The sat-nms power sensor is designed to be controlled over a network link using a standard web browser.
This means in practice, that the user interface to the power sensor appears in your browser window after
you type in the power sensor's IP address in the address field of the browser program.
Operating the power sensor is mostly self-explanatory.
3.1 The Web-based User Interface
After having connected the to a power supply and set the power sensors IP address, you can access the
power sensor's user interface. To do this, start your favorite web browser program (Internet Explorer,
Netscape Navigator, Opera or what else Program you prefer). At the address field, where you normally enter
the URL of a web page you want to see, type in the IP address of the sat-nms power sensor you want to
control.
The power sensor shows a web page consisting of a navigation bar at the left side of the browser window
and the actual readings of the power sensor in the main part of the window. The readings automatically
refresh once a second.
The navigation bar at the left contains five buttons which build the power sensor's main menu:
This button switches back to the power sensor's main page you already see when you connect to
the power sensor. This page displays the actual readings of the power sensor.
By clicking to this button you switch to the 'Setup' page where you can view and change the
operational settings of the power sensor.
After a mouse click to this button, the power sensor shows a table with information like the serial
number of the device or the revision ID and compilation date of the software.
Clicking to this button shows the on-line version of this user manual
The 'Power Reading' page is the main page of the power sensor which shows the actual measurement value
and some important settings. Parameter settings reported here, are for information only. To change a setting
switch to the
page. The 'Power Reading' page automatically refreshes once a second. The table below
describes the information shown by this page:
Parameter
Name
Description
power
reading
Shows the actually measured power. The displayed value is the calibrated power at the
power sensor's input with the frequency compensation values and an optional level offset
added.
frequency
compensation
If you have set the frequency value at the
page to a non-zero value, the power
sensor interpolates this frequency in the
frequency response calibration table
and includes
this value into the displayed power value. The amount of frequency response
compensation applied is displayed in this field.
additional
level offset
At the
page, you may enter an additional level offset which also is included into the
displayed value. The value actually used by the power sensor is displayed here.
sensor
temperature
Shows the temperature inside the power sensor's enclosure.
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