Keysight M5200A, Startup Manual

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M5200A PXIe Digitizer Modules Startup Guide 63
Setting up the M5200x software 3
• ‘Simulation mode’ enabled—This is the default mode of SFP
operation. The Simulation Mode check box is selected by default
and the Simulate button is displayed on the window. As the name
indicates, this mode is used for offline SFP operations. In this mode,
even if you select an active module (which is connected to a chassis
in powered on state), toggling the SFP controls does not affect the
signal state on the module. The status bar on the main window
shows ‘Simulation Mode’, as shown in Figure 31 .
Figure 31 “Simulation Mode” in the status bar on the main window
Note that a demo ‘M5200A’ module only is displayed in Figure 29
and in Figure 30 along with other active cards. This entry appears
when “Simulation Mode” is enabled only, irrespective of state of the
chassis (On / Off) or the modules inserted in them.