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Keysight M8131A 16/32 GSa/s Digitizer User’s Guide

M8131A Software Installation

Installation Process

Follow the given steps to install Keysight M8131A software on your

system:
1 Double-click the executable (M8131_Setup.exe). This executable file is

available either on CD or Web.

2 The Keysight

M8131A Setup

will prepare the

InstallShield Wizard

for

the installation process. The following window will appear.

NOTE

The installer will first check and list some pre-requisites. Click

Install

install them. It is possible that your PC requests a reboot during this

step. Reboot your PC, if requested.

Summary of Contents for M8131A

Page 1: ...User s Guide Keysight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer...

Page 2: ...mentation No additional government requirements beyond those set forth in the EULA shall apply except to the extent that those terms rights or licenses are explicitly required from all providers of co...

Page 3: ...parent or if an instrument does not pass the operator s checks notify the nearest Keysight Technologies Sales Service Office WARNING To avoid hazardous electrical shock do not perform electrical tests...

Page 4: ...operative and secured against unintended operation until they can be repaired by qualified service personnel Ground the Instrument To minimize shock hazard the instrument chassis and cover must be con...

Page 5: ...tion mark to demonstrate that the equipment is Class A suitable for professional use and is for use in electromagnetic environments outside of the home Indicates that anti static precautions should be...

Page 6: ...packaging The Keysight email address is required by EU directives applicable to our product Marking Description Safety Symbol Description This product complies with WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC marking r...

Page 7: ...Features 17 Feature Options 18 Instrument Options 18 Front Panel 18 Related Documents 21 Additional Documents 22 2 M8131A Software Installation Pre Requisites 24 Installation Process 25 Post Installa...

Page 8: ...48 Title Bar 49 Menu Bar 49 Tool Bar 54 Lower Pane 55 Errors List Window 56 Status Bar 57 Parameters Window 57 Trace Window 59 Acquisition Tab 62 Trigger Tab 65 Clock Tab 67 Configurations Tab 68 IOs...

Page 9: ...Byte Register 88 Questionable Data Register Command Subsystem 89 Operation Status Subsystem 90 Reference Clock Status Subsystem 91 Connection Status Subsystem 91 ADC Calibration Status Subsystem 92 F...

Page 10: ...ADC SAVE 103 CALibrate ADC LOAD 103 Latency Calibration Commands 104 CALibrate SYNC INPut LEVel 104 CALibrate LATency LCMPeriod 104 CALibrate LATency MODE 104 CALibrate LATency STEP 105 Channel Comma...

Page 11: ...14 SRE 114 STB 114 TST 114 LRN 115 WAI 115 Mass Memory Commands 116 MMEMory CATalog 116 MMEMory CDIRectory 117 MMEMory COPY 117 MMEMory DELete 118 MMEMory DATA 118 MMEMory DATA APPend 118 MMEMory DATA...

Page 12: ...127 SYSTem VERSion 128 SYSTem COMMunicate 128 SYSTem COMMunicate INSTr NUMBer 128 SYSTem COMMunicate HISLip NUMBer 129 SYSTem COMMunicate SOCKet PORT 129 SYSTem COMMunicate TELNet PORT 129 SYSTem COM...

Page 13: ...35 INSTrument IDENtify 135 INSTrument IDENtify STOP 135 INSTrument HWRevision 135 INSTrument FPGA MODE 136 INSTrument FPGA UPDate 136 INSTrument FPGA RESet 136 INSTrument FPGA DIRect DWORd 137 INSTrum...

Page 14: ...TBMax 141 ODI PORT N CAPability TRMatch 142 ODI PORT N NAME 142 ODI PORT N ACTivate 142 ODI PORT N DEACtivate 143 ODI PORT N CSTatus 143 ODI PORT N PSTatistics BBURsts 144 ODI PORT N PSTatistics RBYT...

