Intec Argus-Copper Box

The ARGUS Copper Box is intec's expansion for the ARGUS 153, ARGUS 156, ARGUS 163 and ARGUS 166 xDSL combi testers. With this USB Box, it is possible to, on the one hand, detect dangerous voltages and currents before they can cause harm and, on the other hand, safely determine the physical characteristics of the line. This lat­ter feature is of particular advantage when it is not possible to synchronize a DSL line or when the data rate achieved on a line is so low that there is reason to suspect that asymmetry (an unbalance), interference or mechanical issues are causing problems on it.

Key Features & Specifications

• Using the DC voltage measurement, it is possible to determine the type of access (e.g. ISDN or POTS), as well as the supply voltage (e.g. in the case of SHDSL) and any interference voltage.
• With the AC voltage measurement, it possible to detect dangerous interference voltages.
• DC current measurements can be used to detect emergency, external or normal supply as well as to determine whether the line is too long or interrupted.
• Loop resistance measurements can be used to detect short-circuits as well as to estimate the line length.
• Isolation resistance measurements can be used to detect damaged cable isolation, moisture in the cables or oxidized contacts.
• Capacitance measurements will indicate any interrup­tions in the line and can determine the typical input capacitance of the connected equipment. Furthermore, these measurements can be used to assess whether the wire pair is unbalanced.
• Symmetry measurement: An attenuation measurement at a frequency of 1 MHz can be used to assess whether the wire pair is unbalanced.
• NEXT measurement: Measures the Near-End Crosstalk at a frequency of 1 MHz.

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