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Keysight M9502A/M9505A AXIe Chassis User Guide

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Chassis Synchronization and Triggering

Features and Functions

This 

section of the 

chassis 

Web Interfac

is 

used 

to 

enable 

or 

disable (by

 setting to 

high 

impedance) the 

Trigger 

Bus 

Outpu

t Buffers.  

By

checking

a

c

heck

box,

a

“1

is

w

ritten

to

M950x T

rigger 

Subsy

stem

(shown

 for 

the 

M9505

AXIe 

Chassis) 

T

he factory

 default 

is that 

all bi-directional 

signals show

n

below

 are three-stated 

(high impedance) at 

pow

er-on

By

checking

a

check

box,

a

1

is

w

ritten

to

the associated 

bit 

in 

the 

Trigger Bus Outp

ut 

Enable Register, w

h

ich 

enabl

es 

the 

associated buffer. 

Clearing 

the check 

box 

w

rites 

a “0” 

to the 

register w

h

ich disables 

that

p

articular buffer.

Slot 4

Slot 5

nal

nal

NOTE:

The 

phrase “factory

 defa

ult” means 

“factory

 defau

configuratio

n”. This 

is 

the 

pow

er-o

configura

tio

n settings 

are

shipped

w

ith

the

chassis

from

the

factory.

The

pow

er

-

p

Disabling a buffer 

allow

that 

trigger 

signal to 

be driven by

 one 

of the 

slots. 

As 

show

on 

the 

diagram, the slot-driven signal 

can 

then 

be used 

as 

an input 

to the 

Crosspoint 

Slot 2

Slot 3

Bi-directio

Bi-direction

are

shipped

w

ith

the

chassis

from

the

factory.

The

pow

er

configuratio

settings can 

be chang

e

d

 from 

the original 

fa

default 

configuratio

settings to 

other 

settings using 

the 

SaveAsDefa

ult() method, w

h

ich 

saves 

the 

current

trigger

subsy

stem configura

tio

as 

the new

 default 

configuratio

n

.

TRIG11

Sw

itch.

Trigger Bus Output

Enable Register

(factory

 defa

ult conten

ts = 

0,

all drivers 

are 

high-impeda

nc

e)

bit

8

G9

RIG10

TRIG11

Slot 1

SYNC

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

TRIG10

TRIG9

TRIG8

TRIG7

TRIG6

TRIG5

TRIG4

TRIG3

TRIG2

TRIG1

TRIG0

When 

the chassis 

is 

next 

pow

er 

cy

cled, the just-saved (ag

via 

SaveAsDefault) 

pow

er-o

n def

ault configuration setting

be 

applied, 

not the pow

er-o

settings associated 

w

ith 

the 

original factory

 defa

ult 

configura

tio

n.

0

bit

G1

RIG2

TRIG3

TRIG4

TRIG5

TRIG6

TRIG7

TRIG8

TRIG

TR

T

1

G2

TRIG3

STRIG4

STRIG5

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

1

.

Using 

the 

chassis Web Interfac

e

2

U

i

th

h

i

ft

f

t

l

(SFP)

Methods of configuring 

the trigger 

subs

y

s

te

m: 

The trigger 

subsy

stem can 

be configure

us

ing any

 of 

the follow

ing five 

methods:

TRIG0

Trigger Bus

TRIG

TR

T

STRIG1

STRI

ST

Star

Tri

gg

er

IG5

IG4

IG3

IG2

IG1

2

.

U

s

ing

th

e c

h

ass

is so

ft

fron

t pane

l

(SFP)

3

.

Programmatically

 using 

the AgM950

xSC 

IVI-COM 

driver

4

.

Programmatically

 using 

the AgM950

xSC 

IVI-C 

driver

5

.

Programmatically

 using 

the LabVI

EW driver

The virtual 

sw

itch 

p

ositions on 

this 

dia

g

ram are 

show

TRIG0

TRIG1

TRIG2

Output Buffers

Star Trigger 

Output

Enable Register

(factory

 defa

ult

gg

Output

Buffers

STR

STR

STR

STR

STR

In 

the 

SFP 

extract below

, the 

TRIG1 

outpu

t has 

been 

connect

e

d to 

the 

TRIG0 

input, as 

also 

indicated by

 the 

connectin

g black 

dot 

at 

right. 

Because the 

TRIG0 

outp

ut isn’t 

enable

d, this 

indicates 

that 

TRIG0

is

originating

from

one

of

the

chassis

slots

The

fact

that

the

pg

being controlled by

 their 

res

pective 

IVI-COM properties. 

