Keysight N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug
Application
Getting Started
1
Introduction
Use the instructions in this Guide to install and set up the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR
Compliance Test Application. Once the procedures in this document are completed, you can begin
compliance testing. Information on using the application is included in the application’s Online Help.
Your licenses determine where you install the N108xA and FlexDCA applications. The N108xA license
allows you to install the application on either a specific PC or a specific N1000A or 86100D DCA-X
instrument. This selection is made at the time you redeem your licenses.
Installing the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application
1 Select from one of the three different test-equipment configurations shown in the following
pages. The configuration that you select depends on where the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
KR/CR Compliance Test Application is installed, as determined by the licenses, and whether you
are using the N1010A FlexDCA Remote Access application.
2 After locating the figure that matches your setup, follow the recommended procedure.
Configuration
DCA-X Supported Configurations
DCA-M Supported Configurations
N108xA on a PC with FlexDCA
A PC attached to an N1000A or 86100D
DCA-X oscilloscope (in Legacy
configuration) over LAN. The PC has
N108xA software application, N1010A
FlexDCA, N1010100A (F-AEYE) for
N1000A, and 86100DU-401 licenses, and
IO Connection Expert installed on it.
A PC directly connected to the N109X with a USB cable. The PC has N108xA software
application, N1010A FlexDCA, N109x-401 license or F-AEYE license under
N1010100A R&D package, and IO Connection Expert installed on it.
N108xA on a PC without
FlexDCA
A PC attached to N1000A or 86100D
DCA-X oscilloscope (in Standard
configuration) over LAN. The PC has
N108xA software application, N1010100A
(F-AEYE) for N1000A, and 86100DU-401
licenses, and IO Connection Expert
installed on it.
Configuration 1
: Connect the primary test system PC to a low-cost modern PC via
LAN. The FlexDCA interface resides on the second PC. The second PC is then
connected to the N109x via USB. This eliminates most issues of compatibility
between an existing test system PC and the N109X hardware and can greatly simplify
converting an 86100D system to an N109X system.
Configuration 2
: An N1000A or 86100D mainframe connected to the N109X with a
USB cable. The N1000A or 86100D has FlexDCA installed on it. The N1000A or
86100D can then be controlled via GPIB or LAN by a PC that has N108xA installed on
it.
The PC with N108xA has N109x-401 license or F-AEYE license under N1010100A
R&D package and IO Connection Expert installed on it.
N108xA on the oscilloscope
N1000A or 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope in
Standard configuration. The oscilloscope
has N108xA, 86100DU-401 license or
F-AEYE license under N1010100A R&D
package, and IO Connection Expert
installed on it.
An N1000A or 86100D mainframe connected to the N109X with a USB cable. The
86100D has FlexDCA and N108xA installed on it.
