Keysight M8132A 640 GSa/s
Digital Signal Processor
User's Guide
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Safety Summary
Initial Inspection Inspect the shipping container for damage. If there is damage to the container or
General This product is a Safety Class 3 instrument (provided with a protective earth terminal).
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation
of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings or
operating instructions in the product manuals violates safety standards of design,
manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. Keysight Technologies assumes no
liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements. Product manuals
are provided with your instrument on CD-ROM and/or in printed form. Printed manuals
are an option for many products. Manuals may also be available on the Web. Go to
www.keysight.com and type in your product number in the Search field at the top of the
page. Safe operation and the general safety precautions for the M9502A and M9505A
AXIe chassis, must be followed. See: http://www.keysight.com/find/M9505A.
cushioning, keep them until you have checked the contents of the shipment for
completeness and verified the instrument both mechanically and electrically. The
Performance Tests give procedures for checking the operation of the instrument. If the
contents are incomplete, mechanical damage or defect is apparent, or if an instrument
does not pass the operator’s checks, notify the nearest Keysight Technologies
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WARNING To avoid hazardous electrical shock, do not perform electrical tests when
there are signs of shipping damage to any portion of the outer enclosure (covers, panels,
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The protective features of this product may be impaired if it is used in a manner not
specified in the operation instructions.
Laser Safety Information Class 1 Laser product according IEC60825-1 (2007).
Environment Conditions
Before Applying Power
This instrument is intended for indoor use in an installation category II, pollution degree 2
environment. It is designed to operate within a temperature range of 0 °C – 40 °C
(32 °F – 105 °F) at a maximum relative humidity of 80% and at altitudes of up to
2000 meters.
This module can be stored or shipped at temperatures between -40 °C and +70 °C.
Protect the module from temperature extremes that may cause condensation within it.
Verify that all safety precautions are taken. The power cable inlet of the instrument serves
as a device to disconnect from the mains in case of hazard. The instrument must be
positioned so that the operator can easily access the power cable inlet. When the
instrument is rack mounted the rack must be provided with an easily accessible mains
switch.
Line Power Requirements The Keysight M8132A operates when installed in an Keysight AXIe mainframe.
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Do Not Operate in an
Explosive Atmosphere
Do not operate the instrument in the presence of flammable gases or fumes.
Do Not Remove the
Instrument Cover
Ground the Instrument
Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers. Component replacement and
internal adjustments must be made only by qualified personnel.
Instruments that appear damaged or defective should be made inoperative and secured
against unintended operation until they can be repaired by qualified service personnel.
To minimize shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cover must be connected to an
electrical protective earth ground. The instrument must be connected to the ac power
mains through a grounded power cable, with the ground wire firmly connected to an
electrical ground (safety ground) at the power outlet. Any interruption of the protective
(grounding) conductor or disconnection of the protective earth terminal will cause a
potential shock hazard that could result in personal injury.
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Instrument Markings
The Tab le 1 lists the definitions of markings that may be on or with the product.
Table 1 Instrument Markings
Marking Description
The instruction documentation symbol. The product is marked with this symbol
when it is necessary for the user to refer to the instruction in the documentation.
Frame or chassis ground terminal. Typically connects to the equipment’s metal
frame.
KC is the Korean certification mark to demonstrate that the equipment is Class A
suitable for professional use and is for use in electromagnetic environments outside
of the home.
Indicates that anti-static precautions should be taken.
China Restricted Substance Product Label. The EPUP (environmental protection use
period) number in the center indicates the time period during which no hazardous
or toxic substances or elements are expected to leak or deteriorate during normal
use and generally reflects the expected useful life of the product.
The RCM mark is a registered trademark of the Australian Communications and
Media Authority.
The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the CSA International.
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Marking Description
The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community (if accompanied
by a year, it is the year when the design was proven). This product complies with all
relevant directives.
Universal recycling symbol. This symbol indicates compliance with the China
standard GB 18455-2001 as required by the China RoHS regulations for
paper/fiberboard packaging.
The Keysight email address is required by EU directives applicable to our product.
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Compliance and Environmental Information
Table 2 Compliance and Environmental Information
Safety Symbol Description
This product complies with WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking requirements.
The affixed label indicates that you must not discard this electrical/electronic
product in domestic household waste.
Product Category: With reference to the equipment types in WEEE Directive Annex I,
this product is classed as a “Monitoring and Control instrumentation” product.
Do not dispose in domestic household waste.
To return unwanted products, contact your local Keysight office, or see
http://about.keysight.com/en/companyinfo/environment/takeback.shtml for more
information.