TRIG3

TRIG4

TRIG5

TRIG6

contents = 

0, 

all

drivers are 

high

impedance)

TRIG0

is

originating

from

one

of

the

chassis

slots

.

The

fact

that

the

TRIG1 

outp

ut is 

enable

d indicates 

that 

TRIG1 

is 

driving 

the 

chassis 

slots.

TRIG7

TRIG8

TRIG9

TRIG10

TRIG11

T

riggerOutEnable

T

riggerOutInvert

(factory

 defa

ult 

False)

Ti

O

tP

l

d

Crosspoint Sw

itch

STRIG1

STRIG2

STRIG3

1

.

An 

input 

(horizontal) signal 

can 

be 

connect

e

d to 

any

 number of 

outpu

(vertical

) si

g

nals.

Static

0

Static 1

T

riggerInInvert

(factory

defa

ult

=

False)

T

riggerOutEnable

(factory

 defa

ult 

Fa

False

T

ri

gger

O

u

tP

u

lse

d

(factory

 defa

ult 

False)

False

STRIG4

STRIG5

()

g

2

.

Each outpu

(vertical) 

signal w

ill 

alw

ay

be 

connect

e

d

 to one 

input 

(horizontal) 

signal. 

By

 default, 

each outp

ut 

signal 

is 

connect

e

to 

the Static 

input .

False

Input level: 

-5V to 

+5V

Minimum voltage sw

ing: 250mV

Input

impedance:

4K

ohms

(pull

up

Static

0

(factory

defa

ult

=

False)

The comparator

output is 

non-

invertin

g

 relative 

Tr

u

e

80-160 ns

pulse genera

tor 

on rising 

edge

of

TRIGOUT

CP

True

SMA

 Trigger Out

Inv

er

si

on Block

F

lag1

F

lag2

F

lag3

SMA

 

TRIGGER

IN

SM

TRIG

OU

Tr

u

e

False

SMA

Trigger

In

Input

impedance:

4K

ohms

(pull

-up

to 2.5V)

RUN

C

+

-

g

to the 

input.

TRIGOUT

_

CP

80-160 ns 

pulse

TRIGOUT

CP

F

lag3

F

lag4

Run property

(factory

 defa

ult 

False)

OU

SMA

Trigger

In

Inv

er

si

on Block

Output voltage 

level: 

3.3V

Output load: 

50 

ohms

MultiFrame 

IN

FLAGS

MultiFrame 

OUT

FLAGS

SY

NC_CP

TRIGOUT_CP

-

T

riggerInT

hreshold

--

Can be 

set

in 

3.2 mV 

increments from 

-5V 

to 

+5V

(factory

default

=

1

65V)

TRIGOUT

_

CP

FLAG1B,

FLAG2B,

FLAG3B,

FLAG4B

SY

NC

False

(to slave 

chassis)

Flag1

Flag2

Flag3

Flag4

CLK100

IN

FLAGS

OUT

FLAGS

SYNC to

backplane

+5V

(factor

y

default

=

1

.65V)

D

Q

CLK100

True

False

FLAG1A,

FLAG2A,

FLAG3A,

FLAG4A,

SY

NC,

RUN

True

D

Q

SY

NC

ON

is

False

if

no

chassi

s

is

False

CLK100

(from master 

chassis)

Flag 

Router and 

Run Router

ON

CLK100

Sy

ncT

hroughCrosspointS

w

itch

(factory

 defa

ult 

True)

RUN

,

ON

SMA  

TRIGGER 

IN 

ON

is

False

if

no

chassi

s

is

connected 

to the MULTIFRA

ME 

INPUT connector

Summary of Contents for M9502A

Page 1: ...Keysight M9502A 2 Slot and M9505A 5 Slot AXIe Chassis User Guide...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...L CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AS IS AND IS SUBJECT TO BEING CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE IN FUTURE EDI TIONS FURTHER TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW KEYSIGHT DISCLAIMS ALL WAR R...

Page 4: ...avoid dangerous elec trical shock DO NOT perform proce dures involving cover or shield removal unless you are qualified to do so DO NOT operate damaged equipment Whenever it is possible that the safet...

Page 5: ...Equipment Stan dard for industrial scientific and medi cal ISM equipment Mat riel industriel scientifique et m dical ISM CE ICES ISM Label This is a space saver label that com bines three markings CE...

