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Optical Wavelength Laboratories

OPERATIONS GUIDE

FIBER OWL 7+

FIBER OPTIC LINK CERTIFIERS

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Page 1: ...ision 1 0d Optical Wavelength Laboratories OWL N9623 West US Hwy 12 Whitewater WI 53190 Phone 262 473 0643 Internet OWL INC COM Optical Wavelength Laboratories OPERATIONS GUIDE FIBER OWL 7 FIBER OPTIC LINK CERTIFIERS ...

Page 2: ... and photodiodes highly susceptible damage impact WARNING HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE DO NOT OPEN THIS UNIT SENSITIVE POINTS CRITICAL DAMAGE POINT Fiber coupling to laser and photodiode CRITICAL DAMAGE POINT Fiber crush point near enclosure s edge NOTE This is an issue for ALL SIDES of the enclosure when re sealing the unit ...

Page 3: ...t Do You Want To Do 13 OPM MODE Overview 14 Accessing OPM MODE 15 Transmitter Output Power Measurement 16 Receiver Sensitivity Measurement 17 Patch Cable Verification 18 Optical Loss Measurement 19 OTDR MODE Overview 23 Description 24 Performance Expectations and Limitations 24 OTDR Display 25 Key OTDR Trace Parameters 26 Setting Test Parameters 27 Starting an OTDR trace 28 Cursor Navigation 28 Tr...

Page 4: ...ssigned Locations 61 OTDR Measurements 62 Take Readings and Store Test Results 64 CREATING A TRI REPORT Overview 65 Gathering Test Data 66 Using OWLView Software Install OWLView Software 67 Download Test Results 67 Summary View 68 Detail View 69 Import Endface Images 70 Analyze Endface Images 71 Printing a Report 73 OPERATION MAINTENANCE Startup Menu 74 Certification Menu 74 Working with Stored Li...

Page 5: ...80 OTDR Menu 81 OTDR Setup 81 Events Setup 82 Set Backscatter Coefficient 82 Custom Standard 83 Universal Port 84 Cleaning the Detector Port 85 Cleaning the OTDR VFL Port 86 APPENDICES Warranty Information 87 Contact Information 87 Supported Cabling Standards 88 10 Gigabit Ethernet Standard 88 Updating Firmware 89 Re charging the Device Battery 89 ...

Page 6: ...smanuals Fiberoptictestersvaryfromothertypesoftestequipmentduetoissuessuchas 1 standards basedtesting 2 properfiberoptictestprocedures FOTPs 3 zeroing orreferencingofpowerlevels 4 determiningthecorrectlinkbudgettopassorfailby Completeunderstandingofeachoftheseissuesiscriticalforperformingproperfiberoptictests Throughout this manual you will find various symbols that assist with understanding the p...

Page 7: ...rage Points Download Port Connection Software Modes of Operation InGaAs 850 980 1300 1310 1490 1550 1625 nm 5 to 70 dBm 0 15 dB 0 01 dB dBm dB 2 5mm 1 25mm universal 10 000 USB OWLView PAIR BIDI CERT LOSS OPM OPTICAL POWER METER OPM 1 Using 2 Width measured 1 5dB down on each side of a reflective event using 1 meter pulse width 3 Distance from event beginning to within 0 5dB where backscatter resu...

Page 8: ...press toshowwavelength CW MODbutton Press togglesourcebetweenCW continuouswave andMOD modulated mode Powerbutton Hold powerONandOFF Press displaywavelength 8 AUTObutton Press togglebetweenwavelengthsintheselectedport Hold set AUTO mode source alternates wavelengths within the active port for automaticdual wavelengthtesting PORTbutton Press togglebetweenlightsourceports GREEN ORANGE RED GENERAL Dis...

Page 9: ...h the meter and source are enclosed in attractive hand held cases made from high impact plastic and protected by a protective rubber boot and are powered by re chargeable lithium polymer batteries which are re charged through a USB port via a supplied batterychargerandcable Followingisashortdescriptionforeachofthefunctionsthatcanbeperformedwiththesedevices whichwillbecoveredinmoredetail laterinthi...

Page 10: ...or quick troubleshooting of optical faults close to thenear endoftheopticalfiberundertest orforvisuallyidentifyingfibers upto5kmintypicalfiberlinks The2 5mmuniversalVFLportislocatedontheleft handsideonthetopoftheOTDR OTDR Characterize the network i e get a road map of the fiber Troubleshoot for problems such as breaks or other types of optical faults Measure end to end length 06086m 20226m 24718m ...

Page 11: ...s a test mode called FULLmode that guides the user through theTier 2 certification process first all fibers aretestedwiththeOTDR thencertificationresultsareaddedoncealltheOTDRtraceshavebeentaken OWLView software enables users to download FULL MODE test results into one convenient project file and both sets of results convenientlyappearonprintedtestreportsandPDFs OPTICAL LOSS MEASUREMENT Using a me...

