Keysight Technologies M8000 Series, M8040A, M8040A-BU1, M8040A-BU2 Getting Started Manual
Keysight M8000 Series of BER
Test Solutions
M8040A High-Performance BERT
Getting Started
Guide
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Safety Summary
General This product is a Safety Class 1 instrument (provided with a protective earth terminal).
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation
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Before Applying Power
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Explosive Atmosphere
Do Not Remove the
Instrument Cover
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altitudes of up to 2000 meters.
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switch.
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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.
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Safety Symbols
Table 1 Safety Symbol
Symbol Description
Indicates warning or caution. If you see this symbol on a
product, you must refer to the manuals for specific
Warning or Caution information to avoid personal injury
or damage to the product.
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 antistatic precautions should be taken.
Indicates the time period d uring which no hazardous or
toxic substance elements are expected to leak or
deteriorate during normal use. Forty years is the
expected useful life of the product.
The RCM Mark is a compliance mark to the ACMA
(Australian Spectrum Management Agency). This
indicates compl iance with all Australian EMC regulatory
information.
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Symbol Description
CSA is the Canadian certification mark to demonstrate
compliance with the Safety requirements.
CE compliance marking to the EU Safety and EMC
Directives.
ISM GRP-1A classification according to the
international EMC standard.
ICES/NMB-001 compliance marking to the Canad ian
EMC standard.
This symbol on all primary and secondary packaging
indicates compliance to China standard GB
18455-2001.
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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 ind icates 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.
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information.
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About This Guide
NOTE
This guide provides high-level information for an initial setup of the Keysight J-BERT
M8040A High-Performance BERT. This guide focuses on setting up “bundled” systems
such as the M8040A-BU1 and M8040A-BU2.
The M8040A-BU1 system has the M8000 module(s), M9537A AXIe Embedded Host
Computer, M8070A software plus license, and module licenses pre-installed.
The M8040A-BU2 and M8030A-BU2 bundled systems has the M8000 module(s) and their
licenses pre-installed but will require host computer connection and M8070A software
plus license installation. These procedures are located in this guide.
Network licenses are not pre-installed on any system. If you plan to use the
M8040A system over a network, you must perform the network license
installation procedures in this guide.
If you ordered a system that requires on-site installation of individual M8000 modules or
the M9537A AXIe Embedded Host Computer into the M9505A AXIe Chassis, refer to the
Keysight M8000 Series of BER Test Solutions Installation Guide for detailed module-level
installation instructions.
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Contents
1 Introduction
Safety Summary 3
Compliance and Environmental Information 6
About This Guide 7
Introduction 14
Key Features 14
Applications 14
M8040A Modules 16
M9505A AXIe Chassis 17
AXIe Embedded System Module (USB ESM) 18
Keysight M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller Module 19
Host Computer 20
M8045A High-Performance BERT Pattern Generator-Clock
Module 21
M8045A Features 21
M8045A Module Components 21
M8045A Front Panel Input/Output Ports 23
M8046A High-Performance BERT Analyzer Module 25
M8046A Features 25
M8046A Module Components 25
M8046A Front Panel Inputs/Outputs Ports 26
M8057A Pattern Generator Remote Head 28
M8057A Remote Head Components 28
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Contents
2 Basic Setup for M8040A
Step 1 - Unpack the Shipment 32
Return the Damaged/Defective Item to Keysight for
Repair/Replacement
33
Step 2 - Set up the M8040A 33
Step 3 - Set up the External Host Computer (not required for
M8040A-BU1) 33
Computer Hardware and Software Requirements 34
To connect via USB 35
To connect via PCIe 35
Step 4 - Connect the M9505A AXIe Chassis to a Power Supply 36
Step 5 - Power Up (if connecting via PCIe) 37
Step 6 - Verify Basic M8040A Operation 38
Step 7 - Install Keysight IO Libraries Suite (not required for
M8040A-BU1) 39
Step 8 - Install M8070A Software (not required for
M8040A-BU1) 39
Step 9 - Install the Licenses 40
Installing M8070A-0TP License (not required for M8040A-BU1) 41
Installing Temporary License (Trial License) for the M8000 Series 41
Installing M8070A-0NP Floating/Networked License 42
Installing the FlexNet License Manager 43
Installing Module Licenses (for upgrades only) 49
Transporting an M8070A License 50
Affix Option Label (optional) 50
Step 10 - Turning off the Chassis and Modules 52
Step 11 - Connect the M8040A to the Device Under Test (DUT) 52
Typical Test Setup Example 52
M9537A Embedded Controller Setup Example 53
Hard ware Connections 54
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3 Using the M8040A High-Performance BERT
Locating Electronic Manuals and Onl ine Help 56
Routine Care 56
Starting the M8070A Software 57
Perform a Measurement 58
Updating Software Components 66
Contacting Keysight Service and Support 66
Quick Troubleshooting 66
Index
Contents
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Keysight M8040A High-Performance BERT
Getting Started Guide
1 Introduction
Introduction / 14
M8040A Modules / 16
M8045A High-Performance BERT Pattern Generator-Clock Module / 21
M8046A High-Performance BERT Analyzer Module / 25
M8057A Pattern Generator Remote Head / 28
This chapter introduces you to Keysight’s M8040A High-performance
BERT. It also introduces you to the concept of using a host computer to
communicate with the M8040A.
