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8310 RSA

Return SpeedSweep Analyzer

Operation Manual

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Page 1: ...www trilithic com Copyright 2016 Trilithic Inc All Rights Reserved 020116 REV2 Specifications are subject to change without notice Please contact your sales representative for further information 8310 RSA Return SpeedSweep Analyzer Operation Manual ...

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Page 3: ... hasn t changed Keeping that focus intact will help provide better products in the long run and ensure continued growth for decades to come Trilithic is comprised of three major divisions Broadband Instruments The company is best known for innovations in signal level measurement leakage detection and reverse path maintenance like the use of Digital Signal Processing DSP technology which lets field...

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Page 5: ...4 Equipment Supplied with Your 8310 RSA 14 A Guided Tour of Your 8310 RSA 15 Front View 15 Rear View 16 Installing the 8310 RSA 17 Welcome Screen Navigation 18 Sweep Not Active 18 Sweep Active 18 Instrument Time Date Internal Temperature 19 Firmware Software Version Numbers 19 Chapter 3 Setup 21 Setup Menu Navigation 21 Selecting the Active Channel Plan 21 Setting Up the Active Channel Plan 23 Set...

Page 6: ... DHCP 32 Viewing the Instrument MAC Address 33 Manual Setup of Network Connection Settings 33 Viewing Automatically Assigned DHCP Network Settings 35 Setting Username Password 36 Adjusting Display Screen Contrast 37 Chapter 4 Web Access 39 Accessing the 8310 RSA with a Web Browser 39 About the 8310 RSA 40 Device Setup 41 Channel Plan Setup 42 Network Settings 44 Firmware Update 45 Chapter 5 Append...

Page 7: ...port is available Monday through Friday from 8 00AM to 5 00PM EST Callers in North America can dial 317 895 3600 or 800 344 2412 toll free International callers should dial 317 895 3600 or fax questions to 317 895 3613 You can also e mail technical support at support trilithic com For quicker support response when calling or sending e mail please provide the following information Your name and you...

Page 8: ...operation manual is structured Chapter 2 Introduction Installation introduces what the 8310 RSA is and what it does This chapter discusses the practical application connections and controls of the 8310 RSA Chapter 3 Setup describes how to configure and operate the 8310 RSA Chapter 4 Web Access shows how to access the 8310 RSA through a web browser and apply firmware updates Chapter 5 Appendix show...

Page 9: ...nd e mail addresses appear in italics Precautions A CAUTION alerts you to any condition that could cause a mechanical failure or potential loss of data The 8310 RSA may not operate correctly in the presence of a strong electromagnetic field A NOTE is information that will be of assistance to you related to the current step or procedure A WARNING alerts you to any condition that could cause persona...

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Page 11: ...eeping in unoccupied spectrum areas to a frequency resolution of 100 kHz The reverse sweep is received by the 8310 RSA and the response information is relayed back to the 1G DSP via a user configurable frequency agile forward telemetry signal Much of the 8310 RSA can be set up via a web browser To set up an IP address see Chapter 3 Setting Up a Network Connection To remotely set up the unit see Ch...

Page 12: ... diagram shows the typical deployment of an 8310 RSA system 8310 RSA Internet Forward Telemetry 1G DSP Combined Output Output Laptop Desktop Computer Cell Phone PDA or iPad Input Ethernet Ethernet Light fiber Splitter Splitter CMTS VoIP RPC Switch Master RS 485 Cable RF Test Point 1G DSP Continue Split ...

Page 13: ...sponse information are then sent back to the 1G DSP via a telemetry signal which allows the 1G DSP to track up to 643 individual sweep points and display a full sweep on the screen every four seconds The instrument compensates for differences in the amplitudes of the carriers by comparing two sweeps a reference scan saved to the 1G DSP typically at the node or first active component of the network...

Page 14: ...rehensive Maintenance System Works with the 1G DSP Maintenance Meter Available Models Part Number Description 2011375000 65 MHz 8310 RSA with 120 to 240 VAC Power Supply 2011375100 65 MHz 8310 RSA with 48 VDC Power Input 2011699000 85 MHz 8310 RSA with 120 to 240 VAC Power Supply 2011699100 85 MHz 8310 RSA with 48 VDC Power Input Equipment Supplied with Your 8310 RSA The 8310 RSA comes with the fo...