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Contents
1 Introduction
2 Software Installation
3 Soft Front Panel
Safety Summary 3
Instrument Markings 5
Compliance and Environmental Information 7
M8132A Overview 17
Key Features 17
Instrument Options 18
Front Panel 18
Related Documents 20
Additional Documents 20
Launching the Soft Front Panel 24
Command Line Arguments 27
Communication 28
Soft Front Panel 30
Title Bar 31
Menu Bar 31
Lower Pane 33
Errors List Window 34
Status Bar 35
Clock Tab 36
IOs Tab 37
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IOs Tab in 10GbE mode 40
Cabling for 10GbE Connectivity 48
System Monitor Tab 49
4 Control In/Out
Control In/Out and Trigger Input 52
Input Multiplexer of the Switch Matrix 53
Output Multiplexer of the Switch Matrix 54
Trigger Input 55
5 Using KF 9000A PathWave FPGA with the M8132A
6 Remote Programming
Remote Programming Overview 60
Instructions 60
Instruction Header 60
White Space (Separator) 60
Braces 61
Ellipsis 61
Square Brackets 61
Program Data 61
Status Commands 62
STATus:PRESet 64
Status Byte Register 64
Questionable Data Register Command Subsystem 65
Reference Clock Status Subsystem 66
Connection Status Subsystem 66
Latency Calibration Commands 68
:CALibrate:LATency:LCMPeriod 68
:CALibrate:LATency:MODE 68
:CALibrate:LATency[:STEP] 69
:CALibrate:LATency:SPDelay 69
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Common Commands 70
*IDN? 70
*CLS 70
*ESE 70
ESR? 70
*OPC 70
*OPC? 71
*OPT? 71
*RST 71
*SRE[?] 71
*STB? 71
*TST? 71
*LRN? 72
*WAI? 72
System Commands 73
:SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? 73
:SYSTem:HELP:HEADers? 73
:SYSTem:LICense:EXTended:LIST? 74
:SYSTem:SET[?] 74
:SYSTem:VERSion? 75
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:*? 75
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:INSTr[:NUMBer]? 75
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:HISLip[:NUMBer]? 76
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:SOCKet[:PORT]? 76
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:TELNet[:PORT]? 76
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:TCPip:CONTrol? 76
:SYSTem:ERRor:COUNt? 77
:SYSTem:LICense:LIST? 77
:SYSTem:LICense:SUBScription:DATE? 77
Contents
Time Base Commands 78
:TIMebase:REFClock 78
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Instrument Commands 79
:INSTrument:SLOT[:NUMBer]? 79
:INSTrument:IDENtify 79
:INSTrument:IDENtify:STOP 79
:INSTrument:HWRevision? 79
FPGA Access Commands 80
:INSTrument:FPGA:UPDate 80
:INSTrument:FPGA:RESet 80
:INSTrument:FPGA:DIRect:DWORd[?] 81
:INSTrument:FPGA:DIRect:BLOCk[?] 81
:INSTrument:FPGA:GEARbox:CLEar 82
:INSTrument:FPGA:GEARbox:STARt 82
Current and Power Monitor Commands 83
:INSTrument:MONitor:CURRent[:TOTal]? 83
:INSTrument:MONitor:CURRent:MGTAVCC? 83
:INSTrument:MONitor:CURRent:MGTAVTT? 83
:INSTrument:MONitor:CURRent:VCCINT? 84
:INSTrument:MONitor:POWer[:TOTal]? 84
:INSTrument:MONitor:POWer:MGTAVCC? 84
:INSTrument:MONitor:POWer:MGTAVTT? 85
:INSTrument:MONitor:POWer:VCCINT? 85
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Sandbox Commands 86
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:NAME? 86
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:FNAMe? 86
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:FVERsion? 86
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:KID? 87
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:SID? 87
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:CONFigure 87
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:RLISt? 88
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:RINFo? 88
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:PEEK? 88
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:POKE 89
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:SREad? 89
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:SREad:BLOCk? 89
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:SWRite 90
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:SWRite:BLOCk 90
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:MLISt? 90
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:MINFo? 91
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:MREad? 91
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:MREad:BLOCk? 91
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:MWRite 92
:INSTrument:SANDbox<M>:MWRite:BLOCk 92
Contents
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Optical Data Interface Commands 93
