38 M8100 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators Getting Started Guide
2 Basic Setup for M8100A
Computer Hardware and Software Requirements
The following are the hardware and software requirements that should be
met on the host computer before the installation of software components
on this computer:
Hardware requirements
• Pentium® processor 1 GHz or equivalent
• 16 GB available RAM
• USB 2.0 (Mini-B) recommended
• PCIe 2.0/8x (only for highest data throughput and desktop PC)
• VGA resolution 1024 x 768
• 1.5 GB or more free hard disc space
Software requirements
• Windows 10 (64-bit) operating system
• Keysight I/O libraries version 17.1 or higher
To connect via USB
If you are planning to use USB connectivity between the M9505A AXIe
Chassis and host computer, use a laptop or desktop computer with USB
2.0 or 3.0 support as the host computer.
Figure 12 USB port on the font panel of the AXIe ESM
To connect via PCIe
In case of PCIe connectivity, the host computer can be a desktop PC with
an available x8 or wider PCIe slot.
The M8070B software is required to control the M8100 series
instruments.
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