FW-OS8600SMA is a high-performance 1×8 mechanical optical switch produced by FIBERWDM, featuring a precision mechanical switching structure, enabling fast and reliable switching between one input optical signal and eight output channels. With an operating wavelength range of 800–2500 nm, it is compatible with multimode fiber applications and is widely used in optical communication systems, fiber-optic sensing networks, laser measurement, and optical path switching.
FW-OS8600SMA
1×8 Mechanical Optical Switch, 800-2500um, 600um fiber, SMA905 connectors,204*220*48MM Box
Feratures
Applications
Specifications
| Parameter | Parameter Values |
| Model | FW-OS8600SMA |
| Insertion Loss | ≤1.5dB |
| Wavelength Range | 800-2500nm |
| Fiber Type | 600 μm core diameter with 0.22 numerical aperture (NA) |
| Return Loss | ≥30dB |
| Crosstalk | ≥ 50dB |
| PDL | ≤0.1dB |
| WDL | ≤0.25dB |
| TDL | ≤0.25dB |
| Repeatability | ≤0.1dB |
| Lifetime | >107 |
| Switching Time | ≤20 ms(Adjacent channel) |
| Connector | SMA905 |
| Control Mode | RS232 |
| Working Power Supply | 5V/1000 mA |
| Product Sze | 220 x 204 x 48 |
| Operating Temperature | -20 ℃ to +70 ℃ |
| Operating Temperature | -40 ℃ to +85 ℃ |
Pin Specifications
| DB-9 Male Connector | |||
| Pin No. | I / O | Signal | Description |
| 2 | Input | RXD | Receive Data |
| 3 | Out | TXD | Send Data |
| 5,8 | Power | GND | Ground |
| 9 | Power | VCC | 5.0±5% VDC Power Supply (max 1000mA) |
| 1,4,6,7 | NC | NC | NC |
Dimension

Optical Route

Control Chart

Communication Protocol
●“_” expression underline.
● Communication protocols are all capital letters.
● The communication protocol commands, "<" as the start,">" as a terminator.
| Usage | Instruction | Description |
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Set optical switch channels |
Send: <OSW_OUT_XX> |
Set the "XX" value to select the fiber channel. When "XX" is 00, the switch will be reset. Set 01 to select channel 1. A successful setup will return 1. It returns 2 when "XX" is larger than total channel amount. |
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Return1: <OSW_OUT_OK> Return2: <OSW_OUT_OVERFLOW> |
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Query optical switch channels |
Send: <OSW_OUT_?> |
Send the query command and it will return an "XX" value to indicate the current channel. |
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Return: <OSW_OUT_XX> |
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| Query optical switch type |
Send: <OSW_TYPE_?> |
Send the query command and it will return following basic information of the switch. Model: OSW-1X8 Wavelength Range: 800~2500nm Control Interface: RS-232 Connector: SMA905 |
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Return: <OSW_TYPE_OSW-1X8_800~2500_300UM_R_SMA> |
Note: COM settings , Baud rate: 9600, Data bits: 8 bit, Stop bit: 1 bit , parity bit: None, Command error return “<OSW_ERROR>” .
Operation
(1) The optical switch transmits the command to control the optical switch through RS232 serial communication. The optical switch receives the command successfully and returns the response.
(2)To program the switch directly over USB (RS232 control), we would throw in a DB9 to USB adaptor (connector), and then the switch can be connected to the USB port on your device.
(3) The optical switch is bidirectional in operation.
Software Control Chart (For Reference Only)

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