Page 6: ...indicates compliance with the China standard GB 18455 2001 as required by the China RoHS regula tions for paper fiberboard packaging This mark indicates product has been designed to meet the requirem...

Page 7: ...Libraries Matrix 16 Safety Related Specifications 17 Regulatory 17 Operating Conditions 17 Chassis Weight 17 AC Power Supply Requirements 17 Chassis Power Dissipation 18 DC Power Supply Output 18 Rel...

Page 8: ...age 44 Menu 45 LAN Configuration Page 46 Module Configuration Page 47 ESM PCIe Upstream Connection Settings 48 New Configuration 48 E Keying 49 Trigger Routing Page 51 Chassis Health Page 53 Configure...

Page 9: ...YNC 84 TRIGGER OUT 86 MultiFrame Flags 86 MultiFrame SYNC 87 MultiFrame Operation 89 Shared Features 89 Interconnection 90 To Connect a MultiFrame Chassis 91 LVDS Local Bus 92 Electronic Keying E Keyi...

Page 10: ...iew 111 Normal Chassis Operating Behavior 111 Chassis Hardware Troubleshooting 113 Chassis Fans 113 Power Supply Unit PSU 114 Embedded System Module ESM 114 User Replaceable Parts 117 To Replace the P...

Page 11: ...but are not limited to the following Support for E Keying see Module Configuration Page on page 47 Fan speed adjustable from 35 to 100 previously it was 8 to 15 see Chassis Health Page on page 53 and...

Page 12: ...ectivity Gen 2 PCIe x8 and or Ethernet sources timing signals CLK100 SYNC and FCLK routes STRIG Star Trigger to instruments through the backplane routes trigger signals through an external parallel tr...

Page 13: ...menclature Unpacking the contents and planning your installation Connecting to a host PC Loading chassis software Verifying basic chassis operation This User Guide includes detailed instructions for c...

Page 14: ...ler panel module installed in Slot 2 Main components on the 2 slot chassis are shown below The Embedded System Module ESM is in the bottom half width slot The two full width slots are for instrument m...

Page 15: ...ment The AC Voltage source outlet must be in proper working order and provide a secure electrical connection Do not use the outlet if the power cord makes a loose connection or if the power cord plug...

Page 16: ...ots 2 through 5 Main components on the 5 slot chassis are shown below The Embedded System Module ESM is in the bottom half width slot slots the other five slots are for instrument modules Slots On Sta...

Page 17: ...Keysight M9502A M9505A AXIe Chassis User Guide 7 M9505A 5 Slot AXIe Chassis at a Glance Introduction Side Views Carrying Handle Carrying Handle Power Fans Supply Chassis Fans...

Page 18: ...send timing signals to other chassis in the chain 3 OUTPUT Provides timing signals to the next chassis TRIGGER External trigger connections SMA connectors with ESD suppression 4 IN Accepts an external...

Page 19: ...be used at the same time If you are controlling an AXIe module via USB you must change cable connections and reboot the host PC before controlling an AXIe module via PCIe The USB port requires AXIe c...

Page 20: ...lty instrument module which also acts as a hub for a secondary vendor defined x4 data fabric An integrated controller module this is a host PC with a form factor and backplane connections specifically...

Page 21: ...bination Conductive floor mat and heel strap combination Both types when used together provide a significant level of ESD protection Of the two only the table mat and wrist strap combination provides...

Page 22: ...chassis is OFF STANDBY With the power cord connected the circuit breaker closed and the front panel switch in the standby not depressed position the chassis is in STANDBY mode Although no power is su...

Page 23: ...self test POST 3 Green blinking for a few seconds after POST 4 Green steady successful chassis power up is complete 1 2 4 The chassis and host PC must be powered up and down in the following sequence...

Page 24: ...remove a module without the PC be down and then the chassis is powered PC must be restarted twice in order for to be correctly discovered Host PC High turned on Restart of PC After Windows starts the...

Page 25: ...lly done by opening the circuit breaker If you are using an embedded controller such as the Keysight M9536A always shut down the Windows operating system before pressing the chassis ON STANDBY switch...

Page 26: ...roximate chassis shipment date AXIe Chassis Firmware Version AXIe Chassis Driver IVI version IO Libraries Suite Minimum Version IO Libraries Suite Version the chassis firmware or drivers were released...

Page 27: ...h the essential requirements of the European EMC Directive and the UK Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 as well as current editions of the following standards dates and editions are cited...

