function is very useful e for comparing traces acquired from several fibers in the same cable e for comparing traces from the same fiber over a period of time or at different wavelengths e for comparing traces resulting of measurements made in both directions of the fiber see Both End Measurement on page 5 32 In order to do this the instrument is equipped with an overlay memory where the trace files to be overlaid can be stored These traces can be e the current trace for comparison with traces of new acquisitions e traces stored on a floppy disk or internal memory for comparison with the current trace Overlay conditions When traces have been set in the overlay memory if an acquisition is made with acquisition parameters compatible with the overlay trace pulsewidth and range the acquired trace will remain on the screen to allow the comparison with the stored traces 5 28 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Overlay trace function 26 16 61 11 41 300 ns IR 1 47600 N 0 29 14 05 Remove Y Scale Exact 75 gt gt 20 km 4 111 dB 0 34 dB km Events Distance Loss Reflec Slope Section T Loss fof B6 m dB dB dB km m dB Exampl
175. key to select all the files in the directory e Press the lt Transfer gt then the lt Delete gt key e Press the lt Confirm gt key to delete the file or the lt Cancel gt key to abort the operation A floppy disk icon or internal memory icon is displayed in the title bar of the display while the file s is are being deleted Once the files have been deleted the MTS gives a warning beep Deleting a directory Note A directory can only be deleted if it is empty So before to start deleting directories you must delete the files they al contained Use the Find file procedure to locate the directories to be deleted then e Press the lt Remove Dir gt key e Press the lt Confirm gt key to delete the directory or the lt Cancel gt key to abort the operation A Toy disk icon or memory icon or hard disk icon is displayed in the title bar of the display according to the media containing the directory Once the directory has been deleted the MTS gives a warning beep Copying files from one medium to another if available B ies can be made from the Topey disk to the internal memory or hard disk rom the internal memory or hard disk to the floppy disk Copying from floppy disk to internal memory or hard disk if optional floppy disk present e Press the FILE key to call the File manager window e Select the Floppy disk medium e Press the lt Explore gt key the directory of the floppy disk is disp
176. l nun MTS 5280 161 1 58 S826DR 104 Trace FIBER SOR Measurement Dat 07 12 98 09 38 Title gt ULLLLLL Laser gt 1310 nm Operator JOHN Pulse 300 ns Cable Ident 6666 Range 20 km Origin Location AAAAAA Resolution 10m End Location BBBBBBB Averaging 16 0 Direction gt 0E Fiber Number gt 13 Comments z Index Scatter Coeff Splice Threshold Reflec Threshol Slope Threshold Display Ghosts Fiber End Threshold 0 338dB km 0 328 dB km 0 33348 km A 511 59 m B 4062 03 m B A 3550 44 m a Events Distance Loss Reflec Slope Section T Loss of 05 m aBy AB aB km m aB HES Example of hardcopy USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 25 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS Loading a new roll of paper Attention The paper rolls must be stored in a cool dry and shaded place see reference on page 11 7 An internal device detects the end of the roll and triggers display of No paper Also a red line is marked on the paper beginning approximately 1 meter from the end of the roll e Onany new roll of paper remove the adhesive and cut back at least one turn of paper from the beginning of the roll to eliminate all traces of glue which could damage the print head e Remove the protective cover of the printer below the instrument by undoing the two thumbscrews The paper feed path marked on the print
177. lated frequency 270Hz 330Hz 1KHz or 2KHz The icon is displayed when the modulated frequency mode is selected SCANNING and the icon when the scanning mode is selected the icon when the source is in operation USER MANUAL 750000992 16 6 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using the OTS module MTS Light Source Softkeys The following softkeys are available when the laser source function is selected from the OTS Results window lt Laser On gt lt Laser Off gt or lt LED on gt lt LED Off gt used to switch the light on and off When lt Source gt is selected from the OTS Results window the lt Laser On gt or lt LED on gt switches on the source and the other specific source softkeys are displayed When the source is on the softkey is labelled lt Laser Off gt or lt LED off gt and the icon is displayed next to the wavelength indicator Note None of the following softkeys are available unless the source is on e CF lt Toggle Laser gt or lt Toggle LED gt switches between the two wavelengths 1310 and 1550 nm with laser source 850 1300 nm with LED source Note None of the Toe softkeys are available unless the CW transmis sion mode is selected lt Send Lambda gt transmits a lambda signal to the Power meter to automatically switch the power meter to the wavelength of th
178. layed e Find the file s or directories to be copied refer to Finding files on page 8 18 Press the lt Select gt key e Press the lt Transfer gt then the lt Copy gt key e Select the media and the directory then press the lt Open Dir gt key e Press the lt Confirm copy gt key The file s or directories is are copied to the internal memory or hard disk e the action can be aborted by pressing the lt Abort Copy gt key While the file s is are bein ing copied an internal memory or hard disk icon e is displayed in the title bar the name of the copied file is displayed at the bottom of the screen Once the files have been copied the MTS gives a warning beep USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 21 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS Copying from internal memory or hard disk to floppy disk if option selected e Press the FILE key to call the File manager window e Select the Internal medium or Hard disk e Press the lt Explore gt key the corresponding directory is displayed e Find the file s or directory ies to be copied refer to Finding files on page 8 18 Press the lt Select gt key e Press the lt Transfer gt then the lt Copy gt key e Select the Floppy disk media and the directory then press the lt Open Dir gt key e Press the lt Confirm copy gt key The file s or directories is are c
179. lectronic equipment may appear identical they risk damaging MTS Attention If you don t intend using MTS for several weeks it is recommended that you remove the batteries in order to prolong their life cycle and O to recharge them before re using them again 3 6 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Before switching on Using MTSS from the mains supply The mains adapter allows the MTS to be used while charging the batteries or during a measurement to save battery life if a mains supply is available Attention You must only use the mains adapter supplied with the MTS Even though mains adapters delivered with other electronic equipment may appear identical they risk damaging MTS e Connect the adapter to a mains outlet On the rear panel of the MTS remove the power prn connector blanking cap and connect the cable from the mains adapter The AUTO TEST Vx x message is displayed on the screen for a short period and the and the On LED is on Then the On LED flashes the instrument is ready to be started e To switch on the instrument press the On button If the instrument is not switched on and if it contains a battery which needs a charge the charge will start within 10 seconds max and the Charge indicator will then be on until the end of the battery charge Note During battery operation it is p
180. line Use the following procedures to use the cursor functions Cursors positioning shift When a trace is displayed on the screen a ee allows selection of the A or B cursor or the selection of both cursors The selected cursors are shown with a plain line Use the lt and gt direction arrows to move the cursor or the cursors on the trace The window displays the following values below the trace e the distance of each cursor from the origin e the distance between the two cursors e the slope between the two cursors e the attenuation between the two cursors When one of the cursors goes off the screen a horizontal shift is performed Use the T and J keys to make a vertical shift If a cursor is off the screen when you select it as soon as you start to move it it will appear at the edge of the screen nearest to its last location 5 14 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Zoom and shift functions Zoom and shift functions Zoom function The Zoom function allows you to analyze a detected event in greater detail Using the Zoom function in combination with the Event function allows you to quickly verify any uncertain events The zoom of the display is made around the selected cursor If lt Cursor AB gt was selected the zoom is made at the mid point between the cursors The position of the displayed part of the
181. ly suited to reflectance measurements on a fiber link The amplitude of the generated Fresnel reflection is measured then the result is converted to reflectance The conversion formula takes into account e the amplitude of the reflection measured e the pulsewidth used to measure the reflection s amplitude in nanoseconds 1 2 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS OTS Measurement principles e the backscattering coefficient of the fiber used Typical values of backscattering coefficient for a ins pulse for a singlemode fiber 79 dB at 1310 nm 81 dB at 1550 nm and 1625 nm for a multimode fiber 70 dB at 850 nm 75 dB at 1300 nm In order to measure the largest range of reflection coefficient a variable optical attenuator must be inserted between the OTDR and the link under test This attenuator allows the level of the curve to be adjusted so that the OTDR is never saturated by the reflection to be measured OTS Measurement principles Attenuation measurement The attenuation measurement in hile of a complete link or elements such as fiber sections connections optical components requires a calibrated laser light source and a power meter This is generally deducted from the optical power measurement at two points Calibrated 1 2 laser light F _ Powermeter source Re