Page 15: ...SWEep 149 TRIGger EDGE SOURce 149 TRIGger EDGE SLOPe 150 TRIGger LEVel EXTernal 150 TRIGger LEVel CHANnel 150 TRIGger HOLDoff 151 TRIGger HOLDoff TYPE 151 Test Commands 152 TEST PON 152 TEST TST 152...

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Page 17: ...RF W analyses extremely wideband RF signals with an instantaneous bandwidth of DC to 12 5 GHz for aerospace defense and communication applications Physics chemistry and electronics research analyses...

Page 18: ...2 slot AXIe module controlled via external PC or embedded AXIe system controller M9536A Feature Options The following feature options are available for M8131A Table 3 M8131A feature options Instrumen...

Page 19: ...r external instruments or DUTs Sync In The Sync Input can be used to synchronize two or more modules to a common system clock It is connected to the Sync Out of an other module Sync Out The Sync Outpu...

Page 20: ...DUT to the M8131A FPGA Config If option FP1 is installed the FPGA Configuration can be used to debug the open FPGA externally Control In Out The Control Input Output offers a 10 bit parallel interfac...

Page 21: ...AXIe chassis this PC can be powered after this LED has switched OFF During normal operation of the module this LED is OFF In case of an error condition such as e g a self test error the LED is switch...

Page 22: ...found at http www keysight com find M9502A for 2 slot chassis related documentation http www keysight com find M9505A for 5 slot chassis related documentation http www keysight com find M9514A for 14...

Page 23: ...er s Guide 2 M8131A Software Installation Pre Requisites 24 Installation Process 25 Post Installation Steps 35 How to use M8131A Instrument 37 M8131A Maintenance 38 This chapter explains the steps req...

Page 24: ...bit Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit Ensure that you have Keysight IO Libraries Suite 2017 Update 1 or higher installed on your system The Keysight IO Libraries Suite can be found on the CD that is part of...

Page 25: ...e executable M8131_Setup exe This executable file is available either on CD or Web 2 The Keysight M8131A Setup will prepare the InstallShield Wizard for the installation process The following window w...

Page 26: ...26 Keysight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 2 M8131A Software Installation 3 Follow the on screen instructions to begin the installation process Click Next...

Page 27: ...M8131A Software Installation 2 4 We recommend you to read the document to check if your hardware configuration is supported Click Next to proceed to the license agreements 5 Accept the terms of Keysig...

Page 28: ...28 Keysight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 2 M8131A Software Installation 6 Select Yes if you want to read the post installation instructions when finished Click Next to select setup type...

Page 29: ...Keysight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 29 M8131A Software Installation 2 7 Select a setup type either Complete or Custom Click Next...

Page 30: ...ght M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 2 M8131A Software Installation 8 If you select Custom and click Next you can specify which optional features will be installed 9 Click Next to begin insta...

Page 31: ...Digitizer User s Guide 31 M8131A Software Installation 2 10 The Setup Wizard will now install M8131 beginning with the kernel driver installation If you have clicked Always trust Keysight before you w...

Page 32: ...32 Keysight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 2 M8131A Software Installation 11 The Keysight M8131A will configure the new software installation...

Page 33: ...Software Installation 2 The following screen will appear once the Keysight M8131A software is successfully installed on your system Click Finish to restart your system Do not connect the AXIe chassis...

Page 34: ...34 Keysight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 2 M8131A Software Installation 12 This completes the Keysight M8131A software installation...

Page 35: ...chnologies Modular Devices M8131A In case of USB The instrument should be visible in the device tree as Keysight Modular Platform AMP AXIe Keysight Technologies USB AMP AXIe Chassis 6 PCIe only Check...

Page 36: ...nded to switch off Windows fast startup Otherwise configuration changes may not get detected correctly 1 Right click the Start Menu and then select System 2 Under the System pane click Power Sleep 3 U...

Page 37: ...oft Front Panel The user interface will display the VISA resource strings for different kinds of connection Please note that the hardware resource strings will be not shown if the Simulation Mode chec...

