Keysight Technologies M9506A-BC1, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Keysight M9506A BC1 5 Slot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide...

Page 2: ...ant to FAR 12 211 and 27 404 2 and DFARS 227 7102 the U S government acquires no greater than Limited Rights as defined in FAR 27 401 or DFAR 227 7103 5 c as applicable in any technical data Warranty...

Page 3: ...6 Power Modes 16 ON STANDBY Switch 16 To Power Up the Chassis 17 To Power Down the Chassis 17 The Chassis INHIBIT Switch 19 Related Documentation 20 Product Warranty 20 Miscellaneous Information 21 2...

Page 4: ...DECimation 56 DIGitizer N CHANnel M INPut VRANge 57 DIGitizer N CHANnel M INPut OFFSet 57 DIGitizer N CHANnel M ENABle 58 DIGitizer N CHANnel M TINTerleave 58 DIGitizer N CHANnel M BYPass 58 DIGitizer...

Page 5: ...MMunicate ETHernet IPADdress 68 SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet IPADdress CURRent 69 SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet NSERver 69 SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet NSERver CURRent 69 SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet DOMai...

Page 6: ...Digitizer Firmware 79 Enabling or Disabling Option BC1 84 Troubleshooting 85 The Power Supply Unit PSU and the Rear Power Assembly 86 To Replace Rear Power Assembly and or Power Supply Unit 87 Remove...

Page 7: ...on BC1 Description 8 M9506A Option BC1 at a Glance 9 AXIe Instrument Modules 11 M9506A BC1 Block Diagram 13 M9506A AXIe System Block Diagram Graphic 14 Power Up and Power Down 16 Circuit Breaker 16 Po...

Page 8: ...llows operation as a standard 5 Slot AXIe chassis Please refer to Chapter Troubleshooting and Service on page 77 for details Obtaining Source Code This product uses open source packages To the extent...

Page 9: ...connects an external host PC to the chassis and integrated controller provides trigger routing between front panel trigger ports and backplane parallel and star trigger lines to all modules provides...

Page 10: ...Coupled 5 10 MHz Clock In Accepts an external 10 MHz clock Input range 5Vpk pk AC coupled 50 ohm terminated 250mV minimum swing Trigger Bi directional external trigger connections Extends backplane pa...

Page 11: ...erational Other modules including embedded controllers may be installed but they will not function The integrated controller may be switched off through the chassis web interface Please refer to Chapt...

Page 12: ...uction 12 M9506A BC1 5 Slot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide Test connections are made at the module s front panel The front panel and backplane connectors will vary depending on the...

Page 13: ...is PCIe interface to the LAN Switch and ultimately the integrated controller For LAN access to the AXIe chassis itself as well as to the integrated controller a standard Ethernet cable connects the ES...

Page 14: ...1 Introduction 14 M9506A BC1 5 Slot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide M9506A AXIe System Block Diagram Graphic...

Page 15: ...bination Conductive floor mat and heel strap combination Both types when used together provide a significant level of ESD protection Of the two only the table mat and wrist strap combination provides...

Page 16: ...and installed modules when in Standby the chassis is energized and consumes power Chassis fans will not operate but internal PSU power supply unit fans may come on ON With the power cord attached circ...

Page 17: ...e chassis ON STANDBY switch The main chassis fans gradually drop in speed to off and the power supply unit PSU fans gradually return to idle speed as the PSU cools This is normal Status Color Flash Ra...

Page 18: ...ker to turn the chassis off Doing so interrupts power to the power supply fans which may shorten the life of the PSU Use the front panel On Standby switch to power down the unit and allow the PSU fans...

Page 19: ...pin 5 is pulled low the chassis is in Standby This is the factory default position Use of the INHIBIT switch in the DEF position and the ON Standby push button to power up the chassis is assumed unles...

Page 20: ...Specification Guide Contains technical specifications for all manufacturing versions of the M9506A AXIe Chassis Specifications published in the data sheet apply only to the current manufacturing versi...

Page 21: ...Information This product has been designed and tested in accordance with accepted industry standards and has been supplied in a safe condition The documentation contains information and warnings that...

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Page 23: ...llation and setup procedure than described in this manual Refer to the installation documentation supplied with your AXIe module and or system for detailed installation information CAUTION The instrum...