Page 12: ...gemayoccurtotheopticsinsidetheport Forbestresults replacedustcapsaftereachuse Light Source Connector Do NOT insert APC Angled Physical Contact connectors into any light source or OTDR port on your FiberOWL7 orWaveSourceProasthismaydamagetheangledferruleontheAPCconnector NEVER On the back of each unit included with Fiber OWL 7 series fiber link certifiers are labels similar to the one shown below c...

Page 13: ...les OPMMODE VerifyNISTcalibrationlevels OPMMODE Basicopticallossmeasurementwithoutstoringtestresults OPMMODE Measurelengthoffibercables OTDRMODE Characterizethenetwork OTDRMODE Troubleshootproblemsinthefiber OTDRMODE Basicopticallossmeasurementandstoretestresults LOSSMODE Certifyfiberlinksonly Tier1testingonly noOTDRresults CERTMODE OTDRtestingonly OTDRMODE Tier2testing Tier1certification OTDRresu...

Page 14: ... designed for basic power and loss measurements only data storage functions are not available FUNCTIONKEYOPTIONS Several OPM related functions are available via the yellow function buttonmenulocatedatthebottomofthedisplay togglebetweenmenulists changecurrentlyselectedwavelength whensourceisNOTsettoAUTO setanopticalreference changemeasurementunitsbetweendBm ABS anddB REL resumetestingforapreviously...

Page 15: ...iously stored link make sure that references are re set before taking further measurement Switch to SIMPLE OTDR mode see OTDR section Return to STARTUP MENU DISPLAYED RESULT LOW No measurable amount of incoming optical power HIGH Incoming optical power is too bright to be measured black Normal optical power loss measurement blue INVALID OPERATING MARGIN indicates invalid negative loss or gain test...

Page 16: ...e network switch Measure the output power directly from network transmission equipment to determine if the equipment is transmitting within manufacturer output power specifications OPM MODE LEN WAVE SAVE OPM FIBER 1 ACME CORP HQ WEST M COMPUTER ROOM I NETWORK HUB 3 Length xxx100m EIA TIA 568C 3 CON X2 INDOOR SM SPL X2 WAVE 1310 ENTER 4 72 1310nm ABS PASS by 1 86dB dBm LOW 1550nm PASS by 1 87dB dBm...

Page 17: ...N WAVE SAVE OPM FIBER 1 ACME CORP HQ WEST M COMPUTER ROOM I NETWORK HUB 3 Length xxx100m EIA TIA 568C 3 CON X2 INDOOR SM SPL X2 WAVE 1310 ENTER LOW 1310nm ABS PASS by 1 86dB dBm LOW 1550nm PASS by 1 87dB dBm View displayed receiver sensitivity power level NOTE if the transmitter is sending out digital data the displayed power level will fluctuate based on average power of data bits received during...

Page 18: ...set the WaveSource Pro to AUTO mode set measurement units to dBm Both available wavelengths should appear on the Fiber OWL 7 display Light source calibration levels Singlemode 10 00 dBm 62 5 125 multimode 20 00 dBm 50 125 multimode 23 00 dBm actual measurements values may be slightly above or below light source calibration levels but should be close AUTO UNITS Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PO...

Page 19: ...l power meter without storage mode Power ON the Fiber OWL 7 Select POWER METER option from the STARTUP MENU Start the Set Optical Reference procedure Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW toggle function menu begin set reference procedure ZERO OPM FIBER 1 ACME CORP HQ WEST M COMPUTER ROOM I NETWORK HUB 3 Length xxx100m EIA TIA 568C 3 CON X2 INDOOR SM SPL X2 WAVE 850nm ENTER LOW 1850nm REL...

Page 20: ... meter and source as shown and press any key to proceed Review the Setting a reference screen continue YES Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW Setting a reference aka zeroing Sets a baseline optical power level between a power meter and light source prior to taking measurements The difference between this reference level and the link power measurement is called optical loss You must set...

Page 21: ...ONE SOURCE REFERENCE POWER HELP xxxPower 10 21dBm 10 60dBm xTypical 10 00dBm 10 00dBm The source is now set to AUTO mode acquire reference values from the source TEST Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW Wavelength Set source to AUTO or 1310nm You will need to set a source power reference for each wavelength that you are testing Press TEST to measure Press DONE after testing all waveleng...

Page 22: ...ce WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW SIDE A SIDE B 3 1 2 3 1 2 Do you wish to start testing this fiber link now YES NO Avoid disconnecting the reference cable from the light source port If the reference cable was detached for any reason re set the reference Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW LEN WAVE SAVE OPM FIBER 1 ACME CORP HQ WEST M COMPUTER ROOM I NETWORK HUB 3 Length xxx100m EIA TI...

Page 23: ...DR test port over time connector insertions will grind the debris into the OTDR portendface resultinginscratchesor pits thatrequireextensiveandcostlyrepairs The main purpose of an OTDR is to locate faults in an optical fiber that exhibits unacceptable amounts of optical loss or is no longer functioning properly These faults are commonly called events and include anomalies such as breaks shatters c...

