Getting Started
Guide
Keysight M8000 Series of BER
Test Solutions
M8040A High-Performance BERT
Страница 1: ...Getting Started Guide Keysight M8000 Series of BER Test Solutions M8040A High Performance BERT...
Страница 2: ...cumentation No additional 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...
Страница 3: ...des of up to 2000 meters Refer to the specifications tables for the ac mains voltage requirements and ambient operating temperature range Before Applying Power Verify that all safety precautions are t...
Страница 4: ...frame KC is the Korean certification mark to demonstrate that the equipment is Class A suitable for professional use and is for use in electromagnetic environments outside of the home Indicates that a...
Страница 5: ...e Safety requirements CE compliance marking to the EU Safety and EMC Directives ISM GRP 1A classification according to the international EMC standard ICES NMB 001 compliance marking to the Canadian EM...
Страница 6: ...label indicates 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...
Страница 7: ...ystems has the M8000 module s and their licenses pre installed but will require host computer connection and M8070A software plus license installation These procedures are located in this guide If you...
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Страница 9: ...bedded System Module USB ESM 18 Keysight M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller Module 19 Host Computer 20 M8045A High Performance BERT Pattern Generator Clock Module 21 M8045A Features 21 M8045A Module Comp...
Страница 10: ...Operation 38 Step 7 Install Keysight IO Libraries Suite not required for M8040A BU1 39 Step 8 Install M8070A Software not required for M8040A BU1 39 Step 9 Install the Licenses 40 Installing M8070A 0...
Страница 11: ...ts 3 Using the M8040A High Performance BERT Locating Electronic Manuals and Online Help 56 Routine Care 56 Starting the M8070A Software 57 Perform a Measurement 58 Updating Software Components 66 Cont...
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Страница 13: ...45A High Performance BERT Pattern Generator Clock Module 21 M8046A High Performance BERT Analyzer Module 25 M8057A Pattern Generator Remote Head 28 This chapter introduces you to Keysight s M8040A Hig...
Страница 14: ...to compensate loss Integrated and calibrated jitter injection RJ PJ1 PJ2 SJ BUJ and even odd jitter Two pattern generator channels per module to emulate aggressor Linearity tests with adjustable PAM 4...
Страница 15: ...Performance BERT Getting Started Guide 15 Introduction 1 64G 112G Fibre Channel Infiniband HDR Proprietary interfaces for chip to chip chip to module backplanes repeaters and active optical cables ope...
Страница 16: ...ERT Analyzer M8057A Pattern Generator Remote Head The M8045A module occupies three slots of the 5 slot M9505A AXIe chassis It must be installed in slots 1 through 3 in the AXIe chassis unless the M953...
Страница 17: ...nstrument modules the M9505A AXIe chassis also provides power a cooling system a PCIe Gen2 local data bus a Gigabit LAN interconnect and a USB and PCIe connection for external host computer connectivi...
Страница 18: ...ESM The bottom slot of the AXIe chassis is reserved for the Embedded System Module ESM which is factory installed The ESM has a USB 2 0 interface as well as a PCIe x8 Gen1 and Gen2 compliant interfac...
Страница 19: ...rigger Bus using an internal or external clock source LAN connector on AXIe ESM is not used Only use LAN connection on the host computer Either the PCIe desktop only or USB desktop or laptop port can...
Страница 20: ...use the modules communicate with the ESM of the M9505A AXIe chassis to allow you to monitor and control the chassis A host computer can be the M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller module a laptop with a US...
Страница 21: ...Baud NRZ and PAM 4 format is software selectable Minimum data rate 2 Gb s PAM 4 up to 64 Gbaud Built in de emphasis Built in and calibrated jitter generation External jitter modulation per channel Rem...
Страница 22: ...en these screws ensuring that these screws disengage completely Module Insertion Extraction Handles The handles on both sides of the module to insert or eject the module from the slot of the M9505A AX...
Страница 23: ...ecessary anti static precautions such as wearing a grounded wrist strap to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage Component Description CLK Out1 Low Jitter 150fs Clk out Baud rate 1 2 4 8 16...
Страница 24: ...errors will result in a clock signal SYNC OUT A B This output is used to synchronize two or more modules to a common system clock It is connected to the SYNC IN of the other module or to the M8192A if...
Страница 25: ...045A pattern generator the M8195A M8196A Arbitrary Waveform generators or as stand alone M8046A Features Symbol rates 2 to 32 4 GBaud One channel per 1 slot module 70mV input sensitivity Supports NRZ...
