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PowerSync Service Analyzer Reference Manual

June 12, 2017

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Sifos Technologies

PowerSync Service Analyzer

PSA-3002-SA

Technical Reference

Manual

Version 4.2

Revised

June 12, 2017

Summary of Contents for PowerSync PSA-3002-SA

Page 1: ...nalyzer Reference Manual June 12 2017 Sifos Technologies page 1 Sifos Technologies PowerSync Service Analyzer PSA 3002 SA Technical Reference Manual Version 4 2 Revised June 12 2017 Copyright 2013 2017 Sifos Technologies ...

Page 2: ...llation improper repair other than by Sifos or its agents fire flood lightning power surges earthquake or alteration unless such alteration performed by Sifos or its agents Sifos will ship repaired Products to recipient freight prepaid within ten 10 working days after receipt of defective Product Except as otherwise stated any claim on account of defective materials or for any other cause whatsoev...

Page 3: ... PoE Service Analyzer from PSA Interactive 13 2 3 PoE Service Test Reporting 14 2 4 PoE Intermittent Service Detection 15 2 5 Visual PoE Analysis 15 2 6 Accessing the PoE Service Analyzer from PowerShell PSA 16 3 PoE and the PowerSync Analyzer 17 3 1 IEEE 802 3af 802 3at Overview 17 3 1 1 IEEE 802 3at Enhancements 17 3 1 2 The Power Connection 17 3 1 3 PD Detection 18 3 1 4 PD Classification 19 3 ...

Page 4: ...5 Section Omitted 29 3 6 Section Omitted 29 3 7 PSA 3002 SA Technical Specifications 30 3 7 1 LAN Interface Specifications 30 3 7 2 PoE Port Connections 30 3 7 3 Detection and AC MPS Specifications 30 3 7 4 Current Load Specifications 31 3 7 5 DC Metering Specifications 31 3 7 6 AC Metering Specifications 32 3 7 7 Triggering Specifications 32 3 7 8 Time Interval Metering Specifications 32 3 7 9 Om...

Page 5: ... The PSA 3002 is fully software compatible with the PSA 3000 and PSA 3048 chassis based platforms The PSA 3000 additionally offers robust 802 3at LLDP PD emulation PSL 3000 The PSL 3000 Programmable Load is a low cost per port version of the PSA 3000 aimed at PoE testing in a production environment The PSL 3000 supports the PSE Multi Port Suite for the PSA 3000 and also supports upward compatible ...

Page 6: ... utilities without severe run time process preemption that might manifest as LAN connection latency 1 1 3 Package Contents The PSA 3002 SA is shipped with the following items Dual test port compact instrument PSA PVA PSL Software Installation CD AC wall mount power supply CAT5e Ethernet cables crossover and standard RS232 Straight through cable with DB9M to DB9F connections Installation and Techni...

Page 7: ...onnect the serial port and close the terminal emulation software NOTE The PSA LAN interface will not operate if the serial port to the PSA is open and the command menu is visible as a result of pressing the ENTER key 1 1 8 IP Address Set Up via PowerShell Tcl or Wish To alter the default IP address to another fixed address users may use PowerShell Wish or PowerShell Tcl to connect to 192 168 221 1...

Page 8: ...is critical in order to connect and control the PSA from PSA Interactive or PowerShell so if DHCP is utilized the assigned address must be known and must be stable over the course of instrument usage The PSA console menu will display the acquired address if the DHCP request is successful If the Controller is unable to obtain an address a message such as No response to DHCP request will be displaye...

Page 9: ...allation Problems If the PSA Software Installer discovers a non supported version of Tcl Tk on the host computer it will abort the installation of PSA software and offer the option to run the PSA Software Installer from the Windows Run command line with an option that forces Tcl Tk 8 4 20 installation and preempts other versions of Tcl Tk already on the host This action could adversely impact anot...

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Page 11: ...s not available Disconnect Detection MPS DC PSE removes power when DC current below 5 mA MPS AC PSE removes power when PD 25K signature is removed Service Category TYPE 1 PoE service up to 13W SUB_TYPE 1 PoE service between 4W 7W TYPE 2_PHY PoE service up to 25 5W to any Class 4 PD TYPE 2_LLDP PoE service up to 25 5W provided Class 4 PD supports PoE LLDP TYPE 2_OTHER PoE service up to 25 5W to any...