Page 24: ...reaks shatters patch panels or the end of the fiber link The distance to an event is shownasaspikeontheOTDRtrace allowingthetechniciantoquicklylocatetheproblemandrestorethenetwork Fiber Length Measurement The OWLTrek II can give the operator a general idea of the length of the optical fiber by placing the cursors at the first and last reflective events although the last reflective event is not gua...

Page 25: ...om in on for more detailed traceanalysis Trace Wavelength shows the wavelength s of the traces displayed in the trace viewing area The active tracewavelengthwillbelistedontheleft If more than one wavelength is present the color of the trace corresponds with the color of the wavelengthnumber Trace Information displays the relative position and power levels at and between the red and green cursorsfo...

Page 26: ...width NUMBER OF AVERAGES range of values Multimode 256 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 Singlemode 1024 2048 4096 8192 16384 32768 Increasing the number of averages allows the OTDR to have better display resolution events are easier to see especially near the noise level but also increases the trace acquisitiontime DEAD ZONE LENGTH m range of values 0 to 1500 Allows the user to enter the length of a dead z...

Page 27: ...x Wave 1550nm xxx WAVE OPM VFL ENTER AUTO 1310nm 1550nm SETINDEXOFREFRACTION Index of refraction should be set to the optical fiber manufacturer s index of refractionspecification Ifunknown usetherecommendedvaluesbelow SINGLEMODE 1 4681 MULTIMODE 1 4920 Tochangetheindexofrefraction è STARTUPMENU è SETUPMENU è OTDRSETUP Highlight FIBER INDEX then use to increase and decrease the FIBERINDEX Press wh...

Page 28: ...ursors text refers to the perceived end of the fiber link the position of the dottedline sets the active cursor no cursor or both and locks the active cursor at its current location unlocks a locked cursor When a cursor is locked a colored padlock symbol will appear next to the appropriatecursorinformation setstheZOOMmodetoHorizontal H orVertical V WHEN ONE OR MORE CURSORS ARE SELECTED moves the c...

Page 29: ...here noothereventscanbedetectedafterthebreak the slope of the trace appears to dip to a lower level after the event events 1 2 and3 thiscouldmeanoneoftwothings 1 iftheslopeofthelinechanges therefractiveindexofthefiberprecedingthe event is different from the refractive index of the fiber following the event or 2 if the slope stays the same then the event is simplyaloss inducingevent CURSORPLACEMENT...

Page 30: ...ngCERTmode red green Red red green green blue blue blue 24718meters 7 43dB FIBER LENGTH MEASUREMENT LINK LOSS Thefiberattenuation orloss foracertainsectionofanopticalfiberlinkcanbedetermined byplacingthecursorsatthebeginningandendpointsofthesegmentoffiberundertest CURSORPLACEMENT Propercursorplacementisnecessarytodeterminetheattenuationofacertainsegmentof fiber The cursorshouldbeplacedatthebeginni...

Page 31: ...en blue blue 34 26dB REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT 4786m 6126m 24718m RFL dB x 34 26 1340 dB 0 52 7 43 L m x Fiber x CURSOR LOCK ZOOM TEST ENTER AUTO 1550nm 1550nm Automatic event location can be performed from the trace screen by accessing the function option See Section 1 INTRODUCTION DISPLAY for more informationaboutfunctionoptionmenus LOCATION thedistancetothestartoftheevent TYPE typeofevent reflect...

Page 32: ...s to enter the fiber name and save the currentlydisplayedtracetomemory Toenterafibername usethearrowkeystohighlighttheappropriatecharacteronthegrid BACKSPACE TOGGLEBETWEENUPPERANDLOWERCASE ALPHABET FORWARDSPACE SELECTTHEHIGHLIGHTEDCHARACTER FINISHEDENTERINGNAME SAVE SHIFT SPACE DONE SAVING A TRACE 06086m 20226m 24718m RFL dB x 81 00 14140 dB 2 34 3 43 L m x Fiber x SAVE LOAD LINK SETUP ENTER AUTO ...

Page 33: ...ete all traces or 4 delete only traces that have been previously downloaded see TRACE DOWNLOAD STATUSbelow displaysthenextpageoffibertracesiftherearemoretracesthanwillfitonthescreen TRACE PARAMETER INFORMATION Information at the bottom of the STORED TRACES screen shows trace parameter settings usedwhenthetracewastaken n indexofrefraction L fiberlength P pulsewidth S step TRACE DOWNLOAD STATUS If t...

Page 34: ...TTHRESHOLD End Of Fiber backscatter threshold is the required backscatter level prior to an event for that event to be considered as part of the fiber and not an echo The last event with the required backscatter level is considered to be the endofthefiber EVENTPASS FAIL Ifturnedon eventsintheOTDReventtablewillbehighlightedinREDiftheyexceedthevaluessetinthe EVENTCONFIGURATIONmenu OTDRAUTODEADZONE I...

Page 35: ...BACKSCATTER COEFF then press SETBACKSCATTERCOEFFICIENT backscatter option options Current Trace Wave1 Wave2 Use left and right arrow keys to change value Bns range 60 00 to 85 00 dB Use up and down arrow to increase decrease backscatter value Backscatter coefficient is a measure of the backscatter properties of the fiber under test and is provided by the fiber manufacturer Backscatter coefficient ...

