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PM-212 

Pocket Optical Power 

Meter 

 

INSTRUCTION MANUAL 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Revision 2.5 

Summary of Contents for PM-212

Page 1: ...entioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners OPTOKON a s Cerveny Kriz 250 586 01 Jihlava Czech Republic tel 420 564 040 111 fax 420 564 040 134 WWW OPTOKON COM INFO OPTOKON COM 22 03 2013 PM 212 Pocket Optical Power Meter INSTRUCTION MANUAL Revision 2 5 ...

Page 2: ...emarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no e...

Page 3: ... Absolute power measurement mode 9 8 2 Menu 2 Relative power measurement mode 9 9 Working with the internal memory 10 9 1 SAVE RESULT 11 9 2 BROWSE RESULT 11 9 3 UPLOAD DATA 12 9 4 ERASE MEMORY 12 9 5 EXIT MEMORY 13 10 Insertion Loss Measurement 13 10 1 Basic theory 13 10 2 Method 6 14 10 2 1 Setting the reference 14 10 2 2 Measurement Loss 14 10 3 Method 7 15 10 3 1 Setting the reference 15 10 3 ...

Page 4: ...optical loss measurement on singlemode and multimode fiber cable at six working wavelengths 2 Features Small size light weight Six working wavelengths Absolute and Relative optical power measurement Internal two level memory structure Capacity up to 100 measurements SmartProtocol SW generation of test reports USB port for Charging the battery Data upload to PC Firmware upgrade Built in NiMH rechar...

Page 5: ...daptor TE ADP 250 Power charging adaptor Traceable calibration certificate Soft carrying case USB cable SmartProtocol SW 4 2 Optional Master patchcords Master adaptors Universal SFF 1 25 mm adaptor TE ADP 125 Hard carry case TE HC 01 TE ADP 250 TE ADP 125 TE HC 01 Power charging adaptor ...

Page 6: ...less you are sure that no optical power is being emitted Use only magnifying devices with a built in infra red filter to ensure safety During operation testing or maintenance of a fiber optic system never look into an active fiber optic cable Infrared radiation may be present and permanent eye damage can result Avoid direct exposure to the beam Do not activate the laser when there is no fiber atta...

Page 7: ...e Where possible keep the instrument away from strong sunlight Clean the instrument housing using alcohol or other cleaning agents Acetone or other active solvents may damage the case The instrument is resistant to normal dust and moisture however it is not waterproof If moisture does get into instrument dry it out carefully before using it again 7 3 Optical connector care Cleanliness will affect ...

Page 8: ...r example if absolute mode measurement wavelength 1550 nm and Auto Off is selected and the unit is switched off after pressing the ON button the unit will start up with the same settings AUTO OFF Press and hold the ON OFF key to Enable Disable the AUTO OFF feature The unit will display AUTOOFF CHANGED and the symbol will be displayed Auto OFF is enabled If Auto Off is enabled the unit will switch ...

Page 9: ...dB Recalls the last set reference for a selected wavelength Goes to menu 2 8 2 Menu 2 Relative power measurement mode If the relative power measurement mode is on the value of the optical insertion loss in dB units which corresponds to the performed reference is shown on the display This screen is displayed after the instrument is switched on and information regarding the type of device serial num...

Page 10: ... below A maximum of 256 results can be stored in the memory although the maximum number of CAB and MEM is 128 This means if 128 CAB folders are used each CAB folder can contain a maximum of two memory positions MEM and vice versa if only two CAB folders are used each folder can contain up to 128 memory positions MEM MEM To access the memory press the MEM key Use or keys for selecting the appropria...

Page 11: ...s for selecting the appropriate CAB and press OK 4 Use or keys for selecting the appropriate MEM and press OK 5 The measurement value will be saved into the selected memory position 9 2 BROWSE RESULT 1 Press MEM 2 Use or keys for selecting BROWSE RES and press MEM 3 Use or keys for selecting the appropriate CAB and press OK ...

Page 12: ...o return to Menu 1 or 2 9 3 UPLOAD DATA 1 Press MEM 2 Use or keys for selecting UPLOAD DATA and press MEM 3 Saved data will be uploaded through the USB port into a PC 4 For creating measurement protocol use SmartProtocol PC software 9 4 ERASE MEMORY 1 Press MEM 2 Use or keys for selecting ERASE MEMORY and press MEM 3 Press CONFIRM or NO ...

Page 13: ...l testing and determines the power budget of the fiber optic link by comparing the power of the transmitter and the sensitivity of the receiver This difference is the maximum acceptable loss Power loss is caused by different phenomena such as attenuation of the fiber dirty connector mating faces connector misalignment loss of splices and other issues such as sharp fiber bends The end to end loss t...

Page 14: ...n the light source and by pushing select the appropriate wavelength 5 Power on the power meter and by pushing select the appropriate wavelength range 6 On the power meter activate the relative power measurement mode by pushing REL 7 Set and store the new reference for the selected wavelength push REF CONFIRM fig 1 10 2 2 Measurement Loss 1 Do not disconnect the master cords from the light source a...

Page 15: ... to the power meter PM 212 2 Connect the second end of the master cord to the light source LS 800 fig 3 3 Power on the light source and select the appropriate wavelength by pushing 4 Power on the power meter and select the appropriate wavelength range by pushing 5 On the power meter activate the relative power measurement mode by pushing REL 6 Set and store the new reference for the selected wavel...

Page 16: ... the light source An extra master adaptor is required fig 4 4 The power meter display will report the loss in dB fig 4 11 Setting up data transfer 1 Connect the PM 212 to a PC using the USB cable provided and turn the PM 212 on The PC will prompt you to install the drivers for new hardware Use the drivers on the CD provided by OPTOKON These drivers will create a virtual serial com port 2 Start the...

Page 17: ...TRUCTION MANUAL 17 3 Enter the name of a connection then click on OK 4 Choose the virtual serial port that the PM 212 is connected to then click on OK 5 Set Bits per second to 19200 then click on OK PM 212 PM 212 ...

Page 18: ...formed by entering commands that are written to the window of HyperTerminal Note Commands for PM 212 are the same as for OFT 820 Command Significance Notes v Actual value of display This commands are shown in the window of HyperTerminal r Reference l Actual wavelength n Type and serial number 1 Simulation of pushing first button This commands are shown on the display of device 2 Simulation of push...

Page 19: ...Loss dBm Power mW 0 0 0 50 0 00001 0 1 2 3 40 0 0001 0 2 4 5 30 0 001 0 3 6 7 20 0 01 0 4 8 8 10 0 10 0 5 10 9 9 0 13 0 6 12 9 8 0 16 0 7 14 9 7 0 20 0 8 16 8 6 0 25 0 9 18 7 5 0 32 1 20 6 4 0 40 2 36 9 3 0 50 3 49 9 2 0 63 4 60 2 1 0 79 5 68 4 0 1 00 Actual value Reference Wavelength Type and serial number ...

Page 20: ...PM 212 INSTRUCTION MANUAL 20 6 74 9 1 1 26 7 80 0 3 2 00 8 84 2 5 3 16 9 87 7 7 5 01 10 90 0 10 10 00 12 93 7 12 15 84 15 96 8 15 31 62 20 99 0 17 50 12 30 99 9 20 100 00 ...

Page 21: ...PM 212 INSTRUCTION MANUAL 21 13 Calibration service center OPTOKON a s Červený Kříž 250 586 01 Jihlava Czech Republic tel 420 564 040 111 fax 420 564 040 134 OPTOKON OPTOKON COM WWW OPTOKON COM ...

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