1 Introduction
Introduction
The Keysight Technologies M8040A is a highly integrated BERT for
physical layer characterization and compliance testing.
With support for pulse amplitude modulation 4-level (PAM-4) and
non-return-to-zero (NRZ) signals, and symbol rates up to 64 GBaud
(corresponds to 112 Gbit/s) it covers all flavors of the emerging 400 GbE
and CEI-56G standards.
The M8040A BERT´ s true error analysis provides repeatable and accurate
results, optimizing the performance margins of your devices.
Key Features
The M8040A provides the following features:
• Data rates from 2 to 32 and 64 GBaud
• PAM-4 and NRZ selectable from M8070A user interface
• Built-in 4 tap de-emphasis to compensate loss
• Integrated and calibrated jitter injection: RJ, PJ1, PJ2, SJ, BUJ, and
even-odd jitter
• Two pattern generator channels per module to emulate aggressor
• Linearity tests with adjustable PAM-4 levels
• Short connections to the DUT with remote heads for the pattern
generator
• True PAM-4 error detection in real-time for low BER levels
• Graphical user interface and remote control via M8000 system software
• Scalable and upgradeable with options and modules
Applications
The M8040A is designed for R&D and test engineers who characterize
chips, devices, transceiver modules and sub-components, boards and
systems with serial I/O ports operating with data rates up to 32 GBaud and
64 GBaud in the data center and communications industries.
The M8040A can be used for receiver (input) testing for many popular
interconnect standards, such as:
• 400 Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3bs)
• 200/100/50 Gigabit Ethernet
• OIF CEI - 56G (NRZ and PAM-4 versions)
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• 64G/112G Fibre Channel
• Infiniband-HDR
• Proprietary interfaces for chip-to-chip, chip-to-module, backplanes,
repeaters, and active optical cables, operating up to 64 GBaud.
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1 Introduction
M8046A Module
M8045A Module
(2 Channels)
M8085A Remote Head
M8040A Modules
The M8040A modules are recognized by the model number and name
located on their front panel.
Each of the supported modules has some standard hardware and software
features that are available with a standard license for that module. Some
upgraded features/components of a module are licensed and are only
available when you purchase and install a license for that option.
The M8040A supports the following modules.
• M8045A High-Performance BERT Pattern Generator-Clock
• M8046A High-Performance BERT Analyzer
• M8057A Pattern Generator Remote Head
The M8045A module occupies three slots of the 5-slot M9505A AXIe
chassis. It must be installed in slots 1 through 3 in the AXIe chassis unless
the M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller is installed. The M9537A AXIe
Embedded Controller must be installed in slot 1.
The M8046A module occupies a single slot of the 5-slot M9505A AXIe
chassis.
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The M8057A remote head is an external box which must be connected to
each channel of M8045A module. Three cables are fixed on the back side
of M8057A which need to be connected to M8045A remote head, P and N
connectors.
Figure 1 on page -16 shows a typical configuration of M8045A, M8046A
and M8057A.
Figure 1 M8045A, M8046A and M8057A configuration
M9505A AXIe Chassis
NOTE
NOTE
Introduction 1
Details on the features and hardware components of each of the above
mentioned modules are further described in this chapter.
The M9505A AXIe chassis is a modular instrument chassis that supports
complex and high density testing. The chassis provides five slots for
installing multiple AXIe based instrument modules such as the M8045A,
M8046A, etc. Besides providing a frame for the installation of these
instrument modules, the M9505A AXIe chassis also provides power, a
cooling system, a PCIe Gen2 local data bus, a Gigabit LAN interconnect,
and a USB and PCIe connection for external host computer connectivity.
