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FX87 DWDM Tunable Laser Source User’s Manual  

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USER MANUAL 

The Verification Experts 

FX87 

DWDM Tunable Laser Source 

Please  direct  all  questions  to  your  local  VeEX  Sales  Office,  Representative,  or  Distributor.  
Or contact VeEX technical support at www.veexinc.com. 

 

 

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Содержание FX87

Страница 1: ...ced translated into a foreign language or be transmitted electronically without prior agreement and written consent of VeEX Incorporated as governed by International copyright laws Information contain...

Страница 2: ...E 11 6 2 SETTING DATE AND TIME 11 6 3 RESETTING FX87 12 7 0 FX87 AS A LIGHT SOURCE 13 8 0 OPTICAL POWER MEASUREMENTS 15 8 1 MODE FOR OPTICAL POWER MEASUREMENTS 15 8 2 OPTICAL POWER MEASUREMENTS 15 8 2...

Страница 3: ...G THE FX8X USB DRIVER 25 9 2 TRANSFERRING MEASUREMENT RESULTS TO PC 27 9 2 1 Transfer Results Using Micro USB Cable 28 9 2 2 Transfer Results Using Bluetooth 30 9 3 UPLOADING MEASUREMENT RESULTS TO FI...

Страница 4: ...ent The software is confidential and proprietary of VeEX Inc The software is protected by copyright and contains trade secrets of VeEX Inc or VeEX s licensors The software may be used or copied only i...

Страница 5: ...about a potentially dangerous situation Make sure that optical sources are inactive before connecting fiber to the test set to avoid skin or eye damage or damage to the unit It is recommended to Deac...

Страница 6: ...On Off and Laser Stabilization Extremely rugged pocket sized form factor with protective rubber boot Rechargeable Li Poly battery or AC or USB powered operation Extra long battery life 10 hrs battery...

Страница 7: ...requencies The unit measures loss at the specified wavelengths with the combination of the DWDM laser and optional broadband OPM with WaveID The measurement results can be transferred to a PC or uploa...

Страница 8: ...ess and hold the button for 3 sec The display will initially show the VeEX logo current date and time and current mode of operation MODE Select the mode of operation DWDM LS Read PM1 or PM2 For more i...

Страница 9: ...Manual Page 9 of 39 Button combinations Shift Enter Up Save measurement results Shift Enter Down Enter Instrument Settings mode Shift Enter Mode Turn backlight ON OFF F1 F2 F3 Context defined the fun...

Страница 10: ...sed for measuring absolute optical power level and relative optical power for insertion loss and end to end continuity testing for a DWDM when paired with the OLS port Supported interchangeable adapto...

Страница 11: ...ill turn off when the unit is turned OFF When the FX87 is connected to AC power or an external power supply the Plug icon will appear in the top left corner of the screen If the device operates with t...

Страница 12: ...resetting the FX87 device may be needed To do this 1 Disconnect external power supply from the device With device OFF press the red Power button and hold it for at least 15 seconds The FX87 will rebo...

Страница 13: ...o the OLS port located on the left on the top panel of the device Then press the MODE button until the DWDM LS mode appears at the upper left corner of the display To toggle between Laser ON and Laser...

Страница 14: ...r Source User s Manual Page 14 of 39 Selecting the channel for the DWDM LS mode Tone Detection Press F3 repeatedly to set modulation frequency 270 Hz 330 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz AUTO CW AUTO cycles channel...

Страница 15: ...asurements To use FX87 for optical power measurements connect the fiber to the OPM port located on the right on the top panel of the device FX87 Top Panel OPM Port 8 2 1 Setting ZERO Level Set the ZER...

Страница 16: ...t to the device The OPM is an InGaAs detector with a wavelength range from 800 to 1700nm The displayed power readings can be absolute dBm and watts or relative dB To measure the optical power in a fib...

Страница 17: ...nt The fiber under test must have only one wavelength If there are several wavelengths the measurement results will NOT be valid To change the wavelength press the F1 button WAVE The resulting calibra...

