Keysight Technologies M9502A AXIe, Firmware Revision Manual

Page 1: ...Keysight AXIe M9502A 2 Slot and M9505A 5 Slot Chassis Firmware Revision Guide...

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Page 5: ...firmware revision with Keysight Connection Expert 5 Method 2 How to find the firmware revision on the chassis web page 8 Annunciate the chassis 8 Step 2 Locate and install the latest firmware update...

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Page 7: ...s updated with the candidate revision The chassis shelf manager module handles this update process and is physically located on the ESM The shelf manager is a LAN device so LAN connectivity is require...

Page 8: ...d the page 2 Locate and install the latest firmware update package Download the AXIeChassisUpdate zip file to your host PC As a general rule c tmp is a good location for the zip file Unzip the package...

Page 9: ...mal value for the specific firmware component The actual content of these components is for Keysight internal use only A firmware revision example F2AX 1 3 37 0107 A002e B12062214 CA1 0 DA1 0 E1 3 Thi...

Page 10: ...ter pane of Connection Expert then proceed to Step 2 Otherwise use one of the following two methods to connect to the chassis and it s web page The following pages present two methods to find the chas...

Page 11: ...sis must be powered on Open Keysight Connection Expert from either the system icon tray or from the programs menu Select the Add Instrument button and then choose Add LAN instrument on LAN and select...

Page 12: ...sion string is highlighted in Figure 4 Additionally there is a button that accesses the chassis web home page If multiple LAN instruments appear in the instrument list then you can shorten the list by...

Page 13: ...1 Connect to the AXIe chassis web interface page Figure 4 AXIe Chassis Web Page In Figure 4 above the IDN string and firmware revision numbers are not displayed when the chassis connects to the host P...

Page 14: ...is only one chassis connected to the PC use 169 254 1 0 Annunciate the chassis If you are unsure of the chassis you are connected to the chassis web interface home page provides a link that flashes t...

Page 15: ...ware link This page provides a summary of the steps described in this guide used to update the AXIe chassis firmware Scroll down to the bottom of this page Under the Current Version tab Click on the A...

Page 16: ...s Explorer run chassisUpdater exe Locate and run the chassisUpdater exe file The chassisUpdater exe opens a command window as shown in Figure 6 A Windows Security Alert screen similar to the following...

Page 17: ...run chassisUpdater exe Once the chassisUpdater exe utility connects to the AXIe chassis step c page 15 it will continue to update However you may close this window at any time Figure 6 chassisUpdater...

Page 18: ...e is not already open then open the chassis web Home page For instructions on how to open the page and confirm communication with the AXIe chassis refer to Method 1 How to find the firmware revision w...

Page 19: ...vision Guide 13 Step 4 From Chassis Web Page Run the Chassis Firmware Update Figure 8 shows the AXIe chassis Health page At the bottom of the Health page select Open the chassis firmware update page F...

Page 20: ...ssis firmware Page The chassisUpdater exe file creates a temporary FTP server Do not change any of the values in the FTP Site or Source Directory fields The default values establish a location whose r...

Page 21: ...ll the program checks each firmware component against the update package and updates only those components which are earlier versions If you check Inspect and Review the program advises you of firmwar...

Page 22: ...different An update may take up to 60 minutes depending on the type of components requiring an update During this time instrument modules installed in the chassis are deactivated to the ATCA service s...

Page 23: ...e instructed to cycle power on the AXIe chassis you must shut down the host PC before powering off the chassis External host PC with LAN connection to chassis If you are using an external host PC with...

Page 24: ...he network adapter on the ESM is identified at device entry 3 ESM JTag switch settings The JTag switch settings allow programming of the EEPROMs on the ESM by either the shelf manager or through an ex...

Page 25: ...G port Shelf manager JTAG port default 2 device chain SW1 1 ON SW1 1 OFF SW1 2 ON SW1 2 OFF SW1 3 OFF SW1 3 ON SW1 4 OFF SW1 4 ON SW2 1 ON SW2 1 ON SW2 1 OFF SW2 2 OFF SW 2 3 OFF SW2 3 OFF 4 device ch...

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Page 27: ...ysight is a founding member of the LXI consortium www pxisa org PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation PXI modular instrumentation delivers a rugged PC based high performance measurement and automation pl...

Page 28: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2014 Edition 5 September 2014 M9502 900011 M9502 90011 www keysight com...