.
The USB connection is recommended when using a laptop or desktop PC
as an external controller. The PCIe connection is recommended for use
with a desktop PC as an external controller only.
PCIe connectivity between the M9505A AXIe Chassis and an external
desktop PC controller is recommended when full channel plus large
patterns need to be downloaded.
Refer to the Keysight M9505A AXIe Chassis Startup Guide to get detailed
information about the AXIe chassis.
Figure 2 M9505A 5-slot chassis
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1 Introduction
PCIe Port
USB Port
AXIe Embedded System Module (USB ESM)
The bottom slot of the AXIe chassis is reserved for the Embedded System
Module (ESM) which is factory installed. The ESM has a USB 2.0 interface
as well as a PCIe x8, Gen1 and Gen2 compliant interface to connect an
external host computer to the chassis.
Figure 3 AXIe Embedded System Module
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Introduction 1
The ESM:
• runs the chassis embedded operating system (Windows 7) which
manages all internal tasks and communications.
• tracks inserted modules and manages power requirements.
• monitors chassis temperature and controls variable- speed chassis
fans.
• monitors module sensors and reports component failures to a system
log.
• acts as a Gigabit Ethernet switch; forwards frames along the backplane.
• connects an external host computer to the chassis.
• synchronizes timing across all modules through the Keysight Trigger
Bus, using an internal or external clock source.
LAN connector on AXIe ESM is not used. Only use LAN connection on the
host computer.
Either the PCIe (desktop only) or USB (desktop or laptop) port can be used
in this ESM but not both simultaneously. When you use the PCIe port, the
USB port is automatically disabled until the PCIe port is no longer in use.
Keysight M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller Module
The M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller is a one slot module that you can
install in the M9505A AXIe chassis like any other instrument module. This
module acts as a host computer when installed in the M9505A AXIe
chassis. It is always installed in slot 1 of the M9505A AXIe chassis.
The following figure displays this module.
Figure 4 M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller Module
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1 Introduction
Host Computer
A host computer is used to:
• host all the software components of the instrument modules needed to
control, configure, and use the modules.
• communicate with the ESM of the M9505A AXIe chassis to allow you to
monitor and control the chassis.
A host computer can be:
• the M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller module.
• a laptop with a USB port.
• a desktop PC with a USB port or x8 or wider PCIe slot for the cabled
PCIe adapter card.
Refer to the Computer Hardware and Software Requirements on page 34
for external host computer minimum requirements.
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M8045A High-Performance BERT Pattern Generator-Clock Module
The M8045A is an instrument module that can be installed into the
M9505A 5-slot AXIe Chassis. This module occupies three slots.
M8045A Features
• Up to two Pattern Generator channels per 2-slot-module
• Symbol rate 2 to 64.8 GBaud
• NRZ and PAM-4 format is software-selectable
• Minimum data rate = 2 Gb/s
• PAM-4 up to 64 Gbaud
• Built in de-emphasis
• Built in and calibrated jitter generation
• External jitter modulation per channel
• Remote head to get close to the DUT
• Pattern memory, PRBS, pattern sequencing
• Sequencing control by external control signals
Introduction 1
Refer to the Online Help installed and integrated into the M8070A
software to learn about how to use this module.
M8045A Module Components
The following figure displays the front panel of the M8045A module:
Figure 5 M8045A module front panel
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1 Introduction
As displayed in Figure 5 on page -21, the M8045A module has the
following components.
Table 3 Insertion/Extraction and Retaining
Component Description
Retaining screws The screws on both ends of the module are used to retain the module tightly
Module Insertion/Extraction
Handles
Table 4 Front Panel LEDs
Connector Name Active when... Color
Fail power-up fault condition red
Access power-up ready state green
Data Mod In 1/2 output is active green
Clk Out 1/2 output is active green
Ctrl Out 1/2 output is active green
Ctrl In 1/2 logic level is detected green
P & N 1/2 output is active green
Clk In signal is detected green
Ref Clk In signal is detected green
inside the M9505A AXIe Chassis slot once you have fully placed it inside the
chassis. To remove the module, you first need to loosen these screws ensuring
that these screws disengage completely.
The handles on both sides of the mod ule to insert or eject the module from the
slot of the M9505A AXIe Chassis.
Ref Clk Out not used green
Aux In not used n/a
Clk Out output is active green
Trig Out output is active green
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