NEUTRIK opticalCON powerMONITOR User manual
version 1.4
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User Manual
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1. Warning & Important Notice
FCC Approval
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
CE Approval
Neutrik AG declares under its sole responsibility that the product optical-
CON powerMONITOR to which this declaration is referred to has been
designed and manufactured in accordance with the following international
standards
IEC 61300; IEC 61326; IEC 60068-2-6; IEC 60068-2-31
CAUTION: Dispose
Dispose of your instrument in accordance with the valid legal environmen-
tally regulations in your country
CAUTION: Important Notice
The user manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional
radiator shall caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
CAUTION: Battery
- Avoid short circuits
- Operate and charge the battery between 0°C and +45°C.
- Do not heat the battery above 60°C.
- Do not dispose of the battery by burning.
- Do not solder directly to the battery.
- Do not disassemble the battery.
- Do not insert the battery in reverse polarity.
The Li-Io battery has a potential for fire or burning.
CAUTION: Cable Handling
Fiber optic cable is sensitive to excessive pulling, bending and crushing
forces. Consult the cable specification sheet for the cable you are installing.
Do not bend cable more sharply than the minimum recommended bend
radius. Do not apply more pulling force to the cable than specified. Do not
crush the cable or allow it to kink. Doing so may cause damage that can
alter the transmission characteristics of the cable which may have to be
replaced as a result.
WARNING: Laser Handling Precautions
Laser light can damage your eyes. Laser light is invisible. Viewing it
directly does not cause pain. The iris of the eye will not close involuntarily
when viewing a bright light, consequently, serious damage to the retina of
the eye is possible. Never look into the end of a fiber which may have a
laser coupled to it. DO NOT use magnifiers in the presence of laser
radiation. Diffused laser light can cause eye damage if focused with
optical instruments. Should accidental exposure to laser light be suspect-
ed, arrange for an eye examination immediately.
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Content
1. Warning & Important Notice ......................................................................................................................2
2. Specifications.............................................................................................................................................4
3. Keys and Connectors ................................................................................................................................5
4. Software Main Menu..................................................................................................................................7
5. Channel Reset / Threshold Selection........................................................................................................8
5.1 Change Channel Designation..................................................................................................................9
6 Mode - Wavelength Selection (Single-mode)...........................................................................................10
6.1 Mode - Wavelength Selection (Multimode) ...........................................................................................11
7 Battery Status / Instant Charging..............................................................................................................12
8 Power Control Selection...........................................................................................................................13
9 Appendix - Application..............................................................................................................................14
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2. Specifications
Power supply:
5V DC external
Battery (rechargeable):
2x 1.5V AA
Battery lifetime:
72 h
max. Current
250 mA
Power Adapter:
110 VAC –220VAC
Temp. range:
0°C –70°C
Housing:
steel, gal/black painted
Connectivity:
opticalCON; LC
Return loss:
> 45 dB
Insert loss:
< 0.5 dB
Factory calibration:
-5 dBm (+/- 0.1)
-12 dBm (+/- 0.3)
-24 dBm (+/- 0.5)
Area of operation:
SM: +3 dBm to -30 dBm
Wavelengths:
single-mode: 1310/1550 nm
multimode: 850/1300 nm
Internal fiber:
single-mode: 9/125 um
multimode: 50/125 um
Protection class:
IP 40
Vibration:
IEC 60068
Shock:
IEC 60068
Signal smoothing:
1s
FCC:
FCC / 47CFR Port 5 (Subpast B, Class B, digital Device)
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3. Keys and Connectors
No
Function
1
Power ON / OFF button
2
UP botton ▲
3
Down button ▼
4
INFO / SET button
5
Relative attenuation
6
Absolute attenuation
7
Charging character
8
Chosen channel
9
Threshold level
10
Fiber input - opticalCON
11
Fiber output - opticalCON
12
External power supply - (5V DC)
13
Alarm (red light)
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... Keys And Connectors
No
Function
10
Fiber input - opticalCON
11
Fiber output - opticalCON or LC
12
Power supply +5V DC
To change the batteries, occur following steps:
- remove safety cable tie
- open cover
- remove battery holder screws
- replace batteries
- close cover and secure with safety cable ties
Before use the powerMONITOR remove safety battery
strap.
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4. Software Main Menu
Attention: WDM modus at the
Wavelength section is only on
single-mode available
If the powerMONITOR turns on,
an internal test starts and checks
the proper functionality of the
alarm and LED.
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5. Channel Reset / Threshold Selection
1. Select "Channel Menu" using or .
2. To enter "Ch1 menu" push twice.
This will reset the relative attenuation.
3. Select the current threshold level (dB) by
pushing or and finally to save.
4. The secondary line indicates the chosen
threshold and the relative attenuation
(∆dB)
Pls. note: To switch OFF the alarm push
3 times.
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5.1 Change Channel Designation
1. Select "Channel Menu" using
or .
2. To enter "Ch1 info" - menu press
twice.
3. To change the channel designation press
or till display indicates "Ch1 info" - menu
and confirm with .
4. Change the displayed symbol by using
or and select character with .
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 for additional characters.
6. To save move the curser to the right
end of the display.
7. Check the entry by pushing .
(returns to main info after 10 seconds)
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6 Mode - Wavelength Selection (Single-mode)
Set the wavelength depending to your application: 1310 / 1550 nm or WDM for single-mode
1. Select the "Wavelength Menu"
using or .
