Keysight M8000 Series of BER Test Solutions Installation Guide 23
System Requirements 1
M8043A Error Analyzer Module
The M8043A error analyzer module operates from 2 to 64.4 GBd and it is a
one channel version. The M8043A module occupies two slots of the 5-slot
M9505A/M9506A AXIe chassis. The following figure illustrates an M8043A
module with M8042A module (one channel) and M8009A clock module
installed in an M9505A/M9506A AXI chassis.
Figure 10 M8009A, M8042A (one channel) and M8043A configuration
In case of installing an M8042A module (two channels) and an M8009A
clock module in an M9505A/M9506A AXI chassis, the M8043A module
must be installed in separate M9502A/M9505A/M9506A AXI chassis.
The M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller must be installed in slot 1 of the
M9505A/M9506A AXIe chassis. The M8009A clock module must be
installed in slot 2, the M8042A single channel module must be installed
in slots 3 through 4 and the M8042A two channel module must be
installed in slots 3 through 5 of the M9505A/M9506A AXIe chassis.