DSP-100/2000

Users Manual

Reflections from Opens

An open, or break, in the cable represents an abrupt increase in the cable’s impedance. The impedance of an open is nearly infinite. In an open cable, a signal’s energy is not dissipated by a terminating impedance, so the signal bounces back towards the source. This reflection appears at the source with the same amplitude and polarity as the original signal, as shown on the next page in Figure 7-9. By measuring the amount of time taken for the reflected pulse to return, the test tool can determine the location of the open in the cable.

 

OFF

AUTO TEST

TEST

SINGLE

EXIT

FAULT INFO

TEST

12

DSP

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

ENTER

 

 

3

-2000 CABLE

SMART REMOTE

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

PRINT

 

SETUP

 

 

SAVE

4

ANALYZER

 

OFF

AUTO TEST

TEST

SINGLE

EXIT

FAULT INFO

TEST

12

DSP

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

ENTER

 

 

3

-2000 CABLE

SMART REMOTE

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

PRINT

 

SETUP

 

 

SAVE

4

ANALYZER

Cable

End of Fault

Transmitted Pulse

Open

Reflected Pulse

Transmitted Pulse

Short

Reflected Pulse

 

OFF

AUTO TEST

TEST

SINGLE

EXIT

FAULT INFO

TEST

12

DSP

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

ENTER

 

 

3

-2000 CABLE

SMART REMOTE

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

PRINT

 

SETUP

 

 

SAVE

4

ANALYZER

Transmitted Pulse

No Reflected Pulse

Terminator

(Matches cable characteristic impedance)

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Figure 7-9. Signals Reflected from an Open, Shorted, and Terminated Cable

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