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Getting Started Guide

Keysight M8195A

Arbitrary Waveform

Generator Revision 2

Summary of Contents for M8195A

Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide Keysight M8195A Arbitrary Waveform Generator Revision 2...

Page 2: ...ide the gov ernment rights in excess of these rights customarily provided to the public to use modify reproduce release perform dis play or disclose commercial computer software or commercial computer...

Page 3: ...ervice Office WARNING To avoid hazardous electrical shock do not perform electrical tests when there are signs of shipping damage to any portion of the outer enclosure covers panels etc General This p...

Page 4: ...Recycling Mark Table 2 Compliance and Environmental Information Symbol Description This product complies with the WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC marketing requirements The affixed label indicates that you...

Page 5: ...ion Process 12 2 3 Post Installation Steps 21 2 4 How to use the Instrument 22 3 AXle Chassis 3 1 ESM Front Panel Connector 23 4 M8195A Maintenance 4 1 ESD Protection 26 4 2 Power and Ventilation Requ...

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Page 7: ...2 independent I Q baseband signals dual polarization 4 channels at up to 32 Gbaud and beyond Multi level Multi channel digital signals generate NRZ PAM4 PAM8 DMT etc signals at up to 32 Gbaud Embed D...

Page 8: ...ach channel Analog bandwidth 20 GHz Vertical resolution 8 bits 1 2 or 4 differential channels per 1 slot high AXIe module number of channels is software upgradable Built in frequency and phase respons...

Page 9: ...simply requires a USB cable There are two different ordering possibilities M8195A AWG AXIe chassis PCIe cable PCIe adapter card and PC are ordered separately The different components come in differen...

Page 10: ...d documentation http www keysight com find M9505A for 5 slot chassis related documentation http www keysight com find M9502A for 2 slot chassis related documentation http www keysight com find M9048A...

Page 11: ...bit or 64 bit Windows 8 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit Ensure that you have Keysight IO Libraries Suite Version 16 3 or higher installed on your system The Keysight IO Libraries Suite ca...

Page 12: ...r system 1 Double click the executable M8195_Setup exe This executable file is available either on CD or Web The installer will first check and list some pre requisites Click Install to install them Y...

Page 13: ...M8195A Software Installation 2 Keysight M8195A Revision 2 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Getting Started Guide 13 3 Click Next...

Page 14: ...Arbitrary Waveform Generator Getting Started Guide 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 Accep...

Page 15: ...M8195A Software Installation 2 Keysight M8195A Revision 2 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Getting Started Guide 15 6 Click Next 7 Accept the Keysight IVI Driver Source Code License Agreement Terms...

Page 16: ...tware Installation 16 Keysight M8195A Revision 2 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Getting Started Guide 8 Click Next 9 Select Yes if you want to read the post installation instructions Click Next to selec...

Page 17: ...allation 2 Keysight M8195A Revision 2 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Getting Started Guide 17 10 Select a setup type either Complete or Custom If you select Custom you can specify which optional feature...

Page 18: ...lation 18 Keysight M8195A Revision 2 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Getting Started Guide 11 Click Next 12 Click Install to begin the installation The Setup Wizard will now install M8195 beginning with...

Page 19: ...A Revision 2 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Getting Started Guide 19 13 The Keysight M8195A will configure the new software installation 14 The following screen will appear once the Keysight M8195A soft...

Page 20: ...evision 2 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Getting Started Guide 15 Click Finish to restart your system Do not connect the AXIe chassis to your system using the PCIe or USB cable during this reboot This c...

Page 21: ...nager or right click Computer Manage Device Manager In case of PCIe The instrument should be visible in the device tree as Agilent Technologies Modular Devices M8195A In case of USB The instrument sho...

Page 22: ...ght M8195 Keysight M8195 Soft Front Panel The user interface will display the VISA resource strings for different kinds of connection 3 Using the appropriate VISA resource string you can Start the Sof...

Page 23: ...he usage of the AXIe chassis in combination with the M8195A The detailed documentation for the AXIe chassis can be found at http www keysight com find M9514A for 13 slot chassis http www keysight com...

Page 24: ...daisy chained chassis 4 Multiframe Output 5 Trigger In External Trigger connections The Trigger In of the AXIe ESM cannot be used to trigger the M8195A The M8195A has its own Trigger In The Trigger Ou...

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Page 26: ...very sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD When you connect a device or cable that is not fully discharged to these connectors you risk damage to the instrument and expensive instrument repairs Ele...

Page 27: ...y 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 prevented from operating by a blockage th...

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Page 29: ...40 C to 70 C Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C Operating Humidity 5 to 80 relative humidity non condensing Operating Altitude Up to 2000 m Installation Category II Pollution Degree 2 5 3 General Powe...

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Page 31: ...Revision 2 Arbitrary Waveform Generator Generator Getting Started Guide This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2017 Edition 3 0 October 2017 Printed in Malaysia ww...