:ODI:ACHannels? 93
:ODI:PORT:COUNt? 93
:ODI:PORT<N>:CAPability:DIRection? 94
:ODI:PORT<N>:CAPability:FCONtrols? 94
:ODI:PORT<N>:CAPability:LANes? 94
:ODI:PORT<N>:CAPability:NAME? 95
:ODI:PORT<N>:CAPability:RATes? 95
:ODI:PORT<N>:CAPability:RBMax? 95
:ODI:PORT<N>:CAPability:TBMax? 95
:ODI:PORT<N>:CAPability:TRMatch? 96
:ODI:PORT<N>:NAME? 96
:ODI:PORT<N>:ACTivate 96
:ODI:PORT<N>:DEACtivate 97
:ODI:PORT<N>:CSTatus? 97
:ODI:PORT<N>:PSTatistics:BBURsts? 100
:ODI:PORT<N>:PSTatistics:RBYTes? 100
:ODI:PORT<N>:PSTatistics:TBYTes? 100
:ODI:PORT<N>:PSTatistics:THOFfs? 100
Trigger Commands 101
:TRIGger:OUTPut:MODE 101
:TRIGger:OUTPut:SOURce 102
:TRIGger:LEVel:EXTernal 102
Control In/Out Commands 103
:CIOut:MUX 103
:CIOut:MUX:CLR 105
:CIOut:OUTPut 105
TEST Commands 106
:TEST:PON? 106
:TEST:TST? 106
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Ethernet Commands 107
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:[STATe][?] 107
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:FRAMe:MACSource:[STAte][?] 107
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:FRAMe:MACSource:VALue[?] 108
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:FRAMe:MACDest:[STAte][?] 108
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:FRAMe:MACDest:VALue [?] 109
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:FRAMe:ETHertype:[STAte][?] 109
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:FRAMe:ETHertype:VALue[?] 110
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:CSTatus? 110
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:PSTatistics[:RX]:GOOD? 111
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:PSTatistics[:RX]:BAD? 111
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:PSTatistics[:RX]:DROPped? 111
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:PSTatistics[:RX]:BYTes? 112
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:PSTatistics:TX:BYTes? 112
:ETHernet:PORT[1-8]:PSTatistics:ALL? 112
Introduction 114
PathwaveCapture 115
Cabling of DSP Connectors 115
Setup DSP 115
Usage 115
PathwaveLoopThrough 116
Cabling of DSP Connectors 116
Usage 116
Optional Parameters 117
SimpleRspExample 118
Cabling of DSP Connectors 118
Setup DSP 118
Usage 118
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PathwaveDpu2Dpu 119
Cabling of DSP Connectors 119
Setup DSP 119
Usage 119
PathwaveEthernet 120
Cabling of DSP Connectors 120
Setup DSP 120
Usage 120
Continuous Streaming with Deterministic Latency to DSP
Module 121
8 Characteristics
Performance Specification 123
Operating Environment 123
General 124
Index
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User’s Guide
1 Introduction
M8132A Overview / 17
Key Features / 17
Front Panel / 18
Related Documents / 20
Additional Documents / 20
This chapter provides an overview of M8132A 640 GSa/s Digital Signal
Processor module.
M8132A Overview
The Keysight M8132A is a 640 GSa/s Digital Signal Processor.
Key Features
The M8132A Digital Signal Processor provides the following key features:
• Two large Xilinx Ultrascale+ VU9P FPGAs usable for custom processing
functions
• 4 x 160 Gb/s bidirectional optical data interfaces (ODI) or 3x 160Gbits/s
input/output and 8 * 10Gbe Ethernet
• Aggregate throughput 640 Gb/s input + 640 Gb/s output
• PCIe backplane interface up to Gen3 x8
• Part of Keysight’s Wideband Solution Platform (WSP)
• Deterministic latency between Digitizer (M8131A), DSP module
(M8132A) and AWG (M8121A)
• 2-slot AXIe module
1 Introduction
Instrument Options
The M8132A can be ordered as M8132A-002. The -002 indicates that two
Xilinx Ultrascale+ VU9P FPGAs are available.
Front Panel
Figure 1 on page 18 illustrates the front panel of the M8132A instrument.
Figure 1 M8132A front panel
The M8132A front panel includes the following input/output ports:
Inputs/Outputs
• ODI - The four Optical Data Interface ports (ODI 1/2/3/4) can be used
for optical data streaming. ODI 4 can be used for 8*10Gbe Ethernet.
• Trig In - The Trigger Input can be used for external triggering. As
Trigger source e.g. an external pulse generator can be connected. The
FPGA designer has access to the “Trigger Input” signal inside both
FPGA and may implement desired functionality.
• Trig Out - The Trigger Output can be used to trigger external
instruments or DUTs. The FPGA designer can control the “Trigger
Output” signal inside both FPGA and may implement desired
functionality.
