Fibre Test Equipment

· Certification of multi-mode fibre links at 850nm and 1300nm
· Data storage for up to 1000 data points including run labels, fibre type, and link information including link name, date, reference power values, fibre length, and number of splices and interconnects
· Built-in loss wizard for calculation of maximum allowable loss values (link budget)
· RS-232 interface for continuous data logging, report printing, or data downloading
· OWL Reporter software for printing formatted fibre certification reports
· Absolute or relative mode for giving you instant pass/fail results
· Selectively view, delete or resample data points
· Optical measurement of fibre links up to 25 kilometers

The Fiber OWL 4 is a high accuracy, high resolution, microprocessor controlled optical power meter. It has an attractive handheld case made from high impact plastic, a large, backlit, graphic, liquid crystal display, and 18-key keypad for easy data entry. The universal fibre adapter accepts both ST, SC, FC, DIN, and E2000 connectors. It will operate for over 200 hrs on a standard alkaline 9v battery and has built-in auto shutdown. The Fiber OWL includes a built-in link wizard that easily calculates the allowable loss for the fibre runs being measuring which is used to determine IEEE protocol and industry standards based certification.

All Fiber OWL 4 power meters include automatic wavelength detection and switching. The power meter stores physical fibre information for up to eight links. Link information includes: link name, date, fibre type, fibre length, connectors, splices, temperature, cabling standard, and calculated or entered reference power values for two wavelengths. In addition the meter will store up to 1000 measured data points with labels. Each value includes the fibre type and link. The stored information can be selectively viewed, edited (measured again), printed, or deleted. The meter will print formatted reports indicating simple PASS or FAIL results of selected stored data directly using the built in serial port, or all of the stored data can be downloaded to the free OWL Reporter software.

For fibre certification it is necessary to know the fibre length and the Fibre OWL kit can be supplied complete with an inbuilt length tester or a separate length tester can be purchased at a later date.

OWL components are available as individual items therefore additional sources can be added at a later date if required. Sources are also available in low cost single wavelength options.

Supported Cabling Standards:

EIA/TIA 568-B ISO/IEC 11801
1000Base-SX
100Base-FX 10Base-FB
10Base-FL FDDI
ATM-155 ATM-622
Fibre Channel Token Ring
Also supports 2 user-definable standards

Additional Measurement Wavelengths:
980nm 1310nm 1480nm 1550nm