182. m of the page Trace The trace represents the power in dBm according to the frequency in THz or the wavelength in nm The detected channels are represented by peaks Note When several acquisitions are made the trace corresponding to the Ea last acquisition is displayed 7 6 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Display of WDM results Cursors To move the A or B cursor by pressing the cursor key first display lt Cursor A gt or lt Cursor B gt then use the lt or gt arrow keys To move both cursors simultaneously press the cursor key to display the lt Curs AB gt key then use the lt or gt arrow keys The coordinates of the intersection point of the cursors with the trace are indicated underneath the trace as well as the frequency difference or the wavelength and the power between these points Trace shifting To shift the trace horizontally or vertically press the lt Shift Zoom gt key to display lt Shift gt then use the direction arrow keys to make the required shift Zoom In order to zoom in on the trace press the lt Shift Zoom gt key to display lt Zoom gt then use the direction arrow keys to zoom in either horizontally or vertically The zoom of the display is made around the selected cursor If lt Cursor AB gt was selected the zoom is made at the mid point between the
183. mentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Selecting fiber parameters cisini a ni a 5 5 ACQUISITION sidscecctescenscccssceccetvasssesssectsvessandes onnaa dai sirrinin iarain 520 Real time mod cccccesccssscssccsscsesesssessecsesssesscessseseseseeceecessesseceeceseeesseseeessees 5 7 Automatic acquisition mode cccecccssesseeseseeeseseetesesssessessssseensnsseseesessseeees 5 9 Manual acquisition mode 0 0 cceesseesesseseseseeteseseseesesesessessseseensseseeeeeesseenees 5 11 Case of the multi wavelength acquisition ccccscseseseeseeseeseseeeeseeenees 5 13 Detection Of traffic cccccccccccesscssccsssesseescesssesseesssesscessesecesecesecesseaesessseaeeaeses 5 13 RESULEAMALYSIS ces cescsessiscccvsvcdssaccsecsscesetecveavosseteccccutdedasesscceeessdetererenccigo td Using the Cursor si ccccccsssssasssssarsisssstseassatecsuvatecanatescesscssessatsnsnssnasasbssasisizessatets 5 14 Zoom and Shift functions ccssccessecessecesseecesseecssesecsssecssssesssseessees 5 15 Events sajssetisvnscdesdeesgascuvveccsauctzs iss donscesousseesscaeosecsnsereowieasvanvemenvsies 215 Event display criteria isiin ii iiaei 5 15 Table Of results scstccsstsssccsecnsvetesissecsssivecssssiesccascsvassievessoveveeeesssideseses 5217 Information given for each type of event detected 0 cece 5 18 INOtesaini table surie ced casieancddctestvadatescs cadet statsaaneed aE NiE 5 19 Automatic detection and measurem
184. ments The Comments zone allows the operator to enter with the Edit menu comments about the file for future reference when the file is reloaded This zone contains 3 independent lines of 31 characters Manipulating stored data You can carry out any of the following Ka on the data files stored on floppy or internal storage medium lt Load gt lt Overlay gt lt Copy gt lt Delete gt or lt Rename gt Note Only files compatible with the selected module can be loaded for example you cannot load an OTS file if an OTDR module is selected o Explore function When the media is selected press the lt Explore gt key The display see page 8 19 presents three windows See Filename on page 8 2 8 16 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Manipulating stored data CURRENT CURRENT 65 02 99 12 16 ilesi Open Contents of Internal 3 Files Di M5601960 WIK SKb 10710797 20 58 53 i r TEST 2E0 OEO 3Kb 64 02 99 05 51 54 z EO TEST 2E0 WTK 4Kb 04 02 99 05 34 17 Create EI Floppy disk Dir Remove Dir Free Space Exit USE UP DOWN KEYS USE LEFT RIGHT KEYS TO SELECT FILE DIRECTORY TO CHANGE WINDOW Directory management Directory window The left window displays e the icons representing the available media RAM or Hard disk and diskette a double click on these icons gives a direct a
185. move the total power measurement result Display of Gain Tilt delta and Gain Slope results The MTS allows for the display of two additional results e The Gain Tilt that is to say the difference between the max and min peak values of the whole spectrum of the signal between the cursors e The Gain Slope measured by the least squares method using a linear regression algorithm To display the results above the channels e Inthe OSA test setup menu verify that the Tilt amp Slope gain parameter is set on Yes e Place the cursors e Press the lt Expert gt key the lt Manual gt key and finally the lt Tilt amp Slope gt key The Gain Tilt is displayed in dB The Gain Slope is traced and the value is displayed in dB THz or dB nm depending on the chosen unit 7 8 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Display of WDM results Total power Gain Tilt Gairy Slope OSA_POWR WDM 11 12 66 16 56 5071 WDM Res Acq 20 Th 44 9dBm SK gt N 0 4 nm N 15 11 00 09 14 P H 10 0 dBidiv Expert 4 nm div fle Tab Cont ie Table ED Cursor B P 11 24 dBm fi 0 mo 44 Channel Lambda Spacing Level Noise SNR P Pcomp fof 68 nm nm dBm dBm dB 2 hannel Display of total power Gain Tilt and gain slope between the cursors Overlay See Overlay of traces on page 7 12 Table Lines Depending o
186. n the LED On Off 2 wavelengths 67 87 98 12 49 LED UN CALIBRATED Transmission mode indicator CW signal to the 270Hz 330Hz radiometer 1KHz 2KHz or SCANNING Send SCANN ING Lambda Mode Scanning off E Return Send Lambda only displayed if VARIABLE power mode is selected LED Source Display if available Power mode SCANNING indicator LIGHT mode icon OFF or CALIBRATED Power meter Power meter Display The power meter display provides all the details of the currently selected power meter configuration It also contains the specific softkeys required to control the various functions of the power meter when it is selected e The selected source wavelength 850 nm 1310 nm 1550 nm Calibrated values or any user value between 800 nm and 1650 nm in 1 nm increments e The measured light power in the selected unit and the non selected unit e The selected reference level value in dBm e The measured light power cursor showing the value in dB 6 8 User MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS OTS Results Window e The selected threshold cursor showing the current threshold in dB Pressing the lt and directional arrows modifies this value e The icon that indicates an audible alarm will be given if the measured power passes the selected threshold e The AUTOLAMBDA indicator shows t
187. n the choice made in the Set up menu in the Detection window for the Channel Detection parameter the table contains e either one line for each detected channel if the 1st sweep option is selected e ora line for each graduation if the grid option is selected Display type By defect only one line of the table is displayed below the trace e To display 8 lines of the table under the trace press the lt 1 2 tabl gt key or the RESULTS button e to display 18 lines of the table without trace press the lt Table gt key or the RESULTS button e to display again the trace with only a line of the table press the lt Trace gt key or the RESULTS button USER MANUAL 750000992 16 7 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Optical spectrum analyser MTS Table contents without statistics In the absence of statistics see Detection parameters on page 7 3 the parameters given for each channel are as follows 1 Channel number the total number of channels is given in the first column header 2 Frequency or wavelength Lambda of the channel according to the chosen unit Spacing between the channels in THz or nm Power level of the channel in dBm Noise level in dBm S N ratio for the channel in dB Relationship between channel power and composite power P Pcomp in MS oe PY Table contents with statistics If the test involves mult
188. nction or functions required in the Instrument Set up menu If a module has been changed after power up the unit will directly go to this Instrument Set up menu The Talk Set option can be selected even if an OTDR function is selected OTDR OSA VFL and Loss Test Set Power Meter amp Laser Source functions are exclusive the selection of one of them will cancel the previous selection To configure the instrument Press the SET UP button the configuration menu is displayed with the last type of configuration defined Test System or Instrument If the Soe ats menu displayed is not the one required press the lt Instrument Setup gt key The functions of the instrument are graphically displayed OTDR OSA Source Power Meter or Visual Fault Locator installed according to the modules present in the MTS To validate a function e Use the directional arrows to move to the function icon e Press the Select button to validate the choice The icon will then be highlighted in red with color screen and the connection to the relevant connector will be displayed If none of the function is selected e The MTS is in the OTDR mode if an OTDR module is present but no acquisition can be made You can however analyze store and recall traces e The MTS is in the WDM mode if an OSA module is present but no OTDR module UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 88
189. nd of the display from 190 0 THz to 198 0 THz Unit chosen for the horizontal axis Choose the type of reference grid ITU FIRst first channel in THz MAN number of channel SPA spacing between channel in tenth of GHz MAN FIRst first channel in THz MAN number of channel SPA spacing between channel in tenth of GHz ASAve Save the locations of the channels to set the automatic grid on them 9 24 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Commands relative to the WDM module Reading of OSA results Format des commandes OSAResult DATE TIME SIZE XOFfset XSCale YOFfset YSCale BUFfer FBUffer CURsor A B 190 0 198 0 m CURsor A B CVAlue A B GAIN LJ TILT GAIN l gt SLOpe POWER t TOTal POWER gt COMposit NCHannel Jo TOTal NCHannel tL PREsent PREsent 1 100 AVG 1 100 NOlse 1 100 IBUf 1 100 NOW 1 100 FREQ sly AVG 1 100 LEVel ly MIN 1 100 OSNR J MAX 1 100 TABle SDEV 1 100 TABle STATus BUSETSESSSERSS ESSE ESSE SEES OFILe WDM BWDM USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 25
190. nder test rsisi Source Specific FUNCTIONS 00 0 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeteeetecettesseetteseeeseeeeeeees Using variable power with laser source only Scanning MOE sescccsesssdieestesieetestns acsieivedvencetecesstee Transmission of modulated signals ccccseseesseseeseteseeeeteseseseeeseeeeees Power meter Specific Functions esssssssssssssssssrsssssssrsesssssrsssssssssessses Memory Functions Automatic result storage Automatic result printing oo ccccccsseseeeseseeseeeeeeeeesssessessseeeeessseeeeeneeenees Choosing a non calibrated wavelength ccccseseesessseseeseseeeesesneenes Setting an audible alarm threshold c ccccseeessseseseesesseseessseseeeeeesnenees Transferring OTS table to Excel cccccseseessseseesesesessesssssessesssesseessseenenees Optical spectrum analyser csssccccssssscccsssseccssssssssssssccsssssccsssses 771 Configuration of the instrument sssscecccccceesssscseeccceeeeeeessseeceeees 7 1 OSA LOSE SQLUP sccecdcsssssssessscccissssasstancesccessisesaicssnscvacesdnassaveescsteatesstances Acquisition parameters a Detection parameters iva Sigmall Noise parameters creniero eestin ieena ii s ier artene 7 3 Results display parameters 0 sisssecncisesascescietecsveveteseetecstessecolectownnetseevtorsevs 7 4 Display Of WDM reS ltSsssinissisonissinsiississsecosrssssasosadodsoenasrisdsisiduinaaiabteni 75 Trace Overlay OF aces sapurane ANRE
