Keysight M9021A, Installation Manual

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36 Keysight PXIe System and Cable Interface Installation Guide
Connecting a PC to a PXIe or AXIe Chassis
Connecting a PC to a PXIe or AXIe Chassis
The following examples show a few of the possible configurations between a PC
(both PXIe embedded PC and an external PC) and a PXIe or AXIe chassis. Many
other configurations are possible. Keysight provides a Multi-Chassis Designer to
help you understand and design multi-chassis systems. Click here:
www.keysight.com/find/pxie-multichassis .
External PC to a Single Chassis Configuration
The simplest system consists of an external PC with a PCIe Host Adapter card
(such as the Keysight M9048B) connected to a PXIe or AXIe chassis. A PXIe
chassis requires a System Module or Cable Interface Module such as the
Keysight M9021A. An AXIe chassis does not require a system module interface,
because a cable port is included in the ESM half height module.
To ensure proper system operation, use an approved host
computer (embedded, rackmount, desktop or laptop) along with an
approved PCIe adapter and cable. While you may use other
controllers, the approved computers have verified hardware
support for PCIe x8 and their BIOS can properly enumerate
multiple instruments on the shared PCIe bus.
Keysight provides a list of tested host PCs at:
www.keysight.com/find/PXIAXIeTestedPC .
Figure 15 Basic external PC system configuration