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- Page 1 PSA / PVA Installation Guide Sifos Technologies ® ® PowerSync & PhyView Analyzers PSA-3000 PSL-3424 PVA-3002 PSA-3402 PSL-3224 PVA-3000 PSA-3248 PSL-3000 PSA-3002 Installation Guide April 20, 2023 Copyright © 2009-2023 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
Standard Features ............................6 2.2. Applications & DUT Connections ........................ 6 2.2.1. Power-over-Ethernet PSE Testing with PSA-3000, PSL-3000, and PSL-3424 Instruments ....6 Connecting PSE’s to PSA-3000 and PSL-3000 Test ports..............6 2.2.2. Connecting PSE’s to PSA-3424 Test Ports ................... 7 2.2.3. - Page 4 Step 1: Uploading the Firmware File to the Instrument ............... 22 4.2.2. Step 2: Upgrading Test Port Firmware ....................23 4.3. Upgrading PSA-3000/PVA-3000 Test Port Firmware in a PSA-1200 Chassis .......... 23 4.3.1. Upgrade Procedure ..........................23 PSA-3xxx/PSL-3xxx Software Version History .............. 25 5.1.
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Page 5: About This Guide
PSL-3000 A chassis that can host up to 12 PSL-3202, PVA-3102, and/or PSL-3102 test blades A package of two PSA-3000 chassis’ hosting a total of 24 PSA-3202 test blades, i.e. 48 test ports PSA-3248 A package of two PSA-3000 chassis’ hosting a total of 24 PSA-3102 test blades, i.e. 48 test ports... -
Page 6: About Powersync / Phyview Family Of Instruments
The instrument controller supports a single user connection at any one time. PSA-3000/PSL-3000 Instruments: Two fully autonomous test ports per instrument or test blade with embedded test port firmware per port. A maximum of 12 test blades, or 24 test ports, may be configured to a PSA-3000 or PSL-3000 chassis. -
Page 7: Connecting Pse's To Psa-3424 Test Ports
PVA test blades can share a PSA-3000 or PSL-3000 chassis with any of the PoE test blades described above. In fact, PVA test blades can be used in tandem with PoE (PSA) test blades to assess physical layer performance characteristics on powered PSE ports! Connecting PSE’s to... -
Page 8: Physical And Environmental Specifications
5.25” (3 Rack-Unit) Height: 12” Depth: Weight per Chassis: 20.4 lbs. (PSA-3000, PSL-3000, PSA-3x48, PSL-322412 Slots Fully Populated) Weight per Chassis: 24.8 lbs. (PSL-3424) Power: 100VAC-240VAC, 50-60Hz, 1.35A Max. Mains supply voltage fluctuations are not to exceed +/- 10% of the nominal... -
Page 9: Installation And Setup Procedures
400MHz Pentium or higher recommended. Minimum 60MB Drive space and 512MB RAM required for PSA Software. SVGA Color Monitor, Mouse, CD Rom Drive, and depending upon PSA-3000 Console Port, either USB 2.0 interface or an RS232 serial port that supports hardware flow control. -
Page 10: Safety Precautions
Two sets of High-Quality Cat 6A, 5 ft. color-coded Test Leads per PVA-3102 test blade (PVA-3000 only) The PSA-3248, PSA-3048 RackPack PowerSync Analyzer is shipped with the following items: (2) PSA-3000 chassis’ with 24 PowerSync Analyzer test ports per chassis, each chassis with single faceplate covering all 24 test ports... -
Page 11: Hardware Installation
USB Console Connections – PSA-3000 and PSA-3402 If the PSA-3000 controller includes a USB (type B) jack, then a USB connection should be made to the host computer. Generally, both the host computer and the PSA/PSL instrument should be turned on before completing the USB connection. - Page 12 Locate the directory USB Serial Console to be used, then navigate to the proper driver directory as follows: Model WinOS Subdirectory PSA, PSL, \PSA-3000 PVA-3*** Drivers PSA-3402 Win Vista, \PSA-3402 7, 8,10, Drivers\Win Vista,7,8,10, 11 Win Xp...
- Page 13 RS-232 Console Connections Connect a standard RS-232 cable with DB9 connectors (furnished with the instrument) from host PC to the PSA controller (front of PSA-3000, rear of PSA/PVA-3002). Then configure the terminal emulator as described below. Configuring Terminal Emulator and Setting IP Address...
