
Keysight M8040A High-Performance BERT Getting Started Guide
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Basic Setup for M8040A
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To connect via USB
If you are planning to use USB connectivity between the M9505A AXIe
Chassis and host computer, then you can use a laptop or desktop
computer with USB 3.0 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 PCIe slot.
Review the Keysight recommended list of host computers at
http://literature.cdn.keysight.com/litweb/pdf/5990-7632EN.pdf
that are
compatible with the Keysight M9505A AXIe Chassis.
Figure 10
PCIe port on the front panel of the AXIe ESM
USB Port
PCIe Port