How to Display and Capture Power Measurements in Fiber Xplorer with the OX1 Software Version 2.4


Applies to

All OX1 models with software version 2.4

Information

Introduction

This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to display and capture power measurements using the EXFO OX1 Fiber Xplorer with software version 2.4, released in December 2024.

 

Step 1 Enabling the power measurement option

Navigate to the settings by selecting the menu icon     and then 

 

Toggle on the "Power Measurement" to enable capturing your power reading.

setting tab1

 

Step 2 Display power measurement and capture

Open  fxplore icon from the main menu

 

Clean and insert your connection you are going to test.

Press the icon icon off   to display the power measurement and receive values

 

fx tab

 

Your measurement will display and the icon will change to  dial 2 

To capture the result, select again and the icon will change back to  Dial 1.png and the result is stored.

 

pmon1

 

Now you are able to start your acquisition, once completed your results and power measurement is stored.

 

done