Keysight M8009A, Getting Started Manual

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8 Keysight M8050A High-Performance BERT Getting Started Guide
Contents
2 Basic Setup for M8050A
Step 1 - Unpack the Shipment 28
Return the Damaged/Defective Item to Keysight for
Repair/Replacement
29
Step 2 - Set up the M8050A 29
Step 3 - Set up the External Host Computer (not required for
M8050A-BU3/BU5) 29
Computer Hardware and Software Requirements
30
To connect via USB
30
To connect via PCIe
31
Step 4 - Connect the M9505A AXIe Chassis to a Power Supply 31
Step 5 - Connect M8050A Modules with M8009A Clock
Module 32
Preparing Single-Channel System
32
Preparing Two-Channel System
33
Step 6 - Power Up (if connecting via PCIe) 34
Step 7 - Verify Basic M8050A Operation 35
Step 8 - Install Keysight IO Libraries Suite (not required for
M8050A-BU3/BU5) 36
Step 9 - Install M8070B Software (not required for
M8050A-BU3/BU5) 36
Step 10 - Starting the M8070B Software 37
Step 11 - Install Module Drivers in the M8070B Software 37
Step 12 - Install the Licenses 38
Installing Module Licenses (for upgrades only)
39
Step 13 - Starting the Module Driver Interface from M8070B
Software 40