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Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide

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Specifications

6

General Characteristics

Table 9

 General characteristics

Declaration of Conformity

Click the following link to view or download the latest version of DoC: 

http://www.keysight.com/go/conformity

M8292A Modular 92 GSa/s 
optical modulation analyzer

M8296A Modular 92 GSa/s 
4-channel electrical high-speed 
digitizer

Dimensions 
(W x H x D)

322.25 mm x 60 mm x 281.5 mm

322.25 mm x 30 mm x 281.5 mm

Weight

3.6 kg

3.3 kg

Storage 
temperature range

–40° C to +70° C

Operating 
temperature range

+5° C to +35° C

Humidity

15% to 80% relative humidity, non-condensing

Operating altitude

0 to 2000 m

Power 
consumption

100 W at 92 GSa/s

Safety designed to

IEC61010-1, UL61010, CSA22.2 61010.1 tested

EMC tested to

IEC61326-1

Form factor

2-slot AXIe

1-slot AXIe

Warm-up time

30 minutes

Recommended 
re-calibration 
interval

2 years

Summary of Contents for M8290A

Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide Keysight M8290A Optical Modulation Analyzer and High Speed Digitizer Test Solution ...

Page 2: ...ional 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 commercial computer software pursuant to the FAR and the DFARS and are set forth specifically in writing elsewhere in the EULA Keysight shall be under no obligation to update revise or otherwise modify the Software With ...

Page 3: ...re are signs of shipping damage to any portion of the outer enclosure covers panels etc General This product is a Safety Class 3 instrument The protective features of this product may be impaired if it is used in a manner not specified in the operation instructions Environment Conditions This instrument is intended for indoor use in an installation category II pollution degree 2 environment It is ...

Page 4: ...e instrument in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Do Not Remove the Instrument Cover Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers Component replacement and internal adjustments must be made only by qualified personnel Instruments that appear damaged or defective should be made inoperative and secured against unintended operation until they can be repaired by qualified service perso...

Page 5: ... fully understood and met WARNING The warning sign denotes a hazard It calls attention to a procedure which if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in injury or loss of life Do not proceed beyond a warning sign until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met Symbol Description Indicates warning or caution If you see this symbol on a product you must refer to the manuals f...

Page 6: ...ency This indicates compliance with all Australian EMC regulatory information CSA is the Canadian certification mark to demonstrate compliance with the Safety requirements The earthing symbol marks a connection that is connected through the instrument to the earth of the line power CE compliance marking to the EU Safety and EMC Directives ISM GRP 1A classification according to the international EM...

Page 7: ...icates that you must not discard this electrical electronic product in domestic household waste Product Category With reference to the equipment types in WEEE Directive Annex I this product is classed as a Monitoring and Control instrumentation product Do not dispose in domestic household waste To return unwanted products contact your local Keysight office or see http about keysight com en company...

Page 8: ...8 Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide ...

Page 9: ...tion Pre Requisites 14 Downloading the Photonic Application Suite Package Manager 15 M8290A Software Installation 18 Installing the Keysight OMA Software 25 Post Installation Steps 27 3 Using the Instrument How to use the Instrument 29 Adding the M829xA to the Connection Expert 30 Setting up the M829xA in the Keysight OMA Software 32 4 AXle Chassis ESM Front Panel Connector 37 Setting the Startup ...

Page 10: ... Safety Labels 45 ESD Protection 46 Power and Ventilation Requirements 47 Thermal Protection 47 Battery 47 Cleaning Recommendation 47 6 Specifications M8292A Modular Optical Modulation Analyzer Specifications 50 M8296A Electrical High Speed Digitizer Specifications 53 General Characteristics 55 Declaration of Conformity 55 ...

Page 11: ... modulation analyzer for 100G and the real time oscilloscope based N4391A optical modulation analyzer supporting speed classes of 400G 600G and 1 Terabit per second The compact and modular approach makes the M8290A optical modulation analyzer and high speed digitizer test solution an ideal system for coherent transmitter signal qualification for EVM and related parameters as well as for component ...