Page 38: ...he documentation supplied with your equipment can result in hazardous radiation exposure CAUTION All the connectors are very sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD There are also several exposed com...

Page 39: ...SD protection Of the two only the table mat and wrist strap combination provides adequate ESD protection when used alone To ensure user safety the static safe accessories must provide at least 1 MW of...

Page 40: ...If the temperature exceeds approximately 80 C the power supply is switched off The instrument will not turn on automatically if the temperature is decreasing again Fan Failure If a fan is broken or p...

Page 41: ...Panel 42 M8131A Soft Front Panel 48 Acquisition Tab 62 Trigger Tab 65 Clock Tab 67 Configurations Tab 68 IOs Tab 69 System Monitor Tab 71 Working with M8131A Front Panel 72 Calibration Manager 74 Exp...

Page 42: ...rt select the discovered M8131 module select the Installed Software tab and press the Soft Front Panel icon Please note that only instruments connected via PCIe are shown in the Keysight Connection Ex...

Page 43: ...Keysight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 43 M8131A User Interface 3 Figure 5 M8131A in simulation mode Next a M8131A software startup screen will be displayed as shown in Figure 6 on page 44...

Page 44: ...44 Keysight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 3 M8131A User Interface Figure 6 M8131A startup screen...

Page 45: ...specified with HiSLIP HiSLIP hislipNumber Set the instrument number for HiSLIP SCPI communication If not specified the same number as for VXI 11 3 is used AutoID Automatically select ports and number...

Page 46: ...bled the Soft Front Panel tries to start the servers on two consecutive ports socket port telnet port 1 AutoID Automatically select ports and number for the connections which are unique per instrument...

Page 47: ...s specified with Socket Telnet Inst HiSLIP or their respective default values instead If both NoAutoID and AutoID are specified AutoID overrides NoAutoID NOTE Ports may already be in use by Windows or...

Page 48: ...Front Panel The M8131A Soft Front Panel and its GUI elements are illustrated in Figure 7 on page 48 Figure 7 M8131A user interface The M8131A Soft Front Panel includes the following GUI elements 1 Tit...

Page 49: ...pull down menu File View Utilities Trace Tools Windows Help Each menu and its options are described in the following sections File Menu The File menu includes the following selections File Connect Ope...

Page 50: ...Calibration dialog to calibrate the instrument See Calibration Manager on page 74 Utilities Identify Identifies the instrument by flashing the green Access LED on the front panel for a certain time Ut...

Page 51: ...ge 65 Tools Clock Switch to the Clock tab on Parameters window if it is already open If not it adds Clock tab first For details see Clock Tab on page 67 Tools Configurations Switch to the Configuratio...

Page 52: ...rovides the following selections Windows Close All Windows Closes all currently open time and frequency windows Windows Cascade Arranges the currently open trace windows as cascaded tabs so that the c...

Page 53: ...The following figure shows the vertical sequence of two different windows Help User Guide Opens the M8131A User s Guide Help Examples Opens the Examples directory Help Online Support Opens the instrum...

Page 54: ...requency signals of selected channel s are plotted in trace windows Run This icon enables you to start a repetitive capturing Stop This icon enables you to stop a capture Single This icon enables you...

Page 55: ...marks the buttons to its right to be related to streaming Click the start button to start the streaming process Once the process has started it can be terminated by pressing the stop button Start Stre...

Page 56: ...e notification type time stamp and description It has the following controls signs and columns Clear All Click this button to clear all the errors from the errors list window Open On Error Click this...

Page 57: ...d Simulation Mode No real instrument is connected The user interface is in simulation mode Click this field to open the Instrument Selection Dialog Instrument status Displays the instrument status for...

Page 58: ...tizer User s Guide 3 M8131A User Interface Figure 9 Parameters window NOTE You can use the numeric controls to adjust the values and units For details on how to use numeric control refer to the sectio...