191. ned in the File windows Fiber number decimal coding alphanumeric coding 100 to 999 Laser wavelength used for the measurement i 1310 nm 1550 nM 850 nm AUTO USER cC D gt oun w USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS OTS module automatic file naming cccffwps Range mW manual range W manual range nW manual range Auto range Direction origin to extremity extremity to origin the available values are depending on the module used OTS Module Semi Automatic Filenaming When you store an OTS data to disk using semi automatic file naming the file name is created using the file naming conventions selected by the user as follows e Move the cursor on the Filename line e Press the lt Edit gt key The Editing menu appears On the Coding line of the editing menu define the filename code For that move the cursor on the diferent line of the menu in the order you wish for the coding and enter the corresponding characters pressing the lt Valid Char gt key e On the Title line enter as much t as you want of characters of the title in the filename e On the Cabl Ident Origin and Extremity lines enter as c o or e as you want of characters of the concerned identification in the filename e On the Fiber Num
192. nly ref 5200 IEEE Connect the controller to the IEEE port of the MTS The primary address of the MTS should be selected from 0 to 30 in the system setup menu Usually the address 0 is reserved for the controller Description of commands and queries Command errors Remote control errors are saved in the event status register e a command error bit 5 of the register is detected if the command is not in the programming dictionary if the parameters are out of range or incorrect an execution error bit 4 of the register is detected if the instrument cannot execute the command in the given context examples if modification of an acquisition parameter while measurement is in process etc To know the command error either read the Standard Event Register by lt ESR gt or enable the selected bit s of the Standard Event Enable Register by lt ESE gt to be warned by a SRQ See Status structure Registers on page 9 6 Command Format Remote control commands conform to the IEEE 488 IEC 625 2 standard The have a hierarchical structure with a top level root and one or more lower levels nodes Commands are performed by stringing together nodes Example ACQ PULS P5NS e ACQ is the root e PULS is the second level node e P5NS is the parameter of the second level node USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www
193. nstrument Remove the MTS and its accessories from the packing case Check the presence of all the ordered accessories If any part is missing or damaged please contact your local representative see Wavetek Customer Service Centers at the end of the manual The MTS is delivered with the following accessories e auser manual e a battery that must be charged before use e a mains supply unit to power the instrument from the mains and to charge the batteries e a carrying strap e soft carrying case optional e hard transit case optional Installation and removal of module It is very easy to remove or install a MTS module Whatever type of module it can be installed in either of the two slots available on the rear panel of the instrument When a slot is empty it is covered with a blanking plate attached with two locking screws similar to those of a module USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS _ ___ _ i IOIO E f oo 2 Ao o 6 a 9 9 9 f Module Locking sews oE E ex MTS 5200 rear view
194. nt includes a VGA monitor then the lt VGA gt key enables the transfer of information to this screen see page 4 11 Auto off Note The Auto off function is valid only with battery operation to pre to serve battery life This function automatically powers down the instrument if no action is performed or no key is pressed for the delay selected in this menu after saving the session underway e To validate this function from the Screen window move the cursor to Auto Off and select the time 5 min or 15 min at which time the instrument will automatically power down if no key is pressed e To disable this function from the Screen window move the cursor to Auto Off and choose the No option Back lighting level Press the SET UP button then with the lt System Setup gt key in the Screen window move the cursor to Backlight Choose the No option to select the normal screen level lighting e In din lighting conditions choose the Always option for the screen to be permanently back lit e Choose one of the options 3 min or 30 sec to have a back lit screen for the chosen period This backlight will then be available Important When the MTS is operating on battery it is recommended to select the No or 30s backlight option in order to maximize the autonomy o Welcome message The Welcome message gives the main possible actions after powering on the unit 3 14 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan
195. o cecesccsscesecesecsscessecsscesecesecsacesscesscesseessecaecsseesaeeescesseeseeseeeenees Command Format Command Syntax ccceecssesesseseseeneees Abbreviation of Command header cccssccsssesssesseessecseceseesaecsscesseeecsecesees USER MANUAL 750000992 16 ix Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Linking commands irinin neil elds eedliniee 9 4 Parameters orrs lees devs sveueseiesdiee ecsshedocates EAEE ratae 9 4 OTE n E E T E A ca ties tates See Rewards 9 4 Common part COMMAMNAS ssssssssssessessessseseeseeseessessreseesseseeuseeseesresresesee 9 5 SRO commands IEEE interface only cscscceseesesesessessssseseesseesessseseeenseeees 9 5 Status structure RegistefS soci cieiscstcscxsscrss ccsdedscadeve susebadycasesessiecssdnsssecpsoraess 9 6 Status COMMAMNAS ssar aaaea aiea arar EEAS 9 7 Systemi SetUP COMMANAS cscsceeseseeseeseeseesssessessseseesesesessessssseseessseseeseaseeaes 9 7 Commands relative to the module and the function cccceeeseeeeeeeees 9 8 Commands relative to the Keys cccceecsessssssesesesesesesesessesssseesessseseeseesseees 9 8 Identification commands for a previous measurement sceeteseeseteseeee 9 9 Next measurement identification commands ccccccccsseseeseeeseeeeesseeeee 9 10 Remarks in table ccccecccsscsscesscesscessesscesseesscessecsecesecsacessecsesesecesaseeeeaseesseeats 9 10 Command relat
196. o provide support during hand held operation of the instrument in the field e Attached to the top right and bottom left studs In this A ase the strap can be passed around the neck and under an arm to provide support when the instrument is held at the side Charging the batteries The battery provided with the MTS needs to be fully charged before use The following instructions are relevant for both a single battery or for two batteries installed in the instrument The Charge indicator situated below the ON OFF switch indicates the battery charge state see Charge indicator on page 3 5 Socket for external mains adapter example with MTS 5100 To charge the batteries proceed as follows Important To efficiently charge the battery the MTS screen must be switched L off Connect the mains adapter from the mains supply to the MTS see above The LED Charge switches on the battery will charge in 2 5 hours for a battery totally uncharged Important If the charge of the battery is 95 typical the charge will not LF start Once the battery is fully charged the Charge indicator switches off The mains adapter can be disconnecte
197. o the following file e Ifa several consecutive files must be selected then press the lt Select gt key as many times as required e If there are several non consecutive files to be selected then move the cursor to each file and press the lt Select gt key 8 18 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Manipulating stored data To deselect a file place the cursor on this file then press the lt Deselect gt key Selecting all the files in a directory The lt Select all gt key selects all the files of the selected directory Then the lt Cancel Select gt key allows to deselect all the files Note If there hasn t been any files selected by the lt Select gt key then the LP file where the cursor is currently placed above is considered as o selected CURRENT CURRENT 8057 02799 12 21 iles PE Contents of Internal 3 Files Load TEST 2E0 OEO 3Kb 04 02 99 05 51 54 TEST 2E0 WIK 4Kb 04 62 99 05 34 17 Select Select All Transfer Free Space i E Rename OPERATOR N 1 BBB 10710797 20 56 1300 nm 2668 ns 66 8 s USE UP DOWN KEYS lt T gt USE LEFT RIGHT KEYS TO SELECT FILE DIRECTORY eS TO CHANGE WINDOW File explorer Loading an OTDR trace When loading a trace two possibilities are available e either load only the trace e or load together with the trace the acquisition p
198. ollowed by lt Auto measure gt The following measurement sequence is recommended 1 Full automatic measurement The instrument automatically locates and measures the events al D 2 Addition of markers in the case of low loss po and close events In this case the MTS automatically measures the slopes before and after the selected markers and measures the splice losses 3 Addition of manual measurements if necessary in the case of very close events The MTS follows the user measurements All previous measurements are retained Note If you only want to perform automatic measurements when a mea surement is already in place le 1 Press the lt Expert gt key 2 Press the lt Delete results gt key 3 Press the lt Auto Measure gt key Addition of markers When performing measurements it is recommended to use the following configuration e set thresholds to All in the TEST SET UP menu e set Results on trace to YES in the TEST SET UP menu You can manually position event markers anywhere on the trace where you want to make specific measurements using the automatic measurement mode with markers You can also specify locations where you want to position additional markers to those automatically placed during an automatic measurement You can then use the automatic measurement mode with markers to display the results of all measurements made using the combination of these markers Display of markers
199. on the bottom of table the last result saved lt OTS RESULTS 04710701 09 28 a 1318nm ATTENUATION HEHE P INCLUDED 1 V B Display r Edit 70 60 58 49 30 26 10 16 20 38 Fiber Nb 4 Incremen Top E le AUTORANGE Fiber Nb l Bottom Save Current 04710701 13 z s Result Line 64 16 61 215 Clear l Sort Memories l Table 04710701 16 A i i 04710701 16 A i E Ei 64 16 61 216 Return Return 64 16 61 Clear the 300 lines of the memory Number of Selected Save current measured result to selected Sort results in the table the fiber result in memory location 1 to 300 If the TwinTest by fiber number time or memory mode is detected save the 2 results lambda Display of the Memories Sorting the results in the memory After pressing the lt Display gt key the lt Sort Table gt gives access to the different memory sorting options in the displayed table by fiber number then by wavelength by date by wavelength then by fiber number Moving about in the memory After pressing the lt Display gt key the following functions are available 6 14 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Power meter Specific Functions e the lt top gt key moves the display window to the first set of memorised results in the table e the lt Middle gt moves the displa