Page 28: ...Chassis cooling intake Right side of chassis Chassis cooling exhaust Left side of chassis Power dissipation per instrument slot 200W maximum see table below M9502A M9505A Serial Number TW51150212 and...

Page 29: ...elp provides instruction for programming the chassis using Microsoft development environments Help file for the Keysight M9502A M9505A LabVIEW G device drivers The interactive help provides instructio...

Page 30: ...20 Keysight M9502A M9505A AXIe Chassis User Guide Introduction Product Warranty...

Page 31: ...al and Power Considerations 29 Rackmounting the Chassis 29 Setting Up a Host PC 34 To Install Module Soft Front Panel and Device Drivers 34 Verifying Operation with Modules Installed 35 Using the M953...

Page 32: ...bumpers see page 30 before installing modules Mount the Chassis If required rackmount the chassis using an available hardware kit You will need to remove the bumpers before rackmounting the chassis S...

Page 33: ...ns Both chassis provide a grounding terminal to which you can connect a wrist strap To locate this terminal see M9502A 2 Slot AXIe Chassis at a Glance on page 4 and M9505A 5 Slot AXIe Chassis at a Gla...

Page 34: ...ower down and unplug the AXIe chassis see To Power Down the Chassis on page 15 2 Plan slot usage If you are using an embedded controller module it must be in Slot 1 If there are modules that will be r...

Page 35: ...y one or more will be covered The rails on the M9502A are identical just fewer The illustrations below show the M9502A but apply to both chassis 4 Align the module s circuit board with the guide rails...

Page 36: ...them inwards towards each other the plastic handle end slides about 1 cm on the metal handle shaft Then fully open the handles by pivoting them out towards you until they are perpendicular to the fro...

Page 37: ...inward toward the chassis on the handles to ensure full insertion 8 Tighten the captive retaining screws at both sides of the module 9 Retract the handle ends by sliding them outward on their metal s...

Page 38: ...ide of the module s front panel Extend the plastic ends of both handles by sliding them outward on their metal handle shafts inwards towards each other 4 Open the handles by pivoting them out towards...

Page 39: ...505A Ventilation The chassis is designed to dissipate 200W per instrument slot Depending on load the chassis and power supply fans may exhaust significant heat Whether used on the benchtop or rackmoun...

Page 40: ...f both bumpers 8 screws total Save all screws bumpers and carry handles Reinstall them if you remove the chassis from the rack to make it portable or for desktop use or if you ever need to ship the ch...

Page 41: ...mpers from the M9505A 1 The 5 slot chassis has two carry handles which must be removed before the plastic bumpers Remove the two 2 Phillips round head screws securing each handle 2 Remove the two 2 Ph...

Page 42: ...ew just enough to disengage from the chassis the foot screw and washer will remain intact Install the instrument so that the detachable power cord is readily identifiable and is easily reached by the...

Page 43: ...d lock screw must be used to secure the handles to the chassis A new handle screw kit M9502 80011 is available for use with both chassis The screws are now 14mm long Tighten the handle screws to 25kgf...

Page 44: ...requires device drivers and control software You need not install them to verify basic chassis operation but would logically install them on the host PC at this time For Keysight instrument modules l...

Page 45: ...Reboot the host PC This allows the host PC s BIOS to recognize the PCIe devices in the chassis You may need to run the appropriate Add Hardware process in Windows for the host PC s operating system t...

Page 46: ...shows a total of five 5 individual Network Interface Cards NICs one is not used and one connects to the chassis backplane Changing the LAN port connection or removing the LAN cable may cause Keysight...

Page 47: ...using the chassis power button 4 Make the desired cabling change to the ESM PCIe and or LAN connections 5 Power up the AXIe chassis using the chassis power button 6 Run Keysight Connection Expert and...

Page 48: ...port but Connection Expert may not automatically find them when these instruments are not located on the same LAN subnet range However instruments may be added manually using Connection Expert s Add...

Page 49: ...nstallation The above figure shows the recommended LAN connections to the AXIe chassis ESM and the M9535A Two other possible LAN connections are shown in the following figure Note that you may need to...

Page 50: ...XIe Chassis User Guide Chassis Installation Using the M9536A Embedded Controller LAN Ports Figure 4 Possible Alternate LAN Connections You may need to manually add instrument IP addresses to Keysight...

Page 51: ...pert delete the LAN interfaces right click on the interface then select Delete This causes connection Expert to forget all instrument history 2 Turn off the remote host controller 3 Power down the AXI...