Page 59: ...s Digitizer User s Guide 59 M8131A User Interface 3 Trace Window The trace window contains time and frequency graph panels A graph panel is an area on which the plotted graphs for a signal is shown F...

Page 60: ...s Digitizer User s Guide 3 M8131A User Interface Figure 11 Time graph The context menu of a graph panel provides features i e effective on the current graph panel and not on the other open panels Figu...

Page 61: ...ing field inside context menu is not accessible grayed out Markers It sets a marker on desirable trace Refer to toolbar menu control marker for more information Auto Scale It scales the current graph...

Page 62: ...ssociated parameters It includes the General Parameters and Channel Parameters Figure 13 Acquisition tab General parameters Sample Rate Based on available options a sample rate of 16 GSa s or 32 GSa s...

Page 63: ...memory Available when the operating mode is selected as Capturing Record Time The captured waveform has a length of sample rate GSa s record length sec As an example 1 usec is equivalent to 16000 sam...

Page 64: ...on is only available when the mode is selected as DDC Please note that you are only allowed to enter the following DDC IF values 0 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz 750 MHz 1 GHz 1 25 GHz Frontend Settings The forn...

Page 65: ...uisition starts when a positive negative slope is received on the trigger input port of M8131A Channel 1 Signal acquisition starts when a positive negative slope is received on Channel 1 of M8131A Cha...

Page 66: ...option from the Holdoff Type drop down list The following options are available Normal Once the hold off time is elapsed the M8131A waits for a trigger and then it triggers only after the trigger is r...

Page 67: ...1A module Figure 15 Clock tab Input Clock Settings Ref Clock Source A clock reference input is provided on the front panel of the M8131A module It is used as the clock reference for all four analog ch...

Page 68: ...s are Normal and Open FPGA Normal The default DPU FPGA image contained in the software installation is used Open FPGA The default DPU FPGA image or a customer provided image can be used 2 Click on the...

Page 69: ...a interfaces Figure 17 IOs tab Optical Data Interfaces ODI Select an ODI from ODI1 ODI2 ODI3 or ODI4 to set the respective parameters Enable Port The respective ODI ports can be activated deactivated...

Page 70: ...The direction is always Producer TX Flow Control Select an option for the transmit flow control The following options are available None No flow control In Band In band flow control RX Flow Control Se...

Page 71: ...tor Tab The System Monitor tab display the total current of the module If the total module current crosses the threshold current then the module will turn off automatically Figure 18 System Monitor ta...

Page 72: ...is place the cursor to the right of the targeted digit and use the up down arrows This is especially useful when changing a signal characteristic that is immediately implemented and observing the resu...

Page 73: ...2 5e 9 and press Enter to set the frequency to 2 5 GHz The plus sign is automatically inserted if it is omitted Window Controls Usage The window options allow you to float or dock anywhere in the app...

Page 74: ...ssful calibration the system stores the results and reloads them upon a power cycle The calibration process differs depending on the module type single ended or differential inputs Single ended Connec...

Page 75: ...on for future use Figure 22 Calibration dialog Starting Calibration Process To start the calibration 1 Go to Utilities Calibration The Calibration Manager dialog box appears 2 Click on the Start Calib...

Page 76: ...ibration The calibration can be saved under the defined file name and location and can be later used for testing purpose To save the calibration 1 Click on the Save button A standard Windows Save As d...

Page 77: ...s Digitizer User s Guide 77 M8131A User Interface 3 To load the calibration 1 Click on the Load button A standard Windows Open dialog box will appear Figure 24 Loading calibration 2 Locate the calibra...

Page 78: ...eforms Waveforms can be exported to the available channels channel 1 2 3 4 To save a waveform 1 Go to File Export Waveform and then select a channel A standard Windows Save Waveform to File dialog box...

Page 79: ...gure M8131A with 89600 VSA 1 Get the HiSLIP information a Start the M8131A Soft Front Panel b On the menu bar click Help About c Copy the HiSLIP information from the dialog NOTE In the About box the l...

