Online OTDR Viewer

On-Line OTDR Trace Viewer

Open, read and analize OTDR Traces on-line, fast, fun and free! Open OTDR traces in the common Belcore .sor (SR-4731) file format to read and analize the optical network characteristcs and performance including typical measurements such as optical connector and splice quality and end to end optical dB loss budget measurements. View and analize the trace event table to inspect the loss at each event.

This is an Beta test release. Some functionality is not so complete, be sure to visit again soon as site is under active development and new features are added daily. In the software world MVP is a Minimal Viable Product and is delivered as an early release to gague the customers (thats you) response to the product.

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OTDR Features

Avaliable Features

Online OTDR Trace Viewer / Analizer for Belcore .SOR file Format.
Analize OTDR traces and OTDR events with PAN and Zoom operations.
Display and read OTDR traces from Origin or A and B Cursors.
Measure OTDR trace event distances.
Measure OTDR trace dB/Km and optical dB loss across connector and splice events.
Display the OTDR Trace Event Table.
Output multipule OTDR Traces (.sor) to PDF Report:
- Right click trace in list to select .sor file to PDF report options.
- Convert .sor OTDR traces to PDF Report
Output multipule OTDR Traces (.sor) to CSV Report:
- Right click trace in list to select .sor file to CSV report options.
- Convert .sor OTDR traces to CSV Report

Planned Features in Expected Delivery Order

Analize OTDR traces and detect events and save update event table.
Complete Bi-Directional trace analysis and trace flip functionality.
Deliver Video On Demand Online (YouTube hosted) Online OTDR user guides and tutorial

Quick Start Tutorial

Opening OTDR Traces:

To get started viewing OTDR Traces, click on the OTDR menu link on the top of the page to center the OTDR on the screen then click the 'Add Traces' button. You can select one or more traces from your local file system by highlighting the traces in the file browser and clicking open.

The Online OTDR supports Belcore SR-4731 file format traces which usually have the .sor file extension.

If you don't have any OTDR traces and still want to use the Online OTDR we have provided a number of sample OTDR traces you can download and use. Access these from the 'Sample OTDR Traces' button, select the traces you want. Once downloaded, you can open them as decribed above.

Loading OTDR Traces:

Once you have added your traces they will be displayed in the Trace Display List on the left of screen.

Viewing OTDR Traces:

Once the traces are added, just click the check box next to the trace name. It will be displayed on the main trace display panel. To hide the trace just unselect it again.

Pan / Zoom Trace Screen

When it loads the Onlne OTDR is in Zoom Mode and Display from Origin. This means the trace is anchored on the screen at 0Kms / 0dB (Display from Origin) and when you click and drag your mouse on the trace panel it will scale (Zoom) the trace panel display and any visible traces. Drag up and down for dB zoom in and out and drag left and right for distance zoom in and out.

To change to Pan Mode, click the Zoom / Pan Mode button and select Pan. Now when you drag the mouse on the trace panel the trace display will move left / right and up / down with your mouse but the trace display scale doesn't change.

Viewing Trace Event Table:

To view the trace event table, load and display the trace as describe above then select the desired trace in the top Trace Info pull down menu that all displays the trace details relative to the A and B cursors.

Visit Again Soon....

The best way to learn is to see! We are working on some demonstration videos that we will uplaod shortly. In the mean time, trial what is descibed and learn what other OTDR functions are included.