PRODUCTS UPDATE
TEST AND MEASUREMENT
FIP-430B Fully Automated Fibre Inspection Probe
Exfo has added the FIP-430B fully automated fibre inspection probe to its portfolio of portable fibre-optic test equipment. Built to simplify and speed up connector certification, the FIP-430B integrates advanced automated features, such as a high-performance, fibre image-centring system and onboard connector-endface pass/fail analysis based on IEC or custom
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standards to deliver accurate and consistent connector certification in seconds. The probe’s image-centring function is capable of achieving time savings of up to 57 per cent, and the automatic focus adjustment enables the process to be 100 per cent automated. The focus protection feature prevents image capture in the event of improper focus adjustment, thus ensuring that no defects or residues affecting performance can be ignored by the analysis.
Users simply connect the FIP-430B to the connector port, following which the probe will automatically detect the connection, find and centre the fibre image, adjust and optimise the focus and capture, run the pass/fail analysis, and even save and report the results. The whole process takes just slightly longer than cleaning a connector port, making it difficult to justify overlooking this critical step.
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iOLM
Exfo has announced the addition of multimode test capabilities to its unique fibre characterisation tool, the iOLM. The company’s FTB-720 LAN/ WAN Access test module now supports full iOLM functionalities on both single-mode and multi- mode fibres.
Exfo also announced that its solution now fulfils encircled flux compliance. The encircled flux standard (EF), as recommended by the Telecommunications Industry Association and the International Electrotechnical Commission, is a method of controlling light source launch conditions to eliminate variations in test results that tend to occur when using different sources in multimode environments.
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Tektronix has announced an expansion of its family of precision power analysers with the introduction of the PA1000 single-phase power analyser. Featuring a patent pending Spiral Shunt design, the PA1000 provides engineers designing and testing power supplies, consumer electronics and other electrical products with accurate power measurements in the shortest possible time. Features such as a colour graphical display, one- button application modes and intuitive menu system enable optimum instrument set up in seconds, and the powerful PWRVIEW PC software includes comprehensive reporting features such as a full compliance IEC62301 standby power certificate. Engineers developing power supplies for single- phase electronics face new demands for greater energy efficiency and lower line pollution, along with a growing array of government regulations and commercial demands to reduce energy
FOCIS WiFi
AFL introduced the newest member of its fibre inspection family, FOCIS WiFi, at the BICSI Winter Conference and Photonics West in early February.
The inspection device provides wireless connection of an inspection probe to a customer’s Android or IOS phone or tablet. Field installation and maintenance personnel can now view images, save and verify standards-compliance using a free app on their own devices. AFL’s pass/fail analysis is now combined with the processing power of a phone or tablet, providing a pass/fail indication in less than a second whereas field and maintenance personnel usually wait several seconds
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consumption. As new semiconductor technologies such as GaN (gallium nitride) and SiC (silicon carbide) emerge to meet these demands, new test and measurement tools such as the PA1000 are required to keep pace.
The power analyser complements the PA4000 series of precision three-phase power analysers introduced earlier this year, as well as Tektronix oscilloscopes and probes for circuit analysis, giving engineers end-to-end solutions for optimising and debugging power electronics designs.
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for inspection equipment to evaluate the connector against the standard and report pass or fail.
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Exfo developed a compact and lightweight
external launch mode conditioner, the SPSB-EF, which can be paired with an FLS-600 light source or any Exfo multimode OTDR to create a precise, repeatable and cost-effective EF-compliant test solution. To serve the basic Tier-1 certification market, Exfo is also releasing a new version of the FLS- 600 light source. This handheld light source offers built-in EF-compliant launch conditions that ensure proper loss measurement according to the latest standards.
Launched in 2011 for single-mode, the iOLM was designed to simplify OTDR testing by removing the need to set parameters as well as analyse and interpret multiple complex OTDR
traces. By combining multiple pulse widths on multiple wavelengths with advanced algorithms, the iOLM correlates all OTDR results to locate and identify faults with maximum resolution.
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