Test & Inspection FOCIS Lightning Fiber Optic Connector Inspection System User Guide www.AFLglobal.
Table of Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Standards Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 FOCIS Lightning | aeRos® Solution Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 FOCIS Lightning Fiber Optic Connector Inspection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 aeRos .
Table of Contents MPO Connector Fiber Configurations Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 To Configure MPO Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Configuring Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Display & Power Save Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Set Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Information IMPORTANT! Proper care in handling should be taken when using any precision optical test equipment. Scratched or contaminated optical connectors can impact the performance of the instrument. NOTE! FOCIS Lightning contains no user serviceable parts. This instrument must be returned to AFL or authorized agents for repair. IMPORTANT! To ensure accurate measurements and operation, it is important to keep connector endfaces on the fiber under test clean. CAUTION! Never view a live fiber.
Standards Compliance Information AFL Test & Inspection FOCIS Lightning contains a WiFi transceiver. FCC ID: 2ANTH-FLGHTN18 IC: 23261-FLGHTN18 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
General Information FOCIS Lightning | aeRos® Solution Overview AFL’s FOCIS Lightning Fiber Optic Connector Inspection System, paired with AFL’s aeRos cloud with FOCIS Flex app comprise a complete fiber optic connector inspection and workflow and data management solution. FOCIS Lightning Fiber Optic Connector Inspection System FOCIS Lightning is a self-contained, compact, and hand-held inspection probe that can be used independently or paired with AFL's FOCIS Flex app and aeRos cloud.
General Information How to View Device Information Menu •• From the Live Image mode A , press the Menu B button to access the Main Menu screen. •• Press Up/Down •• Press Select or Right arrow button to display a sub-screen of the Device Info menu, which will display the following Info: arrow buttons to navigate and highlight the Device Info menu C .
FOCIS Lightning Overview Controls, Display, Interfaces Controls 11 Power button 22 Image Capture button - 11 33 F1 soft button (typically Back function) 44 F2 soft button (typically Select function) 55 Navigation and Edit functional buttons Display (2-inch Color LCD [320 x 240]) 66 Screen title 1 77 Battery status icon 10 7 88 Image and information display area 99 F1 and F2 soft button labels area Interfaces 10 10 Optical inspection port 11 11 Adapter tip 12 12 Micro-USB port 13 13 5 VDC inpu
Getting Started Powering Up/Down Power-Up •• Press and release the Power button A . A Power-Down •• Press and hold the Power button A until display turns off. Configure FOCIS Lightning to Auto-Off •• From the Main Menu -> Settings, select Display & Power Save option. •• Select desired power save option: 2 min, 5 min, 10 min, Never. Battery Charging and Operation •• Plug the included AC Charger into AC outlet. •• Connect charger plug into 5 VDC jack B on FOCIS Lightning.
Getting Started MPO Live Image Mode Overview FOCIS Lightning powers-up in the Live Image mode screen. Note: Users can always display the Live Image screen (from any other mode/screen) by pressing the Capture button once or by pressing the Back button enough times.
Getting Started MPO Live Image Mode Features Buttons Functionality 11 1/? Zoom/Help soft button provides several functions: • Press and hold to display help tips A about buttons usage.
Getting Started Understanding MPO Connector Key Orientation Settings The goal of the MPO Key Up/Down settings is to provide users with the correct information about fiber numbering (pinout) after the image capture. A When inspecting MPO connector using bulkheads with opposed keys, it is important to define the MPO key orientation in the in Live Image mode prior to the Image Capture. •• The MPO bulkhead key position indication (UP or DOWN) is provided in the upper right corner of the display A .
Getting Started Capture Button Operation •• In the Live Image mode, press the Capture button to perform the following: –– Auto Focus image (if the Auto Focus option is enabled) –– Capture the displayed image and enter the Captured Image mode –– Analyze image (if the Pass/Fail option is enabled) –– Save results and send image to Bluetooth-paired device (if auto-save and auto-send enabled on ‘1st Capture Key’, see “To Configure Auto-Save and Auto-Send” on page 19 for details) –– If auto-save or auto-send e
Getting Started Captured MPO Image - Overview Page Once an end-face image has been captured and analyzed, the full MPO end-face image with Pass/Fail overlay (if enabled) will be displayed in the Captured Image mode. # Description 1 Screen title: displays file name (e.g. COO1-003) if saved image is shown or ‘Captured @ hh:mm:ss’ if unsaved image is shown. 22 Connector Analysis status (Pass or Fail): shown only if the Pass/Fail option is enabled in Settings. 3 Number of the currently selected fiber.
Getting Started Detailed View of the Currently Selected Fiber # Description 1 Screen title: displays file name (e.g. COO1-003) if saved image is shown or ‘Captured @ hh:mm:ss’ if unsaved image is shown. 22 Fiber Analysis status (Pass or Fail) and Number of the currently displayed fiber. 3 Image Details/Analysis Details page indicator: blue highlight ( view/page.
Getting Started Pass/Fail Analysis Details Page # Description 1 Screen Title: displays File Name (e.g. COO1-003) if saved image is shown or Captured @ hh:mm:ss if unsaved image is shown. 2 Fiber Analysis status (Pass or Fail): shown only if the Pass/Fail option is enabled in Settings. 3 Image Details/Analysis Details pages indicator: blue highlight ( ) indicates current page. 4 Analysis Rule applied to determine Pass/Fail. 5 Analysis Zones: A - core, B - cladding, C - adhesive, D - contact area.