Page 52: ...d by a single controller The differences between the two system types are In a multiple chassis system the time base and triggering for each chassis operates independently from the other chassis You c...

Page 53: ...4 Launching the Web Interface The M9502A M9505A Startup Guide provides detailed instructions for connecting to the chassis using Keysight Connection Expert and launching the Chassis Web Interface Foll...

Page 54: ...ying information about your chassis and LAN connection more if you click the Advanced Information button Clicking Turn On Front Panel Identification Indicator will cause the ESM front panel STATUS lig...

Page 55: ...ng Page View the connection protocols each module has with other modules in the chassis over the backplane Configure LAN Page View network and PCIe configuration parameters of the instrument Chassis H...

Page 56: ...d then power on the chassis the following process happens 1 The chassis as client seeks a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server to set the IP configuration 2 If you connected the chassis and...

Page 57: ...page This page allows you to view the physical location and identifying information for recognized modules installed in the chassis as well as the chassis frame and Embedded System Module The above ex...

Page 58: ...ctor USB Front Panel The PCIe upstream connection port is the USB PCIe connector This option is available only if the Option U20 USB ESM is installed See AXIe Embedded System Module ESM Option U20 wit...

Page 59: ...eneral you do not need to understand how E Keying works The E Keying process is handled by the chassis shelf manager The following two figures illustrate the Module E Keying Activity display in the Mo...

Page 60: ...Keysight M9502A M9505A AXIe Chassis User Guide Navigating the Web Interface Module Configuration Page More information on AXIe E Keying is available on the AXIe Consortium website www axiestandard or...

Page 61: ...slots Refer to the routing setup instructions for those modular instrument products Output Signal Output Enable Input Signal Conditions Destination To Chassis Internal Backplane AXIe Trigger Bus TRIG...

Page 62: ...the trigger bus The displayed form allows you to make and display configuration changes but they are not made Active until you specifically apply them If you click the Apply Changes button the displa...

Page 63: ...is User Guide 53 Chassis Health Page Navigating the Web Interface Chassis Health Page Click the button to display the Chassis Health page Note that in the example below three fan speeds are shown as b...

Page 64: ...ager reports an alarm condition for that fan it attempts to increase fan speed and continues to monitor Failure of one fan will not result in interruption of power to installed modules Do not attempt...

Page 65: ...perating at 100 of maximum RPM Note the default reset value is 40 Dynamic Minimum Fan Level This is the minimum fan level the shelf manager algorithm sets as it actively monitors the overall system te...

Page 66: ...change Assume at the beginning the chassis is reporting a Nominal cooling status The Dynamic Minimum Fan Level is approximately the same as the fan Current Speed Level When one or more temperature sen...

Page 67: ...ure optimal cooling in the chassis AXIe Chassis Version Information and Fan Speed AXIe Chassis Firmware version IVI Driver version Fan Speed Range 1 3 8 actually 1 3 08 1 1 1 1 8 minimum to 15 maximum...

Page 68: ...58 Keysight M9502A M9505A AXIe Chassis User Guide Navigating the Web Interface Chassis Health Page...

Page 69: ...he same functionality as the Web Interface While the Web Interface runs in a browser window and accesses the web server built into the chassis the SFP is an executable which runs on a PC and communica...

Page 70: ...FP see the SFP help system IMPORTANT If your chassis is connected to the host PC via a LAN connection and Keysight Connection Expert has discovered the chassis as a LAN device then the Soft Front Pane...

Page 71: ...Monitor screen The Monitor screen is used to monitor the chassis fan speeds the temperature sensors and the chassis voltages The following graphic shows an M9502A 2 slot chassis with a module in slot...

Page 72: ...t Front Panel SFP Screens Note that the Allow Control check box in the top left corner of the window must be checked in order to make changes to the trigger routing This check box is provided to preve...

Page 73: ...he current power on default configuration The just saved configuration is re applied using the Restore from Default State button Only one state can be saved Restore from Default State This button rest...

Page 74: ...64 Keysight M9502A M9505A AXIe Chassis User Guide Using the Soft Front Panel SFP Screens...

Page 75: ...Monitor Chassis Temperature 71 To Monitor Module Health 71 PCIe and LAN Switching data transfer 73 Data Channels Explained 73 Implementing Fabric 2 74 Maximizing Data Upload Speeds 74 PCIe LAN or Both...

Page 76: ...chassis system is presented on the next page Shelf Manager LAN PCIe Trigger Switch x8 Switch ESM Front Panel Chassis Backplane Intelligent Platform Management Bus IPMB Gigabit Ethernet to 5 slots Giga...