Page 36: ...ewsoftware 1 LaunchOWLViewsoftware 2 Click StartLiveMode 3 If the OTDR is not already in LIVE mode follow the instructions that appear on the software screen wait for LIVE modeontheOTDRtobegin thenclick StartLiveMode again WhenLIVEtestingiscomplete press againtoexitLIVEmode SETUP TEST TEST 06086m 20226m 24718m RFL dB x 81 00 x 14140 dB 2 43 x 3 34 x L m x Fiber x TEST ZOOM LOCK CURSOR ENTER 1550nm...

Page 37: ...gmenuappearsatthebottomoftheOTDRdisplay Press key once A SET END OF FIBER message will indicate that the OTDRisreadytore positiontheEOFcursor If the active cursor is not yet set in the correct EOF position the technician can move the activecursoratthistime Once the active cursor is in the correct EOF position press key again to re positiontheEOFcursor orange green EOF EOF MENU VFL EOF EVENTS 06086...

Page 38: ... the appropriatelinkinformation aprocesscalledtheLINKWIZARD Thissectionwillguidetheuserthroughtheprocessofgatheringthenecessaryaccessoriesandlinkinformation required to create a new link with the LINK WIZARD Subsequent sections will cover the remaining processes forLOSS CERT andFULLmodes PROCESSFLOWDIAGRAM BASIC LOSS LOSS MODE CERT MODE FULL MODE MEASURE LENGTH with OTDR CERT MODE only LINK WIZARD...

Page 39: ... automatically incrementedasthetestresultsaresaved FIBERS Thetotalnumberoffiberstrandstobetested TESTMODE Determinesthetypeoftestresultstobestoredwiththisproject Options LOSS showsopticallosstestresultsonly CERT compareslossreadingstocablingstandardtoshowPASSorFAIL Tier1 FULL sameasCERTmodebutaddsOTDRtestresults commonlycalledTier2 NOTE appliestoFULLMODEonly LOSSandCERTmodeignorethissetting LINKIN...

Page 40: ...patch panels where testers plug in SPLICES Either fusion or mechanical splices Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW SOURCE TEST CABLE Reference Standard METER TEST CABLE Reference Standard Test Cables automatically count as connections Do NOT include the patch panels in the number of Connections STANDARD EIA TIA 568C 3 TIA 568 3 D 1G SX LX 10G S 10G LX4 10G L E 40G S LR4 100G S LR10 FTTH...

Page 41: ...URCE METER LC OPM SC 62 5 125 MULTIMODE OM1 NOTE EF cable only required when using TIA 568 3 D cabling standard mandrel CONNECTOR TYPES MUST MATCH THE LINK UNDER TEST MATING SLEEVE SOURCE METER LC OPM SC REFERENCE CABLE 1 TEST CABLE 2 0 9 EF 50 125 MULTIMODE OM2 3 4 NOTE EF cable only required when using TIA 568 3 D cabling standard mandrel OTDR CLASS 1M OTDR LASER CLASS 2 VISIBLE LASER OTDR CLASS...

Page 42: ...ource WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW Press to access the CERTIFICATION MENU Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW Power on the Fiber OWL 7 STARTUP MENU CERTIFICATION MENU POWER METER SIMPLE OTDR SETUP MENU HELP TOPICS SELECT EXIT BACK Enter certification menu ...

Page 43: ...tents of the selected field Press to continue NEXT Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW CERTIFICATION MENU to CREATE NEW LINK to start the LINK WIZARD CERTIFICATION MENU RESUME TESTING CREATE NEW LINK LOAD STORED LINK SELECT EXIT BACK Start the new link wizard HQ WEST ACME CORP WA10 MC LINK NAME PROJECT LOCATION METER MASTER END M SOURCE REMOTE END R NEXT BACK HELP ...

Page 44: ...priate setting Press to continue NEXT LOSS mode ignores the selected STANDARD FIBER LOSS TEST STANDARD SOURCE TEST CABLE METER TEST CABLE EIA TIA 568C 3 HELP NEXT BACK STANDARD STANDARD Note In LOSS mode the selected standard is ignored and no Pass Fail results are shown LINK INFORMATION FIBER TYPE CONNECTIONS SPLICES REFERENCE METHOD NEXT BACK HELP 0 Indoor SM 0 1 JUMPER NOTE CONNECTIONS DO NOT I...

Page 45: ...ce is required for TIA 568 3 D otherwise EF compliance is optional YES NO Will this link be tested using Encircled Flux Compliant methods YES NO Encircled Flux Mode Controlling the output from a multimode light source port produces a specific modal output pattern at the optical power meter ensuring consistent test results across a broad range of multimode light sources Controller Cable EF MM RUN N...

Page 46: ...t Mode Standard Fiber Type Connections Splices Reference Method Source jumper Meter jumper Fiber Group Starting Number Saving link ACME CORP HQ WEST MC WA10 LOSS EIA TIA 568C 3 Indoor SM 0 0 1 Jumper STANDARD STANDARD FIBER 1 BACK SAVE Setting a reference aka zeroing Sets a baseline optical power level between a power meter and light source prior to taking measurements The difference between this ...