Страница 18: ...tion is selected for a signal without WaveID or a modulated signal the wavelength value goes blank and the measurement results are NOT valid 8 3 1 Setting Power Reference Level To measure the fiber un...

Страница 19: ...e is shown at the second row on the left 6 86dBm in the example above REF MEM command the previously saved reference level is taken from the device memory and set as active REF OFF command makes the p...

Страница 20: ...End to End FX87 connected over fiber under test to FX 8x OPM Set the FX 8x OPM WAVE F1 function to AUTO and choose from one of two FX87 transmit setups 1 Set the FX87 in DWDM OLS mode to transmit by p...

Страница 21: ...op must be closed on Location B with a patch cord If the Location B technician fails to do that FX87 shows 0 power value in W and the dBm value below the sensitivity limit If FX87 is used both as a po...

Страница 22: ...ine C37 as shown below Power Meter channel is set the same as Light Source wavelength The measured optical power value is immediately shown onscreen 8 6 Viewing Measurement Results Read Mode To view m...

Страница 23: ...where is the number incremented by 1 with every measurement This is convenient when measuring several fibers within one batch or one splitter The note can be edited as described below then the update...

Страница 24: ...ols for the comment text and 3 numbers for the comment number 5 Press CLEAR to reset the index position to 000 when INDEX is selected or erase the whole note when COMMENT is selected 6 To erase a symb...

Страница 25: ...oftware Releases Webpage For detailed operations with the applications please refer to their corresponding manuals More information on Fiberizer Cloud and LTSync can be found at the VeEX website www v...

Страница 26: ...in the Other devices list The FX8x item is shown with the exclamation mark sign see an example below meaning that the driver for the device is not installed 3 Download the driver from the VeEX web si...

Страница 27: ...t results to create a report first transfer results to a PC so they can be uploaded to Fiberizer Cloud This can be done using the provided micro USB cable provided and via Bluetooth connection To tran...

Страница 28: ...USB cable connect the provided cable to a compatible power meter and to the PC The figure below shows that a device is connected and the unique product ID FX87 is connected to PC in LTSync its serial...

Страница 29: ...s of a certain period go to the Hardware tab and select the Load results for period checkbox This brings see the Figure below Filtering measurement results by time To delete a row of results select it...

Страница 30: ...ng Bluetooth To transfer measurement results to the PC using Bluetooth change MODE until Read screen is shown The Bluetooth symbol should appear on the upper right hand corner Initiate pairing through...

Страница 31: ...ownload 9 3 Uploading Measurement Results to Fiberizer Cloud Fiberizer Cloud account can be accessed within the LTSync program Todo this go to the Cloud storage tab and click the Log in to Fiberizer C...

Страница 32: ...easurement results to Fiberizer Cloud go to the Results tab and click the Upload to Fiberizer Cloud button Then LTSync creates a folder in the Fiberizer Cloud account named after the connected device...

Страница 33: ...s version Fiberizer Desktop Plus software allows users to upload measurement files from oxlts sor etc formats and perform advanced post processing results managing and merging results generate pdfs ex...

Страница 34: ...FX87 DWDM Tunable Laser Source User s Manual Page 34 of 39 PDF Excel Report Generation PDF Report Generated...

Страница 35: ...ation Any Software embedded in the VeEX hardware is subject to the Limited Software Warranty set forth below VeEX warrants that for the applicable Warranty Period the VeEX Hardware purchased by Custom...

Страница 36: ...the Software reported to VeEX s authorized service or support representative by Customer during the warranty period Customer s sole and exclusive remedy for VeEX s failure to correct the Error will b...

Страница 37: ...OR MEETING CUSTOMER S REQUIREMENTS NONINFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS COMPATIBILITY OR INTEROPERABILITY WITH ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS OR DATA NOT PROVIDED BY VEEX...

Страница 38: ...RESELLERS DISTRIBUTORS OR LICENSORS TO CUSTOMER WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID TO VEEX BY CUSTOMER FOR...

Страница 39: ...address all stages of network deployment maintenance and field service turn up and integrate service verification features across DSL fiber optics CATV DOCSIS mobile backhaul and fronthaul CPRI OBSAI...

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