Page 12: ...red at the factory Therefore the information given in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of this guide is only relevant if the user wishes to reinstall a software package or change the system configuration Login details for the embedded controller Username M8290a_admin Password admin 123 Additional Documents Additional documentation can be found at http www keysight com find M9514A for 14 slot chassis relate...

Page 13: ...he Keysight OMA Software 25 Post Installation Steps 27 The M8290A coherent test solution uses a layered software architecture which is illustrated below that requires multiple software packages to be installed This chapter explains how to install and configure these packages However in general they are pre installed at the factory Therefore the installation process described here only needs to be ...

Page 14: ...t M8290A software The supported operating systems are Windows 10 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 8 1 32 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 17 3 or higher installed on your system The Keysight IO Libraries Suite can be found at http www keysight com find iosuite ...

Page 15: ...tion if the PAS Package Manager is already present on the system 1 Visit the PAS Package Manager web page at www keysight com find photonic sw select the Current Version tab and click on the Download button to start the download process NOTE Even if a non Keysight I O library is already installed on your PC it is still necessary to install the Keysight I O library The Keysight I O library will ins...

Page 16: ...16 Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide 2 Software Installation 2 Click on the Open button to open the zip file 3 Unzip the file and double click on the executable file to run the PAS Package Manager ...

Page 17: ...Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide 17 Software Installation 2 4 Start the PAS Package Manager as administrator and select the OMA tab to see all possible OMA packages ...

Page 18: ...ackage Manager as administrator if it is not already open and select the OMA tab to see all possible OMA packages 2 Select the M8290A Software 3 Click on the Download link 4 Continue following the installation instructions The installer will first check for and list some pre requisites Click Install to install them If the embedded controller requests you to reboot please do so immediately ...

Page 19: ...Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide 19 Software Installation 2 5 The Keysight M8290A Setup will prepare the InstallShield Wizard for the installation process The following screen will appear ...

Page 20: ...20 Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide 2 Software Installation 6 Click Next The following screen will appear ...

Page 21: ... Next to proceed to the license agreements 8 Accept the terms of Keysight Software End User License Agreement and click Next The following screen will appear 9 Select Yes if you want to read the post installation instructions and click Next The following screen will appear ...

Page 22: ...Custom If you select Complete the M8290A documentation will be installed along with the M8290A software and a shortcut to the PAS Package Manager will be added to the Start menu If you select Custom instead you can specify which of the optional features to install 11 Click Next The following screen will appear ...

Page 23: ...Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide 23 Software Installation 2 12 Click Install to begin the software installation The Setup Wizard will now install the M8290A software ...

Page 24: ...Guide 2 Software Installation 13 The following screen will appear once the Keysight M8290A software is successfully installed on your system 14 Click Finish to restart your system This completes the Keysight M8290A software installation ...

Page 25: ...tion instructions and always select the default settings The PAS Package Manager will install additional drivers and software required to install the OMA software During the OMA installation select M8290A Hardware as setup type You may postpone all system restarts until the installation has been completed 5 When the installation has been completed verify that the PAS Package Manager lists all inst...

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Page 27: ... Manager The instruments should be visible in the device tree as Keysight Technologies Modular Devices M8296A or M8292A respectively 4 Check if all installed M829xA modules are visible in the Connection Expert The connection expert can be opened by clicking its icon in the system tray If something went wrong and any of the instruments does not appear in the PXI section it may be necessary to reboo...

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Page 29: ...display the VISA resource details required to set up the instrument in the Connection Expert 3 Add the M829xA to the Connection Expert as described in section Adding the M829xA to the Connection Expert on page 30 This step is required to access the instrument from the Keysight OMA software 4 Start the Keysight OMA software and set up the instrument connection as described in the section Setting up...

