Keysight Technologies M9506A, Руководство для стартапов

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M9506A 5-Slot AXIe Chassis
Startup Guide
Introduction
The Keysight M9506A AXIe chassis is a modular instrument chassis fully
compatible with the AXIe Wide PCIe specification. It allows multiple
application-specific instrument modules to share a common chassis frame,
power supply, cooling system, PCI Express (PCIe) x16 Generation (Gen) 3
backplane, Gigabit LAN hub, local bus for module-to-module signaling, and host
PC connections. The full rack chassis provides five general purpose peripheral
slots that accept 1U AXIe instrument modules.
Additional features include:
– Up to 300 W per slot power
– Five AXIe Wide compliant slots
– PCIe x16 Gen 3 Backplane allows module to module communication
– Default PCIe configuration merges both cable ports to one Gen 3 x16 PCIe
Cable Port.
– Open AXIe Zone 3 for custom use (cable access, analog backplane, etc.)
– Thunderbolt ™ 3 Connection Port
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– Cascaded PCIe for multiple chassis systems
– Parallel and Star Triggering
– Push-pull fan system for quieter operation
The chassis includes a half-height Embedded System Module (ESM) that
manages chassis functions. The ESM provides all ATCA (Advanced
Telecommunications Computing Architecture) shelf manager functions, plus
these AXIe extensions:
– Host PC connectivity (Gen 3 PCIe x8/x16, Thunderbolt 3, Ethernet)
– Sources timing signals (CLK100, SYNC, and FCLK)
– Routes STRIG (Star Trigger) to instruments through the backplane
– Two bi-directional trigger access ports route trigger signals through to the
backplane parallel trigger bus and star triggers (STRIG) to each slot
– Provides backplane PCIe and Ethernet communication between modules
Other than a power button/status light (on the ESM), all monitoring, control, and
communication with the chassis requires a host PC . This can be an embedded PC
specifically designed for use in an AXIe chassis (such as the Keysight M9537A) or
remote (a rackmount, desktop, or laptop) PC.
The Gen 3 PCIe Cable Interface ports provides up to a 8GB/s (theoretical) for Gen
3 x8 and 16 GB/s (theoretical) for Gen 3 x16. The Thunderbolt 3 port provides a
Gen 3 x4 link with up to 4 GB/s (theoretical) bandwidth.
1 Thunderbolt ™ is the brand name of an interface standard developed by Intel (in conjunction with Apple) that
allows connection of external peripherals to a computer. Thunderbolt 3 specification provides Gen 3 PCI
Express (PCIe), DisplayPort, and DC power in one USB-C compatible cable; only PCIe is supported on the
M9506A. Charging devices such as laptop computers over Thunderbolt 3 is not supported on the M9506A.