Page 47: ...hat was chosen during the LINK WIZARD This example shows the 1 jumper method If the 2 jumper method was chosen skip to Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW Wavelength Set source to AUTO or 1310nm You will need to set a source power reference for each wavelength that you are testing Press TEST to measure Press DONE after testing all wavelengt...

Page 48: ...ess TEST to measure Press DONE after testing all wavelengths Testing Power Typical TEST WAVE BACK DONE SOURCE REFERENCE POWER HELP Wavelength 1310nm 1550nm Set source to AUTO or 1310nm You will need to set a source power reference for each wavelength that you are testing Press TEST to measure Press DONE after testing all wavelengths TEST WAVE BACK DONE SOURCE REFERENCE POWER HELP xxxPower 10 20dBm...

Page 49: ... do it now 042 Checking additional test cable dotted line The additional test cable is used to connect the optical power meter to the link under test but is not used for setting a reference Therefore this test cable should be checked prior to testing to ensure it does not introduce excessive loss into the final optical loss measurement Using your test reference cables please connect the meter and ...

Page 50: ...D CW TEST WAVE BACK DONE REFERENCE CABLE LOSS HELP Wavelength Set source to AUTO or 1310nm You will need to set a source power reference for each wavelength that you are testing Press TEST to measure Press DONE after testing all wavelengths xxxLoss Maximum TEST WAVE BACK DONE REFERENCE CABLE LOSS HELP Wavelength 1310nm 1550nm Set source to AUTO or 1310nm You will need to set a source power referen...

Page 51: ...er link at this time YES Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW SIDE A SIDE B 3 1 2 3 1 2 Do you wish to start testing this fiber link now YES NO STEP 4 SETTING THE REFERENCE cont The LINK WIZARD is now complete To begin testing the fiber link go to the appropriate section in the manual based on which TEST MODE was selected LOSS CERT or FULL ...

Page 52: ...ofthedisplay FUNCTIONKEYOPTIONS Several functions related to LOSS MODE are available via the yellowfunctionbuttonmenulocatedatthebottomofthedisplay togglebetweenmenulists takeanopticalmeasurement enterthelengthofthefibermanually ifknown change currently selected wavelength when source is NOT settoAUTO savetestresult setanopticalreference changemeasurementunitsbetweendBm ABS anddB REL editlinkinfor...

Page 53: ... shown then press TEST ER MC Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW THIS IS A CONTINUATION FROM WHERE THE LINK WIZARD LEFT OFF TEST SAVE LOSS FIBER 1 ACME HQ M ER S MC Length 0m WAVE EIA TIA 568C 3 CON 0 INDOOR SM SPL 0 xxx10 X X 1310nm ENTER 0 00 1310nm REL Ref 10 29dBm dB 0 00 1550nm REL Ref 10 43dBm dB LENGTH WAVE TEST SAVE LOSS FIBER 1 ACME CORP HQ WEST M COMPUTER ROOM I NETWORK HUB 3 ...

Page 54: ... COMPUTER ROOM I NETWORK HUB 3 Length 0m WAVE EIA TIA 568C 3 CON 2 INDOOR SM SPL 2 xxx10 X X 1310 ENTER 0 24 1310nm REL Ref 10 29dBm dB 0 23 1550nm REL Ref 10 43dBm dB LENGTH WAVE To store the test result press Then press again at the RUN NAME screen SAVE SAVE ER MC Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW TEST RESULTS BLACK NORMAL BLUE INVALID OPERATING MARGIN indicates invalid negative los...

Page 55: ...h as the TIA 568 Stored data is downloaded to a PC for later retrieval and reportprinting APPLICATIONS WhileinCERTMODE userscanperformthefollowingtests Tier1certification i e PASS FAIL CERTMODEisindicatedatthetopofthedisplay FUNCTIONKEYOPTIONS Several functions related to CERT MODE are available via the yellowfunctionbuttonmenulocatedatthebottomofthedisplay togglebetweenmenulists takeanopticalmeas...

Page 56: ...568C 3 CON 2 INDOOR SM SPL 2 xxx10 X X 1310 ENTER 0 00 1310nm REL PASS 1 50 by dB dB 0 00 1550nm REL PASS 1 50 by dB dB TEST SAVE LENGTH WAVE Review the testing screen The REL reference values should be very close to 0 00 dB This confirms the references were set correctly and that AUTO mode is functioning properly Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW CERT FIBER 1 ACME CORP HQ WEST M COMP...

Page 57: ...er then press the enter key Tap the power button to abort 100 NOTE to convert feet to meters use the conversion factor of 3 28 feet per meter The link budget will be adjusted based on the cabling standard to accommodate the fiber length ER MC Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW CERT FIBER 1 ACME CORP HQ WEST M COMPUTER ROOM I NETWORK HUB 3 Length 0m WAVE EIA TIA 568C 3 CON 2 INDOOR SM S...