2. Push twice to modify the settings.
3. Hit or to switch between the
wavelengths and WDM section.
SM: 1310 / 1550 nm / WDM
MM: 850 / 1300 nm
4. Push to save the settings. Now the
powerMONITOR restarts.
WDM section works only in single-mode
Pls. note: A modification of the wavelength
selection will reset all settings to factory
default.
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6.1 Mode - Wavelength Selection (Multimode)
Set the settings according your used wavelength and type of light source (LED, VCSEL)
1. Select the "Wavelength Menu"
using or .
2. Push twice to modify the settings.
3. Hit or to switch between following wavelengths and type
of light source.
Symbol
Description
MM850 LED
850 nm, multimode, LED light source
MM850 VCSEL
850 nm, multimode, VCSEL light source
SM1300 LED
1300 nm, multimode, LED light source
SM 1300 VCSEL
1300 nm, multimode, VCSEL light source
4. Push to save the settings. Now the powerMONITOR
restarts.
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7 Battery Status / Instant Charging
1. Select "Battery Menu" using or .
2. Press .
3. Press or to switch between the
two charging modes.
4. To set a mode press .
Mode
Function
Dis - Charge \ &
Discharges battery before recharging (gently)
Charge anyway τ
Starts battery charging immediately
Attention: To charge batteries connect the external power supply (NOPS-1RU-PM)!
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8 Power Control Selection
1. Press or till the "power control" -
menu is displayed.
If there is an external power supply
plugged in, the first line of the display
indicates EXTERNAL.
The second line shows the current
battery mode.
2. Hit .
3. To switch between the battery mode
press or and confirm with
Mode
Function
ACCU Auto \ & τ
Depending on the battery status the power-
MONITOR starts to discharge/charge automati-
cally (gently). Only works with rechargeable
batteries.
ACCU Manual τ
Without checking the battery status, it starts
immedidately to charge.
NOT recharge! ¢
No charging.
Attention: The battery can only be charged by using an external power supply! (NOPS-1RU-PM)
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9 Appendix - Application
a) System monitoring with known output power
The powerMONITOR measures the deviation of the signal power at the end of the system as reference to the typical
fiber output power from the light source (e.g. DVI converter, SFP transceiver, etc.) according the device specifications.
At the example on top the powerMONITOR exhibits -6 dBm which means 1 dB attenuation in reference to the output power of -5
dBm.
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The following matrix exhibits the attenuation accuracy tolerances of absolute and relative values from the powerMONITOR.
Fiber Type
Absolute Value [dBm]
Relative Value [∆dB]
Single-mode
0.5
0.1
Multimode VCSEL
1.0
0.5
Multimode LED
1.0
0.5
Fiber output power I -5 dBm I
Current power (absolute value): I -6 dBm I
System Attenuation (relative value ∆dB ): 1 dB
equipment
fiber output
power: - 5dBm
powerMONITOR
e.g. NO4SBB1-4PM
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... Appendix - Application
b) System monitoring with unknown output power
Fiber Type
Attenuation Range
single-mode
-9 dB
multimode
-7 dB
Example:
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To determine the attenuation of a system, connect a light source
as e.g. Neutriks measurement KIT (CAS-FOMD1) with help of a LC
patchcable and the used opticalCON cable (e.g. NKO4S-R-0-501)
and powerMONITOR
(e.g. NO4SBB1-4PM).
The light source offers a typical output power of -3 dBm (2kHz
mode). The difference of the output power (∆dB)is the total atten-
uation of the system (cable + devices).
The difference between the recent power budget and the system
attenuation shows the corresponding threshold level.
After connect the device (transceiver, DVI-converter, etc.) with the
powerMONITOR.
Set the threshold from the powerMONITOR according the calcu-
lated value (see example below).
If no power budget is known use typical attenuation values from
the table on the left.
1...not included
Attenuation Range: I -9 dB I
System Attenuation: I -5 dB I
Threshold Level: 4 dB
light source
(unknown
output power)
CAS-FOMD
powerMONITOR
e.g. NO4SBB1-4PM
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Liechtenstein (Headquarters)
NEUTRIK AG, Im alten Riet 143, 9494 Schaan
T +423 237 24 24, F +423 232 53 93
Japan
Neutrik Limited, Yusen-Higashinihonbashi-Ekimae Bldg.,3-7-19
Higashinihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103
T +81 3 3663 47 33, mail@neutrik.co.jp
Germany/Netherlands/Denmark/Austria
Neutrik Vertriebs GmbH, Felix-Wankel-Strasse 1
85221 Dachau, T +49 8131 28 08 90,
Hong Kong
Neutrik Hong Kong LTD., Workshop 14, 16 Floor,
Wah Wai Centre Nr. 38-40 Au Pui Wan Street, Shatin,
T +852 2687 6055, neutrik@neutrik.com.hk
Great Britain
Neutrik (UK) Ltd., Westridge Business Park, Cothey Way
Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 1 QT
T +44 1983 811 441
China
Ningbo Neutrik Electronics Co., Ltd., Shiqi Street, Yinxian Road West
Fengjia Villiage, Yinzhou Area, Ningbo, Zhejiang; 315153
T +86 574 88250488 800, neutrik@neutrik.com.cn
France
Neutrik France SARL, Rue du Parchamp 13, 92100
Boulogne-Billancourt
T +33 1 41 31 67 50
USA
Neutrik USA Inc., 4115 Taggart Creek Road
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208 USA
T 704- 972-3050
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