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2017 | R99-0124RevC

This document contains information which is confidential and the property of Kaelus, and which is not to be communicated to any person or 

company, or used in any way without the previous authorization of Kaelus. 

iVA A-SERIES OPERATING MANUAL

Cable And Network Analyzer System (iOS Version)

Summary of Contents for IV0627V01A-01N

Page 1: ...n which is confidential and the property of Kaelus and which is not to be communicated to any person or company or used in any way without the previous authorization of Kaelus iVA A SERIES OPERATING M...

Page 2: ...sion 2 Document Issue Description of Document Change Date Authorization Rev A Creation of document by Eng iOS 29 04 16 R H Rev B IR11200 IR11141 Section remove and in case charging warning sdsds 30 04...

Page 3: ...pment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired DISCLAIMER I N T E R F E R E N C E This equipment should be protected from the ingr...

Page 4: ...Run Flat 11 1 7 3 Charging Time 11 1 7 4 Battery Life 11 1 7 5 Safety 11 1 8 Switching on Your iVA 12 1 9 Bluetooth Connection Via Settings Menu 12 1 10 Connecting To Your iOS iPad Application Informa...

Page 5: ...1 2 Minimum Limit 33 1 21 3 Maximum Limit 34 1 21 4 Ripple Limit 35 1 21 5 Tolerance Limit 36 1 22 Generating Reports 37 1 22 1 Site Information Menu 37 1 22 2 Entering Contractor Details and Logo 38...

Page 6: ...21 Figure 12 Application X axis Zoom 22 Figure 13 Application Y Axis Zoom 22 Figure 14 Application X and Y Zoom Together 23 Figure 15 Double tap and Slide Zoom 23 Figure 16 Return Loss Menu iOS Appli...

Page 7: ...ering Reports 38 Figure 32 Contractor Details Menu 38 Figure 33 Record and Photo Menu 39 Figure 34 Tag menu 40 Figure 35 Plot expanded view Reports 42 Figure 36 Edit Plot View 43 Figure 37 Remove a Pl...

Page 8: ...ting The iVA is a rugged remotely controlled battery operated module that can be used with any Bluetooth enabled iOS iPAD 1 2 Functional Description The iVA can be connected to by an iPAD via an appli...

Page 9: ...n Transmit Red led or Receive Green led is active 5 RF Input Output Port N Type connector 6 USB Port USB Port covered by a protective splashproof cover Charging the iVA battery is done through the USB...

Page 10: ...e on your iPad 1 6 1 1 App Store Releases Typically the stand alone iOS installable file will be released via the App Store 1 6 1 2 App Store releases Go to the App store and search for Kaelus iVA and...

Page 11: ...rrent charging of a discharged battery If discharged it is necessary to charge the iVA while switched off initially for at least 1 Hour Note That if the iVA has an adequate charge level remaining norm...

Page 12: ...and download the factory calibration data It is necessary that the iVA and iPAD remain on until these processes have completed 1 9 Bluetooth Connection Via Settings Menu In order for the iVA App to c...

Page 13: ...it to start the program Figure 5 Allowing the iVA app via Bluetooth If the Kaelus iVA application icon is not visible on your iPad screen check in the Apps menu Typically the Program will start on the...

Page 14: ...to your iVA can be confirmed in several ways On the iPAD device App the icon will stop rotating and be a solid brighter Yellow On the iVA the Bluetooth LED will change from flashing to continuous ON...

Page 15: ...ime has passed since the calibration was performed and if the temperature has changed by more than 8 degrees since the last calibration The table below indicates the recommended uses for the different...

Page 16: ...nce To Fault See Section 1 18 1 11 1 1 5 Spectrum Monitor See Section 1 19 1 11 1 1 6 Transmission Optional Feature See Section 1 17 1 11 1 1 7 Add New Mode This allows custom modes to be created for...

Page 17: ...s before items 1 11 1 1 2 to 1 11 1 1 4 above and item 1 11 1 1 6 are able to operate See 1 10 1 1 for more detail 1 11 1 1 10 Calibrate Menu 1 11 1 1 11 Limits Refer to Section 1 20 1 11 1 1 12 Repor...

Page 18: ...e loss per meter 1 12 1 8 Annotations Switch If the Annotations switch is on the entered Limits are overlaid on the display individual user entered spec limits can be applied to this trace by switchin...

Page 19: ...types available include 1 12 2 1 Return Loss See Section 1 15 1 12 2 2 Cable Loss See Section 1 16 1 12 2 3 DTF See Section 1 18 1 12 2 4 Spectrum See Section 1 19 1 12 2 5 Transmission See Section S...

Page 20: ...1 Single sweep The highlighted trace will be swept once 3 2 Continuous Sweep The highlighted trace will be swept continuously 3 3 All Single All traces will be swept once 3 4 All Continuous All trace...

Page 21: ...d and all traces in that channel to be displayed on top of each other Having the same number of subplots as traces will cause the trace display to be divided horizontally for each trace If you have mo...

Page 22: ...Operating Manual Cable And Network Analyzer System iOS Version 22 1 14 Trace Zoom Functions Figure 12 Application X axis Zoom Figure 13 Application Y Axis Zoom...

Page 23: ...23 2017 Infinite Electronics Inc All Rights Reserved Figure 14 Application X and Y Zoom Together Figure 15 Double tap and Slide Zoom 1 14 1 1 14 2...