Page 80: ...escan will automatically detect many but not all LAN instruments on your local LAN subnet If an instrument is not automatically discovered you must manually add the instrument d Click Add select LAN I...

Page 81: ...Click the Refresh button in the Discovered Instruments tab The M8131A should be now available d Click the Configurations tab and click the green plus sign The New Hardware Configuration dialog box wil...

Page 82: ...82 Keysight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 3 M8131A User Interface h The 89600 VSA will now acquire the M8131A i Close the Hardware dialog and start the measurement...

Page 83: ...DC Calibration Commands 100 Latency Calibration Commands 104 Channel Commands 106 Data Processing Commands 111 Common Commands 113 Mass Memory Commands 116 Root Level Commands 123 System Commands 126...

Page 84: ...d or query to be sent The program data which provides additional information to clarify the meaning of the instruction Instruction Header The instruction header is one or more command mnemonics separa...

Page 85: ...ding element may be repeated one or more times Square Brackets Items enclosed in square brackets are optional Program Data Program data is used to clarify the meaning of the command or query It provid...

Page 86: ...e is no buffering in this register while an event bit is set subsequent events corresponding to that bit are ignored This is a read only register Once a bit is set it remains set until cleared by quer...

Page 87: ...Queue OPERation Status Standard Event Status Register Status Byte Operation Complete Query Error Execution Error Command Error Power On MAV RQS Summary of IEEE 488 2 Status Structure Registers Refere...

Page 88: ...tput buffer including any pending queries will clear the Message Available bit To set the enable register mask and generate an SRQ service request you must write a decimal value to the register using...

Page 89: ...turns 0 1 Not used 2 Returns 0 2 Not used 4 Returns 0 3 Not used 8 Returns 0 4 Not used 16 Returns 0 5 Reference Clock Status 32 Instable or missing external reference clock 6 Not used 64 Returns 0 7...

Page 90: ...ot used 4 Returns 0 3 Not used 8 Returns 0 4 Arm Status 16 Trigger is armed 5 Trigger Status 32 Trigger received 6 Streaming Active 64 Data streaming has been started and not stopped yet 7 Memory Capt...

Page 91: ...nsition Table 9 Reference clock status register Connection Status Subsystem The Connection Status register contains the state of the USB connection to the M8131A module The following SCPI commands and...

Page 92: ...DC PTRansition Table 11 ADC calibration status register Bit Number Decimal Value Definition 0 USB disconnected 1 USB module connection state Bit Number Decimal Value Definition 0 Calibration data inva...

Page 93: ...STATus QUEStionable FILTer PTRansition Table 12 Filter status register Bit Number Decimal Value Definition 0 Channel 1 Filter input overload 1 A sample with a minimum or maximum possible ADC code 511...

Page 94: ...e supported STATus QUEStionable SCLock EVENt STATus QUEStionable SCLock CONDition STATus QUEStionable SCLock ENABle STATus QUEStionable SCLock NTRansition STATus QUEStionable SCLock PTRansition Table...

Page 95: ...libration step is running NOTE In modules with differential inputs only bit 0 is important It is set while the calibration is active and is cleared when the calibration is finished In modules with sin...

Page 96: ...on Table 15 Arm status register Trigger Status Subsystem The following SCPI commands and queries are supported STATus OPERation TRIGgered EVENt STATus OPERation TRIGgered CONDition STATus OPERation TR...

Page 97: ...ory Capture status register Data Streaming Status Subsystem The following SCPI commands and queries are supported STATus OPERation STReam EVENt STATus OPERation STReam CONDition STATus OPERation STRea...

Page 98: ...s Query ACQuire SRATe The query returns the acquisition sampling rate Example Command ACQuire SRATe S16G ACQuire POINts Command ACQuire POINts points_value The command sets the requested memory depth...

Page 99: ...emory depth Returned Format ACQuire POINts points_value NL Sample Rate 16 GSa s Minimum Maximum Granularity Direct No Decimation 400 419430400 400 Direct Decimation by 2 64 268435456 64 Direct Decimat...