Page 15: ...gh the main menus Scroll through the setup display options available within the selected sub menu Adjust the settings within individual setup options after the Enter button has been selected 4 Power Button This button enables or disables operation of the instrument To turn off the instrument remove the power cable 5 Enter Button This button is used to control the 8310 RSA as follows Enter the menu...

Page 16: ...P on a downstream telemetry signal 2 Reverse Input This is the input connection that the 8310 RSA uses to receive a sweep initiated from a field test point by a 1G DSP 3 Ethernet This port is for factory use only 4 AC Power Input This is a female IEC 320C13 port for connection of an AC power cable This port accepts AC input power from 100 to 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 1 A 5 Port 1 Port 2 Expansion For Futur...

Page 17: ...he left of the 8310 RSA and the fan exhaust holes on the right of the 8310 RSA remain unblocked DO NOT plug in the 8310 RSA s power cord until instructed below If the display screen is not illuminated upon connecting power to the 8310 RSA call Trilithic Application Support at 1 800 344 2412 for assistance 1 Mount the 8310 RSA in a standard rack using four retaining screws 2 Plug the 8310 RSA s pow...

Page 18: ... the selected channel plan number is designated as XX and the message PLAN NOT SET UP is displayed below instead of the channel plan name Sweep Active In the screen shown on the right the selected channel plan has been set up and the sweep is currently active This screen will normally appear this way when at least one channel plan has been setup and enabled In this example the selected channel pla...

Page 19: ...time The time is set to Greenwich Mean Time GMT In this example the internal temperature is designated as XX the date is designated as MM DD YYYY and the time is displayed in a 24 hour format as HHMM To exit this screen and return to the Welcome screen select the Enter button Firmware Software Version Numbers From the Welcome screen select the Info button to display the current firmware software v...

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Page 21: ...ght EXIT SETUP and then select the Enter button Selecting the Active Channel Plan To select the active channel plan perform the following steps 1 From the SETUP MENU highlight PLAN and then select the Enter button to display the PLAN SELECT MENU 2 Use the arrow buttons to highlight the plan number and then select the Enter button to adjust it Much of the 8310 RSA can be set up via a web browser To...

Page 22: ...e Enter button to accept your changes Once you have selected a channel plan either the channel plan name or the message PLAN NOT SET UP will then be displayed below the plan number The 8310 RSA allows a maximum of 16 user configurable channel plans If you select a channel plan number above 16 the instrument will default back to channel plan 16 4 To return to the SETUP MENU use the arrow buttons to...

Page 23: ...f 5 0625 MHz and a maximum of 65 25 MHz with a minimum step frequency of 93 75 kHz Setting Start Stop Step Frequency To adjust the start stop and step frequency of the sweep perform the following steps 1 From the PLAN SETUP MENU use the arrow buttons to highlight START STOP or STEP and then select the Enter button to edit the frequency 2 Use the up down arrow buttons to adjust the value of the sel...

Page 24: ...25 to 65 25 MHz with a step frequency of 93 75 kHz Deleting Sweep Points from the Channel Plan To delete sweep points from the channel plan perform the following steps 1 Select the Start and Stop frequencies for the block to be deleted All points from Start to Stop will be deleted regardless of the Step frequency setting 2 From the PLAN SETUP MENU use the arrow buttons to highlight DEL and then se...

Page 25: ...AME MENU will appear use the arrow buttons to highlight the name and then select the Enter button 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to adjust the value of the selected digit and then use the left right arrow buttons to change between the digits Once you have finished editing the name select the Enter button to accept your changes The channel plan name is limited to 20 characters 4 Use the arrow butt...

Page 26: ...he arrow buttons to highlight VIEW and then select the Enter button 2 The VIEW PLAN ITEMS menu will appear use the up down arrow buttons to move between individual sweep point frequencies 3 To delete an individual sweep point use the left right arrow buttons to highlight DEL and then select the Enter button 4 Once you have finished viewing and or deleting sweep points from the channel plan use the...