• Sync In - The Sync Input can be used to synchronize the M8132A DSP
module with an M8131A digitizer module in order to achieve a
deterministic latency between the M8131A and the M8132A. Sync In
of the M8132A is connected to the Sync Out of the M8131A digitizer
module.
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Introduction 1
• Sync Out - The four Sync Outputs can be used to synchronize the
M8132A with one or more M8121A AWG modules in order to achieve
deterministic latency between the M8132A and the M8121A AWG.
Sync Out of the M8132A is connected to the Sync In of the M8121A
AWG module.
• Ref Clk In - The Reference Clock Input can be used to synchronize to an
external clock.
• Ref Clk Out - The Reference Clock Output can be used to synchronize a
DUT to the M8132A.
• FPGA Config - The FPGA Configuration connector can be used to
debug open FPGA externally.
• Control In/Out - The Control Input/Output offers a 10-bit parallel
interface. Bit 0 to 4 is configured as input, bit 5 to 9 is configured as
output. The Control In/Out is connected with the sandbox ports of the
FPGAs.
The M8132A front panel include the following LEDs:
•Status LEDs
The “Fail” and “Access” LEDs are available at the front panel to indicate
the status of the M8132A module:
• The green ‘Access’ LED indicates that the controlling PC exchanges
data with the M8132A module.
• The red ‘Fail’ LED has following functionality:
• It is ‘ON’ for about 30 seconds after powering the AXIe chassis.
• After about 30 seconds the LED is switched ‘OFF’. If an external
PC is used to control the AXIe chassis, this PC can be powered
after this LED has switched OFF.
• During normal operation of the module this LED is ‘OFF’. In
case of an error condition such as e.g. a self-test error, the LED
is switch ‘ON’.
• In case the output relay has shut-off because of an external
overload condition, this LED flashes.
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1 Introduction
• Trig In LED - This LED indicates that an externally applied signal
matches the adjusted threshold to be used as a Trigger. The LED turns
on for ~100 ms for each detected edge of the correct polarity. I.e. a
rising edge turns the LED on for 100 ms if the polarity is adjusted to
rising. If the polarity is adjusted to rising and a falling edge is externally
applied, the LED remains OFF. The functionality of this LED is for future
use and is currently not supported.
• Ref Clk In LED - This LED is green when a valid signal at Ref Clk In is
detected. In case of invalid signals, it is red. The functionality of this
LED is for future use and is currently not supported.
Related Documents
To access documentation related to the Keysight M8132A Digital Signal
Processor, use one of the following methods:
• CD - Browse the product CD for M8132A documentation.
• Start > All Programs > Keysight M8131 > Keysight M8131
Documentation - Provides links to all product documentation except
for the IVI driver documentation.
• Start > All Programs > Keysight Instrument Drivers > KtM8131
Digitizer - Provides link to the product IVI driver help system.
• Go to the product web site (www.keysight.com/find/M8132A) and
browse the manuals under Document Library tab.
Additional Documents
Additional documentation can be found at:
• http://www.keysight.com/find/M9502A for 2-slot chassis related
documentation.
• http://www.keysight.com/find/M9505A for 5-slot chassis related
documentation.
• http://www.keysight.com/find/M9506A for 5-slot chassis related
documentation.
• http://www.keysight.com/find/M9514A for 14-slot chassis related
documentation.
• http://www.keysight.com/find/M9537A for embedded AXIe controller
related documentation.
• http://www.keysight.com/products/KF9000A for KF9000A PathWave
FPGA related documentation.
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User’s Guide
2 Software Installation
The M8132A Digital Signal Processor package is installed along with the
M8131A Digitizer package, using the same installer. Therefore, all
prerequisites and installation procedure for M8132A module is the same
as that for M8131A. For more information, refer to the M8131A User
Guide.
http://www.keysight.com/find/M8131A
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3 Soft Front Panel
Launching the Soft Front Panel / 24
Command Line Arguments / 27
Communication / 28
Soft Front Panel / 30
Clock Tab / 36
IOs Tab / 37
IOs Tab in 10GbE mode / 40
System Monitor Tab / 49
This chapter describes the M8132A Soft Front Panel.
3 Soft Front Panel
Launching the Soft Front Panel
There are two ways to launch the M8132A Soft Front Panel:
1 Select Start > All Programs > Keysight M8131 > Keysight M8131 Soft
2From the Keysight Connection Expert select the discovered M8132
The following Connect to Instrument dialog will appear:
Front Panel from the Start menu.
module, select the “Installed Software” tab and press the “Soft Front
Panel” icon. Please note that only instruments connected via PCIe are
shown in the Keysight Connection Expert.
Figure 2 M8132A connected to PC
This dialog shows the addresses of the discovered M8132A modules.
