Keysight M8000 Series of BER Test Solutions Installation Guide 29
Installing Modules 2
 
M9505A AXIe Chassis
The M9505A AXIe chassis is a modular instrument chassis that supports 
complex and high density testing. The chassis provides five slots for 
installing multiple AXIe based instrument modules such as the M8045A, 
M8046A, etc. Besides providing a frame for the installation of these 
instrument modules, the M9505A AXIe chassis also provides power, a 
cooling system, a PCIe Gen2 local data bus, a Gigabit LAN interconnect, 
and a USB and PCIe connection for external host computer connectivity.
Refer to the Keysight M9505A AXIe Chassis Startup Guide to get detailed 
information about the AXIe chassis.
Figure 13 M9505A 5-slot chassis
The USB connection is recommended when using a laptop or desktop PC 
as an external controller. The PCIe connection is recommended for use 
with a desktop PC as an external controller only.
PCIe connectivity between the M9505A AXIe Chassis and an external 
desktop PC controller is recommended when full channel plus large 
patterns need to be downloaded.