200. opied to the floppy disk e the action can be aborted by pressing the lt Abort Copy gt key While the file s is a floppy disk icon the name of the fil being copied is displayed in the title bar ing copied is displayed at the bottom of the screen Once the files have been copied the MTS gives a warning beep Printing one or more stored traces e Select printing parameters in the System setup menu see page 3 12 e Press the FILE key to call the File manager window e Select the medium with the files to print Internal Hard disk or Floppy disk e Press the lt Explore gt key e Find the file s to be printed move the cursor on each file and press the lt Select gt key e Press the lt Transfer gt then the lt Print Files gt key You can then cancel the printing using the lt Abort gt key 8 22 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Formatting BAIGGGEO WIK BAIGGGEE WIK 62 63 99 16 34 iles D Contents of Hard disk 71 Files Co A11623F0 WTK 4Kb 22 16 98 17 11 26 py BOTHEND A3OB13HE WTK 4Kb 22 01 99 10 25 42 P DEMO A30013H0 WTK 4Kb 22 01 99 10 25 48 FORMAT A30B1SHE WIK 4Kb 22 01 99 10 25 52 Delete TEST A30015HO WTK 4Kb 22 01 99 10 25 56 A3BO23HE UTK 4Kb 22 01 99 10 26 08 Print A3BO25HE WTK 4Kb 22 01 99 10 26 08 Files A30OZSHO WTK 4Kb 22 61 99 10 26 12 AAAAAAAA OEO SKb 15
201. opy of the screen is printed Attention If there is no print on the paper check if the roll of paper has been placed in the printer on the right side see page 3 26 as only one face of the thermal paper can be printed A header containing the mains acquisition parameters will be printed see the following table Header A header including the following informations is printed to the top of the copy Table 1 Example of header for OTDR results Instrument parameters MTS 5200 101 1 27 Instrument used for the acquisition serial number software version Module Identification of the module installed in the OTDR during SI7926HD 150 the acquisition type serial number File parameters Trace Filename of the trace if it has been loaded from memory storage device Title Title of the trace Operator Operator name Cable Id Identification name for the cable Origin location Name entered for the origin of the fiber End Location Name entered for the end of the fiber Direction Direction of the measurement origin to end or end to origin Acquisition parameters Measurement Date Date and time the measurement was made Laser Wavelength of the laser used to make the measurement Pulse Pulsewidth used to make the measurement USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 19 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started
202. ossible to change to mains operation a without data loss Note During mains operation it is possible to change to battery operation without data loss But it is necessary to wait about 3 minutes to have ae a correct display of the battery charge level Note When the OFF button is pressed the current results and configura a tion are saved When the On button is pressed they are recalled o Attention If there is a loss of power during operation the current results and T configuration are lost The next time the instrument is switched on the initial configuration will be used Connecting the fiber Connect the fiber to the tester as follows e If necessary remove the dust cap from the optical socket situated on the rear panel of the MTS e Use a dry air spray to remove any dust from the fiber connector and the optical socket of the MTS e If an universal connector is used verify that the relevant adapter is connected Connect the fiber connector to the optical socket of the MTS Attention Take care to correctly align the connector to the optical socket other wise the results obtained by MTS will be affected by this bad con nection USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS Attention Refer to the Maintenance Chapter for all the precautions relative to fibe
203. pter charger Input 100 250 V 85 264 V 50 60 Hz 47 400 Hz 1 6A 1 3A Output 12 VDC 12 VDC 4 2A 55 Watt max Compliant CE CE 11 2 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Mainframe specifications Dimensions Base unit MTS 5100 MTS 5200 Height 90mm 130 mm Width 235 mm 235 mm Depth 300 mm 300 mm Weight 3 5 kg 5 5 kg including 1 module amp 1 battery including internal printer 2 modules amp 1 battery Dimensions of the external keyboard optional 280 x 130 x 25 mm 11 x 5 1 x 1 inch Environmental conditions Vibration The MTS is able to withstand the following vibration tests e Complete test consists of 6 cycles for each of the 3 axes x y Z e One cycle sweeps from 5 Hz to 200 Hz and back down to 5 Hz with a sweep duration of one minute per octave e 3mm amplitude displacement test for the range of 5 Hz to 9 Hz e 1Gacceleration test for the range of 10 Hz to 200 Hz Temperature range e Operating on mains options not included 20 C to 50 C 4 C to 122 F e Operating specifications guaranteed all options included 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F e Storage 20 C up to 60 C 4 F up to 140 F Humidity e 95 without condensing EMI ESD e CE compliant USER MANUAL 750000992 16 11 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation G
204. r File management 8 This chapter describes the following file management functions Choosing the storage medium Storing data Using stored data loading traces copying and deleting a file Automatic and manual file naming Overlaying traces OCCU O Formatting a floppy disk Storage media For storing and recalling acquisition data MTS is equipped with the following e aninternal RAM memory or an optional hard disk e an optional high density HD MS DOS compatible 3 5 floppy disk drive Selecting the storage location e Press the FILE key The File manager window appears FILE WTK CURRENT 25 04 61 17 48 TTI Hore cis og Dir Filenaning Autostore Filename Format Title Operator Cable Ident Fiber Number Fiber Nbr Increment Origin Location End Location Direction omments Manual FILE WIK MTS 5100 OPERATOR ccc 1 yes AAA BBB gt E USE UP DOWN KEYS TO MOVE CURSOR USE LEFT RIGHT KEYS TO MODIFY VALUE Explore Format Next Acq Info Memory Info File Manager Window example with OTDR module USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS e In the File window with the directional keys select the Media Dir option then the support Internal or Floppy Disk or Hard Disk options When the Media line is selected the key lt Forma
205. r SWITCHING ON a ccd ces czvssvececscconsvenssveaseceocteceseceeseccevededereeseceaessoeass 3 9 Installing a new version of the software CI Instrument Set UP 3 11 System setup 3 12 Help Printing Copying to the internal printer ccccceeseseseseeseeseseeeeseeeesesneeeseseeeeies 3 18 Loading new roll Of paper svicciicccteesacinseccgeis oes ctiecaciensseaeteetoestarsatnterveves 3 26 Coping to an external printer ccccccseseeseeseeseeseseeessseseessseseeesesesnenees 3 26 Copying to a file on a floppy disk ccccceseeseessesessseeseteseeeetessseseeneseneees 3 27 Visual fault locator function cccccccccessssscecececcceeeesesssceeecesenenenes 3 27 Optical Talk Set FUNCTION ssnissnerssnucnisnnnnn 3 28 Introducing a USEF logo esssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssess 3 29 CONItIONS o ceecececccsccesscesecesecsscesscesscestesseesasessecsseessceseceasceecessseseseaeceseessecseeeaes 3 29 Method of integrating a logo oe cccccssesessesseseeseesessesssseseessseseenesssesnenees 3 29 Tr bleshooting 5 c55ecccseicseescdecdiacilecoasvedecscaceotoes edocs soceccbansesersdenesous 3 30 MTS COntrolS sa sssacccccesscecessesancscassecsssesccnsscsecsessecdsoesoneadeaassdoassstiesssies BEL Front panel c cesipesislicticssssetdeaceacecesohe becdeastacaccssansscedsssevessouesacesoaerosgonies 4 1 Display screen and softkeys ccccceccescsssssessesssessesesesessessssseseessseseesssesesenees
206. r a 5071 WDM module Manual End of display manually chosen Tilt and Slope gain No Yes Validates measurement and display of max difference of gain in dB and slope of gain in dB by nm or by THz above the trace Remarks in table No Yes Allows display and entry of notes in table Table remarks on page 7 11 Grid Four different types of grid are available in the Display window of the menu Off No grid Convent The grid coincides with the graduations The interval therefore varies according to the zoom level ITU Press the lt Set grid gt key to access the ITU grid choices Two keys allow to have the ITU grid either only between the A and B cursors or on the whole band Three lines in the menu allows the followings choices ITU reference channel interval space between channels 50 100 or 200 GHz number of channels 1 to 100 Manual Press the lt Set grid gt key to access a choice of the following grid elements first channel interval between channels 1 The channels which are out of the screen limits are not in the result table 7 4 User MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Display of WDM results from 50 to 400 GHz by steps of 5 GHz or from 0 160 to 8 000 nm by steps of 0 001nm number of channels The lt Between A and B gt key allows to have only between the cursors the grid with t
207. r can automatically save up to 300 results at predefined intervals while Run is executed with the STOP START direct access key When this key is pressed to stop the execution the File window is automatically displayed to save the results in a file Use the following procedure to automatically store results 1 Press the SET UP direct access key to display the OTS TEST SETUP window 2 Inthe Powermeter menu select mode Autostore 3 Select the time interval with the Time Auto menu option 1 second to 11 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds in 1 second increments 4 Press the RESULTS direct access key then the lt Memories gt softkey to display the memories USER MANUAL 750000992 16 6 15 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using the OTS module MTS 5 Press the START STOP direct access key to execute the automatic result storage sequence Note It is possible to integrate manual storage to an automatic storage To lt do this the cursor must be positioned on the last line of the memory A F Then the lt Store Results gt key appears Each time this key is pressed the current result is saved Note If the cursor is positioned on the last line loaded in memory it is repositioned after each save to remain on the last line If not it ee remains on the last line 6 The sequence is stopped either when the START STOP key is pressed to stop the