Page 77: ...zation and Triggering M9047 PCIe Desktop Adapter x8 Intel 82573L Network Interface Card NIC LAN 1 Gb x1 Gen 1 Ch i Site LAN hub router or switch interface Chassis Web Interface LAN and PCIe are connec...

Page 78: ...status alarms and alarm setpoints Automatically and safely shutdown power upon a fan tray or power supply unit PSU failure You may monitor chassis behavior and make fan settings as explained below us...

Page 79: ...possible for a vendor to specify low temperature alarm levels as well In the event of a high temperature alarm from any module the shelf manager will respond by increasing chassis fan speed and conti...

Page 80: ...ameter allowing you to specify a minimum fan speed level This level is kept in non volatile RAM until you change it cycling power to the chassis does not change the minimum fan level Adjust the minimu...

Page 81: ...the Chassis Health page They are provided as an indication of ambient chassis temperature only the individual slot temperatures reported by installed modules control the chassis fans To Monitor Modul...

Page 82: ...72 Keysight M9502A M9505A AXIe Chassis User Guide Features and Functions Shelf Management Functions...

Page 83: ...he PCIe switch in the ESM the fabric 1 hub four lanes to each instrument slot through the backplane defined as PCIe x4 From the PCIe switch in the ESM to the PCIe x8 front panel connection Fabric 2 Fa...

Page 84: ...backplane x4 link to the PCIe switch By using both an instrument hub module and a fast remote host PC with dual x8 cable adapters you could potentially move two x8 fabric channels to the host at Gen...

Page 85: ...perform such operations on several independent groups simultaneously For example instrument group A can be triggered from a 100MHz clock and instrument group B can receive an external trigger from an...

Page 86: ...c is automatic and the input source is chosen in the following priority order depending on which external inputs are sensed 1 An external reference clock MULTIFRAME INPUT CLK100 from the lower chassis...

Page 87: ...chassis drives the clock buses for all slave chassis 1 The CLK100 signal is provided from the master to each slave chassis s MULTIFRAME INPUT lower chassis connector 2 Each slave chassis will automati...

Page 88: ...may use them Any AXIe instrument can be triggered internally based on its own automation or signals from DUT connected directly to it through an externally applied trigger through the chassis backpla...

Page 89: ...n the parallel trigger bus Any of the two to five STRIG signals As these lines are bidirectional any AXIe module can source a trigger via the backplane using them Any of the four event Flag signals MU...

Page 90: ...led before it can be used as an output Inputs Any of the Crosspoint Switch inputs see page 79 can be assigned to any output except that you cannot assign the same input as the output Multiple outputs...

Page 91: ...the AgM950xSC IVI C driver 5 Programmatically using the LabVIEW driver The virtual switch positions on this diagram are shown TRIG0 TRIG1 TRIG2 Output Buffers Star Trigger Output Enable Register fact...

Page 92: ...ying Each TRIG line signal pair is a parallel bus with connections to all logical slots ESM slot plus the instrument slots Any instrument in the chassis can send or receive a trigger signal using any...

Page 93: ...ng BLVDS star trigger with the following characteristics Point to point and bidirectional between the ESM logical slot 1 and instrument slots physical slots 1 through n Slot terminated with 100W diffe...

Page 94: ...enabled for slots 1 through 3 and will simultaneously trigger these three STRIG lines when an input signal is received from any instrument on the TRIG 0 bus SYNC The SYNC and CLK100 signals are a Low...

Page 95: ...on the Trigger Routing page note that SYNC is always output enabled as it is not bidirectional 2 From the Input Signal drop down list select an input signal for the SYNC output In the above example SY...

Page 96: ...o enable the SMA TRIGGER OUT signal as an output signal 3 From the Input Signal drop down list select an input signal to connect to the output enabled SMA TRIGGER OUT output signal 4 Under Conditions...

Page 97: ...ag as an output signal 1 As you can see below there are no Output Enable check boxes the MultiFrame output signals are always enabled 2 From the Input Signal drop down list select the input signal for...

Page 98: ...and Triggering Using the chassis Web Interface on the Trigger Routing page from the Input Signal drop down list select the input signal for SYNC The master chassis will output the SYNC signal over the...

Page 99: ...00 MHz clock is sourced from the master chassis The time offset for clock signals to traverse the cable and signal path between each pair of chassis is about 35 ns The MultiFrame design calibrates thi...

