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- Page 1 PSA / PVA Installation Guide Sifos Technologies ® ® PowerSync & PhyView Analyzers PSA-3000 PSA-3002 PSA-3248 PVA-3048 PSA-3402 PVA-3000 PVA-3002 PSL-3000 PSL-3224 PSL-3024 PDA-LLDP Installation Guide December 4, 2019 Copyright © 2009-2019 Sifos Technologies, Inc., All Rights Reserved...
- Page 2 Defective Product under warranty shall be, at Sifos’ discretion, repaired or replaced or a credit issued for an amount equal to the price paid for such Product provided that: (a) such Product is returned to Sifos Technologies after first obtaining a return authorization number and shipping instructions, freight prepaid, to Sifos’...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Updating Chassis Controller Firmware Over the LAN ................. 20 4.1.2. Recovering From a Failed Chassis Controller Firmware Update Over USB Console ......20 4.1.3. Recovering From a Failed Chassis Controller Firmware Update Over RS-232 Console ..... 21 December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 3... - Page 4 Upgrading PSA-3000/PVA-3000 Test Port Firmware in a PSA-1200 Chassis .......... 23 4.3.1. Upgrade Procedure ..........................23 PSA-3000/PSL-3000 Software Version History .............. 25 5.1. Current PSA-3000/PSL-3000 Firmware Versions ..................25 PVA-3000 Software Version History ................26 6.1. Current PVA-3000 Firmware Versions ....................... 26 December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 4...
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Page 5: About This Guide
By mail: Sifos Technologies, Inc. Attn: Technical Support 1 Technology Drive, Suite 100 Andover, MA 01810 Additionally, Datasheets, Application Notes, and Software Updates may be found at the Sifos Technologies web site: http://www.sifos.com December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 5... -
Page 6: About Powersync / Phyview Family Of Instruments
About PowerSync / PhyView Family of Instruments 2.1. Standard Features All PowerSync and PhyView test instruments from Sifos Technologies have standard features that include: An instrument controller (or controller blade) with embedded controller firmware, a 10/100BaseT control port, a console port (either USB or RS-232), and an external trigger BNC jack. The instrument controller supports a single user connection at any one time. -
Page 7: Connecting Ethernet Ports To Pva-3102 Test Ports
The PDA-LLDP is designed solely for assessing PoE LLDP protocols while testing an IEEE 802.3at compliant Powered Device (PD). Typical configurations and hook-ups for performing this type of testing is provided in the PDA-LLDP Technical Reference Manual. December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 7... -
Page 8: Physical And Environmental Specifications
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 8... -
Page 9: Installation And Setup Procedures
CAT5e Ethernet cables, crossover and standard RS232 Straight-through cable with DB9M to DB9F connections. Installation and Technical Reference Manuals (paper and on CD) Two High-Quality, 5 ft. color-coded Test Leads (PVA-3002 only) December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 9... -
Page 10: Safety Precautions
THERE ARE VENTILATION HOLES ON THE SIDE AND FAN VENT HOLES IN THE TOP OF THE PSA- 3002. THESE OPENINGS SHOULD NEVER BE BLOCKED OR OTHERWISE OBSTRUCTED DURING INSTRUMENT OPERATION. WARNING! THE PSA-3002 and PVA-3002 SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED WITH THE POWER SUPPLY THAT WAS PROVIDED WITH THAT PRODUCT. December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 10... -
Page 11: Hardware Installation
FTDI RS-232 Serial to USB converter and then map that interface to a virtual COM port. The required driver software depends on the instrument: PSA/PSL/PVA-3000 Chassis: ftdibus.inf and associated files for 32-bit and 64-bit computers PSA-3402: psa3000port.inf and associated files for 32-bit and 64-bit computers December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 11... - Page 12 Drivers\Win Vista,7,8,10 8,10 Figure 5. Installing FTDI Driver from CD Win Xp \PSA-3402 Drivers\Win XP Press OK. When Windows finds the proper driver software, press Next and Windows will install the FDTI driver. December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 12...
- Page 13 Enter Number of Mask Bits (01 – 30) > again. 255.255.255.0 Confirm? (Y/N) Type “3” to Enable the PSA. Then disconnect the serial port and close Enter Gateway Address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) > the terminal emulation software. 10.10.10.1 Confirm? (Y/N) December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 13...
