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Keysight Technologies M9046A User Manual

Keysight Technologies M9046A
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Keysight PXI/AXIe Chassis Troubleshooting Guide v
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Understand the system hardware connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Host Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Controller and System Interface Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Embedded Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chassis Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PXIe Chassis Backplane and Supported Module Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AXIe Chassis Backplane and Module Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Understand the Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Required Keysight IO Libraries Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Required System Firmware and Software Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chassis Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chassis Software Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Module Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Module Software Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Guidelines to Diagnose and Resolve Communication Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Avoid Bent Pins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Use Supported Host Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setup Applications with Recommended and Supported Configurations . . 17
Power-up the Chassis First. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Do Not Hot Plug or Unplug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ensure LEDs are Lit Correctly on System Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lower Transfer Rate Settings to Ensure Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Make Sure All Required Software Drivers are Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System Module Driver Needs to be Installed in PC Configuration. . . . . 19
Install Controller Driver in Embedded Controller Configuration . . . . . . 19
Use Updated Keysight IO Libraries Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Use Updated Firmware and Software Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Avoid Overheating the Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Use Laptops with 11th Gen or Newer CPU for Thunderbolt Solutions. . . . 21
Flattening Portal Bridge (FPB) Workaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Keysight Technologies M9046A Specifications

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BrandKeysight Technologies
ModelM9046A
CategoryChassis
LanguageEnglish