Page 24: ...al shock do not remove covers WARNING Install the instrument so that the detachable power cord is readily identifiable and is easily reached by the operator The detachable power cord is the instrument...

Page 25: ...d connectors on modules are sensitive to static electricity To minimize electrostatic damage take the necessary anti static precautions Empty Slots Except for performing initial chassis verification o...

Page 26: ...guide rails for each slot The example below shows the right side guide rails in the M9506A with all slots empty typically one or more will be covered Spring guides center the module s PCB at the entry...

Page 27: ...en the handles by pivoting them out towards you until they are perpendicular to the front panel The left handle is shown below from the top view correctly extended If either handle is misaligned you w...

Page 28: ...e module 3 For an AXIe Filler Module grasp the panel by the two captive retaining screws and slide it out of the chassis For all other modules locate the insertion extraction handles at each side of t...

Page 29: ...wer up the chassis and wait for the solid green status light on the ESM 3 Wait for the module s Status LEDs to turn green 4 Establish chassis communication with Keysight Connection Expert 5 Keysight C...

Page 30: ...ted Controller User Guide CAUTION When connecting to the chassis for the first time make sure that your PC and the M9506A are in the same subnet and that there is a DHCP server on the network Otherwis...

Page 31: ...e installed AXIe modules At power up if any module requests more power than is available then the Shelf Manager prevents one or more modules from powering up Use the chassis Web Interface see M9506A U...

Page 32: ...o the individual instruments to avoid having the heated discharge of one instrument now becoming the cooling intake air for another instrument Another area of concern is verification that the maximum...

Page 33: ...odules in the chassis are consuming maximum power 1U of rack space is required for ventilation below the chassis Remove Install Carry Handles and Bumpers 1 The M9506A AXIe chassis has two carry handle...

Page 34: ...AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide 3 Remove the three 1 Phillips flat head screws from the top of each bumper Figure 3 Removing the Carry Handle Screws Figure 4 Removing the Chassis B...

Page 35: ...ottom of each bumper Each foot is attached to the chassis through the bumper with a small 2 Phillips screw retained at the back of the foot with a plastic washer Loosen each screw just enough to disen...

Page 36: ...Ie Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide 6 Refer to Figure 6 below With a flat blade screwdriver loosen the four fan tray retaining screws and remove both the right and left fan trays from the...

Page 37: ...they are used when installing the new flanges 8 Install the new chassis flanges on both sides of the chassis 9 Use the screws removed from the original chassis flanges to install the new rack flanges...

Page 38: ...Nuts on the rear rack columns two on each side Place one immediately above a slot on the rack and one immediately below the slot See Figure 9 Install Four Channel Nuts below Figure 9 Install Four Chan...

Page 39: ...and Figure 11 below Figure 10 Install Rack Rails Figure 11 Rail Locking Tabs Front and Rear Rear Rack Columns Front Rack Columns Ensure Position Lock tab is firmly engaged into the rack holes in the f...

Page 40: ...e 14 Install two channel nuts on the front left and right rack columns 4U up from the rails 15 Slide the M9506A chassis onto the installed Rack Rails See Figure 13 Figure 12 Install Upper Channel Nuts...

Page 41: ...les If you remove the chassis from the rack to make it portable or for desktop use or ship the chassis reinstall the front and rear bumpers and carry handles Reverse the previous procedures to install...

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Page 43: ...ons of the firmware are developed The examples in this manual reflect the firmware at time of product introduction Launching the Web Interface 44 Launch the Web Interface from Keysight Connection Expe...

Page 44: ...you can change the Ethernet settings to use a static IP if desired Preset Ethernet settings are Activated DHCP Activated mDNS Deactivated AutoIP Launch the Web Interface from Keysight Connection Exper...

Page 45: ...rated controller should appear under the LAN interface 3 To launch the Web Interface select the M9506A chassis in Connection Expert Then click the Web UI button as shown above The Web Interface displa...

Page 46: ...lick the More Information button for additional network information such as the MAC address of the integrated controller and the network ports in use NOTE If you have problems launching the Web interf...

Page 47: ...he integrated controller such as product identification firmware version and LAN parameters Control Instrument Send SCPIs to the integrated controller Software Update Update the firmware of the intern...

Page 48: ...48 M9506A BC1 5 Slot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide Control Instrument Page Click the Control Instrument tab to display the Control Instrument page This page allows you to send SC...