Page 58: ...ST RESULTS GREEN PASS RED FAIL BLUE INVALID OPERATING MARGIN indicates invalid negative loss test condition re set the reference LENGTH WAVE Press to store the test result then again at the RUN NAME screen run name can be changed if necessary SAVE SAVE ER MC Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW TEST SAVE CERT FIBER 2 ACME CORP HQ WEST M MC R WA10 Length 100m WAVE EIA TIA 568C 3 CON 2 IND...

Page 59: ...are also required Stored data is downloaded to a PC for later retrieval andreportprinting APPLICATIONS WhileinFULLMODE userscanperformthefollowingtests Tier 2 certification i e PASS FAIL and OTDR measurements FULLMODEisindicatedatthetopofthedisplay FUNCTIONKEYOPTIONS Several functions related to LOSS MODE are available via the yellowfunctionbuttonmenulocatedatthebottomofthedisplay togglebetweenmen...

Page 60: ...DURES Since FULL mode integrates two key types of fiber measurements OTDR and PASS FAIL it is important to follow a specific process in order to ensure the PASS FAIL results associate with their corresponding OTDR results BelowisahelpfuldiagramshowingthebasicprocessflowofFULLMODE PROCESS FLOW RUN SAVE OTDR TRACES All fibers OTDR tested MEASURE SAVE LOSS READINGS YES NO Connect to next fiber EXIT A...

Page 61: ...automatically advance to the OTDR screen NOTE any OTDR trace on the screen would have been stored from a previous test Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW THIS IS A CONTINUATION FROM WHERE THE LINK WIZARD LEFT OFF 06086m 20226m 24718m RFL dB x 81 00 x 14140 dB 2 43 x 3 34 x L m x Fiber x TEST ZOOM LOCK CURSOR ENTER 1550nm AUTO H 06086m 20226m 24718m RFL dB x 81 00 x 14140 dB 2 43 x 3 34...

Page 62: ...To resume testing go to STARTUP MENU CERTIFICATION MENU and select the RESUME TESTING option ER MC Optical Source WaveSource Pro AUTO PORT MOD CW 06086m 20226m 24718m RFL dB x 81 00 x 14140 dB 2 43 x 3 34 x L m x Fiber x TEST ZOOM LOCK CURSOR ENTER 1550nm AUTO H 06086m 20226m 24718m RFL dB x 81 00 x 14140 dB 2 43 x 3 34 x L m x Fiber x TEST ZOOM LOCK CURSOR ENTER 1550nm AUTO H NOTE to ensure prope...

Page 63: ...dB 2 43 x 3 34 x L m x Fiber x TEST ZOOM LOCK CURSOR ENTER 1550nm AUTO H ER RUN NAME HELP EXIT SAVE NAME NUMBER 1 FIBER REPEAT STEPS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT FIBER TO BE OTDR TESTED WHEN ALL FIBERS IN THE LINK HAVE THEIR CORRESPONDING OTDR TRACE REMOVE THE FIBER RING AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP TO BEGIN THE CERTIFICATION TEST THROUGH NOTE before saving the result ensure that the EOF end of fiber has b...

Page 64: ...indicates invalid negative loss test condition re set the reference LENGTH WAVE Press to store the test result then again at the RUN NAME screen run name can be changed if necessary SAVE SAVE ER MC REPEAT STEPS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT FIBER TO BE TESTED THE USER MAY BE PROMPTED TO RE ENTER THE LENGTH FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT TEST THROUGH TEST SAVE CERT FIBER 2 ACME CORP HQ WEST M MC R WA10 Length 100m WAVE...

Page 65: ...dividualevents OWLView software allows users to import OTDR traces taken with Fiber OWL 7 certification meters and appends the traces to the link certificationreport Clientsarealsointerestedinseeingthequalityoftheirfiberendfacesatthetimeoftesting digitallyinspectsafiber endfaceimageforscratchesanddefectsthatmayadverselyaffectdatatransmission OWLView software includes PASS FAIL endface analysis bas...

Page 66: ...2 RUNOTDRTRACES Run OTDR tests to characterize the network and measure the length of thefiberlink NOTE OTDRtracesarerequiredforTier2certification For questions about testing fibers with the OTDR see the OTDR MODE section InFULLMODE OTDRtracesaretakenasapartoftheprocess InCERTMODE OTDRtracesmustbeacquiredseparately STEP3 CERTIFYTHECABLING Measure the end to end loss with a power meter and light sou...

Page 67: ... launched either from the desktop shortcut or through the OWLView shortcutlocatedinSTART OWL OWLVIEW DOWNLOADTESTRESULTS ConnecttheFiberOWL7 powermeterviathesuppliedUSBcable andpoweronthedevice http www owl inc com literature sub htm owlview htm Click Download Trace s Run s from Device to initiate the download Fromthe DownloadOptions dialogbox click Jobs NOTE if the dialog box does not appear eith...