Страница 26: ...need to loosen these screws ensuring that these screws disengage completely Module Insertion Extraction Handles The handles on both sides of the module to insert or eject the module from the slot of t...
Страница 27: ...be used as sequence trigger or pattern capture event Sync In This input is used to synchronize two or more modules to a common system clock It is connected to the Sync Out of the other module or to th...
Страница 28: ...degradations caused by lossy channels M8057A Remote Head Components The following figure displays the front panel of the M8057A remote head with its various components Figure 7 M8057A remote head fron...
Страница 29: ...29 the back panel of M8057A remote head has cables which connects with each channel of M8045A remote head controls P and N The length of these cables are 85 cm Ensure that the chassis is NOT powered u...
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Страница 31: ...Step 4 Connect the M9505A AXIe Chassis to a Power Supply 36 Step 5 Power Up if connecting via PCIe 37 Step 6 Verify Basic M8040A Operation 38 Step 7 Install Keysight IO Libraries Suite not required fo...
Страница 32: ...e pre installed in the M9505A AXIe Chassis Accessories The accessories will vary depending on the M8040A and the options that you ordered while purchasing the module Accessories include standard items...
Страница 33: ...ht Sales Office If you need assistance finding Keysight contact information go to www keysight com find assist worldwide contact information for repair and service Step 2 Set up the M8040A This step d...
Страница 34: ...commended PCIe 2 0 8x only for highest data throughput and desktop PC VGA resolution 1024 x 768 1 5 GB or more free hard disc space Software requirements The following operating systems are supported...
Страница 35: ...support as the host computer Figure 9 USB port on the font panel of the AXIe ESM To connect via PCIe In case of PCIe connectivity the host computer can be a desktop PC with an available x8 or wider P...
Страница 36: ...power mains 1 The instrument module uses the power supplied by the M9505A AXIe Chassis in which it is installed The M9505A AXIe Chassis power cord comes with the chassis shipment Insert the power cor...
Страница 37: ...uter 3 Wait until the Access LED s of the module s in the chassis is are solid green 4 Power up the host computer By this time the Status LED of the ESM in the chassis and the Access LED s of the modu...
Страница 38: ...puter If the chassis does not power up to a steady green Status light or powers up to a steady red light the chassis has detected a failure and requires service If the Fail LED on the front panel of t...
Страница 39: ...he instructions as prompted during the installation 5 After installation you will see the Keysight IO icon in the taskbar notification area of the host computer screen Step 8 Install M8070A Software n...
Страница 40: ...A software should display Step 9 Install the Licenses The M8070A software requires a license to communicate with the M8040A hardware You either purchased an M8070A license to install on a dedicated ho...
Страница 41: ...e for evaluation of new functionality that is licensed Also rental companies may use the trial licenses to enable a certain functionality for a limited time frame A temporary trial license can be of t...
Страница 42: ...enabled your system administrator may need to allow certain executables and or a limited range of port numbers to go through the firewall This topic discusses those ports and configuration for three c...
Страница 43: ...h C Program Files x86 FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager lmadmin exe 7 Repeat step 4 and step 5 to add the other programs 8 In the Allowed Programs dialog click OK to save the settings Installin...
Страница 44: ...n as Service 5 On the Start the Server page select the check box to Start server now If you don t do it now then you will need to start the lmadmin service before configuring the license server 4 If t...
Страница 45: ...side 1 Copy the agilent lic file from the license installation path typically found in C Program Files Agilent ACCL Licensing bin or in C Program Files x86 Agilent ACCL Licensing bin into the licensi...
Страница 46: ...or more information refer to the Flexera Software License Administration Guide You must install Keysight Licensing on the license server computer as described in Creating a New License Service Using l...
Страница 47: ...er admin with password admin You will then be required to change the password don t forget this password 4 Select the Vendor Daemon Configuration tab 5 Select Import License 6 Browse to the new floati...
Страница 48: ...p client PC floating licenses Repeat this procedure for each client PC 1 Ensure that you have the Keysight Licensing Services and the M8000 software to be installed on the client PC 2 Create the Clien...
Страница 49: ...le on the license server are listed in the Keysight License Manager License Products and Features window To view the available licenses select the Localhost tree Remote Licenses node Ensure that your...