Page 49: ...ating the Web Interface 3 Software Update Page This page allows you to update the firmware of the integrated controller or installed digitizer modules Please refer to Chapter Updating the Integrated C...

Page 50: ...eeks a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server to set the IP configuration 2 If you connected the chassis and PC to a corporate LAN the network should provide the DHCP addresses 3 If you made...

Page 51: ...Keysight M9506A BC1 5 Slot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide 4 SCPI Programming Interface Overview 52 SCPI Functions 53 Digitizer Commands 53 System Commands 67 Common Commands 75...

Page 52: ...controller is accessible via the same network port on the M9506A chassis as the actual chassis management interface As such both the M9506A and the M9506A BC1 will utilize a network address for each...

Page 53: ...command Note that if the digitizer has not been calibrated the digitizer will stay in IDLE state until self calibration has been completed When a digitizer has been triggered it will be returned to ID...

Page 54: ...d to the maximum sample rate capability If the module has features such as channel interleave and decimation hardware reset will configure these to achieve the highest sample rate out of power on A mo...

Page 55: ...to maximum memory depth enabled on the digitizer The value can be entered as std_int32 or std_float32 The digitizer will return from command execution even if the feature is not supported The system...

Page 56: ...rating interface this will come in the form of and enhancement to the firmware and an update to this manual will be applied The digitizer will return from command execution even if the feature not sup...

Page 57: ...the errors Example dig3 chan1 inp vran 1 0 Query DIGitizer N CHANnel M INPut VRANge Description This query returns the digitizer channel input voltage range The value returned as std_float64 Example d...

Page 58: ...configures channel interleave for modules that support this feature The value is entered as std_int32 1 interleave 0 no interleave The system error buffer returns the errors Example dig3 chan1 tint 0...

Page 59: ...e INTernal EXTernal Description This query returns the sampling clock source frequency and divisor as string and std_float64 Example dig3 cloc samp sour INT 5 00000000E 009 1 00000000E 000 DIGitizer N...

Page 60: ...data values absent of scaleFactor and scaleOffset All data on the digitizer is transferred at one time whether it be s single acquisition or a multi record acquisition Since this is a digitizer and t...

Page 61: ...ALibration REQuired Query DIGitizer N SCALibration REQuired Description This query returns whether the digitizer self calibration is required or not 1 if self calibration is required 0 if not Self cal...

Page 62: ...ting into local non persistent memory for easy recall A maximum of ten measurement setting slots must keep track of measurement settings outside of digitizer as there is no listing feature of what set...

Page 63: ...rement config loaded To go back to default a module reset is required if the default setting is not saved in the slot Example conf meas sett canc DIGitizer N TRIGger DELay Command DIGitizer N TRIGger...

Page 64: ...iguration Example dig3 trig inp Software Query DIGitizer N TRIGger INPut Description This query returns the trigger source for digitizer quoted std_string Query Example dig3 trig inp Software DIGitize...

Page 65: ...RCe Description This command sends a software trigger to the specific digitizer Example dig3 trig forc DIGitizer N ARM Command DIGitizer N ARM Description This command arms a single module in the chas...

Page 66: ...4 SCPI Programming Interface 66 M9506A BC1 5 Slot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide UNARM Command UNARM Description This command dis arms all modules in chassis Example unarm...

Page 67: ...e network configuration to defaults Example syst comm eth res SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet CANCel Command SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet CANCel Description This command returns the ethernet configuration...

Page 68: ...std_string Example syst comm eth smask 255 255 255 0 Query SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet SMASk Description This query returns the network subnet mask std_string Example syst comm eth smask 255 255 255...

Page 69: ...168 1 1 Query SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet NSERver Description This query returns the name and server IP address that system will be set to when the network is restarted std_string Example syst comm e...

Page 70: ...g Example syst comm eth dom curr domain SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet DGATeway Command SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet DGATeway Description This command sets the IPV4 gateway address that will become active...

Page 71: ...P feature status std_boolean 1 Enabled 0 Disabled Example syst comm eth dhcp enab 1 SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet AUTOip ENABle std_boolean Query SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet DGATeway CURRent Description...

Page 72: ...omm eth dns sreg 0 SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet MACaddress Query SYSTem COMMunicate ETHernet MACaddress Description This query returns the MAC address of the integrated controller std_string Example sy...