Page 27: ...ntered the message PLAN MUST HAVE 2 OR MORE ENTRIES will be displayed press the Enter button to return to the PLAN SETUP MENU to add more sweep points to your channel plan 3 The save confirmation screen will appear use the arrow buttons to highlight YES and then select the Enter button to save the channel plan 4 To exit without saving the channel plan use the arrow buttons to highlight NO and then...

Page 28: ...ht the link frequency and then select the Enter button to edit the frequency 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to adjust the value of the selected digit and then use the left right buttons to change between the digits Once you have finished editing the frequency select the Enter button to accept your changes The 8310 RSA has a minimum link frequency of 0050 00 MHz and a maximum of 1000 00 MHz 4 Use ...

Page 29: ...it the level 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to adjust the value of the selected digit and then use the left right arrow buttons to change between the digits Once you have finished editing the level select the Enter button to accept your changes The 8310 RSA has a minimum attenuation level of 00 0 dB and a maximum of 31 5 dB 4 Use the arrow buttons to highlight OK and then select the Enter button ...

Page 30: ...e the up down arrow buttons to adjust the value of the selected digit and then use the left right arrow buttons to change between the digits Once you have finished editing the level select the Enter button to accept your changes The 8310 RSA has a RX level range of 0 to 60 dBmV and a tap value range of 0 to 60 dB The minimum tap level must be within 15 dB of the current RX level or the instrument ...

Page 31: ...ME MENU will appear use the arrow buttons to highlight the name and then select the Enter button 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to adjust the value of the selected digit and then use the left right arrow buttons to change between the digits Once you have finished editing the name select the Enter button to accept your changes The device name is limited to 20 characters 4 Use the arrow buttons but...

Page 32: ...ing and then select the Enter button to edit the selected parameter Enabling Disabling DHCP To enable and disable DHCP perform the following steps 1 Use the arrow buttons to highlight DHCP and then select the Enter button 2 Use the arrow buttons to highlight ENABLE or DISABLE and then select the Enter button You will automatically be returned to the NETWORK MENU once you select the Enter button Th...

Page 33: ...AC ADDR and then select the Enter button 2 The MAC ADDRESS menu will be displayed press the Enter button to return to the NETWORK MENU Manual Setup of Network Connection Settings To set the IP address subnet mask gateway DNS 1 DNS 2 perform the following steps 1 From the NETWORK MENU use the arrow buttons to highlight IP SETUP and then press the Enter button The MAC Address of the 8310 RSA is for ...

Page 34: ...ry to remotely connect to the 8310 RSA through a web browser 2 The NETWORK SETUP menu will be displayed use the arrow buttons to highlight the IP SN GW DNS1 or DNS2 value fields and then select the Enter button to edit the value 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to adjust the value of the selected digit and then use the left right arrow buttons to change between the digits Once you have finished edi...

Page 35: ...tely connect to the 8310 RSA through a web browser Viewing Automatically Assigned DHCP Network Settings To view the IP address subnet mask gateway DNS 1 DNS 2 that has been assigned by the DHCP servier perform the following steps 1 From the NETWORK MENU use the arrow buttons to highlight IP SETUP and then select the Enter button 2 The IP SETUP DHCP menu will be displayed The IP SN GW DNS1 and DNS2...

Page 36: ... Enter button 2 The USERNAME SETUP menu will be displayed use the arrow buttons to highlight the NAME or PSWD field and then select the Enter button to edit the value 3 Use the up down buttons to adjust the value of the selected digit and then use the left right buttons to change between the digits Once you have finished editing the value select the Enter button to accept your changes 4 Once you h...

Page 37: ... following steps 1 From the SETUP MENU use the arrow buttons to highlight CNTRST ADJ and then select the Enter button 2 The CONTRAST ADJUST menu will appear use the up arrow button to make the screen darker and the down arrow button to make the screen lighter 3 Once you have finished adjusting the screen contrast select the Enter button to return to the SETUP MENU ...

