20 Keysight M8040A High-Performance BERT Getting Started Guide
1 Introduction
Host Computer
A host computer is used to:
• host all the software components of the instrument modules needed to
control, configure, and 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 USB port.
• a desktop PC with a USB port or x8 or wider PCIe slot for the cabled
PCIe adapter card.
Refer to the Computer Hardware and Software Requirements on page 34
for external host computer minimum requirements.
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