208. r is very close to an existing marker this marker will be deleted Deleting markers To delete a marker position the cursor on the marker and press the lt Marker gt key The selected marker is deleted and a full measurement without the marker is immediately performed To delete several successive markers use the lt Event gt key to go to the first marker and press the lt Marker gt key as many times as necessary to delete the markers The cursor will be positioned automatically on successive markers Deleting markers may lead to incorrect measurements Addition of manual measurements Once you have made an acquisition with or without an automatic measurement you can add manual measurements of any events on the trace using the cursors in conjunction with the splice slope and ORL functions Whenever manual measurements are made it is recommended to set to ALL the result thresholds and to activate the Results on trace option in the OTDR Test Setup window The manual measurements are controlled with the lt Manual gt key accessible from the Results page after pressing the lt Expert gt key 5 22 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Addition of manual measurements Making Slope measurements To make a manual slope measurement e Press the RESULTS button to call the trace e Position the A cursor at the start of
209. r optic connectors Note The connection quality indicator is displayed on the screen when the ee measurement is started Switching on off the MTS Switching on the MTS e Press the ON OFF button When operating on battery an AUTOTEST VX X message appears on the screen Then the display is blank for approximately 2 seconds Then a self test is carried out If the MTS is used from the mains supply report to page 3 7 The opening screen is displayed showing the actual time and date the charge level of the battery or the batteries or the mains icon the serial number of the instrument the date of the last calibration the graphic of the MTS showing the modules and options installed e If the battery level is too low less than 10 then a warning is displayed on the screen You must store your results and switch off the unit e If the battery level is below 5 then a beep occurs periodically When the battery is too low the MTS is automatically switched off with storage of the current configuration Switching off the MTS When the MTS is on press the ON OFF button to switch it off Note When the instrument is switched off a beep is emitted to indicate that it is possible to restart it Any attempt to restart it before this LF beep is emitted will fail Reset If the MTS is blocked it can be reset by holding down the ON OFF button for about 4 sec
210. r screen option 5000 COL e or an 8 inch passive color option 5000 PAS or B W screen with adjustable contrast 4 2 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Front panel Horizontal line localisating Acquisition parameters used the display part of the type of module trace with respect to the exact wavelength at 25 C nm complete trace Icon representing pulsewidth Positions of the cursors the actual function index of refraction IR are represented by little printing copy on fiber number N vertical lines floppy disk etc way time and date of the start acquisition Battery ies charge a athe act Title of the X amp Y Lock marker Actual icon displayed trace scales icon time H ra 82 07 98 12 02 1316 nm l 1 46752 N 0 505 98 33 eo 5 0 dB div Expert Marker 53 330B 1 0870B ken 1 523dB km Table 0 25 km div lt a gt 0 25048 Cx 712 44 Cursor B B A 549 42 m 2 615 dB 4 76 dB km Events Distance Loss Reflec Slope Section T Loss of 03 m dB dB dB km m B Event Event number Range indicated after gt gt A and B cursor position A B cursor delta distance slope and attenuation difference Measurement results Actual function of between two cursors softkeys Example of OTDR trace display results Any operation or programming errors are signaled by a message on the scr
211. re described in Finding files on page 8 18 2 Press the lt Load gt key then the lt Overlay gt key The selected trace is then put in the overlay memory it is represented by a as or blue line and is automatically offset with respect to the current trace t can be compared with the current trace 7 12 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Overlay of traces Possible actions after overlaying a trace Returning to a single trace display When two traces are displayed press the lt Remove gt key to remove the overlay trace and display only the current trace The softkey lt View 2 curves gt allows you to recall the last overlay trace so that you can have both traces on the screen again Note The trace transferred to overlay memory is stored there and can therefore be recalled at any time until a new trace erases it o Removing the Y offset shift between traces To T S the overlaid trace and the current trace press the lt Adjust Y gt key the vertical offset shift of the traces is removed at the level of the selected cursor Swapping traces The measurements can only be carried out on the current trace and not on an overlay trace To make measurements on an overlaid trace you have to exchange it with the current trace To do this press the lt Swap gt key Shifting the current trace To ver
212. read For example if ten measurements have been conducted ten lines with the above format will be sent MEM Reading of one of 300 measurement results which were able to be stored in memory This result is given on one line in the form Date Hour Lambda Result dBm Res dBr Ref dBm Received mode 9 22 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Commands relative to the WDM module Commands relative to the WDM module Configuration OSA Format des commandes OSASetup gt DEFault b gt MODe 0 100 gt HSEns YES NO gt l RESO FULL Roinm Ro2nm Ro3nm Ro4nm Ro5nm gt DETection FIRst GRid gt STH 80 0 20 0 L STAtistics YES NO gt SNI AUTO l25ghz I5oghz l100ghz L SNM LEFT RIGHt BOTH NBAnd 10 10000 L l SEScreen AUTO FULL MANual gt MSScreen 190 0 198 0 gt MEScreen 190 0 198 0 gt UNIt THz NM Ly GRID TYPe OFF CONv ITU MANual AUTo Description des fonctions DEFault MODe po ITU FIRst 185 0 198 0 CNUmber 1 100 gt iw SPAcing Manual gt FIRst 185 0 198 0 CNUmber 1 100 Ly ASAve SPAcing 20 0 100 0 Configuration choice by defa
213. rome screen the other trace is in blue light grey with a monochrome screen e The characteristics of the active trace are displayed in a status bar above the trace e The active trace is represented with its markers and measurement results e On the non active trace the markers are represented with a vertical dash USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 33 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Data corresponding to active trace A38B13HO A3SGG13HE WIK 27 61 99 16 16 S026DR 320 nm 300 ns IR 1 47600 N 1 a 2 14 05 PE l 2 0 aiv ena 2 50 km div Active trace green or dark i f Marker Table Non active trace blue or light Cursor A Simplified marker B A Events Distance Section Loss 0 gt E Loss E gt 0_ Loss of 09 m m dB dB aB Event The active trace in this example is O to E Both End Measurement display Changing the active trace If you are in Cursor or Zoom Shift mode press the lt Evt OE gt key The event search function is activated and can be started with the directional keys Pressing the lt Evt OE gt key again causes the active trace to become non active and the non active trace to become active The markers and results are then displayed on the new active trace Changing the active trace keeps the active cursor at the same position this allows a new marker to be e
214. rsor splice measurement result Five cursor method To make a five cursor splice measurement 1 Measure the slopes that precede and follow the fault to be measured using the slope function 2 Position the cursor at a point between the two slopes at the location of the fault Attention Select cursor A or B do not select the cursor A B or a 2 cursor splice measurement will be performed USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 25 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Ei 5026DR 1550nm N 30 0 217dB km 0 228dB km 5 0 071 de 9484 77 0 7048 0 19 dB km Events Distance Loss Reflec Slope Section T Loss of 02 m dB dB dB km m dB B 9484 77 0 071 0 217 9484 77 2 058 Five cursor splice measurement result 3 Successively press the lt Expert gt then lt Manual gt then lt Splice gt keys SPLICE2 SOR 27 66 97 65 15 The splice event marker is positioned at the point defined by the cursor and the result is displayed on the trace and in the event result table Important To perform a five cursor splice measurement when the lt Splice gt key _ A B o trace function being disabled Manual ORL measurement The ORL can be measured for a section of the fiber Use the following procedure to measure a section of the trace is pressed either the A or B
215. rtisantg com MTS Specifications of the OTDR modules Ranges Ranges for MM and 5023ML modules 3ns 20ns sons 200ns 500 m 1 6 kft 1 km 3 25 kft 2 km 6 5 kft 5 km 16 kft 10 km 33 kft 20 km 65 kft 40 km 131 kft 80 km 262 kft xix xix x x gt x x x K x lt x x K KK lt x x lt KX KX KL KL KL XX Ranges for SR modules 10ns 30ns 100ns 300ns 1us 3us 10us 2 km 6 5 kft x x x 5 km 16 kft x x x x 10 km 33 kft Xx x Xx x x 20 km 65 kft x x x x x x 4o km 131kft Xx xX Xx x X x x 80 km 459kft x xX x x x 140 km 459 kft X x x xX x 260 km 853 kft Ranges for DR modules 5ns 20ns 100ns 300ns 1us 3us 10us 2 km 6 5 kft 5 km 16 kft 10 km 33 kft 20 km 65 kft 4o km 131 kft 80 km 262 kft 140 km 459 kft 260 km 853 kft xxx x gt x K K x x lt x KX KX KL XX xXx x x x x X K K x x x x x x x x x K K x USER MANUAL 750000992 16 11 13 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Technical specifications MTS Ranges for HD modules 10ns 30ns 100ns 300ns 1s 3us 10yus 20s 5 km 16 kft 10 km 33 kft 20 km 65 kft 4o km 131kft 80 km 262kft 140km 459kft 260km 853kft 38
216. s the total loss of the analysed link It is possible to define a splice loss threshold beyond which the result is displayed in red in the table This threshold can be selected in the OTDR TEST SET menu on the Splice Alarm Th line see Selecting measurement result display parameters for both end measurement on page 58 Execution of a Both End measurement Display of two traces O to E and E to O saved in memory In this case before loading these traces you have to check that e the two traces have not the same direction E gt O and O gt E if necessary change the direction in the Memory Info menu on the line Direction from the FILE page e measurement results are available for both traces To load the traces from the FILE page 1 Select the required file and display it by successively pressing the lt Load gt and lt Trace gt keys 2 Select the other file required and successively press the lt Load gt and lt Overlay gt keys to superimpose it over the previously displayed trace O origin E End 5 32 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Both End Measurement Acquisition of the two traces If you need to make an acquisition in both directions e Make a measurement in one direction The corresponding trace is displayed in the Results page e Successively press the lt Expert gt lt Overlay gt