Page 68: ...Lwillbeselected SUMMARYVIEW ThejobinitiallyisdisplayedinSummaryview whichdisplaysbasicPASS FAILresults NOTE theJobInfosectionispopulatedwithlinkinformationenteredduringtheLINKWIZARD Optionalproject relatedinformationcanbeentered CustomerInfo CompanyName PhoneNumber E mailaddress InstallerInfo InstallerCompany PhoneNumber E mailaddress Tester inJobInfo Nameofthetechnicianperformingthetest ...

Page 69: ...switch to Detail View Detail View shows detailed information about the link test results includingkeyinformationsuchaslinkbudgetinformation dBlossreadings andoverhead FULLMODEtestswillautomaticallyloadassociatedOTDRtraces shownhereinthisexample CERTMODEtestswillrequiretheusertoimporttracesmanually ...

Page 70: ...RI REPORT USING OWLVIEW SOFTWARE TEST PROCEDURES IMPORTENDFACEIMAGES Toimportendfaceimages click ImportEndFace nexttotheOTDRtrace Browsetothefolderwheretheendfaceimagesarestored clicktheimagetoimport thenclick Open ...

Page 71: ...WLVIEW SOFTWARE TEST PROCEDURES ANALYZEENDFACEIMAGES Toanalyzetheendfaceimage click AnalyzeEndFace nexttotheOTDRtrace NOTE theFiberOWL7 mustbeconnectedandpoweredontoenableendfaceanalysis Duringendfaceanalysis amessageboxwillappear ...

Page 72: ...EST PROCEDURES ANALYZEENDFACEIMAGES Once endface analysis is complete information will appear about the quality of the endface based on the IEC 61300 3 35endfaceanalysisstandarddefinitionofdefectsandscratches PASS FAIL non fail defect fail defects ...

Page 73: ...ING A TRI REPORT USING OWLVIEW SOFTWARE TEST PROCEDURES PRINTINGAREPORT The software allows users to print SUMMARY or DETAIL test resultstoahard copyprinter PDFfile oraprintpreview SUMMARY DETAIL TRI REPORT ...

Page 74: ...UTILITIESMENU Configuredevice relatedfunctions OTDRMENU ConfigureOTDR relatedfunctions CUSTOMSTANDARD Configuretheuser definedcablingstandard HELPTOPICS viewvarioushelptopicsregardingtheoperationofthemeter STARTUP MENU CERTIFICATION MENU POWER METER SIMPLE OTDR SETUP MENU HELP TOPICS SELECT EXIT BACK Optical power meter without storage mode CERTIFICATION MENU FromtheSETUPMENU selectCERTIFICATIONME...

Page 75: ... loadcurrentlyselectedstoredrun tore testapreviouslystoredrun deletecurrentlyselectedrun pagedownwhenthereismorethanonepageofteststoredruns RUNS LOAD DELETE PAGE HELP VIEW BACK DELETE LOAD PAGE TRACES SRun Name FBR 1 FBR 2 FBR 3 FBR 4 FBR 5 FBR 6 Date 03 27 18 03 27 18 03 27 18 03 27 18 03 27 18 03 27 18 Time 11 02AM 11 03AM 11 03AM 11 04AM 11 04AM 11 05AM XXXXXXXXXXX x XXXXXXXXXXXX STORED RUNS VI...

Page 76: ...dcurrentlyselectedstoredtrace tore testapreviouslystoredtrace deletecurrentlyselectedtrace pagedownwhenthereismorethanonepageofteststoredtraces TRACES LOAD DELETE PAGE VIEW TRACE DETAILS Loss tracemeasurementdataincludesrunname anddateandtimeoftest context sensitivehelptopics zoomin outhorizontallyonOTDRtrace ifoneispresent gotopreviousstoredrunforthislink gotonextstoredrunforthislink returntoSTOR...

Page 77: ...VENTS SETUP SET BACKSCATTER COEFF SELECT EXIT BACK Optical power meter without storage mode SETUP MENU ð CONFIGURE OPTIONS CONFIGUREOPTIONS controlmiscellaneousfunctions FIBERIDTONE Outputa2kHztonefromtheOTDR Options OFF ON VISUALFAULTLOCATOR Controlvisualfaultlocator Options OFF ON BLINK SavesettingsandreturntoSETUPMENU ExitwithoutsavingsettingsandreturntoSETUPMENU Context sensitivehelp SAVE QUIT...

Page 78: ...e backscatter farther above the noiselevel Options ON OFF SavesettingsandreturntoSETUPMENU ExitwithoutsavingsettingsandreturntoSETUPMENU Context sensitivehelp SAVE QUIT HELP DISPLAY OPTIONS MODE DIMNESS BRIGHTNESS SPEAKER TRACE CLIPPING SAVE QUIT HELP ON 63 255 ON FLIP SETUP MENU ð POWER OPTIONS POWEROPTIONS setdurationforvariouspowersavingmodes DIMTIME minutesbeforedisplaydims Rangeofvalues 1to25...

