TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 4 of 30 About the analyzer TX50e is an advanced compact handheld analyzer/generator for E1 communications. It can be use for installation, serve, and maintenance of 2Mbps transmission paths which contain voice, data service at 2.048 Mbps rate.
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TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 5 of 30 Frame structure 2048 kbit/s G704 PCM 30, PCM31 with/without CRC-4 Test Pattern Pattern types Fixed: All 1, All 0, 1010 PRBS: 2n-1 where n = 6, 9, 11, 15, 23 Pattern Standard O.153...
Timeslot 0 (FAS, NFAS) Timeslot 16 (MFAS) abcd signaling bits of all 30 channels All timeslots (frame) LED indication LEDs on TX50e’s front panel display following receiver conditions: Signal Presence Alarm Indication Signal (G.703) Frame Alignment Detected Multiframe Alignment Detected...
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 8 of 30 Software update Hardware platform External power Input 100-240V AC, 50/60 Hz Output 9V @ 0.8 A Battery power rated voltage 4.8V from interface USB Dissipation 8 Watt Autonomy mode 6 hours Interface Dimensions 85x155x40mm (6.1 x 3.34 x 1.57 in)
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TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 9 of 30 Figure 3.1: Front panel LEDs Three-color LED indicators provide visual control for power supply, measurements and data receiving conditions. The color of any LED would denote the following: Green: Correct operation since LED reset.
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 10 of 30 “M”, “P” or “–“ symbols show state of measuring mode: “M” – measurements, “P” – pause, “–“ – no measurements at the moment. “S” or “–“ symbols show state of the test pattern transmission mode: ”S” – transmission, “–“ – no test pattern transmission.
Power On/Off: To switch the test set on/off press the button and hold it for 1-2 seconds. Specifications of the analyzer's components Power supply unit Provides TX50e analyzer power from the mains and the test set built-in rechargeable battery. Input: 100 - 240 V AC @ 50 - 60 Hz. Output: 9V DC @0.8A.
Home menu. Operation Main menu User interface of the TX50e test set is a system of menus which provides easy and quick access to any application. The Home menu screen is shown at Figure 5.1. Figure 5.1: Home menu Use the cursor to navigate the menu.
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 13 of 30 Voice functions: It measures the tone signal level and frequency. The user can also set up parameters for voice channel listening or audio data transmission. Measurements: Provides the ability to measure basic performance parameters, G.821 and G.826/M.2100 parameters, and signal propagation delay.
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 14 of 30 This function allows the analyzer to enable/disable CRC-4 error detection algorithm. Select one of the following values: On: If the function on the test set is able to measure CRC-4 errors in the received signal, and to send CRC-4 bits in transmitted signal.
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 15 of 30 Highlight a desired timeslot number with the cursor. Press ‘Enter’ to invert current status of the timeslot. Any timeslot marked with “*” symbol will be included in measured object. Press ‘F1’ to select all the time slots.
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 16 of 30 The Byte 1, Byte 2, and Byte 3 fields allows user to define 24 bits of a user defined pattern. To edit these fields, move the cursor to the desired bytes and press ‘Enter.’ The digits will be highlighted with yellow color and use the function key to insert 0 (‘F1’) and 1 (‘F2’).
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 17 of 30 Level This field displays measured level of received signal. Settings Press ‘Enter’ to entering to “Voice function settings” submenu. Voice function settings This submenu defines the Voice processing parameters. Figure 5.6: “Voice functions settings” menu...
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 18 of 30 The CAS field specifies signaling group which will be inserted into CAS-bits field corresponding to the selected timeslot. Sensitivity The Sensitivity parameter provides control for microphone signal amplification. To change the amplification, use the ‘Enter’...
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 19 of 30 G821/G826/M2100: Tested path parameters measurements in compliance with ITU-T G.821, G.826/M.2100 recommendation. Propagation delay: Measure signal propagation delay for the tested channel. G821/G826/M2100 To start/stop the measurement session, press ‘F1.’ When the measurements are active, the “M” symbol will appear in the status bar.
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 20 of 30 To save and load previously saved measurement results, user ‘F3’ and ‘F4’ key. For most of the measured parameters the test set will display an accumulative counter (left column) and the matching error rate (right column). For example the “CODE” parameter (a counter or code errors) is displayed in left column;...
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 21 of 30 FAS/NFAS/Sa/Si View contents of FAS/NFAS words in last sixteen frames (see Figure 5.16). Use ‘F1’ to start/stop data update process. Use ‘F2’ to switch between FAS/NFAS and S-bits screens. Figure 5.15: “FAS/NFAS” submenu CAS/MFAS The CAS/MFAS submenu (Figure 5.16) provides the ability to view the contents of CAS/MFAS words in last...
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 22 of 30 Figure 5.17: “Frame monitoring” menu Insert errors The Insert errors menu (see Figure 5.18) provides the ability to insert errors or generate alarms of different types. Figure 5.18: “Insert errors” menu Error type...
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 23 of 30 Alarm type The Alarm type field allows the user to select type of alarm to be generated. LOS: Loss of Signal. AIS: Alarm Indication Signal. The transmitter will send all ones. LOF: Transmit loss of FRM synchronizing signal.
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 24 of 30 Figure 5.19: Pulse shape screen Press ‘F1’ to update the screen. Press ‘F2’ to move to the Oscilloscope screen. Oscilloscope This is an optional function, it provides the ability to display a one-shot sample of the signal for the 4 interval with the frequency passband of 0.01…...
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 25 of 30 This optional menu provides the following jitter processing functions: Jitter measurements: Measurements and analysis of jitter in received signal. Maximum Tolerable Jitter: Measure maximum tolerable jitter (MTJ) according to ITU-T G.823 recommendation.
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 26 of 30 Press ‘F1’ to start/stop the measurement. Colors on the graphical diagram denote the following: White: White line displays the MTJ mask according to ITU-T G.823 recommendation. Green: Range of jitter values which are valid for tested path.
TX50e e-Manual D07-00-009 REVA00 Page 28 of 30 Figure 5.27: “Basic settings” This submenu allows the user to set up following parameters: Time: Current time Date: Current date Meas. time: Measurement session duration. This parameter allows the user to define the period for automatic measure stop.
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