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Page 14: Ip Address Set-Up Via Powershell Tcl Or Wish
If the instrument is located on a different subnet from the PC, the routing table in the PC must describe how to route to that subnet (and a gateway must exist between the subnets). December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 14... -
Page 15: Software Installation & Initial Connection
PSE Conformance Test Tracking Service. The dialog accepts product keys for the presently supported 2-Pair (e.g. 802.3at) PSE Conformance Test Suite and also for a 4-Pair PSE Conformance Test Suite for 802.3bt 4-Pair PSE’s. December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 15... -
Page 16: Tcl/Tk Installation Problems
PowerShell PSA commands, global variables, and other common syntactical constructs such as braces and brackets, math operators, etc (see Figure 13). It provides many powerful capabilities that support authoring and troubleshooting bug-free scripts. Figure 12. Installation Complete December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 16... -
Page 17: Install Psa Software Onto A Linux Workstation
Refer to the PSA_Linux-Unix_Install_README document on the CD under the path /Linux Installation Files for more information regarding the Linux installation process. Terminal commands to launch PowerSync Software will be: PSA/PVA Program Linux Shell Command PowerShell Tcl PowerShell_TCL.sh PowerShell Wish PowerShell_WISH.sh PSA Interactive PSA_Interactive.sh PVA Interactive PVA_Interactive.sh December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 17... -
Page 18: Connecting Psa Interactive, Pva Interactive, Or Powershell Wish To A Psa/Pva-3000 Instrument
The two default RackPack IP addresses are 192.168.221.105 and 192.168.221.106. If these are not modified prior to initial connection, Step 4 and 5 below may be combined because 192.168.221.105 will appear in the initial Chassis Selection menu. December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 18... -
Page 19: Connecting Powershell Tcl To A Psa-3248 Or Psa-3048 Instrument
[Config] drop down menu in PSA Interactive or PVA Interactive. Within the inventory is the slot,port (1 column), the instrument type and hardware version (2 column), and the firmware version (3 column). Figure PSA/PVA Instrument Inventory December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 19... -
Page 20: Updating Firmware In The Psa Instrument
PSA / PVA Installation Guide Updating Firmware in the PSA Instrument Occasionally, Sifos Technologies will make available firmware updates for the PSA, PSL, or PhyView instrument. These updates are designed to be installed by instrument users as needed. There are two types of firmware for the instrument: ... -
Page 21: Recovering From A Failed Chassis Controller Firmware Update Over Rs-232 Console
PSA-3000 chassis. Refer to section 4 of the Technical Reference Manual for additional information on the psa_flash command used for firmware updates. December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 21... -
Page 22: Step 1: Uploading The Firmware File To The Instrument
PSx-3102v032a_hw1-6.hex NOTE! This is firmware version 3.2a for PSA/PSL-3102 versions 1-6 file type: pva (3) image type: 1 ver: 130b offset: 0x00029000 file: PVA-3102v030B.hex NOTE! This is firmware version 3.0b for PVA December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 22... -
Page 23: Step 2: Upgrading Test Port Firmware
Slot 1-3 contain PSA-3202 (version 8) test blades, Slot 4 contains a PSA-3102 (version 8) test blade, and Slots 5 and 6 contain PSA-3102 version 5 and 3 test blades, (i.e. pre-version 8). December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 23... - Page 24 PLEASE RE-CYCLE POWER TO THE PSA1200 AT 192.168.221.105. If you are upgrading the firmware of multiple Test Ports, you can wait to “RE-CYCLE POWER” until after NOTE! all the Test Ports have been upgraded. December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 24...
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Page 25: Psa-3000/Psl-3000 Software Version History
These may not be the latest versions shown in the table above. Contact the EA test equipment registry or with Sifos support for qualified firmware versions to support EA PoE Logo Certification. December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 25... -
Page 26: Pva-3000 Software Version History
23-Apr-13 4.0.25 4.19 4.04 4.0.09 31-Jan-13 4.0.13 4.17 4.03 6.1. Current PVA-3000 Firmware Versions Hardware Entity Firmware Version Release Date PSA-3000 /3002 Controller Blade 3.17 10/12/2018 PVA -3102, PVA-3002 Test Port 3.0b 5/29/2014 December 4, 2019 Sifos Technologies Page 26...
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