Страница 50: ...u need to download and install the Keysight License Manager go to the following Web page http www keysight com find LicenseManager 1 Start the Keysight License Manager by double clicking the Keysight...
Страница 51: ...ting Started Guide 51 Basic Setup for M8040A 2 Figure 15 Option label sheet 1 Locate the option label sheet shown in Figure 15 on page 51 2 Affix the option labels as shown in Figure 16 on page 51 Fig...
Страница 52: ...ANDBY switch on the front panel of chassis Do not use the circuit breaker for routine turn off The module s are turned off automatically with the chassis Step 11 Connect the M8040A to the Device Under...
Страница 53: ...on between the embedded controller module and chassis Figure 18 M9537A embedded controller setup example NOTE In the CLK 2 mode for symbol rates above 25 GBaud an external bandpass filter has to be us...
Страница 54: ...ctions as described below Connect the M8057A to M8045A channel 1 remote head control Connect the M8057A to M8045A channel 1 remote head controls P and N Ensure that the chassis is NOT powered up or co...
Страница 55: ...3 Using the M8040A High Performance BERT Locating Electronic Manuals and Online Help 56 Routine Care 56 Starting the M8070A Software 57 Perform a Measurement 58 Updating Software Components 66 Contact...
Страница 56: ...ng initial chassis verification or troubleshooting do not operate the chassis with empty slots Always insert a filler panel in empty slots This is especially important for the slots on either side of...
Страница 57: ...een appears as shown in Figure 19 on page 57 load the last used factor preset or new settings Figure 19 Load Settings screen 4 The screen shown in Figure 20 on page 58 should now be displayed CAUTION...
Страница 58: ...l 1 of the M8045A M8046A and M8057A 1 Connect M8045A CLK OUT of Channel 1 to M8046A CLK IN 2 Connect DATA OUT of Remote Head M8057A which is connected to Channel 1 of M8045A to the DATA IN of M8046A 3...
Страница 59: ...parameters c In the Synthesizer parameters click in the numeric field corresponding to the Frequency setting d Using the numeric keypad enter 10 then click on the GHz button as shown in Figure 22 on p...
Страница 60: ...the menu bar click on Patterns Select Pattern A Select Sequence Pattern dialog will appear as shown in Figure 23 on page 60 Figure 23 Select Sequence Pattern Dialog 5 In the Select Sequence Pattern di...
Страница 61: ...ick on Apply button 7 Now click on the Modules View tab 8 Click on Channel 1 Data Out corresponding to the M8045A M1 as shown in Figure 25 on page 61 Figure 25 Select Channel 1 DataOut 9 On the Proper...
Страница 62: ...put of the pattern generator by clicking on the Output State button as shown in Figure 27 on page 62 Figure 27 Enable pattern generator output NOTE In the CLK 2 mode for symbol rates above 25 GBaud an...
Страница 63: ...ge 63 Figure 29 Select M8046A DataIn 17 On the Properties Window expand Analyzer 18 Click on the Alignment BER Threshold button to synchronize and align the error analyzer as shown in Figure 30 on pag...
Страница 64: ...From the menu bar click on Measurements Error Ratio 21 The default acquisition parameter settings are used as shown in Figure 31 on page 64 Figure 31 Acquisition parameter settings 22 Click on the Sta...
Страница 65: ...ing Started Guide 65 Using the M8040A High Performance BERT 3 23 After the measurement has completed 60 sec review the results shown below the graph in the Calculated Results table as shown in Figure...
Страница 66: ...odule page 6 Download the required software update from the list of available updates Contacting Keysight Service and Support To locate a sales or a service office near you go to www keysight com find...
Страница 67: ...chassis wait until the LED turns solid green and then power up the host computer This sequence is needed for the PCIe channel in the chassis to be ready for successful PCIe connectivity between the ho...
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Страница 69: ...2 26 Delay Mod In 23 Fail 22 26 Ref Clk In 22 Ref Clk Out 22 Sys Ctrl In A 23 Sys Ctrl In B 23 Sys Out A 23 Sys Out B 23 Trig Out 22 license install M8070A 0TP 41 M M8040A 16 M8040A High performance B...
Страница 70: ...70 Keysight M8040A High Performance BERT Getting Started Guide Index S safety summary 3 Sync In 27 T transport M8070A license 50 U USB connectivity 17 35...
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Страница 72: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2017 Edition 4 0 June 2017 Printed in Germany www keysight com...