Page 12: ...ion Service Tests report the behavior of the PoE service connection to each PD classification 0 1 2 3 or 4 Information reported includes maximum power capacity available by PD classification as well as the ability of the PoE connection to deliver the appropriate power capacity to PD classification signatures that are borderline for each PD classification Parameter Description Range of Outcomes Cla...

Page 13: ...t arrow buttons allow selection of Test Port 1 or Test Port 2 The PoE Service Test application consists of the three categories described earlier in section 2 1 Basic Service Parametric tests and Class Service analysis Selecting All Tests causes all three categories to run This setting is a requirement to produce the standard spreadsheet report described in section 2 3 below Once the Service Test ...

Page 14: ... event occurs The Power Capacity graph charts the power available to various PD classifications The PD Maximum Power Requirements are provided in section 3 1 4 Text reports see Figure 2 5 may be produced when running all or any subset of the PoE Service Access Tests These reports are also time date stamped and carry much of the same information included in the spreadsheet report Actual test data a...

Page 15: ...be beneficial both for assessing intermittent connections and for capturing PSE behaviors at a particular outlet when power demands or other intermittent transitions are exceeding total output power capacity across a range of PoE served devices Line Monitor Test Reports can be saved to a time date stamped text file see Figure 2 8 upon test completion 2 5 Visual PoE Analysis Another unique feature ...

Page 16: ...th the appropriate reporting option slot port Specifies the PSA test port Default is current slot and port basic Run only the Basic PoE Service Tests described in Section 2 1 parm Run only the Parametric PoE Service Tests described in Section 2 1 class Run only the Classification Integrity PoE Service Tests described in Section 2 1 all Run all basic parametric and classification integrity Tests de...

Page 17: ...o 100M from the PSE High Power PSE s must furnish at least 30 0 Watts at the PSE port Provide full backward compatibility and interoperability to existing 802 3af compliant PSE s and PD s Enable Midspan PSE s to support 1000BaseT connections Restrict cost increases for PSE ports and PD equipment in areas such as PSE controller devices and PoE capable magnetics such that PoE high power could become...

Page 18: ... a load resistance at the PSE between 19 K and 26 5 K given an input voltage under 10 VDC It further specifies that the method of resistance measurement shall allow for an unknown voltage drop up to 2 8 volts associated with one or more diode junctions in series with this load resistance This implies that AC resistance must be determined from a V I measurement performed at 2 or more voltage levels...

Page 19: ...ity to a powered device while reading the power demand of the powered device The 2 event classification see Figure 3 2 involves 2 successive classification current measurements separated by a mark region The 802 3at Type 2 PD must be capable of discharging the class voltage in order to see this mark region and thereby detect the presence of an 802 3at capable PSE The 2 event classification cannot ...

Page 20: ...ow 10mA of DC load current indefinitely so long as the AC MPS load impedance of 25 K is detected The DC MPS method relies on a continuous measurement of DC load current When the DC load current drops below 10 mA Imin the PSE has the right to remove DC power When the DC load current drops below 5 mA the PSE must remove DC power As with AC MPS the timing of the low load current is such that the PSE ...

Page 21: ...dback typically occurs when a load current produces a significant voltage drop across a FET switch active element that switches PoE power That voltage drop combined with load current will heat the FET and potentially damage it 802 3af required PSE s to sustain at least 400mA of load current for at least 50msec regardless of voltage drop This provided a reasonable clearance between the maximum load...

Page 22: ...th a PSE dependent load threshold ranging from 27 K to 1 98 M These PSE s will tolerate a PD operating at less than 0 1 watt indefinitely since a DC load current of 2 mA assuming port voltage of 48 VDC translates to effective 24K resistive load 3 2 4 Legacy Modes and Proprietary Detection Schemes Prior to 802 3af a considerable amount of legacy PoE equipment including first generation VoIP phones ...

Page 23: ...e the Layer 2 Subsystem of the PSA Test Port At the PoE front end of the test port there are three sets of switches These are implemented with electro mechanical relays The ALT A B Select switch selects which wire pair is connected to the PSA test resources The Polarity Select switch selects the polarity MDI or MDI X of the power supplied by the PSE under test A 4 Pair Route P1 switch allows the A...