Page 100: ...nd host PC The illustration below shows an example of a three chassis MultiFrame connection with a rack mount host PC and a LAN switch Instrument modules are not shown Slave Chassis 2 Slave Chassis 1...

Page 101: ...LAN Connections Make host LAN connections as follows 1 Connect each chassis s LAN port to a Gigabit Ethernet switch or hub and connect the hub to the host PC Make PCIe Connections Make host PCIe conne...

Page 102: ...zing the local bus Check with the module vendor for any instrument in your AXIe chassis to determine if it utilizes the AXIe local bus and what functionality that feature provides you Electronic Keyin...

Page 103: ...chassis by communicating with IPMCs in the chassis Power requirements of the modules and managing the power module Chassis cooling control of the fan module Individual Field Replaceable Unit FRU inven...

Page 104: ...nnel that are involved with this link This may include sets of differential signal pairs Finally the link type which identifies the specification entity such as PICMG 3 x AXIe 1 0 or other specificati...

Page 105: ...module developers Module Types 96 ATCA and AXIe Requirements 97 ATCA Requirements and Exceptions for AXIe 1 0 97 AXIe Extensions to AdvancedTCA 99 Chassis Backplane Connections 100 M9502A Backplane 10...

Page 106: ...r you to create scalable modular measurement and test systems which can occupy two or more chassis slots If you create a two module instrumentation set intended to occupy adjacent slots you can utiliz...

Page 107: ...compatible in an ATCA environment ATCA Requirements and Exceptions for AXIe 1 0 Mechanical AXIe modules must meet all ATCA mechanical requirements for modules Exception AXIe 1 0 chassis do not accommo...

Page 108: ...MHz reference clock FCLK Data fabric channel 2 if used by the AXIe module may implement proprietary protocols AXIe modules may connect to any of the CLK100 SYNC or STRIG signal pairs any of the 12 AXI...

Page 109: ...ata transport fabric a dual star x4 PCIe gen2 interface Channel 1 connects the ESM slot in a star configuration to provide an x4 link to each instrument slot Channel 2 star connects slot 1 the instrum...

Page 110: ...e backplane photo with the mating connectors J20 through J24 and P10 Depending on module type you may implement all or none of J20 J24 for use in the 2 slot chassis You will always need connector P10...

Page 111: ...ot 1 connector P22 to implement the data fabric channel 2 star A typical module connector layout is illustrated below the backplane photo with the mating connectors J20 through J24 and P10 Depending o...

Page 112: ...illustrated below the photo Zone 1 Connector Usage Zone 1 provides these connections to each module slot Dual redundant 48 VDC power supplies per the ATCA specification Hardware management circuits in...

Page 113: ...LY_B 48 v input Feed B pre charge 32 ENABLE_A Short pin for power sequencing Feed A tied to VRTN_A on backplanes 33 48V_A 48 v input Feed A uses ENABLE_A to enable converters 34 48V_B 48 v input Feed...

Page 114: ...20 through P24 the white plugs in each instrument slot Only instrument hub slot 1 on the M9505A uses P22 as shown in the single slot photo below For complete backplane photos see M9502A Backplane on p...

Page 115: ...to slot 1 Complete circuit definitions and design specifications can be found in the ATCA and AXIe specifications Pin assignments are listed on the following page Interface Type Interface Number of S...

Page 116: ...40 LBL 41 LBL 41 LBR 40 LBR 40 LBR 41 LBR 41 Row Interface Instrument Slot 1 5 Logical Slot 2 6 ab cd ef gh 1 Add for 62 Pair Local Bus LBL 42 LBL 42 LBL 43 LBL 43 LBR 42 LBR 42 LBR 43 LBR 43 2 LBL 4...

Page 117: ...L 12 LBL 13 LBL 13 LBR 12 LBR 12 LBR 13 LBR 13 9 LBL 14 LBL 14 LBL 15 LBL 15 LBR 14 LBR 14 LBR 15 LBR 15 10 LBL 16 LBL 16 LBL 17 LBL 17 LBR 16 LBR 16 LBR 17 LBR 17 Row Interface Instrument Slot 1 5 Lo...

Page 118: ...108 Keysight M9502A M9505A AXIe Chassis User Guide For Module Developers Chassis Backplane Connections...

Page 119: ...placeable parts and instructions for parts replacement Updating the Chassis Firmware 110 Troubleshooting 111 Overview 111 Normal Chassis Operating Behavior 111 Chassis Hardware Troubleshooting 113 Use...

