Decimator Quick Tour
SED Systems, a division of Calian Ltd.
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Contents
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Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1
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Applications ........................................................................................................................ 2
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Setup ................................................................................................................................... 3
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Getting Started Using the Decimator ................................................................................ 4
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Markers ............................................................................................................................... 6
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Overview ............................................................................................................................. 7
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Carrier Monitoring .............................................................................................................. 9
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CarrierWatch ..................................................................................................................... 18
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Save and Restore ............................................................................................................. 23
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Reporting .......................................................................................................................... 24
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Cross-Pol Isolation Performance Testing ....................................................................... 25
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Multiuser Support ............................................................................................................. 27
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Conclusion and Contact .................................................................................................. 27
Page 1: ...nuary 26 2018 Proprietary Notice The information contained herein is proprietary to SED Systems and may not be used reproduced or disclosed to others except as specifically permitted in writing by SED...
Page 2: ...1 Introduction 1 2 Applications 2 3 Setup 3 4 Getting Started Using the Decimator 4 5 Markers 6 6 Overview 7 7 Carrier Monitoring 9 8 CarrierWatch 18 9 Save and Restore 23 10 Reporting 24 11 Cross Pol...
Page 3: ...es and features of the Decimator Applications Setup Getting Started Markers Overview Carrier Monitoring CarrierWatch Save and Restore Reporting Cross Pol Isolation Testing Multi user Support You will...
Page 4: ...unt unit that is well suited to installation in a teleport earth station or broadcast facility for either local or remote monitoring Both the Portable and 4 8 Port Decimators are powered from an exter...
Page 5: ...he Decimator Connect your RF feed to port 1 of the 4 Port Decimator Connect a LAN cable between the Decimator and your network Connect the power supply Power up the Decimator and wait for a minute to...
Page 6: ...own in Figure 3 is that it looks like a spectrum analyzer front panel Just wait it feels like one too This intuitive design allows you to use it right out of the box without reading the manual By defa...
Page 7: ...rest by setting the Center Frequency and Span There are many other settings that can be tuned such as Number of Averages RBW and more In this case the Number of Averages was increased from 5 to 20 to...
Page 8: ...t the bottom Let s move the marker to the peak Click the Function menu item and select Peak Search The peak power value is shown in Figure 7 in the Marker Legend at 57 51 dBm Figure 7 Normal Markers T...
Page 9: ...hat our modulated carrier is selected with the blue background at 1400 MHz There appears to be 3 other carriers present that we will have a look at in the next section Carrier Monitoring The Overview...
Page 10: ...ition one of the edge frequencies by dragging it to the left or right which will specify a new Center Frequency and Span In this case both the Center Frequency and Edge Frequency are depicted while dr...
Page 11: ...rement let s get some help computing the Band Power for the modulated carrier We will use a Delta marker to help us do this Click the MARKERS button then Marker 2 click the Style menu item and select...
Page 12: ...witch Port 1 If you need to change the switch port click the SYSTEM button and set the Switch Port to 2 We will go ahead and repeat the above bulleted steps for the other 3 carriers with the adjustmen...
Page 13: ...ign Delete selected measurement Pencil Modify selected measurement Circle with Right Arrow Recall state from measurement Camera Capture existing state into currently selected measurement Down arrow Mo...
Page 14: ...ry click the button to browse and specify a logging directory Start the measurement process by clicking the green arrow on the Toolbar Note the historical and new values being overlaid on screen with...
Page 15: ...00 icon in the left Toolbar Notice the historical charts for any measurement while the Carrier Monitoring system is running In this case one of the Modulated carriers is currently being measured with...
Page 16: ...dated span value back to the measurement You just modified a measurement That was easy Now let s configure the Email so that there is a recipient to be notified when a measurement changes result statu...
Page 17: ...ems a division of Calian Ltd Proprietary 15 Figure 17 Email Configuration Send a test email to verify Email is configured correctly by clicking the Send Test button Verify the test email was received...
Page 18: ...passing result status no email is sent out Let s trigger a failure by shutting down the input feed to carrier Mod 1400 eliminating the carrier altogether Notice the alarm condition on the Mod 1400 mea...
Page 19: ...traps of the resulting Power and or Presence of a Carrier Analyses This is ideal for integration into an existing NMS All you have to do now is locate the rest of your carriers using the Decimator UI...
Page 20: ...r simplicity let s add all our 4 carriers on the CarrierWatch dashboard display We can do this by clicking the Add All button on the toolbar in User Defined Mode as in Figure 21 Figure 21 CarrierWatch...
Page 21: ...r Frequency Span etc An Analysis History tooltip to show you the band power and other analysis results as a function of time Figure 22 CarrierWatch Dashboard Analysis History An X button to remove the...
Page 22: ...the most recently raised measurement alarms appear first followed by corrected measurements Figure 24 CarrierWatch Dashboard Historical Alarm Mode Toolbar Let s drill down on the measurement in alarm...
Page 23: ...n Figure 26 Figure 26 CarrierWatch Zoom Window Inspection Mode The CarrierWatch Zoom Window Inspection Mode toolbar is shown in Figure 27 Figure 27 CarrierWatch Zoom Window Inspection Mode Toolbar The...
Page 24: ...time in the Band Power plot Double arrow right Select the last time in the Band Power plot Load the previous day Load one more day back in time up to a maximum of 7 days Zoom in Zoom in to see half t...
Page 25: ...e case of a power outage or send it to a colleague with the same set of carriers at a different location Click the SAVE OPEN button then the Save Project menu item Enter a file name and click Save Fig...
Page 26: ...e saved Markers and a screenshot are included We will show an example of an HTML report Close the Decimator UI and restart a new session Select the REPORT button and click the Export the HTML menu ite...
Page 27: ...dded to both trace with one at the peak of the trace and the reference marker to the noise floor This frequency is determined at the first trace acquisition on the minimum point in the trace Subsequen...
Page 28: ...Decimator Quick Tour SED Systems a division of Calian Ltd Proprietary 26 Figure 31 Cross Pol Mode Total Elapsed Time 42 minutes...
Page 29: ...t for viewing your spectrum performing simple Carrier Monitoring and testing Cross Pol Isolation There are other features of the Decimator not discussed here such as saving Traces and setting and reca...