Page 100: ...DC STARt Command CALibrate ADC STARt Description The command starts the self calibration of the ADC module CALibrate ADC NEXT Command CALibrate ADC NEXT Description The command starts the next step of...

Page 101: ...te ADC INFormation M8131A Setup Mode 16GHz on 4 channels Calibration Loaded 1 User 2018 03 09 17 33 44 CALibrate ADC RECommended Query CALibrate ADC RECommended Parameters None Description This query...

Page 102: ...ELTa MAXimum Parameters None Description This query returns the maximum ADC temperature difference to the last ADC calibration before a new calibration is recommenced Return Format CALibrate ADC TEMPe...

Page 103: ...cters including the entire path name if used The filename assumes the present working directory if a path does not precede the file name CALibrate ADC LOAD Command CALibrate ADC LOAD file_name Descrip...

Page 104: ...Description This command sets the Least Common Multiple LCM period value to be used for core clock phase alignment This value determines the frequency of the signal sent out at the SYNC OUT The formu...

Page 105: ...s indicated as well when commands are relevant only for one calibration mode SEParate COMBined GSYNc Generate clock signal at SYNC OUT master SEParate ALIGnphase Use the clock signal received at SYNC...

Page 106: ...in a single digitizer system Query CHANnel N DISPlay The query returns the current display condition for the specified channel Returned Format CHANnel N DISPlay 1 0 NL CHANnel N OFFSet Command CHANnel...

Page 107: ...L CHANnel N DPRocessing DDC CFRequency Command CHANnel N DPRocessing DDC CFRequency frequency_value Description The command sets the center frequency of the DDC for the specified channel N An integer...

Page 108: ...of the returned frequency response data for 32 GSa s mode 0 000000000E 00 1 000000000E 00 0 000000000E 00 5 000000000E 07 9 998865128E 01 4 444515407E 01 1 595000013E 10 3 858275712E 01 9 671807861E 0...

Page 109: ...L CHANnel N DPRocessing FILTer DEFault Command CHANnel N DPRocessing FILTer DEFault S16G S32G Description The command sets the default values for the 49 correction filter coefficients for the specifie...

Page 110: ...sing FILTer SCALe The query returns the current correction filter scaling factor for a channel Returned Format CHANnel N DPRocessing FILTer SCALe scale NL CHANnel N DPRocessing FILTer STATe Command CH...

Page 111: ...uency to baseband followed by a decimation and then forwarded to the capture memory and the ODI port N An integer 1 4 in a single digitizer system Query DPRocessing MODE The query returns the current...

Page 112: ...imation Command DPRocessing DIRect DECimation POW0 POW1 Description The command sets the decimation factor of the Direct mode for the specified channel All decimation factors are powers of 2 Parameter...

Page 113: ...he error queue and cancels a OPC operation It doesn t clear the enable register ESE Enable bits in the Standard Event Status Register to be reported in the Status Byte The selected bits are summarized...

Page 114: ...egister The selected bits are summarized in the Master Summary bit bit 6 of the Status Byte Register If any of the selected bits change from 0 to 1 a Service Request signal is generated The SRE query...

Page 115: ...gs learn string You can then send the string back to the instrument to restore this state later For proper operation do not modify the returned string before sending it to the instrument Use SYST SET...

Page 116: ...e first parameter indicates the total amount of storage currently used in bytes The second parameter indicates the total amount of storage available also in bytes The file_entry is a string Each file_...

Page 117: ...C Users Name Documents Query MMEM CDIR MMEMory COPY Command MMEMory COPY string string string string Description The command copies an existing file to a new file or an existing directory to a new dir...

Page 118: ...DATA file_name data Description The command form is MMEMory DATA file_name data It loads data into the file file_name data is in 488 2 block format file_name is string data Parameters file_name data...