Page 120: ...r Identifies the major release number minor Identifies the minor release number build Identifies a build number Chassis Component is a four digit number xxxx Where xxxx is a hexadecimal value identify...

Page 121: ...nstalled modules to distinguish a module hardware issue from a chassis hardware issue As a temporary measure you may with the chassis powered down partially remove a module without disturbing DUT conn...

Page 122: ...s These fans should remain on at idle with the breaker closed 3 ON Press the ON STANDBY switch turn the chassis ON You should observe The switch will depress ON and will light The chassis fans will br...

Page 123: ...ou experience an overheat condition whether detected by the chassis Health Monitor module monitoring software or other means In the event you experience unacceptably high chassis or module operating t...

Page 124: ...binary If the supply is delivering voltage within a very wide range it will turn on its output and power up the chassis You can then view PSU voltages using the Web Interface If the system does not po...

Page 125: ...eed behavior See the following figure SW3 SW2 SW1 SWC1 SWC2 SW4 SW5 SW6 Switch Number on ESM Factory Switch Setting What it Does SW1 0011 JTAG Testing see silk screen SW2 0111 JTAG Testing see silk sc...

Page 126: ...the switch to either position the host PC must have power cycled to re enumerate the chassis This is a Safety Protection Class I Product provided with a protective earthing ground incorporated in the...

Page 127: ...ght Part Number M9502A 2 Slot Chassis Fan Tray M9502 00017 2 Slot Chassis Power Supply Unit M9502 64800 AXIe Embedded System Module ESM M9505 00130 2 Slot Chassis Bumper Kit includes one handle N5650...

Page 128: ...the M9502A Tools needed 8 and 10 Torx drivers 1 Power down and disconnect the power cord from the chassis 2 If the chassis is rack mounted remove it from the rack 3 If installed remove the carry handl...

Page 129: ...chassis Take care not to strain the power connections between the rear panel and chassis 8 Rotate the rear panel away from the left side of the chassis as shown below 9 Remove the four 10 Torx round h...

Page 130: ...To remove the PSU from the M9505A Tools needed 8 and 10 Torx drivers 1 Power down and disconnect the power cord from the chassis 2 If the chassis is rack mounted remove it from the rack 3 Remove the...

Page 131: ...o the rear panel 6 Rotate the rear panel away from the left side of the chassis as shown below 7 Remove the 8 Torx flat head screw holding the PSU end bracket to the rear panel 8 While holding the rea...

Page 132: ...Supply Unit 9 The removed PSU end bracket shield assembly is show below in proximity to its chassis connector 10 Remove the four 8 flat head Torx screws from the top and bottom of the PSU outer shiel...

Page 133: ...d Service 11 Slide the outer shield and end bracket off the PSU inner shield assembly they are shown removed below 12 Slide the PSU out of the inner shield as shown below 13 The removed PSU 14 To inst...

Page 134: ...s and slide it out of the chassis 4 To install the fan tray reverse these steps To Replace the Embedded System Module Remove and reinstall the ESM exactly like an application module except that it can...

Page 135: ...nagement Controller BMR H8S Board Management Reference design for AdvancedTCA ESD Electrostatic Discharge See ESD Precautions on page 11 FRU Field Replaceable Unit A unit such as a module or power sup...

Page 136: ...g a common time base or cross triggering Refer to MultiFrame Operation on page 89 for more information Multiple Chassis In a multiple chassis system multiple chassis are controlled by a single control...

Page 137: ...s Super I O A class of ICs that combines interfaces for a variety of low bandwidth devices such as serial ports keyboard and mouse temperature and fan speed monitoring etc TPM Trusted Platform Module...

Page 138: ...128 Keysight M9502A M9505A AXIe Chassis User Guide Glossary...

Page 139: ...Electrostatic Discharge Precautions 11 Embedded System Module 2 8 Embedded System Module replacing 124 ESD Precautions 11 ESM Embedded System Module 2 8 ESM DIP Switches 114 ESM replacing 124 F Fabric...

Page 140: ...hassis 71 TRIG 82 Trigger in out 8 TRIGGER OUT 86 Trigger Routing Page 51 Triggering 75 78 Troubleshooting chassis hardware 113 U Updating chassis firmware 110 User Replaceable Parts 117 V Ventilation...

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Page 142: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2014 2022 Published in USA Edition 11 March 2022 M9502 90005 M9502 90005 www keysight com...

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