Characteristics – Atec Agilent-E6008B User Manual
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Characteristics
Horizontal Parameters
• Start-km: 0 km to 400 km
• Span: 0.1 km to 400 km
• Readout resolution: 0.1 m
• Minimum sample spacing: 4 cm
• Refractive index: 1.00000 to 2.00000
• Length unit: km, ft, or miles
• Measurement points: up to 64000
Vertical Parameters
• Vertical scale: 0.1 to 10.0 dB/Div
• Read-out resolution: 0.001 dB
• Reflectance range: –14 dB to –60 dB
• Backscatter coefficient: 10 to 70 dB
at 1
µs
Pulsewidth
You can select any of the following
pulsewidths:
• 10 ns, 30 ns, 100 ns, 300 ns, 1 µs, 3 µs,
and 10
µs (all modules). You can also
select 5 ns for E6003C, 5A, 9A
modules, and 20
µs for E6003B,
E6003C, E6008B, and E6013A.
With the E6005A module, you can select a
pulsewidth from 5 ns to 100 ns at 850 nm,
and from 5 ns to 10
µs at 1300 nm.
With the E6009A module, you can select a
pulsewidth from 5 ns to 100 ns at 850 nm,
and from 5 ns to 1
µs at 1300 nm.
Storage
• 3.5” floppy disk drive: for high density
720/1440 kByte floppy disks. MS-DOS
format compatible. Reduced operating
temperature of 5°C to 45°C, with 35%
to 80% humidity at 40°C.
• Memory Card: PCMCIA Type II.
440 MB with up to 13000 traces
(typical with 64000 data points).
• Internal memory: SRAM up to 2 MB.
Up to 300 traces(typical) with 4000
data points
OTDR Trace Formats
• Trace format: compliant to the
following Bellcore/Telcordia OTDR
trace formats:
− GR 196, Revision 1.0
− GR 196, Revision 1.1
− SR-4731 Revision 2.0.
• Trace Information: 5 comment labels
of up to 15 alphanumeric characters,
and 5 comment fields of up to 41
alphanumeric characters are provided
for each trace.
• Real-time clock and date
Scan Trace
• Type of events: reflective and non-
reflective.
• Maximum number of events: 100.
• Threshold for non-reflective
events: 0.0 to 5.0 dB, selectable
in 0.01 dB steps.
• Threshold for reflective events:
–14.0 to –65.0 dB,
selectable in 0.1 dB steps.
• Threshold for fiber breaks:
0.1 to 10 dB, selectable in 0.1 dB
steps.
• Fiber End Threshold: 0.1 to 20 dB,
selectable in 0.1 dB steps.
Display
• Color or monochrome VGA-LCD:
18.3 cm (7.2”)
• Display points: 640 x 480 Points
• Measurement update rate:
two measurements per second in
refresh mode
Interfaces
• RS232C:
Maximum transmission rate:
115200 bps
Transmission time at 115200 bps for
trace data: 4000 points at approx.
1 second; 64000 points at approx.
4 seconds.
• Centronics: Standard parallel port
(SPP).
• Keyboard: PS2 (Min-DIN). For English
Standard, PS2, or AT keyboard.
General
• Automatic setup analysis
• Instrument settings: storage and
recall of user-selectable instrument
settings.
• Laser safety class: All OTDR laser
sources specified by this data sheet
are classified as Class 1M according
to IEC 60825–1 (2001).
The Visual Fault Finder Sub-Module
E6007A complies with Class 2 according to
IEC 60825–1 (2001).
All laser sources comply with 21 CFR
1040.10 except for deviations pursuant to
Laser Notice No. 50, dated 2001-July-26
• Recommended module recalibration
period: 2 years. (OTDR Modules and
Power Meter only)
• Dimensions: 194 mm H, 290 mm W,
75 mm D (7.7” x 11.4” x 3.0”).
• Weight: net < 2.9 kg (6.4 lbs), typical,
including battery pack and OTDR
module.