Keysight M9018A PXIe 18-Slot Chassis Startup Guide
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Using the soft front panel to monitor the chassis
STEP 3: Turn On and Verify Operation of the Chassis System
Figure 9
SFP startup dialog when no chassis is detected.
To run in Simulation Mode, select the
Sim ulation M ode
check box in Figure 9. This
will display “M9018A” in the
M odules
list. Then click “M9018A” in the
M odules
list
to select it, which will display “M9018A” in the
Selected Instrum ent
field. Click
Connect
to start the SFP in Simulation Mode.
If a chassis has been detected, “M9018A” and the PCI bus address of the chassis
will be listed under
M odules
Figure 10
SFP startup dialog when a chassis is detected by Connection Expert
Click the chassis entry under
M odules
to select it, which will display the chassis
entry in the
Selected Instrum ent
field. Click
Connect
to start the SFP in Hardware
Mode.