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Page 39: ...erform the following steps 1 Open an internet web browser and enter the IP address of the 8310 RSA that you would like to connect to 2 A dialog box will appear enter the username and password that you setup for your 8310 RSA in Chapter 3 3 The 8310 RSA homepage will be displayed as shown below Select any of the hyperlinks from the left column to navigate to the specific web page ...

Page 40: ...nual Return Sweep Analyzer About the 8310 RSA Select the About 8310 link to view the following information about the 8310 RSA MAC Address Device Date Time DSP Application Bootloader Firmware Version Processor Application Bootloader Firmware Version ...

Page 41: ...00 0 dB and a maximum of 31 5 dB RX Level Tap Value Enter the TX Level Tap Value into their corresponding fields The 8310 RSA has a RX level range of 0 to 60 dBmV and a tap value range of 0 to 60 dB The minimum tap level must be within 15 dB of the current RX level or the instrument will automatically adjust the value to bring the tap value within the proper range Device Name Enter the name of the...

Page 42: ...n button to choose the channel plan number and then select the Select Plan button to view the channel plan Plan Name Enter the name of the channel plan into this field Show Ingress Select this option to show the live ingress trace Show Peak Ingress Select this option to show the peak ingress trace over time Zoom All Select this option to return to full view of a zoomed area To zoom highlight the a...

Page 43: ...lete the selected frequencies Start Frequency Enter the Start Frequency into this field Start Frequency Enter the Stop Frequency into this field Step Frequency Enter the Frequency Step into this field Sweep Frequencies To view the sweep frequencies that are included or excluded select either the Included or Excluded option The list shown below will update to show the included or excluded frequenci...

Page 44: ...f DHCP is enabled the values shown for the IP Address Subnet Gateway DNS are automatically assigned by the DHCP server and cannot be changed After rebooting the 8310 RSA and if the IP address of the 8310 RSA is changed you will need to enter the new IP Address into the web browser to access the Web Interface IP Enter the IP address of the 8310 RSA into this field SN Enter the Subnet of the 8310 RS...

Page 45: ... selecting from one of the following options UP Application This is firmware designed for the microprocessor controller and has the following file name structure rsmaXXXX mot DSP Application This is firmware designed for the Digital Signal Processor controller and has the following file name structure rsdaXXXX mot 2 Select the Browse button to bring up a window to chose the file to upload Select t...

Page 46: ... Select the Apply button you will be prompted with the following message Do you wish to continue with the upgrade process To proceed with the firmware update select the OK button or to exit without upgrading select the Cancel button 5 The message shown below will appear indicating that the 8310 RSA may be unresponsive for a few minutes while the upgrade process is completed ...

Page 47: ...mware update starts the display screen on the 8310 RSA will indicate the download progress as shown to the right 7 Once the firmware update is complete the 8310 RSA web interface will indicate Firmware Upgrade Succeeded as shown to the right 8 Select the Home link to return to the homepage ...

Page 48: ...lect the OK button or to exit without rebooting select the Cancel button 10 The message shown below will appear indicating that the 8310 RSA may be unresponsivefor a few minutes while the reboot process is completed If DHCP is enabled you may need to verify the new IP address that is assigned to the 8310 RSA after the reboot This will be necessary if you wish to communicate with the 8310 RSA via t...

Page 49: ... Accuracy 1 0 dBmV Telemetry downstream only Frequency 50 to 1 000 MHz user configurable Occupied Bandwidth 500 kHz 60 dBc Output Level 50 dBmV with 31 5 dB attenuation user configurable in 0 5 dB steps Spurious Carrier Suppression 60 dB Mechanical Rack Height 2 RU Power Specifications AC Power Input 100 to 370 VAC 47 to 440 Hz 0 75A Max DC Power Input 36 8 to 74 9 VDC 3 0A Max system accuracy ass...

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Page 51: ...effective the product must have been handled and used as set forth in the documentation accompanying the product and or its packaging This limited warranty shall not apply to any damage due to accident misuse abuse neglect fire or other casualty Further this limited warranty shall not apply to any product which has been altered or where the damage was caused by a part not supplied by Trilithic Tri...

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