Keysight M9506A AXIe Chassis Startup Guide
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Step 6: Install the Chassis Driver Software
Step 6: Install the Chassis Driver Software
You can monitor and control the chassis entirely from the Web Interface. To use
the chassis SFP to monitor and control the chassis, and to develop programs to
control the chassis, you will need to install the chassis driver software (IVI or
LabVIEW) appropriate for your programming environment. To do so:
1
Open your PC’s web browser and go to
www.keysight.com/find/M9506A
.
2
Click on
.
3
Click on the
Drivers, Firmware & Software
tab.
4
Click the
M9506A AXIe Chassis Drivers
button.
5
Ensure that you are downloading the current version of the chassis driver
software, and click
Download
then download the executable file.
6
Double-click on the executable file and follow the steps shown in the installer
to install the chassis driver software.
The
User Guide
describes how to bring up the SFP and how to get started with
programming the chassis. Two SFP drivers are included with the M9506A – a
Monitor SFP and a Trigger SFP.
Step 7: Next Steps
Now that you have completed basic chassis startup, Keysight recommends you
to access and read the
Keysight M9506A User’s Guide
. To do so:
1
Open your PC’s web browser and go to
www.keysight.com/find/M9506A
.
2
Click on
.
3
From the list of documents in the
Document Library
, select the “
Keysight
M9506A 5-Slot AXIe Chassis - User Guide
”.
There are eight drivers for the M9506A chassis with ESM.
-
Two Monitor IVI drivers (IVI-C and IVI.net) for monitoring the chassis
temperature sensors, setting the fan speed, and utility functions
-
Two Trigger IVI drivers (IVI-C and IVI.net) for triggering
-
Two SFP drivers (Monitor SFP and Trigger SFP)
Ensure that you have the proper driver(s) installed on your host controller prior
to programming the M9506A chassis and ESM.
