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Tester runs through network cabling

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Mar 4, 2002

Extending its range of Fluke Networks cable test products, Wadsworth has introduced further Cat 5/5e/6/7 cable testers which bring laboratory analyser performance to field testing applications.

Extending its range of Fluke Networks cable test products, Wadsworth has introduced further Cat 5/5e/6/7 cable testers which bring laboratory analyser performance to field testing applications.

The Fluke Networks Omniscanner2 (formerly known as Microtest) is designed for Cat 5/5e links, and is guaranteed to certify Category 6, with capability for Cat 7/Class F testing up to 300MHz.

This performance is five-times higher than proposed standards for level III testing.

Manufacturer-specific cable libraries are pre-installed, allowing tests to be set up easily, and more can be added via online downloads.

Omniscanner2 test modes include wiremap, NEXT, power sum NEXT, return loss, attenuation, attenuation/crosstalk ratio (ACR), power sum ACR, delay, delay skew, equal level far end crosstalk (ELFEXT) and power sum ELFEXT test modes.

Advanced digital tests include bandwidth, time domain NEXT, time domain return loss and diagnostic wiremap.

Test results can be stored to a removable Flash MMC card, enabling high volumes of test data to be collected in the field, and stored on multiple cards without stopping to transfer results.

Test results can be later transferred to PC via OMNIScanner2's USB port, using Fluke Networks PC-based Scanlink software tools.

Scanlink displays results as colour graphs ready for printing, editing or exporting, for example to a DTP package to compile professional colour graphic reports.

Scanlink makes Omniscanner2 even more powerful through its intuitive data storage modes, and by allowing tests to be quickly configured and downloaded to multiple testers for deployment in the field.

The performance of Omniscanner2 is achieved through innovative technologies such as patent pending S-Band diagnostics and patented adaptive vector cancellation (AVC).

S-Band diagnostics analyses return loss and NEXT measurements to accurately determine the location of test failures anywhere in the cable, connections or termination.

AVC makes plug and jack connections electrically invisible to ensure accurate channel measurements.

The tester is built to withstand the rigours of life in the field, featuring a strong chassis and sturdy casing, with a rubberised impact cover.

The keypad is also backlit for low-light conditions.