Keysight M8290A, Getting Started Manual, Page: 29 / 56

Keysight M8290A Optical Modulation Analyzer and
High-Speed Digitizer Test Solution
Getting Started Guide
3 Using the Instrument
How to use the Instrument
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Adding the M829xA to the Connection Expert
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Setting up the M829xA in the Keysight OMA Software
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How to use the Instrument
In order to use the instrument:
1 Turn on the AXIe chassis.
2 Start a separate instance of the M8290A Software
( Start > All Programs > Keysight M8290 > Keysight M8290 Software )
for each M829xA module installed in the system. The user interface will
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 the M829xA in the Keysight OMA
Software on page 32.
NOTE
To show in the Keysight OMA Software, the module must have been
added to the Connection Expert as a LAN instrument. Socket connections
are not supported.
NOTE
Always close the M8290A Software and shut down the embedded
controller prior to switching off the AXIe chassis.