Page 73: ...a comma separated string of values giving the following information Error Syntax of last error reported Blank if no error Last error number No Error reported if no error in buffer Five module status...

Page 74: ...User Guide IDN Query IDN Description This query returns the identification info of the M9506A chassis integrated controller std_string Example IDN KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES M9506A x1234567890 V0 001 RST C...

Page 75: ...oller can be a mix of different digitizers the use of direct digitizer commands listed above is the supported use model for controlling and querying digitizer operations OPC Query OPC Description This...

Page 76: ...STB Query STB Description This query returns the summary status byte condition register in this register group Example STB 96 TST Query TST Description This query executes self tests If self tests pas...

Page 77: ...Unit PSU and the Rear Power Assembly 86 To Replace Rear Power Assembly and or Power Supply Unit 87 Remove the Rear Power Assembly from the M9506A 87 Remove the PSU from the Rear Power Assembly 90 Inst...

Page 78: ...r to clean the external case parts Do not attempt to clean internally WARNING The detachable power cord is the instrument disconnecting device It disconnects the mains circuits from the mains supply b...

Page 79: ...eb Interface Home Page on page 46 You can update the BC1 firmware to take advantage of refinements and added features as they become available To check if a later version is available go to the websit...

Page 80: ...here text reads Click here or drag and drop a software update file to this area 3 When this area is selected a window will be opened up pointing to the same computer where the web browser is operating...

Page 81: ...06A BC1 5 Slot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide 81 Troubleshooting and Service 5 5 To observe progress messages on the software update scroll down the page and select the Messages li...

Page 82: ...er Guide 6 This will expand the progress messages window and provide feedback on success of the firmware update or if there is an issue an error report listing any issues that have occurred 7 When the...

Page 83: ...atically when the firmware update has completed Please restart chassis manually by cycling chassis power if you see the message Restarting system CAUTION When updating the firmware of the digitizer mo...

Page 84: ...can be configured via the web interface of the chassis ESM module To disable or enable option BC1 proceed as follows On the chassis web interface select the Configuration tab and scroll down to Optio...

Page 85: ...general the AXIe chassis has five major subsystems that can be replaced Left Fan Tray Right Fan Tray Rear Power Assembly Power Supply Unit PSU Embedded System Module ESM The PSU gets installed inside...

Page 86: ...for replacing either of these is essentially the same The rear power assembly with PSU must first be removed from the chassis The PSU is removed from the rear power assembly The next step depends on w...

Page 87: ...ess to perform this job with the chassis rackmounted extra caution must be taken to avoid damage to the chassis back panel wiring or loss of small parts Remove the Rear Power Assembly from the M9506A...

Page 88: ...M9506A BC1 5 Slot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide 4 Remove the six M3 screws using a T 10 screwdriver Remove the Zone 3 cover from the rear power assembly 5 Disconnect the BC1 cable...

Page 89: ...emove the nine round head screws from the perimeter of the rear panel as shown below Do not remove the screws holding the circuit breaker to the rear panel 7 Carefully slide the Rear Power Assembly ou...

Page 90: ...he Rear Power Assembly 8 Remove the power supply unit p n M9505 64800 from the rear power assembly Follow the given steps a Use Philips screwdriver PH2 x 80 to disengage x2 spring loaded screws b Remo...

Page 91: ...in the rear power assembly by reversing the steps described in step 8 If the PSU is defective a new PSU is installed in the original rear power assembly If the rear power assembly is defective but th...

Page 92: ...BC1 5 Slot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide 11 Route cables through the cable cut out in the module backplane 12 Slide the rear power assembly in until it engages with the connector...

Page 93: ...lot AXIe Chassis with Integrated Controller User Guide 93 Troubleshooting and Service 5 13 Connect the two routed cables to their respective connectors 14 Replace covers and tighten all screws with to...

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Page 95: ...ns 15 ESM 9 H Home Page Web Interface 46 I INHIBIT Switch 19 K Keysight Support 8 M M9506A Option BC1 8 M9506A BC1 Block Diagram 13 Menu Web Interface 47 Module Configuration Web Interface 48 O ON STA...

Page 96: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2020 Published in Germany Edition 1 0 September 2020 www keysight com...