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Keysight M9018A PXIe 18-Slot Chassis Startup Guide
STEP 2: Prepare the Hardware and Install the Software
Installing an embedded controller PC in the chassis
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Connect a PCIe cable between the remote controller PC and the chassis
Connect the appropriate PCIe cable between the remote controller PCIe
interface adapter and the chassis PCIe cable interface module.
Installing an embedded controller PC in the chassis
An embedded controller, such as the Keysight M9036A Embedded Controller, is
a small form factor, Windows-based PC that is designed to be installed in the
system controller slot (slot 1) of the chassis. The embedded controller also
occupies the two or three expansion slots to the left of slot 1; the expansion slot
does not contain a connector.
To install an embedded controller in the chassis, remove the filler panel in slot 1
and the three-wide filler panel to the left of slot 1. Keysight recommends that you
retain these filler panels for future use—for example, if you later replace the
embedded controller with a PCIe cable interface module to interface to a remote
controller. Because the PCIe cable interface module only consumes one slot, the
expansion slot must be covered with the three-wide filler panel to maintain
proper airflow and RFI shielding.
Before installing the embedded controller, see
“Setting the M9021A power slide
on page 16. Set the slide switch to the
left
in order to remove power from
pins that are intended to be used by the M9021A Cable Interface module.
To install your embedded controller, follow the instructions provided earlier for
the PCIe cable interface module as well as the instructions provided with your
controller.
All PCIe cable connector components, including the connectors on the cables
and the receptacles on the M9021A/M9045A/B/M9048A interface products,
are limited to 250 mating cycles. Beyond this, signal integrity will be impaired.
Therefore, the chassis and its accessories should not be used in applications
where the number of connector mating cycles will exceed 250 cycles.
Before installing an embedded controller, turn the chassis off and unplug it
from AC power.
To avoid damaging the embedded controller during installation, do not touch
exposed connector pins or components on the printed circuit boards.