217. seeseeseesnssseeseesseenees Power meter adapters supplied with the MTS acca sche ceva catssvessncvseeicesuces 11 9 Specifications of the OTDR modules Wavelength and pulsewidth cccceeeees TEAS OR E EE E E E E eee RANGES perean e eaea eanga KEPE er aerae RE EAEN SEAE EE Specifications of the VFL option OTDR module 0 0 0 11 14 Specifications of the OTS modules at 25 C esessssessssssssesssssssssssssesss 11 15 WS hts ounces arn E E O R 11 15 Multiple Wavelength Power Meter ccssssssssssesesessseesessesessssseseenseess 11 15 Power Meter memory sess scsccs cesses ccessetsesesids peresa epetik stessestusevscyichaetesteaeee 11 15 Specifications of the Talkset option OTS module cccccsseeeeeeees 11 15 Specifications WDM modules ccesseeeseeseseeseesseeeeesseeeeeeeseeeeees 11 16 Information about the 5020TF fiber modules 20 0 0 ceeeeeeccccerreeeeeeee 11 17 i CS socessssccsvedcossncceccseanseceseseceecounesecessncsecesnaesecesauecaccomussasepneeseceomsssacecn md USER MANUAL 750000992 16 xi Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS xii USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter Measurement Principles 1 This chapter give the principle of measurement T for OTDR modules 1 for OTS modules QO for
218. ser on the Filename line using the menu call by the lt Edit gt key This menu display the available characters understood by the DOS system and in the upper part the name being entered or to modify Select the characters with the arrow keys The lt Valid Char gt key selects the character on which is the cursor the lt Delete char gt key delete it For more details on this menu report to Editing on page 4 5 If a character is entered that is not a valid DOS character it will be ignored 8 2 UseER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Filename AUTO The file name is automatically created when it is saved conforming to the naming conventions given below SEMI AUTO The file name is automatically created when it is saved conforming a code defined by the user Warning concerning file naming Note When saving in internal memory RAM if the first character of the identifier is a digit it will be replaced with an A in the file name Note If the identifier is in lower case the three characters will be con verted to upper case A Note If the identifier contains less than three characters the missing char CFP acters will be replaced with Xs o OTDR Module Automatic Filenaming When you store a data to disk using automatic file naming the filename is automatically created using
219. sort On the trace and in the table it is possible to make the cursor successively pass on the channels according to the selected sort order To do this e Use the cursor key to choose the cursor A or B for use on the trace e Press the lt Channel gt key e Press on the gt or lt key to make the cursor jump back to the previous channel or on to the following channel with the frequency sort the cursor follows the normal order of channels with the level sort the cursor follows the order of the channel levels with the SNR sort the cursor follows the order of S N ratios Table remarks A remark with the maximum of 40 characters entered by the user can be associated with each channel For each trace a maximum of 16 remarks is possible Notes These remarks appear in the table if they have been validated in the OSA test setup menu on the Remarks in table line Display win o F dow Note Each remark is associated with a channel Therefore if the channel is erased then the remark will also be erased To enter a remark e Press the SET UP button then the lt Test Setup gt key e Inthe Results window in the Remarks in table line select Yes e Press the RESULTS button and if necessary on the lt Table gt key to return to the Table display e In the table select the channel e Press the lt Expert gt key then the lt Notes gt key e Enter the text of the note by using the edit menu wh
220. ssion USER MANUAL 750000992 16 3 27 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Getting Started MTS Optical Talk Set Function This function is available as an option with the OTS modules It consists of a headset and microphone It allows two users situated at each extremity of an optical link to communicate Each extremity of the link must be equipped with a combined Laser source Power meter e two MTS each equipped with an OTS module with the Talk Set option e an MTS equipped with an OTS module with the Talk Set option and an OTS type 7940X with Talk Set option The Talk Set function can be in three states e not selected the icon shaded e selected but not active icon light with headset light the standby mode ready to receive a transmission e selected and active icon light with headset dark communication has been established Establishing communication 1 At each extremity of the fiber e Connect the Laser source of one of the OTS to the Power meter of the other and vice versa with the aid of two jumpers or two optical links e Plug the headset plug into the corresponding socket on the rear panel of the OTS module 2 If the instrument calling is an MTS press the SET UP key and validate the Talk Set function from the Instrument Configuration menu see page 3 12 e the Talk Set icon becomes light with the headset light e
221. storage function Autoprint The autoprint mode automatically send measurement results to a printer connected to the 1 During storage and printing operations none of the menu options apart from the Unit and Alarm Threshold can be modified USER MANUAL 750000992 16 6 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using the OTS module MTS instrument at the time interval selected with the Auto Time function described below User Select Selection of the any wavelength value between 800 nm to 1650 nm in 1 nm steps using the arrow key lt or gt Time Auto Choice of the time interval between measurements for Autostore or Autoprint This interval can be a period between 1 second and 11 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds in 1 second increments It is selected by the Arrow key lt and gt Real Time Choice of the real time or averaging mode When this mode has not be selected the power meter is by default in averaging mode Unit Selection of the measurement unit W dBm or dBr Ext Attenuator Entry of the value 0 to 30 db of an external attenuator if one is being used It is selected by the Arrow key lt and gt Alarm Threshold Selection of the required alarm threshold 70 to 30 dBm OTS Results Window The OTS Results window contains the Light source display and Power meter display These are only displayed if they have been selected from t
222. t gt is available to format the selected media see Formatting on page 8 23 Storing data Use the following procedure to store the acquired data trace and result table displayed on the screen 1 Press the FILE key then select the storage medium 2 If the file must be stored in a directory press the lt Explore gt key select the directory then press the lt Exit gt key to return to the file menu 3 Choose either the automatic storage after acquisition or the manual storage 4 Choose the En file naming mode Manual or Automatic see Filename on page 8 2 If the auto storage is selected then the file naming must be auto or semi auto If not a warning asks after each acquisition if the previous file must be deleted by the new one 5 Choose the file format see OTDR file format on page 8 11 6 Press the lt Save gt key to save the trace and measurement results that are displayed on the screen to the selected medium Note The date specified with the file name is the date of the storage Filename The filename uses the DOS format eight characters followed by three character extension Different file naming Note When a trace has been called from memory the Filenaming option of CP the File menu is not available to avoid an inopportune renaming of a this file The Filenaming option of the File menu provides the following choices MANUAL The name of the file must be entered by the u
223. t menu to save recall or delete files from the internal storage media SRAM or hard disk or the floppy disk PRINT The Print key starts a printout of the screen or the chosen selection on the printer configured for the instrument HELP Calls the Welcome page giving the main possible actions A second press on this key calls the electronic manual see Help on page 3 18 Laser activity indicator The red LED Run flashes the laser is transmitting 4 4 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Configuration menus Configuration menus e All the configuration menus are accessible from one another by pressing on the corresponding key e The configuration menu can be displayed and modified during an acquisition or measurement The parameters that cannot be modified are dimmed The menu provides all the possible options with the exception of the numerical values To move from one parameter to another use the Po and J directional arrows Once a parameter is selected its values are displayed to the right of the parameter e To modify the value of a parameter use the lt and gt directional arrows to highlight the option chosen e A message at the bottom of the screen indicates how to modify the parameter e To leave a configuration menu the user can press any of the keys located below the screen or the lt EXIT gt softkey
224. t on a floppy disk The external printer uses the Centronics port Epson Canon or HP compatible printers can be used Simply m the PRINT button to print the trace displayed or create the file on the floppy disk Memory The FILE key calls up the file management menu to choose the storage medium internal memory SRAM or hard disk or floppy disk the name and the format of the file information linked to the data stored in the file e to store files or to retrieve them in order to carry out selection copy or deletion operations with possibility to store them in directories and sub directories USER MANUAL 750000992 16 2 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Introduction MTS 2 4 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapter Getting Started 3 This chapter explains the operations to carry out to start using the MTS Q before switching on unpacking the instrument installation and removal of a module charging and a batteries connecting an external power supply connecting the fiber positioning the unit connecting the handle or carrying strap I after switching on installing new software from a 3 5 floppy disk configuring the system date time language etc T troubleshooting Before switching on Unpacking the i
