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PPM Sentinel 3 Fiber Optic Links manual available for free PDF download: System & Accessory Handbook
PPM Sentinel 3 System & Accessory Handbook (59 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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1 Introduction to Fibre Optic Links
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Initial Inspection
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Storage
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Batteries
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Important Handling Instructions
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Figure 1: Remote Head and Receiver Module in Transport Case
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Care of Fibre Optic Interfaces
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Figure 2: Dirty Fibre Interface Causes Performance Degradation
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Figure 3: Cleaning Fluid Residue Cross-Contaminates Clean Fibres
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Figure 4: Clean Interface (I) Mated with Contaminated Interface (II) Results in Permanent Damage (III)
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2 Quick Installation Guide
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Module Installation
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Applying Power
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Optical Cable Installation
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Battery Connection
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Figure 5: Power Button
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Figure 6: Tx1 Remote Head with Battery Disconnected
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3 Sentinel 3 System Description
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Basic System Function
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Receiver Variants
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Figure 7: Sentinel 3 Desktop Chassis with Two Rx1, Two Rx2, and One Rx6 Fitted
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Table 1 Standard and Low-Noise Gain Ranges
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Setting Gain
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Standard Gain Range
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Low Noise Gain Range
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Figure 8 Transmitter and Receiver Settings for Rx (Left) and Rx+ (Right) Series
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Sensitivity Versus Compression Modes
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Thermal Compensation
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Received Light Level (RLL) Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
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Figure 9: Sensitivity or Compression Mode Setting
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Factory Calibration
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High Impedance Mode
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Passive Integrator Mode
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Transmitter Power Modes
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Chassis
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Housing
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Nineteen Inch Rack Chassis
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Desktop Chassis
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Figure 10: Nineteen Inch Chassis Dimensions
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Charger
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Controller
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Figure 11: Desktop Chassis Dimensions
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Figure 12: Rear View of the Interface Panel
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External Control Interfaces
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Local Receiver Modules
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Rx1 Receiver Module
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Rx2 Receiver Module
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Figure 13: Rx6 Receiver Module Dimensions
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Figure 14: Rx6 Receiver Module with Deployed Removal Handle
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Rx6 Receiver Module
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Remote Transmit Heads
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Tx1
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Figure 15: Single Input Tx1 Remote Transmit Head
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Figure 16: Tx1 Single Input Remote Transmit Head Dimensions
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Tx1 Battery Pack
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Tx8
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Tx8 Battery Pack
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Figure 17: Tx8 Eight Input Remote Transmit Head Dimensions
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Accessories
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Cable Assemblies
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Reels
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Cross-Site Cables
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Figure 18: Different Cable Reels Available (Dependant on Cable Type and Length)
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Figure 19: Rx1 Module Cross-Site Cable and Connector
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Patch Cables
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Figure 20: Rx2 Module Cross-Site Cable and Connector
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Figure 21: Rx6 Module Cross-Site Cable and Connector
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Table 2: Cross-Site Cable Basic Specification
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Figure 22: Rx1 Module Patch Cable and Connector
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Figure 23: Rx2 Module Patch Cable and Connector
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Figure 24: Rx6 Module Patch Cable and Connector
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Break-Out Boxes
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Cleaning Kit
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Figure 25: Rx2 & Rx6 Break-Out Solutions
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Figure 26: Rx1, Rx2, and Rx6 System Configurations and Break-Out Boxes
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Table 3: Patch Cable Basic Specification
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Charge Shoes
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Figure 27: Residue Free Cleaning Fluid
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Figure 28: Cleaning Sticks for Rx1, Rx2, & Rx6 Optical Connectors and Cables
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Figure 29: Dry Fibre Cleaning Tools
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Battery Charge Display Only
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Chassis Charging
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Desk-Top Charging
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Figure 30: Sentinel 3 Charging Shoe
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Figure 31: Desktop Charger (Left) and Charge Shoe Status LED States (Right)
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Inverter Shelf
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Charge Shelf
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4 Graphical User Interface
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Overview Screen
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Figure 32: Top-Level GUI Display Menu
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Figure 33: Rx Module Icons (Left: Rx1, Right: Rx2)
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Figure 34: Tx Head Icons (Left: Tx1, Right: Tx8)
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Rx Module Screen
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Tx Head Screen
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Figure 35: Information Area in Remote Mode
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Figure 36: Rx Module Screen (Rx6 Connected)
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Figure 37: Tx Head Screen (Tx8 Connected)
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Figure 38: Tx Head Screen Popups (Left: Tx Head Power Control, Middle: Input Gain Control, Right: Part Number Etc. View)
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Warning and Error Messages
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Alarms
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Figure 39: Acknowledging the Overdrive Alarm
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Figure 40: Receiver and Transmitter Warning Message Examples
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Warnings
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Charger Screen
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Settings Screen
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Figure 41: Charger Screen
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Figure 42: Settings Screen
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Figure 43: Settings Screen Access Mode Override
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Set Static IP Address
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Updates
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Update Operating System Image
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Figure 44: Switching between Dynamic and Static IP Address Assignment
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Update Application
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Figure 45 Update Image Button
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Figure 46 Update Application Button
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Figure 47 Application and Image Update Screens
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Shutdown Screen
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Remote Control Application
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Figure 48 Shutdown Screen
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Figure 49 : Sentinel 3 Remote Agent with Manual Commands Disabled (Disconnected)
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Figure 50: Sentinel 3 Remote Agent with Manual Commands Enabled (Connected to a Sentinel 3 System)
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Figure 51: Options Menu
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Figure 52: File Menu
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Figure 53: Log File Copy Dialog
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Installation
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System Requirements
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5 External Control Interface Command Reference
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Ethernet Connection
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Figure 54: Ethernet to GPIB External Adapter
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Figure 55: USB to GPIB External Adapter
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Format
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Figure 56 Suggested Ethernet Connection for Remote Control
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Remote Commands and Responses
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Response Times
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Command Set
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Measurement Set-Up Commands
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Table 4: Measurement Set-Up Commands
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Operational Commands
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Reporting Commands
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Table 5: Operational Commands
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Common Response Strings
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Table 6: Common Response Strings
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Legacy Command Comparison
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Table 7: Legacy Command Comparison
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6 Software Release Notes (2018-On)
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7 Maintenance
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Cables & Connectors
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Service
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8 Lithium Battery Transportation
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Tx1 Battery
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Tx8 Battery
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