Page 79: ...ES SELECT EXIT BACK Set real time clock UTILITIES MENU ð SET SYSTEM CLOCK SETSYSTEMCLOCK settimeanddate DATE Format MM DD YY MM month DD day YY year TIME Format HH MM SS HH hour MM minute SS second AM PM NEXT PREVIOUSfield DECREASE INCREASEcurrentlyselectedvalue SavesettingsandreturntoUTILITIESMENU ExitwithoutsavingsettingsandreturntoSETUPMENU SET EXIT Enter Date MM DD YY Enter Time HH MM SS SET E...

Page 80: ...withformatandreturntoUTILITIESMENU YES NO This will erase all stored OTDR traces and fiber loss data Proceed YES NO WARNING UTILITIES MENU ð FACTORY RESET FACTORYRESET resetallusersettingstofactorydefaults NOTE afterreset allusersettingswillneedtobesetagain Proceedwithformat DonotproceedwithformatandreturntoUTILITIESMENU YES NO This will erase all stored OTDR traces and fiber loss data Proceed YES...

Page 81: ...for that event to be considered as part of the fiber and not an echo The last event with therequiredbackscatterlevelisconsideredtheendofthefiber Rangeofvalues 3 25to9 99dB EVENTPASS FAIL events in the OTDR event table will be highlighted in if they exceedthevaluessetintheEVENTCONFIGURATIONmenu Options OFF ON OTDRAUTODEADZONE theOTDRwillusethefirstreflectiveeventastheendofthelaunchcableandwillnotin...

Page 82: ... MENU highlight SET BACKSCATTER COEFF then press SETBACKSCATTERCOEFFICIENT backscatter option options Current Trace Wave1 Wave2 Use left and right arrow keys to change value Bns range 60 00 to 85 00 dB Use up and down arrow to increase decrease backscatter value Backscatter coefficient is a measure of the backscatter properties of the fiber under test and is provided by the fiber manufacturer Back...

Page 83: ...oss attenuation perkilometeroffiber Maxloss dB MUSTBESETTO0 00 Minloss dB MUSTBESETTO0 00 Maxlen m Maximumlengthoffiberlinkinmeters rangeofvalues 50mto50000m Conloss dB dBlossperinterconnection defineslossforbothreference gradeandstandard gradereferencecables Splloss dB dBlosspersplice canbeeitherfusionormechanicalsplices APPLICATIONSTANDARDPARAMETERS Maxloss dB lossmeasurementsthatexceedMaxlosswi...

Page 84: ...in the port Because of this you can be assured that the connection will always produce an accurate reading as longasitisinsertedcompletelyintotheport seethediagrambelow Additionally someconnectorsusea1 25mmferrule TheflexibleuniversalportsystemontheFiberOWL7allowstheusertoremove the 2 5mm adapter and place a 1 25mm adapter included with each Fiber OWL 7 for connection to LC MU and other SFF connec...

Page 85: ...picktipintothedetectorport Using as little pressure as possible rotate the cotton toothpick tip in the detector port toclearawayanydustordirtthathasaccumulatedonthedetector Usinglightpressurefromthecompressedair blowoutthedetectorport Usethejewelersloupetoinspectthedetectorendface Ifdustordirtarestillpresent repeatsteps untilthedetectorportisfreeofdebris If no dust or dirt is found replace the ada...

Page 86: ...MENDED TO USE AN LCD BASED FIBER INSPECTION SCOPE WHICH CAN INSPECT OPTICALPORTSANDFIBERENDFACESWITHOUTEXPOSINGTHEEYETOHARMFULOPTICALRADIATION OPERATION MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE OTDR VFL PORT WET CLEAN PROCEDURE Wet the tip of a 2 5mm cleaning swab with isopropyl alcohol Carefully insert the wet tip of the swab into the optical port Clean out the optical port according to the directions providedwi...

Page 87: ...dings the optical connectors on the Fiber OWL 7 and the connectors on the patch cords should be cleanedpriortoattachingthemtoeachother Minimizedustanddirtbuildupbyreplacingthedustcapsaftereachuse Calibration ItisrecommendedtohaveOpticalWavelengthLaboratoriescalibratethisunitonceperyear Warranty The Fiber OWL 7 comes standard with a two year factory warranty which covers manufacturer defect and wor...

Page 88: ...ationsareunknown contacttheopticalfibermanufacturerformoredetails IEEE Standard Name Fiber OWL Link Wizard Name 10GBASE S Wavelength Loss dB Modal Bandwidth Maximum Distance m 10GBASE S 10GBASE S 10GBASE S 10GBASE S 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE LX4 10GBASE L 10GBASE E Fiber Type 62 5 125 multimode 62 5 125 multimode 62 5 125 multimode 50 125 multimode 50 125 multimode la...

Page 89: ...owsetothelocationofthefirmwarefile thenclickOpen 7 Thesoftwareandthedevicewillindicatethefirmwareupdateprocess Oncethefirmwareisupdated thedevicewillre boot NowitissafetoremovetheUSBcable RE CHARGING THE DEVICE BATTERY TheLithiumPolymerbatteryintheFiberOWL7 isre chargedthroughtheUSBport AbatterychargerandUSBcableissuppliedforthispurpose Thedevicecaneitherberechargedusingthebatterychargeroracompute...

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