Keysight M9018A PXIe 18-Slot Chassis Startup Guide
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Organization of the Startup Guide
Introduction
Organization of the Startup Guide
This guide is organized as follows:
Introduction
(this chapter)—The goal of the Introduction is to familiarize you
with the features and capabilities of the M9018A chassis. Central to this
presentation is an interactive block diagram which is available in the
electronic version of this guide on the Software and Product Information CD.
Keysight recommends that you check
www.keysight.com/find/M9018A
to see
if a later version of this guide is available.
“STEP 1: Verify the Shipment Contents”
—This section describes how a chassis
system is shipped and what is included with the chassis itself.
“STEP 2: Prepare the Hardware and Install the Software”
—This section
describes the computer hardware and software requirements, installation of
an embedded controller, connection of a remote controller, and software
installation on the controller.
“STEP 3: Turn On and Verify Operation of the Chassis System”
—This section
describes how to use Connection Expert and the chassis soft front panel (SFP)
to verify operation of the chassis.
“STEP 4: Overview of Installing and Verifying Keysight Modules”
provides an overview of installing and verifying Keysight modules in the
chassis, and is intended to supplement your module documentation.
“Appendix A: Chassis and Accessory Model Numbers”
—This appendix lists the
model numbers of the chassis and its accessories.
“Appendix B: Chassis Specifications”
—This appendix provides several of the
chassis technical specifications.