Page 119: ...d MMEMory MOVE string string string string Description The command moves an existing file to a new file or an existing directory to a new directory Two forms of parameters are allowed The first form h...

Page 120: ...under the specified directory are also removed Parameters directory_name Example Command MMEM RDIR C newdata_dir MMEMory LOAD CSTate Command MMEMory LOAD CSTate file_name Description Current state of...

Page 121: ...t precede the file name format TXT ASCII file format If the DPRocessing MODE is DIRect data consists of voltage values separated by a carriage return and line feed If the DPRocessing MODE is DDC data...

Page 122: ...ile header and beginning of data for a waveform captured in DDC mode Revision 0 Type iqd Points 1600 XInc 6 25e 11 XOrg 0 XUnits second YInc 0 0005 YOrg 0 YUnits Volt Data 1 23486E 02 1 33252E 02 1 25...

Page 123: ...ected channels according to the current acquire and trigger settings It sets the Memory Capture in Progress bit of the Memory Capture Status Subsystem and returns to the caller When the capture is com...

Page 124: ...samples on ODI port 1 Activate ODI port as producer ODI PORT1 ACT R141 2048 PROD IBAN IBAN Activate ODI port as consumer on the other side of the ODI link Read ODI port communication status and wait u...

Page 125: ...16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 125 Remote Programming 4 De activate the data consumer on the other side of the ODI link De activate ODI port ODI PORT1 DEAC De activate ODI port on the other side...

Page 126: ...until you remove errors from the queue If no errors have occurred when you read the error queue the instrument responds with 0 No error The error queue is cleared by the CLS command when the power is...

Page 127: ...ded LIST Query SYSTem LICense EXTended LIST Description The query lists the licenses installed Example Query SYST LIC EXT LIST SYSTem SET Command SYSTem SET binary block data Description In query form...

Page 128: ...only useful if there is more than one Keysight module connected to a PC otherwise one would normally use the default connections HiSLIP and VXI 11 instrument number 0 socket port 5025 telnet port 5024...

Page 129: ...uery returns the socket port used by the Soft Front Panel Example Query SYST COMM SOCK SYSTem COMMunicate TELNet PORT Command SYSTem COMMunicate TELNet Description The query returns the telnet port us...

Page 130: ...ight M8131A 16 32 GSa s Digitizer User s Guide 4 Remote Programming SYSTem ERRor COUNT Command SYSTem ERRor COUNT Parameters None Description This query returns the error count Examples Query SYST ERR...

Page 131: ...g errors are detected when an external reference clock source is selected Amplitude of external reference signal too small Amplitude of external reference signal too big Frequency of external referenc...

Page 132: ...Teorder MSBFirst LSBFirst NL WAVeform DATA Query WAVeform DATA CHANnel N start size Description The query outputs waveform data to the computer over the remote interface The data is copied from a chan...

Page 133: ...er is LSBFirst the least significant byte of each word is sent first If DPRocessing is set to DIRect 10 bit ADC samples in signed 16 bit integer representation are transferred If set to DDC 16 bit I a...

Page 134: ...ommand WAVeform YINCrement CHANnel N Description This query returns the y increment voltage for the channel given by the first parameter This voltage value is the voltage difference between two adjace...

Page 135: ...AXIe frame Returned Format INSTrument SLOT NUMBer slot_number NL INSTrument IDENtify Command INSTrument IDENtify seconds Description The command identifies the instrument by flashing the green Access...

Page 136: ...mage can be used The query returns the DPU FPGA mode Returned Format INSTrument FPGA MODE fpga_mode NL INSTrument FPGA UPDate Command INSTrument FPGA UPDate DPUA DPUB filename Description The command...

Page 137: ...at an arbitrary address in the DPU FPGA Returned Format INSTrument FPGA DIRect DWORd value NL INSTrument AINPuts Query INSTrument AINPuts Description The query returns the usable analog input channels...