Page 30: ...Open the Connection Expert by clicking its icon in the system tray and selecting the corresponding item from the context menu 2 Click on the Add button in the My Instruments section and select LAN instrument from the drop down list 3 Go to the Enter Address tab 4 Enter the hostname or the IP address of the embedded controller running the M8290A software Then set the Protocol to HiSlip and enter th...

Page 31: ...tails within the Connection Expert as indicated below 6 Verify that the instrument details shown in the Connection Expert are correct and that the instrument is listed with a green check mark in the My Instruments section If so the instrument is ready to be connected to the Keysight OMA Software as described in the following section ...

Page 32: ... stand alone module 1 In the Keysight 89600 VSA Software interface select Utilities Hardware Discovered Instruments to view a list of all available instruments A screen similar to the following is displayed However if your module is not listed please add it to the Connection Expert as described in section Adding the M829xA to the Connection Expert on page 30 and hit the refresh button 2 Switch to ...

Page 33: ...M8290A Getting Started Guide 33 Using the Instrument 3 3 From the Possible Logical Instruments list select Keysight M8290 Optical Modulation Analyzer then click on the button to add it to the Configuration list ...

Page 34: ...34 Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide 3 Using the Instrument 4 In the ADC selection click on the down arrow and select the desired instrument ...

Page 35: ... 3 5 In the Synthesizer selection click on the down arrow and select the LO configuration internal or external LO With the M8296A only an external manually controlled LO is supported This setting can also be used if the test setup does not actually include an LO ...

Page 36: ...Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide 3 Using the Instrument 6 In the name field enter the desired name for this configuration then click on the OK button 7 Repeat this procedure to add more configurations ...

Page 37: ...ller 39 This chapter describes the usage of the AXIe chassis in combination with the M829xA The detailed documentation for the AXIe chassis can be found at http www keysight com find M9514A for 14 slot chassis http www keysight com find M9505A for 5 slot chassis http www keysight com find M9502A for 2 slot chassis ESM Front Panel Connector The ESM Front Panel Connector is shown in the figure below...

Page 38: ...g signals with multiple 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 M829xA The Trigger Out of the AXIe ESM cannot be controlled by the M829xA 6 Trigger Out 7 Clock In External clock connections 8 Clock Out 9 LAN Connects the host PC to the chassis via 10 100 1000 Ethernet In particular the LAN conn...

Page 39: ...der is maintained at all times a startup delay needs to be configured on the AXIe chassis system module All M8290A systems are pre configured accordingly at the factory However if a different AXIe chassis is used with any M829xA module it may be necessary to set the startup delay manually To do this please complete the process described below 1 On the embedded controller go to the AXIe chassis web...

Page 40: ...40 Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide 4 AXle Chassis 2 Click on the Modules button on the left side ...

Page 41: ...assis 4 3 Browse to the bottom of the Chassis Module Configuration box 4 If the Active Configuration shows a wait time below 15 seconds select Auto in the New Configuration list and enter 15 seconds as the wait time Then press Apply New PCIe Settings ...

Page 42: ...42 Keysight M8290A Getting Started Guide 4 AXle Chassis 5 Shutdown the embedded controller and power cycle the AXIe chassis This setting is now shown as the Active Configuration ...

Page 43: ...rmation 44 ESD Protection 46 Power and Ventilation Requirements 47 Thermal Protection 47 Battery 47 Cleaning Recommendation 47 Introduction This chapter explains how to install and maintain the M829xA It covers the following topics Laser Safety ESD Protection Power Ventilation Requirements Thermal Protection Battery Operating Environment Cleaning Recommendation ...

Page 44: ... 3 Initial Safety Information M8292A Options C92 800 Options C92 Max CW output power Max CW output power is defined as the highest possible optical CW power that the laser source can produce at its output 100 mW internal Laser only Beam waist diameter 10 µm Numerical aperture 0 1 Laser class according to IEC 60825 1 2014 Class 1M Class 1 Max permissible CW output power Max permissible CW output po...