Page 24: ...e display will autoscale to fit in their respective screen or subplot areas 1 14 2 Trace Rest Scale 1 14 2 1 Reset Scale Short Press The currently selected trace will reset to the default trace scalin...

Page 25: ...nu See Section 1 22 3 1 16 Cable Loss Measurement Cable loss is measured by measuring return loss to a shorted end of the Cable under test then halving that loss to find the cable loss First do an OSL...

Page 26: ...Operating Manual Cable And Network Analyzer System iOS Version 26 Figure 17 Transmission Calibration Menu Figure 18 Distance to Fault Display iOS Application 1 18 Distance to Fault...

Page 27: ...efault start and stop frequency from the channel menu Section 1 13 is used 1 19 1 3 Start Frequency This sweep start frequency will be applied only to the selected trace 1 19 1 4 Stop Frequency This s...

Page 28: ...e markers in turn on the currently selected trace A Long Press activates the markers menu 1 19 2 2 Add Marker Add a marker to the currently selected trace Refer to Figure 20 1 19 2 3 Remove Marker Rem...

Page 29: ...e markers are able to be set to an arbitrary point on the trace graticule Both X Value and Y Value can be entered 1 19 2 5 Marker reference menu This marker pop up menu allows the user to select what...

Page 30: ...ce value accumulated over time 1 20 Stimulus Mode This mode allows the iVA to be used as a signal source The output power is Typically 0dBm A sequence of frequencies and time on periods can be program...

Page 31: ...tep to be removed by touching anywhere on the step the icon will change from greyed to bold press Remove 1 20 1 3 Stimulus Run Stop Press Run and the Tx sequence will commence and repeat Press to stop...

Page 32: ...ace Type Field The type of trace the Limit can be applied to needs to be specified these include DTF Return Loss Cable Loss Spectrum and Transmission optional test capability 1 21 1 6 Measurement Unit...

Page 33: ...s is the end point that spec level is applied over in this case 2090MHz 1 21 2 3 Minimum Limit Level 1 21 2 4 Limit label type and result The limit label shows the label you created in the limits menu...

Page 34: ...the end point that spec level is applied over in this case 2200MHz 1 21 3 3 Maximum Limit Level 1 21 3 4 Limit label type and result The limit label shows the label you created in the limits menu the...

Page 35: ...ipple Min in Band This shows the minimum level that has occurred between ripple limits start and stop 1 21 4 3 Ripple Average in Band This shows the average value ripple limits start and stop 1 21 4 4...

Page 36: ...ystem iOS Version 36 1 21 5 Tolerance Limit Tolerance Limits set an absolute level center and a plus minus value This differs from the ripple limit that uses whatever level is present in the ripple st...

Page 37: ...ort This includes PIM reports from both the iQA and iPA series products including rpt legacy reports and current zip report formats If conversion is required an update dialog will appear Merged report...

Page 38: ...ctor Name at the top of the report 1 22 2 3 Select Contractor Logo A small PNG or JPG file constituting your business logo can be added from the Apple device s gallery 1 22 2 4 Portrait Landscape Sele...

Page 39: ...ll then be taken and added to the report If your Apple device has a geotag fix the location of the photo will also be added to the report 1 22 3 3 Choose Photo A photo that already exists in your Gall...

Page 40: ...tform can be used to derive your location for geotagging See the troubleshooting Section 2 on Geotagging to isolate some of the causes why iOS may not be supplying Geotag data to the iVA Application 1...

Page 41: ...ou enter associated with it Modes could be one of the default modes like Spectrum monitor mode shown in Figure 34 or one of your user created modes If you create a second Spectrum monitor mode your ta...

Page 42: ...mported Pressing new See Section 1 22 1 2 can be used to clear the report in memory if needed Site Operator Location and Comments can be edited directly as in Section 1 22 1 Individual Plots can be ed...

Page 43: ...s this menu with the edit function and save your changes 1 22 7 4 Cancel Once pressed a Pop up menu will appear asking if you want to Cancel Save your edits before you return to the previous screen 1...

Page 44: ...shown in Figure 37 Press the remove plot icon to remove the plot on the current line Pressing another plot thumbnail will cause the remove plot icon to retract again 1 23 State Files It is possible to...

Page 45: ...Hidden mode allows for the side panel to slide away out of site when not used 1 24 1 1 About Settings Menu About shows the software version number 1 24 1 2 Units Settings Menu Units allows you to sele...

Page 46: ...ratches and cleaned with lint free cotton bud with isopropyl alcohol Care should be taken not to scuff scratch or damage internal RF mating surfaces Do not rotate the body of the iVA when connecting t...

Page 47: ...er of your iVA is in the devices list See Section 1 10 1 1 and Figure 7 if not in the list you may need to manually start the scanning process to locate it and have it added to your device list once i...

Page 48: ...Wi Fi is your only Geotag data collection source get your geotag fix first then use the Wi Fi to connect to an internet connection You can use your map application on your user device to confirm you...

Page 49: ...2DW Signed by the manufacturer at 34 Corporate Drive Cannon Hill QLD Australia 4170 the location of the technical file Christine Blair Engineering Director Kaelus Pty Ltd 24th June 2015 ID EUTA2036A1...

Page 50: ...Operating Manual Cable And Network Analyzer System iOS Version 50 4 Bluetooth Product Listing...

Page 51: ...on Please contact your local Kaelus representative see next section at the end of the product s useful life to arrange its disposal in accordance with your local regulations 6 Contacts Kaelus has serv...

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