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FIP-500 - Fiber inspection scope

Overview
Industry’s first AI-powered inspection for single-fiber, duplex and multi-fiber connectors. Delivers reliable and repeatable results with a self-contained, fully automated tool for zero-button testing all day—no need to recharge batteries or offload results

Key features

  • First AI-powered inspection in the industry for enhanced detection accuracy even in poor lighting or dirty fiber scenarios
  • Fastest inspection in the industry (in under 10 seconds for MPO-12)
  • Best-in-class optical performance for accurate and repeatable results
  • Zero-button inspection: 100% automated from insertion to data saving
  • Wide array of adapter tips for single, duplex and multi-fiber connectors (e.g., LC, SC, ST, MPO, OptiTap®, OptiTip®)
  • Smartphone-grade 2.4-inch color touchscreen

Applications

  • Central offices, exchanges and headends
  • Data centers
  • Wireless (e.g., 5G, FTTA, DAA, small cells)
  • Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)

Specifications

Technical specifications
Automatic adjustment Fully automated
Battery Autonomy 11 hours (Typical. Measured in eco mode – backlight 35% – Bluetooth / WiFi off. One single-fiber test per minute)
Battery Type Lithium-ion polymer (Li-Po) / Rechargeable
Connectivity Bluetooth / WiFi / USB-C
Display and image integration Onboard touchscreen
Fiber Connector Type SF / MPO
Field of View Multi-fiber: 2.03 mm x 5.16 mm Single-fiber: 0.75 mm x 0.75 mm
Light Source 2 violet LEDs at 415± 15nm
Lighting Technique Coaxial / Pulsed
Product type Handheld
Supported Languages English / French / German / Japanese / Korean / Simplified Chinese / Spanish
Test Type Fiber inspection
Touchscreen Yes (capacitive)
Full specifications

Highlights

Express zero-button MPO inspection.

Leverage the power of automation for a truly zero-button inspection process.

Inspecting an MPO-12? Simply insert a connector in the FIP-500 and—in less than 10 seconds—a pass/fail result is automatically obtained and saved without the need for any settings or further manipulation.

Less handling, more doing.

Quick-connect tips: Swap tips in a quarter-turn click, a small but life-changing innovation. No loose parts, not a second wasted.

Longer reach: By design, the FIP-500 provides longer reach and better handling for inspection in dense fiber environments or on top of telecom towers.

Intuitive graphical user interface (GUI): Leveraging the capabilities of the touchscreen, the GUI is very user-friendly for any technician, regardless of their experience.

Test all day with lots of battery life and memory.

Long battery life: The FIP-500 is powered by a Lithium-Polymer rechargeable battery which can support a full day of continuous use.

Memory space: With an internal memory that can save up to 1800 MPO test results or 10 000 single-fiber test results, there is no need to stop and offload results. Bluetooth connectivity ensures that these results can be shared easily.

These features, added to an ergonomic hand grip, all come together in helping the technician to close jobs all day without any interruption. This battery life and memory space combo is unique in the industry—and will give field teams equipped with the FIP-500 yet another solid advantage on the competition.

Lowering the cost of ownership.

Every aspect of the FIP-500 has been designed to make savings in time and expenses, lowering its overall cost of ownership.

No training required: Zero-button, fully automated inspection combined to an intuitive GUI makes it easy for any technician to make the most of the FIP-500, without training.

Less tips and no loose parts: By default, the FIP-500 provides a longer reach than regular tips, reducing the overall number of tips that a technician needs to carry around. The simple yet innovative quarter-turn mechanism to swap tips means that there are no loose parts when changing them, hence lowering the risk of losing items.

Future-proof: The FIP-500 supports the inspection of MPO connectors with up to 4 rows by default. Periodical releases will enable new software functionalities.