10 Keysight M8040A High-Performance BERT Getting Started Guide
Contents
2 Basic Setup for M8040A
Step 1 - Unpack the Shipment 32
Return the Damaged/Defective Item to Keysight for
Repair/Replacement
33
Step 2 - Set up the M8040A 33
Step 3 - Set up the External Host Computer (not required for
M8040A-BU1) 33
Computer Hardware and Software Requirements 34
To connect via USB 35
To connect via PCIe 35
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 for
M8040A-BU1) 39
Step 8 - Install M8070A Software (not required for
M8040A-BU1) 39
Step 9 - Install the Licenses 40
Installing M8070A-0TP License (not required for M8040A-BU1) 41
Installing Temporary License (Trial License) for the M8000 Series 41
Installing M8070A-0NP Floating/Networked License 42
Installing the FlexNet License Manager 43
Installing Module Licenses (for upgrades only) 49
Transporting an M8070A License 50
Affix Option Label (optional) 50
Step 10 - Turning off the Chassis and Modules 52
Step 11 - Connect the M8040A to the Device Under Test (DUT) 52
Typical Test Setup Example 52
M9537A Embedded Controller Setup Example 53
Hardware Connections 54