225. tery replace Ment sc sanscessicsscoctssscessccocecoonsssecsaccscecsoassansnnccocscceessnes 10 3 Checking the battery ssscis is sccisiestacscsnceazssgacseasescdstest splossesveseusbeanspestsevisasfsbion 10 3 x USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Technical specifications sccssssscssssssecssssssecsssssecsssscsssssessscssees 1171 Mainframe specifications Display seeni es SOTA gE ir a S E E E Oil E EAN S Input Output seicccccccccesiicisetits dee ciiatedicisscedieiniiestneieecseaetadienees Internal printer optional for MTS 5200 only Power Supply csicscsccictestisaissicannniainiiadisinanisanieihisiscveectsiestetey Environmental conditions ccccecesseeseesseesseesseesseeeeceeccsecsseceseceecsseesseensens OTDR Measurement characteristics cccccccccsssssssseceecccsenseeseseeees OTS Measurement Characteristics sccccccccccesssssescecccseeeeesseeeees Modules Options and Accessories sceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeetseeeeeeeeeeeeees OTDR modules seprene aaan OTS modules available CHASSIS OPHONS 4 ics eeivscsesesessissscsndesseveonteressnseis Accessories supplied with the instrument cccccssseseseeseseeseeeseeseeeenes Other accessories Options cccsecsseseseeeeseeeseseseesssssessessseeeeeeseseeeeneeeeees Application software Connectors supplied with the MTS csccsessesseesesssee
226. the following file naming conventions OTDR module automatic file naming cccffwps ccc First three characters of the Cable Id defined in the Identifiers section of this menu Fiber number decimal code alphanumeric code 100 to 999 Acquisition laser wavelength used for the measurement 3 1310 nm w 5 1550 nM 6 1625 nm 8 850 nm 9 1300 nm USER MANUAL 750000992 16 8 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com File management MTS OTDR module automatic file naming cccffwps Pulsewidth used for the measurement 3Nns 5ns 10 ns 20 ns 30ns 100ns 200ns 300 ns 500 ns 1ps 3 US 10 US 20 US A B C D E F G H l J K L M Direction origin to extremity extremity to origin the available values are depending on the module used When a stored curve is displayed on the screen the filename is indicated in the display title bar OTDR Module Semi Automatic Filenaming The semi auto Filenaming being selected e move the cursor on the line Filename e Press the lt Edit gt key The following editing menu appears 8 4 UseR MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Filename TELRE_3 WIK 67 12 98 18 16 Valid Floppy disk Char Filenaming Semi Auto Delete
227. the light source and power meter with the required parameters 7 From the OTS RESULTS window press the lt Source gt softkey to access the Light source functions of the OTS 8 Press the lt Laser On gt or lt LED on gt softkey 6 16 UsER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Power meter Specific Functions 9 Press the START STOP direct access key to execute the automatic result storage sequence The results are printed on the printer at the selected time interval 10 The sequence is stopped either when the START STOP key is pressed to stop the execution or when 300 results have been printed Choosing a non calibrated wavelength If a Light source is transmitting on a specific wavelength the same wavelength can be selected for the power meter To select a specific wavelength 1 Press the SET UP direct access key to display the OTS TEST SETUP window 2 In the power meter configuration menu select User as the Wavelength 3 Select the require wavelength to match the source with the User Select menu option 4 Press the RESULTS direct access key to display the OTS Results window The selected wavelength is displayed on the power meter display Setting an audible alarm threshold In order to easily detect a measurement result that exceeds a chosen threshold the power meter is equipped with an audible threshold alarm To
228. the section of the trace where you wish to measure the slope e Position the B cursor at the end of the section e Successively press the lt Expert gt then lt Manual gt then lt Slope gt keys The specified fiber section s slope is measured Slope measurement results The result is displayed on the screen between the slope identifiers _ The measurement results are also available in the event result table and can be displayed by pressing the lt Table gt key if it is not already displayed after pressing the lt Exit gt key to leave the Expert functions e under distance is given the distance between the beginning of the trace and the end of the slope e under section is given the distance between the previous marker if no marker between the beginning of the link and the end of the slope This section is not the distance between the two slope identifiers Lo HA SLOPES SOR 11 87 97 09 07 1310 nm 300 ns 1 0 dB div 1 00 km div Marker Table ED Cursor A B A 1524 54 m 0 58 dB km Events Distance Loss Reflec Slope Section T Loss fof 61 m aB dB dB km fm dB a Ae a Ae a re I Event In this case Distance Section distance between the beginning of the link and the end of the slope Slope measurement USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 23 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS
229. tically shift the current trace of the overlaid trace which remains fixed press the lt Exit gt key twice to exit the overlay mode and the Expert mode press the lt Cursor gt key then use the T or 4 arrow eys Shifting of the two traces To simultaneously shift the current trace and the overlaid trace press the lt Zoom Shift gt key to go to Shift mode then use the T and J arrow keys Trace resulting from the difference between the compared traces When two traces are simultaneously displayed it is possible to obtain the trace corresponding to the difference point by point between the current trace and the overlaid trace To do this press the lt 2 Traces Diff gt key The screen then displays the overlaid trace and the trace resulting from the Difference It is then possible to recall the current trace and to erase the Difference trace by pressing the lt Main trace gt key Exiting the overlay menu To exit from the overlay menu press the lt Exit gt key Saving and transferring the results to Excel To save the test results and transfer them to Excel proceed as indicated in chapter 8 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 7 13 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Optical spectrum analyser MTS 7 14 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Chapte
230. tion of a Both End measurement Fault locator mode ccccccceeessseeeees MAACO siiscstecenscaccctesescessnasdectuacacsesesdeaee Starting a macro Play 0 zs Creating a user macro 1 to 4 Learn oo eeeeseeseesesesesseseseseeeesesesesneacseseesesseees Saving a macro on a floppy disk cceecessesesessesessseeseseseseeeseseseesseseeseeseees Loading a macro from a floppy disk Use of the macro to store a configuration 0 0 cesses estes teeeteseeneseeneneenes 5 41 Macro d description scssi nresep iira aianei sseni iaon nrs 5 41 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 vii Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Using the OTS module sccccccscsssssssssccccesssssscescccccscssscssccsessessssees 6 1 OPTS Test SET UP cz sceecsschessseeascenss shes vavessocdes ile vasverteseecesseasesdesencesaassess 6 1 Selecting Light source parameters ccccseesesesseseesessesssseetessseseeseseseeeneesees 6 2 Selecting Power meter parameters c ccccsccseseeeseseetesesessesssseesessseseeseeseeaes 6 3 OTS Results WINDOW esscisccssssesesscesecs cecsosessccsvaccesonsssssecvens senica 6 4 Light Source POWER metet oorsese eea AE A E NEAR EE E REES OTS M aSUreMeNnt sscccsssecessecesssecesssecssseecseeeessseesseecesseessneeeesnes Adjusting the power meter zero setting Making a reference measurement Measuring the fiber u
231. tput power calibrated at 1 mW i e 0 dBm VAR Variable power from 0 to 10 dBm The Power option is only available if the continuous signal CW mode has been selected and the Scanning mode is NOT selected If this is not true the output power is calibrated by default Choice of the transmitted power unit W or dBm Selecting Power meter parameters You can choose the following Power meter parameters from the Power meter menu of the OTS Test Setup window Wavelength User Select Note o Range Mode Selection from Auto 850nm 1310nm 1550nm or User Selecting the User wavelength allows you to select the exact wavelength you require with the User Select menu option described below Selection of the any wavelength value between 800 nm to 1650 nm in 1 nm steps using the arrow key lt or gt The User Select menu option is only available if User has been CP selected from the Wavelength menu option The measurement range of the power meter Auto mW pW or nW If Auto is selected the optimal range is chosen for the Power meter acquisition Selection of the measurement result storage method None Autostore orAutoprint None No measurement results are stored Autostore The autostore mode automatically stores the measurement results to a file at the time interval selected with the Auto Time function described below Refer to Manipulating stored data on page 8 16 for the description of the file
232. trument configuration menu SETUP key and to locate the end of the fiber again START key The trace may be saved as a normal trace see chapter 8 After it has been recorded it may be viewed e either in OTDR mode with analysis if the OTDR function is chosen in the Instrument configuration menu e or in Fault location mode with indication of end of fiber if the FAULT LOCATOR function is chosen in the Instrument configuration menu Macro The macro function gives the possibility of starting a sequence of actions up to 200 by only a single key There are five macros e Three user macros 1 to 4 e A predefined macro macro 5 DUAL LASER which starts a bi lambda measurement with storage of acquisition and comparison of traces 5 38 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Macro Macro 2 Macro 3 Macro 4 Macro 5 OTDR Empty Empty Empty DUAL LASER 24 08 66 66 68 Play M Fast P Edit M gt LEARN USE UP DOWN KEYS Learn TO MOVE CURSOR H EE Store USE LEFT RIGHT KEYS TO MODIFY VALUE Exit Macro menu Starting a macro Play e Press the SET UP then the lt Macro gt key The Macro menu appears e Select the macro to use e Press the lt Play gt key if you want to execute the actions with the same delay as when creating the Macro press the lt Fast gt key to execut
233. tus of the fiber connection GOOD or BAD Note If the connection is not good verify and clean the connector Note A message Low injection level check your connection is displayed in real time average mode when the injection level measured is o 7 lower than a third of the max level Connection quality indicator The connection quality indicator readings provide the following connection status information Status Connection condition Good A good connection USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Status Connection condition Bad Indicates one of the following cases There are several connectors close to the front end connector One of the connectors is dirty or badly connected You must re connect or change the pigtail There is no fiber connected For a bad connection condition you can make measurements but very poor detection results should be expected Real time display The following illustration shows an example of an acquired trace in real time mode Ei 1550nm lus N 42 0 gt E 2 08 00 CURRENT TUR273DO0 SOR 27 66 97 08 00 5 0 dB div 5 00 km div ia B A 21476 31m 10 4048 0 48 dB km CONNECTION O Enn REAL TIME MODE BAD G00D Acquired trace in real time mode To stop or interrupt the real time mode
234. uaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Technical specifications MTS OTDR Measurement characteristics Distance measurement e dual cursors e distance displayed with respect to the calibration of the fiber s group index e group index adjustable from 1 30000 to 1 70000 in 0 00001 step e display resolution 1 cm 0 39 inch max e cursor resolution 1cm 0 39 inch max e sampling spacing from 4 cm 1 57 inch with up to 128 000 acquisition data points e accuracy 1 m 10 x distance sampling resolution excluding group index uncertainties Attenuation measurement e dual cursors e display resolution 0 001 dB e cursor resolution 0 01 dB e accuracy 0 05 dB dB 0 05 dB Reflectance measurement e display resolution 0 01 dB e accuracy 4 dB Automatic measurement e Automatic measurement of all signal characteristics Slope measurement by linear regression or 2 points measurements e Thresholds for fault display 0 to 5 99 dB in 0 01 dB steps for event threshold 11 to 99 dB in 1 dB steps for reflectance 0 to 1 99 dB km in 0 001 dB km steps for slope e Display of fiber segment slope and attenuation e Display of position and loss e Display of reflectance e Display of ORL Manual measurement e measurement of slope between the cursors e measurement of the loss between two fiber sections e measurement of the reflectance of a reflective event e measurement of the Optical Return Loss between the t
235. uisition or another trace press the lt Expert gt key then the lt Lock markers gt key The lock marker icon PA is displayed in the display title bar The locked markers will then be used to realize the next measurements either at the end of the acquisition or when recalling a trace Note This function locks markers placed by the automatic measurements lt the lt Marker gt key and measurement markers added manually hf lt Manual gt key USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 27 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Using an OTDR module MTS Recommended sequence The following sequence is recommended 1 Make an automatic measurement 2 add markers using the lt Marker gt key 3 add required manual measurements lt Expert gt lt Manual gt key Attention If a marker is added using the lt Marker gt key after performing man ual measurements then all markers on the trace AUTO and J MANUAL will be converted to AUTO markers and an automatic measurement will be made using these manual markers Previous slope results will be lost 2 point measurements will be recalculated Whenever the lock markers icon i is displayed the automatic measurement following an acquisition is executed using the markers that were present before the acquisition If you only want to make a measurement without markers press the lt Free Markers gt
236. ult The number of acquisitions used for the statistics 1 only one acquisition USER MANUAL 750000992 16 9 23 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com Remote control MTS HSEns RESO DETection STH STAtistics SNI SNM NBAnd SEScreen MSScreen MESceen UNIt GRID 2 to 100 the number of acquisition 0 continuous acquisition YES commutation of High sensitivity saving Filter resolution FULL maximum filter resolution lt 0 1 nm R01 R02 R03 R04 RO5 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 or 0 5 nm Detection of channels FIRst on the first acquisition GRId according to the manual grid Signal presence threshold 80 to 20 dBm on the measurement table Threshold Auto 80 0 YES NO to do not to do statistics Space with the peak from the reference point for the noise AUTO I25ghz I50ghz 1100ghz to 25 50 or 100 GHz of the peak Side of the peak from where the reference point is taken for the noise LEFT RIGHt left right BOTH left and right Width of the noise bandwidth used in the Signal Noise from 10 pm to 10 000 pm Default value 100 pm Start and end of screen display AUTO Automatic detection of start and end of display FULL Start of display at 1525 nm End of display at 1570 nm MANual choice of the following commands Choose the start of the display from 190 0 THz to 198 0 THz Choose the e
237. with the active trace To do so press the lt Swap gt key Removing traces To remove a displayed trace you must first make it active see previous section then press the lt Remove gt key 5 30 USER ManuaL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Overlay trace function Shifting traces Manual shift of the current trace To vertically shift the active trace while the overlaid traces remain at their original position select the Cursor mode then use the T or 4 arrow key Manual shift of all the traces To simultaneously shift the displayed traces select the Shift mode then use the T and J arrow keys Automatic shift of the traces This vertical shift is made according to the active cursor location on the current trace A key in the Expert Overlay menu allows the following choice Cursor Active trace Y Scale Exact Y Reset 1 Div Y Scale Shift 1 Div e Y reset Focus the display on the active trace and adjust the overlaid traces at the cursor current trace intersection point Y Scale Shift Impose a vertical shift of one division between the traces at the level of the cursor Y Scale Exact Remove any Y shifts the traces are at their exact position Exiting the overlay menu To exit the overlay menu press the lt Exit gt key USER MANUAL 750000992 16 5 31 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrument
238. wo cursors e measurement of a splice either by 2 point or 5 point method 11 4 USER MANUAL 750000992 16 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS OTS measurement characteristics OTS measurement characteristics The OTS modules comprise a Power meter Light sources and combinations of Light source Power meter Note Light source Laser source or Led source o A complete range of optical connectors and adaptors is available Light source specifications e Transmission of a dual wavelength signal on the same connector e Transmission of a signal indicating the wavelength transmitted e Modulation of the transmitted signal e Variable transmission power for Laser source only Power meter specifications e Choice of wavelength from 800 to 1650 nm in 1 nm increments e Automatic detection of the wavelength and the modulation e Selection of automatic or manual calibration e Manual or automatic storage and printing of the results e Audio alarm signal when the results is outside the chosen threshold Reference level stored in memory e Automatic zero adjustment e Result display in dBm dBr or W mW pW or nW e Alternating 1310 1550 nm laser source or 850 1300 nm LED source measurement option e Display of average result or real time result Modules Options and Accessories OTDR modules Multimode OTDR modules The spe
239. www artisantg com Maintenance MTS e Ifa fault is detected or if a doubt exists it is advisable to contact the nearest Wavetek Service Centre which will undertake the appropriate repair work Returning an instrument When returning an instrument please indicate the following minimum information e The type and serial number of the instrument e A description of the fault found with the instrument The returned instrument will then be repaired and calibrated Guarantee conditions Any exchange of boards or sub assemblies during the instrument s guarantee ey is carried out at the expense of Wavetek For any work carried out on a oard or sub assembly other than by Wavetek Service Centers the cost of the replacement board or sub assembly will be invoiced Cleaning Cleaning the front and rear panels and the covers The front and rear panels as well as the covers can become tarnished with use To clean them use soapy water Do not use products with a petroleum spirit trichloroethylene benzene or alcohol base as they attack the printed markings Cleaning the screen To clean the screen use anti static products Precautions governing optical connections e The normal operating life of an optical connector is usually of the order of a few hundred manipulations It is therefore advisable to manipulate the optical connections as rarely as possible e The instrument is designed to function correctly in a non
240. y Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com MTS Power meter Specific Functions 3 Press the RESULTS direct access key to display the OTS Results window 4 From the OTS Results window poe the lt Power meter gt softkey to access the power meter functions of the OTS 5 Use the lt Wavelength gt key to select the AUTOLAMBDA mode 6 Press the lt Return gt key then the lt Source gt then the lt Laser On gt or lt LED on gt softkey The Light source provides a graphical display of the two sources and indicates which one is connected to the output during the scanning process The power meter automatically switches to the source wavelength and displays the resulting power measurement Transmission of modulated signals In order to easily identify a fiber under test the Light source can transmit a modulated ee that can be identified by the power meter This ensures that two users at the extremities of a fiber link are connected to the same fiber To use this function 1 Press the SET UP direct access key to display the OTS TEST SETUP window 2 In the Light source configuration menu select the required modulated signal frequency for the Mode menu option The following frequencies are available 270Hz 330Hz 1KHz and 2 KHz 3 From the OTS Results window press the lt Source gt softkey to access the Light source functions of the OTS 4 Press the lt Laser On gt or lt LED on gt softkey
241. y window to the middle of the memorised results in the table e the lt Bottom gt moves the display window to the end of the memorised results in the table e the lt Current Line gt moves the cursor to the last memorised result Editing the fiber number The lt Edit Fiber Nb gt key enables the modification of the fiber number for the selected result If this number is modified in the Memory menu then it is automatically updated in the Configuration menu accessed by the File button Conversely if a new fiber number is entered in the File menu it will be used when the results are next stored in the memory Incrementing the fiber number The lt Incremen Fiber Nb gt key increases the number at the next save This number is also incremented in the Configuration menu accessed by the File button Saving the current measurement result To save the currently displayed measurement result or if the TwinTest mode is detected the two corresponding results 1 From the OTS Results window press the lt Memories gt key then the lt Display gt key 2 Use the lt Top gt lt Middle gt lt Bottom gt or lt Current Line gt key in conjunction with the J and 7 directional arrows to select the memory location to store the result 3 Press the lt Save Result gt key The current measurement is saved in the selected line of the memory and in the following lines in the TwinTest mode Automatic result storage The power mete

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