Page 24: ... triggering types are depicted in Figures 3 7 and 3 8 Also depicted in Figure 3 7 are trigger applications including the DC meters time interval measurement and load current transient each of which can be initiated with those triggers Edge or waveform triggering is derived from the common mode voltage levels received from the PSE under test For most measurements this triggering is based upon the t...

Page 25: ...d Load transient Step 1 may be programmed from 0 to 1023 mA with a step duration of 200 sec to 1000 msec or may be programmed from 1024 to 1800 mA with a maximum step duration of 80msec Load transient Step 2 may be programmed from 0 to 950 mA 750mA in PSA 3102 s with a step duration of 200 sec to 1000 msec Load Step 2 may also be configured to become the new static load current and therefore persi...

Page 26: ...integration periods selectable as 2 or 5 seconds 3 3 7 Time Interval Meter The time interval meter measures time duration between an Edge Trigger 1 or an Event Trigger and a second Edge Trigger 2 This measurement is configured to one of 3 time scales Sec mSec or Sec Time interval measurements can be used for measurements of reaction times rise times slew rates pulse widths and other time critical ...

Page 27: ...stics that are specific to a user s setup and testing requirements These files are located as follows Operating System Config Directory Location Windows XP Program Files Sifos PSA1200 Config Windows Vista 7 8 or 10 Users Public Sifos PSA1200 Config Linux Unix HOME Sifos PSA1200 Config The PSA Environment local configuration file is a single file titled psa_env txt This file is found in the subdire...

Page 28: ...e for the Sifos PhyView Analyzer Windows XP C Program Files Sifos PSA1200 Windows Vista 7 8 or 10 C Users Public Sifos PSA1200 Config PSA local Configuration Files including Config env environment file sub directory Results PSA Test Report Files Including psa_report xlsm mp_report_30 xlsm and service_report xlsm template report spreadsheets and the psa_trace xlsm and psa_lldp_trace xlsm trace disp...

Page 29: ...Shell PSA Wish PowerShell_Wish sh PSA Interactive PL PSA_Interactive sh PSA Software Installer and Removal Scripts Version information concerning individual PowerSync Analyzer software libraries is available from PSA Interactive under the Help menu as well as from PowerShell PSA using the psa_version command see section 1 1 8 3 4 4 Tcl Tk Requirements Resources PowerSync Analyzer software was deve...

Page 30: ... 1MHz to 100MHz 3 7 2 PoE Port Connections Operating Mode Dependency Parameter Selections 2 Pair Power Port 1 and Port 2 operate independently Powered Pair ALT A or ALT B Polarity MDI or MDI X 4 Pair Power PSA 3102 Connect to Port 2 Port 1 disabled ALT A Polarity Port 2 MDI or MDI X ALT B Polarity Port 1 MDI or MDI X Detection Signature Type Dual Port 1 and Port 2 3 7 3 Detection and AC MPS Specif...

Page 31: ...µs Trigger Modes 1024 mA 1023 mA Immediate Edge Event Immediate Active Load Resistance 37 3 7 5 DC Metering Specifications Description Conditions Parameter Specification Voltage Meter Average Max Peak Min Peak Scope Trace Voltage Range 0 60V Aperture or Trace Length 256 Samples 10ms 20ms 50ms 10s Extended Trace Length3 1024 Samples 200ms 2s 4s 8s 20s Sample Rates 39 1 sec 39 1 msec 1 2 5 steps Res...

Page 32: ...nge 0 25V 59 5V Resolution 0 125 mV Accuracy relative to DC Meter readings 0 0625 mV Trig1 to Meter or Transient Latency 50 secs Event Trigger Latency 500 secs Trigger Noise Immunity Pre Trigger Qualification Time Voltage below Rising threshold or above Falling threshold 1 5 msec Normal Mode Edge Noise Rejection 125 mV Noisy Mode Edge Noise Rejection 500 mV 3 7 8 Time Interval Metering Specificati...

Page 33: ...x 5 25 H x 12 L 3U Rack Mount Weight 20 4 lbs Fully Populated with PSA 3x02 Cards Power 100VAC 240VAC 50 60 Hz 1 35A Max Ambient Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C 75W combined loading per PSA 3002 Compact PSA Storage Temperature 20 C to 85 C Operating Humidity 5 to 95 RH Non Condensing 3 7 13 Certifications Description North America Europe International Emissions FCC Part 15 Class A Meets EN55011 ...

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