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Web Enabled Optical Spectrum Analyzer

Works with the following models:

86140A, 86140B, 86141B, 86143A, 86143B, 86145A, 86145B


Before using you Web Enabled OSA you may want to read through the following information:

>>>> Click "Remote Control" to initiate your connection.

Operating hints:

  • Easily capture trace data for further analysis via clipboard or Drag and Drop operations. This allows easy transport to applications such as Excel or Star Office, or any application that supports clipboard and drag and drop operations. To copy data to the clipboard, right click on the trace, and then select the appropriate menu option. To Drag and Drop, click and drag the trace to another application such as Excel. Be careful not to drop it within your browser because it may interpret the data as a URL, and try to redirect you.
  • Locate the new Zoom Toolbox located in the left side of the program. You can zoom in on the display simply by selecting the zoom tool, and selecting an area within the graticule with your mouse
  • Alternative presentations are available under the "presentations" menu. These alternative presentations can view trace data over a period of time
  • Be careful with multiple users. Most of the time, multiple users can simultaneously be connected without any problem, but there are a few pitfalls that one should avoid. For instance, it is strongly recommended that there be only 1 client connected while the instrument is in the WDM application. Consult the FAQ section of the help documentation for further details on the limited support for multiple users.

Important notes:

  • The user interface may differ from what you are used to, so there may be some initial unfamiliarity. If there is any confusion, please consult the help pages for instructions and new features. Help can be accessed by selecting "Help with this page" on the left navigation banner
  • It is important to note that this web interface only provides a subset of the full OSA functionality. It is meant to simplify the interface and abstract the most commonly used functions. Please consult help for further details
  • Web Enabled is implemented via the OSA's GPIB remote commands. Thus, once a client connects, the instrument will be put in remote mode. It is essential that once connected, no other remote programs access this instrument, and no front panel manipulations are done. Otherwise, there may be synchronization problems, and may cause unexpected results
  • This does not work across firewall boundaries. This product is only meant for intranet use only.

Performance Issues:

  • On certain firmware revisions, speed performance can be increased by turning the instrument display off. This is a new feature that will be present in firmware versions B.04.00 and above. Toggling the display can be done via the "options" dialog.
  • The performance of your Web Enabled OSA is dependant mainly on the speed of the network you are using to access it.  Thus your Web Enabled OSA will perform better on a high-speed LAN connection than it will over a modem.
  • To a lesser degree, performance is affected by the number of users currently connected to your Web Enabled OSA.