Page 45: ... Laser Class 1M Label A sheet of laser safety labels is included In order to meet the requirements of IEC 60825 1 we recommend that you stick the laser safety labels in your language onto a suitable location on the outside of the instrument where they are clearly visible to anyone using the instrument ...

Page 46: ...ry which will disable the optical output in the case of a fault condition Refer servicing only to qualified and authorized personnel CAUTION All the connectors are 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 CAUTION Electrostatic discharge ESD can...

Page 47: ... 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 the temperature will increase When the temperature exceeds approximately 80 C the overheating detection switches off the instrument for safety reasons For reliability it is recommended to send instruments with broken or defec...

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Page 49: ... High Speed Digitizer Test Solution Getting Started Guide 6 Specifications M8292A Modular Optical Modulation Analyzer Specifications 50 M8296A Electrical High Speed Digitizer Specifications 53 General Characteristics 55 Declaration of Conformity 55 ...

Page 50: ...orrected 37 GHz 3 dB Optical wavelength operating range 1527 60 to 1570 01 nm 196 25 to 190 95 THz Average input power monitor accuracy 0 4 dB Optical phase angle of I Q mixer after correction 90 0 5 Relative skew after correction 1 ps Image suppression5 30 dB Error vector magnitude noise floor 2 4 EVM rms at 2 5 GHz freq offset5 3 5 EVM rms at 10 GHz freq offset6 Sensitivity2 20 dBm 14 dBm with O...

Page 51: ... QPSK demodulation 10 Gbaud symbol rate PolStokesAlign set to Single Polarization KFPhaseTrack with carrier phase variance set to 1E 4 Result length set to 500 symbols Raised cosine filter selected as reference filter 25 C 5 K environmental temperature 6 Valid at reference conditions as stated above except for Optical frequency is offset by 10 GHz from local oscillator frequency Vector analyzer I ...

Page 52: ...ange 10 MHz to 17 GHz Amplitude range 500 mVpp to 2 Vpp Impedance 50 Ohm nominal Connector type SMA female Reference clock output Frequency with respect to sample rate fSa 512 Amplitude 0 9 Vpp nominal Impedance 50 Ohm nominal Connector SMA female Maximum ratings Maximum signal input power 14 5 dBm Signal input damage level 15 dBm External LO input power Maximum 17 dBm Damage level 18 dBm Referenc...

Page 53: ...hannel 512 kSa1 ADC resolution 8 bit Operating frequency range2 50 kHz to 42 GHz Analog bandwidth uncorrected 37 GHz 3 dB guaranteed3 Skew between different input channels 250 ps Skew between normal and complement 1 ps Input amplitude ranges 150 mVpp diff 300 mVpp diff 500 mVpp diff 800 mVpp diff Input impedance 50 Ohm nominal Number of input channels 4 Trigger input Input range 4 V to 4 V Thresho...

Page 54: ...er polynomial fit to the measured amplitude response Table 8 M8296A maximum ratings Reference clock input Input frequency range 10 MHz to 17 GHz Amplitude range 500 mVpp to 2 Vpp Impedance 50 Ohm nominal Connector type SMA female Reference clock output Frequency with respect to sample rate fSa 512 Amplitude 0 9 Vpp nominal Impedance 50 Ohm nominal Connector SMA female Maximum ratings Damage level ...

Page 55: ...channel electrical high speed digitizer Dimensions W x H x D 322 25 mm x 60 mm x 281 5 mm 322 25 mm x 30 mm x 281 5 mm Weight 3 6 kg 3 3 kg Storage temperature range 40 C to 70 C Operating temperature range 5 C to 35 C Humidity 15 to 80 relative humidity non condensing Operating altitude 0 to 2000 m Power consumption 100 W at 92 GSa s Safety designed to IEC61010 1 UL61010 CSA22 2 61010 1 tested EM...

Page 56: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2017 Edition 1 0 November 2017 www keysight com ...

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