Select a module from the list and press “Connect”.
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Soft Front Panel 3
If no M8132A module is connected to your PC, you can select “Simulation
Mode” to simulate an M8132A module.
Figure 3 M8132A in simulation mode
Next, a software startup screen will be displayed as shown in
Figure 4 on page 26.
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Figure 4 M8132A startup screen
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Command Line Arguments
Option Description
/Socket socketPort Set the socket port at which the Soft Front Panel waits for SCPI commands.
/Telnet telnetPort Set the telnet port at which the Soft Front Panel waits for SCPI commands.
Soft Front Panel 3
(See Communication on page 28 for details about /Socket, /Telnet, /Inst,
/HiSLIP, /AutoID, /NoAutoID, /FallBack).
Table 3 Command line arguments
/Inst instrumentNumber Set the instrument number (instN, hislipN) at which the Soft Front Panel waits for SCPI commands on
VXI-11.3 and HiSLIP connections (if not specified with /HiSLIP).
/HiSLIP hislipNumber Set the instrument number for HiSLIP SCPI communication. If not specified, the same number as for
VXI-11.3 is used.
/AutoID Automatically select ports and numbers for the connections (default behavior).
/NoAutoID Disable the default behavior; i.e. do not automatically select ports and numbers for the connections.
/FallBack Try to find unused ports and number if starting a server fails.
/NoSplash Don't show the splash screen.
/Minimized Start with the SFP window minimized to the Windows task bar.
/Title “title” Additional information shown in the SFP window title.
/OutputDir Set the output directory for the log file and temporary files.
/r resourceName Visa PXI resource string of the module to connect to, e.g. PXI12::0::0::INSTR. “auto” selects the next free
instrument.
/M8132TenGbe Starts up the M8132A with three ODI ports and eight 10 GbE ports instead of the usual four ODI ports.
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Communication
Depending on the command line arguments /Socket, /Telnet, /Inst,
/AutoID, /NoAutoID, /FallBack, the Soft Front Panel starts several servers
to handle SCPI commands. (Refer to the table above.)
/Socket, /Telnet, /Inst, /HiSLIP: If -1, do not start the respective servers
Defaults:
• Socket port: 5025 (e.g. TCPIP0::localhost::5025::SOCKET)
• Telnet port: 5024
• HiSLIP: 0 (e.g. TCPIP0::localhost::hislip0::INSTR)
• VXI-11.3: 0 (e.g. TCPIP0::localhost::inst0::INSTR)
/FallBack: If starting a server fails because of a conflict, try using another
port or number
• HiSLIP, VXI-11.3: increase the index until a server can be started
successfully
• Socket, Telnet: start with port 60000, then increase it until the servers
can be started successfully. If neither socket nor telnet is disabled, the
Soft Front Panel tries to start the servers on two consecutive ports
(socket port = telnet port + 1)
/AutoID: Automatically select ports and number for the connections,
which are unique per instrument.
This is the default behavior; it is not necessary to specify this argument on
the command line.
If only one AXIe module is connected to this PC and it is an M8132A
module, first try to use the command line arguments /Socket, /Telnet,
/Inst, or their respective default values if they are not specified. If starting
the servers fails, proceed with the steps below.
/Socket, /Telnet, /Inst, /HiSLIP are ignored (unless they are -1 and a
server is disabled)
If the Soft Front Panel detects more than one AXIe module, use a special
mechanism to obtain a number for the HiSLIP and VXI-11.3 servers, which
makes sure that the Soft Front Panel uses always the same VISA resource
string per module
The socket and telnet port are then calculated from the HiSLIP index:
• telnet port = 60000 + 2 * <HiSLIP index>
• socket port = 60000 + 2 * <HiSLIP index> + 1
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NOTE
NOTE
Ports may already be in use by Windows or other applications, so they
are not available for M8132A.
/NoAutoID: Do not automatically select ports and number for the
connections, use the values specified with /Socket, /Telnet, /Inst, /HiSLIP
or their respective default values instead.
If both /NoAutoID and /AutoID are specified, /AutoID overrides /NoAutoID.
The first port not assigned by IANA is 49152 (IANA, Internet Assigned
Numbers Authority,
http://www.iana.org)
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3 Soft Front Panel
Soft Front Panel
The Soft Front Panel and its elements are illustrated in the following
figure:
Figure 5 M8132A user interface
The Soft Front Panel includes the following elements:
1Title Bar
2 Menu Bar
3 Tabs (Clock, IOs and System Monitor)
4Lower Pane
5 Status Bar
The detailed information on these GUI elements are described in the
sections that follow.
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