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Page 14: Ip Address Set-Up Via Powershell Tcl Or Wish
3.5.8. IP Address Factory Default Restoration PSA-3000, PSL-3000, PSL-3424 Chassis Based Instruments and PSA-3402 Compact PSA Chassis-based instruments with USB console interfaces on the controller blade also include a recessed pushbutton, IP Reset, that can be used to restore the factory default IP address of 192.168.221.105. To restore the factory default IP address, press the recessed button for up to 30 seconds until the LAN LED blinks rapidly, then wait until the LAN LED transitions to a steadily “OFF”... -
Page 15: Software Installation & Initial Connection
SKIP button. This dialog allows customers who have PSA-3000 instruments licensed for the PSE Conformance Test Suite to update to the current version of that test suite provided that they are active with PSE Conformance Test Tracking Service. -
Page 16: Tcl/Tk Installation Problems
PSA software will not be updated. If the SKIP button is pressed, the new version of PSA software will be installed, however, the PSE Conformance Test Suite will not be enabled and will not run regardless of PSA-3000 instrument licenses. NOTE! -
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 April 20, 2023 Sifos Technologies Page 17... -
Page 18: Connecting Psa Interactive, Pva Interactive, Or Powershell Wish To A Psa/Pva-3*** Instrument
PowerShell. NOTE! If PSA software fails to find a valid instrument IP address, it may open in Demo Mode. See PSA-3000 or PSL-3000 Technical Reference Manual section 3.13 or 4.2 or see PVA-3000 Technical Reference Manual 3.2 or 4.2 to clear Demo Mode and connect to a new instrument address. -
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 April 20, 2023 Sifos Technologies Page 19... -
Page 20: Updating Firmware In The Psa Instrument
The firmware will be furnished in file whose name includes the model number and version, such as: PSx-300xv0318.hex In this case, the file contains firmware version 3.18, and the file is associated with any of the model PSA-3000 (including PVA-3000) or PSL-3000 controllers. -
Page 21: Recovering From A Failed Chassis Controller Firmware Update Over Rs-232 Console
Once the test port firmware file(s) are stored in the controller, it remains in non-volatile memory until it is overwritten. The psa_flash command supports all card types that can be installed in a PSA-3000 chassis. Refer to section 4 of the Technical Reference Manual for additional information on the psa_flash command used for firmware updates. -
Page 22: Step 1: Uploading The Firmware File To The Instrument
PSx-3102v032B_hw1-6.hex NOTE! This is firmware version 3.2b 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 April 20, 2023 Sifos Technologies Page 22... -
Page 23: Step 2: Upgrading Test Port Firmware
Avoid communications with other PSA instruments using a second PowerShell PSA window. 4.3. Upgrading PSA-3000/PVA-3000 Test Port Firmware in a PSA-1200 Chassis Note! This section only applies to PSA-3102, PSL-3102, and PVA-3102 test ports installed into an older PSA-1200 chassis. - 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. April 20, 2023 Sifos Technologies Page 24...
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Page 25: Psa-3Xxx/Psl-3Xxx Software Version History
PSA/PSL-3102, PSA-3002 Test Port 3.2b* 4/22/2020 NOTE! If the PSA-3000 test instrument is to be utilized for Ethernet Alliance (EA) PoE Logo certification testing, approved versions of controller firmware and test port firmware will be required. https://ea-poe-cert.iol.unh.edu/approved-test-equipment to determine which versions are certified. -
Page 26: Pva-3000 Software Version History
PVA -3102, PVA-3002 Test Port 3.0b 5/29/2014 Software License Terms 7.1. Sifos Technologies, Inc. Software License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (THIS “AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY BEFORE OPENING THE PACKAGE OR ACCESSING OR EXECUTING THE SOFTWARE. BY OPENING THE April 20, 2023 Sifos Technologies... - Page 27 AGREEMENT, RETURN THE UNOPENED PACKAGE WITH PROOF OF PURCHASE FOR A REFUND. Sifos Technologies, Inc. (“Sifos”) and its licensors provide the software contained on the media in the package and/or as part of the equipment supplied by Sifos and any modifications to, enhancements to and/or replacements of such software supplied to you by Sifos including, without limitation, firmware (collectively , the “Software”), together...
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Page 28: Tcl/Tk License Terms
Revision Number 3.1 7.2. Tcl/Tk License Terms The Tcl/Tk version 8.6.9 binary package was built by Sifos Technologies, Inc. using open source code pulled from SourceForge. The following terms are included in the open source Tcl/Tk distribution in the file named "license.terms".
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