Getting Started Image Information Page # Description 1 Screen title: displays file name as follows: 22 • - (e.g. COO1-003) if saved image is shown. • ‘Captured @ hh:mm:ss’ if unsaved image is shown. Fiber Analysis status (Pass or Fail): shown only if the Pass/Fail option is enabled in Settings. 3 Number of the currently selected fiber. 44 MPO Image Overview/Information pages indicator: blue highlight ( ) indicates current view/page.
Main Menu and Settings Main Menu Overview Main Menu The Main Menu is accessed from Live Image mode by pressing the Menu button. Main Menu is used to select user preferences, perform general settings, manage saved test results, and perform other nontest functions. While in the Main Menu: •• Press Up/Down arrow buttons to navigate and select (highlight) one of the menu item as follows.
Main Menu and Settings Capture Settings To Enable Auto Focus 11 From the Main Menu, select Settings > Capture > Auto Focus • Use to enable or disable the auto-focus option / as needed. To Configure Auto-Save and Auto-Send 22 Highlight and Select Auto-Send. Use on 2nd Capture Key. to disable auto-send, enable on 1st Capture Key, or enable 33 Highlight and Select Auto-Save. Use on 2nd Capture Key.
Main Menu and Settings Pass/Fail Analysis IEC Pass/Fail Analysis IEC 61300-3-35 defines connector inspection pass/fail criteria. Pass/Fail criteria depends on: •• Fiber type (SMF or MMF).
Main Menu and Settings Setting Pass/Fail Criteria Pass/Fail menu is accessed from the Live Image mode > Main Menu > Settings. Enable/disable Auto Analysis •• •• Highlight Auto Analysis A . Press Select B to enable/disable / Pass/Fail analysis. Change Rule: •• •• •• Highlight Change Rule C . Press Select or Right arrow button to display a list of the available Rules D . Use Up/Down arrow buttons to highlight the desired Rule group E . •• Press Select or Right arrow button to display a sub-list F .
Main Menu and Settings Setting Pass/Fail Criteria Edit User Rule: •• •• •• Highlight the Change Rule option A . Press Select or Right arrow button to display a list of Rules sub-screen B . Highlight the User Rules group. •• Press Select to display a list of User Rules C . Use Up/Down arrow buttons to highlight the desired rule to edit. •• Press the Right arrow button to view details screen for currently selected rule.
Main Menu and Settings Connector Settings MPO Connector Fiber Configurations Support FOCIS Lightning supports all fiber configurations of MPO-12 up to two rows, with “base 8”, “base 10”, and “base 12” fiber configurations per row as well as other MPO options. Note that solid circle is “dark” or an unused fiber, and open circle is an active or used fiber and will be analyzed by FOCIS Lightning.
Main Menu and Settings To Configure MPO Connector Note: It is important to set the correct MPO fiber configuration prior to inspection! If the MPO connector setting is not configured correctly, the auto-analysis results will likely show “false negatives” and possibly “false positives”. To Configure MPO Connector •• From the Main Menu > Settings, highlight Connector A . Press Select or Right arrow button to display the Connector menu, which shows a list of the available Connector options B .
Main Menu and Settings Configuring Bluetooth See section “Sharing Captured Test Results” on page 29. Display & Power Save Settings From the Main Menu > Settings, highlight the Display & Power Save A option, press Select. From the displayed menu, you may perform the following settings: •• Highlight and select the Auto Off option B –– From the displayed Auto Off sub-menu C , highlight and select the desired time option.
Saving Captured Images Saving to the Current Folder •• •• While in the Captured Image mode, press the Menu display the Save/Send screen. button to A Highlight Save A and press Select button to save image and results to the current folder. Saving to a Newly Created Folder New Job, Cable End, Cable, or Connector names/numbers are created by editing an existing file name.
Viewing Saved Results (Results Manager) Opening Image Files - Reviewing Saved Results The Results Manager is accessed from the Live Image mode > Main Menu. •• From the Main Menu, use Up/Down •• Use Up/Down •• Use Up/Down arrows to navigate and highlight the Results Manager A . –– Press Select or Right arrow button to display a list of existing Job folders. arrow buttons to navigate and highlight the desired Job folder B .
Using FOCIS Lightning with FOCIS Flex App •• Download FOCIS Flex App from Google Play or Apple App Store to your smart device. •• Pair FOCIS Lightning to your smart device. In smart device Bluetooth Settings: •• Enable Bluetooth and make your device visible. In FOCIS Lightning: •• •• •• •• From the Main Menu, select Settings > Bluetooth > Pair With New Device A . Press Select and wait for a list of detected devices to be displayed. From the displayed Device List screen, select your smart device B .
Sharing Captured Test Results Sending Captured Results to FlexScan Automatically sending results to FlexScan Note: Auto Send option cannot be enabled unless FOCIS Lightning is paired to another Bluetooth device. Configuring Bluetooth On FlexScan •• Configure FlexScan for pairing: –– Select Settings > Bluetooth. –– Enable Bluetooth with Visibility option setting them to On.
WiFi-based Inspection File Access on FOCIS Lightning On the FOCIS Lightning: •• From the Main Menu select WiFi> Results Manager The screen will display: FOCIS LTNG 556CA492 1.0.
WiFi-based Inspection File Access on FOCIS Lightning To download and view saved results: •• Tap/click on ‘RESULTS’ folder A •• Tap/click on one of the JOB folders B , then an ENDx-ENDy folder C , then a connector folder D A B C D 31
WiFi-based Inspection File Access on FOCIS Lightning •• Tap/click on one of the connector .JPG or .GIF files (for example) E •• Tap/click the ‘Download’ button to download and save file F •• Select location to save selected file (if requested) •• Repeat as necessary •• To return to upper level folder(s) tap/click on the blue folder labeled ‘..
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