Page 138: ...CURRent TOTal value Example INST MON CURR 4 09999990463257E 00 INSTrument MONitor TEMPerature Query INSTrument MONitor TEMPerature ADC LACAl FA FB Description The query returns the temperature for the...

Page 139: ...tandard org odispecifications html ODI ACHannels Command ODI ACHannels Description The query returns the usable optical channels as a string The channel names are separated by commas The returned valu...

Page 140: ...CONtrols flow control list NL flow control list NONE IBANd IBPChannel OOBWire OOBBplane N N An integer 0 13 Example ODI PORT1 CAP FCON NONE IBANd ODI PORT N CAPability LANes Query ODI PORT N CAPabilit...

Page 141: ...PORT N CAPability RBMax Query ODI PORT N CAPability RBMax Parameters None Description The query returns the supported receiver maximum burst values Return Format ODI PORT N CAPability RBMax burst max...

Page 142: ...n The query returns the name of the port Return Format ODI PORT NAME name NL Example ODI PORT NAME ODI1 ODI PORT N ACTivate Command ODI PORT N ACTivate lane_rate tx_burst_max directionality tx_flow_co...

Page 143: ...urns the parameter values used in the command to activate the port ODI PORT N DEACtivate Command ODI PORT N DEACtivate Description The command switches off the optical port N An integer to select the...

Page 144: ...y and indicating XON via flow control To troubleshoot TxReady not becoming set in this case troubleshoot the receive path starting with RxSignalLoss RxReady 2 Receiver ready All lanes synchronized and...

Page 145: ...ODI PORT N PSTatistics TBYTes Parameters None Description This query returns the number of bytes transmitted by the ODI port Example ODI PORT1 PST TBYT integer ODI PORT N PSTatistics THOFfs Query ODI...

Page 146: ...ility CCIDs Parameters None Description This query returns the context class IDs Example ODI PROD1 CAP CCID ODIContext ODI PRODucer N CAPability NAME Command ODI PRODucer N CAPability NAME Parameters...

Page 147: ...link_channel packet_format class_id context_class_id time_stamp_format stream_id packet_size_limit Description The command configures the data producer stream and activates it for use Data sources in...

Page 148: ...ITA 49 Stream Identifier value to be placed in the IF Data Packet when using VITA 49 packet format Must be 4096 packet_size_limit Specifies a maximum size for packets in bytes 0 indicates default of 2...

Page 149: ...samples to memory or the ODI streaming is started AUTO Capture to memory or ODI streaming will start on trigger reception If a trigger event does not occur within 20 ms the digitizer automatically fo...

Page 150: ...d TRIGger LEVel EXTernal level Description The command specifies the trigger level when the external trigger input is used as trigger source level The trigger level in Volts as a floating point number...

Page 151: ...holdoff time is used It is the same for all trigger sources NORMal The trigger event is generated when the holdoff time has elapsed after the last trigger event and the signal characteristic of intere...

Page 152: ...mands TEST PON Query TEST PON Parameters None Description This query returns the result of the power on self tests Example Query TEST PON TEST TST Query TEST TST Parameters None Description This query...

Page 153: ...pecification The performance specification can be found in the Data Sheet of the M8131A at http www keysight com find M8131A Operating Environment Storage Temperature 40 C to 70 C Operating Temperatur...

Page 154: ...ate the instrument in the presence of flammable gases fumes or powders Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard Power consumption 350 W nom Sa...

Page 155: ...K Key Features 17 Keysight IO Libraries Suit 24 Keysight IO Libraries Suite 80 Keysight IO Libraries Suite Connection Expert 80 M M8131A Digitizer module 17 M8131A Installation 25 M8131A maintenance 3...

Page 156: ...igitizer User s Guide Index Tools menu 51 Trace menu 50 Trace Window 59 U USB 37 Using M8131A instrument 37 Utilities menu 50 V Ventilation requirements 40 View menu 50 W Waveform Commands 132 Window...

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Page 158: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2019 Edition 5 0 August 2019 www keysight com...

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