EDM01-02: DAG 4.2S Card User Guide
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Version 7: May 2006
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
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1.1 User Manual Purpose
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1.2 DAG 4.2S Card Description
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1.5 DAG 4.2S Card System Requirements
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Chapter 2: Installation
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2.2 Insert the Card into PC
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2.3 DAG 4.2S Card Optical Connectors
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Chapter 3: Setting Optical Power
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3.1 DAG 4.2S Card Optical Power Input
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3.2 Splitter Losses
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Chapter 4: Confidence Testing
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4.1 Interpreting DAG Card LED Status
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4.2 DAG 4.2S Card Capture Session
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4.4 DAG 4.2S Card Configuration Options
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4.5 Inspect Links Data and Cells
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4.6 Reporting Problems
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Chapter 5: Running Data Capture Software
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5.1 Starting Capture Session
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5.2 High Load Performance
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Chapter 6: Synchronizing Clock Time
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6.1 Configurations Tool Usage
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6.2 Time Synchronization Configurations
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6.2.1 Single Card no Reference Time Synchronization
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6.2.2 Two Cards no Reference Time Synchronization
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6.2.3 Card with Reference Time Synchronization
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6.3 Synchronization Connector Pin-outs
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Chapter 7:Data Formats
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7.1 Data Formats
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7.2 Timestamps
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