Keysight PXIe Series Use and care manual

Keysight PXIe
Chassis Family
Firmware Guide

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M9019-90025
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First Edition, May 2018
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Safety Summary
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
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General This product is a Safety Class 1 instrument (provided with a protective earth
terminal). The protective features of this product may be impaired if it is
used in a manner not specified in the operation instructions.
All Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) used in this product are Class 1 LEDs as
per IEC 60825-1.
Environment Conditions This instrument is intended for indoor use in an installation category II,
pollution degree 2 environment. It is designed to operate at a maximum
relative humidity of 95% and at altitudes of up to 2000 meters.
Refer to the specifications tables for the ac mains voltage requirements and
ambient operating temperature range.
Before Applying Power 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.
Ground the Instrument 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.
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
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.

Contents
1
Firmware Overview .................................................................................8
2
Determining the Installed Version...........................................................9
3
Firmware Version Contents...................................................................10
4
Firmware Version Detail........................................................................11
5
Upgrading or Downgrading Firmware Process .....................................13

2
Determining the Installed Version
Firmware version contents are displayed by the Soft Front Panel (SFP)
Help About screen of the PXIe Chassis Family driver. However, you can
only see the Trigger Bridge firmware version when using PXIe Chassis
Driver 1.7.82.1 or later. You cannot observe the Trigger Bridge firmware
version using the PXIe Chassis Family driver prior to 1.7.82.1. Please
download and install the latest driver from www.Keysight.com. Search
on your chassis model number. Click on “Visit Technical Support” and
then click on the tab for “Drivers, Firmware & Software”. After installing
version 1.7.82.1 or later, run the SFP for your chassis and click on
Help>About. Refer to the next page of this document to identify which
firmware version is installed.
The figure below shows an example of the Help>About for an M9019A
chassis. In this example, the version of the Trigger Bridge version
number matches that of the 2018 firmware. If the 2017 firmware were
installed, it would show version 0 for the Trigger Bridge.
Figure 1.M9019A SFP Help About
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4
Firmware Version Detail
Select the version of firmware based on your need. It is recommended
that you always use the latest version of the firmware. Please check the
firmware download webpage for the latest version available. Below is
the detail showing each firmware capabilities.
2017 Firmware Version Detail
If you do not need the enhanced capability of the front panel trigger
ports and you are using the 2017 firmware version, then you can use
any version of the PXIe Chassis Family driver, including 1.7.82.1. The
1.7.82.1 PXIe Chassis Family driver automatically detects the firmware
version installed and performs accordingly.
The only difference between the 2017 Firmware version and the 2018
Firmware version is in the behavior of the front panel trigger ports. The
following paragraph describes how they work in the 2017 Firmware
version.
With the 2017 firmware, the front panel trigger port, when configured as
an Input, can connect to only a single PXI_TRIG line on Trigger Bus
Segment 2 (Segment 1 for the M9010A). The front panel trigger port,
when configured as an Output, can only output the trigger signal from a
single PXI_TRIG line on Trigger Bus Segment 2 (Segment 1 for the
M9010A). In both these situations, only one PXI_TRIG trigger signal line
can be used and it must be on Trigger Bus Segment 2 (Segment 1 for
the M9010A). If you want to connect a front panel trigger port to a
PXI_TRIG trigger signal line on a different Trigger Bus Segment, you
must add a route to the chassis configuration. See the PXIe Chassis
Family User Guide for more information.
2018 Firmware Version Detail
The PXIe Chassis 2018 firmware adds enhanced capability to the front
panel trigger ports, but it can only be used with PXIe Chassis Family
driver 1.7.82.1 or later. If you want the enhanced capability for the front
panel trigger ports, then you must use both the 2018 firmware and the
1.7.82.1 driver or later.
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The 2018 firmware can only be used with the 1.7.82.1 or later PXIe Chassis
Family driver. It will not work with driver version 1.6.493.1 or older versions. If
the 2018 Firmware version is installed in your chassis, you must use the
1.7.82.1 or later driver. If you cannot use 1.7.82.1, then you must downgrade
your firmware.
When the 2018 firmware is installed in your chassis, the PXIe chassis
Driver 1.7.82.1 offers the enhanced front panel trigger port capability in
both the SFP Trigger Ports tab and in the IVI software API.
The front panel trigger port, when configured as an Output, can connect
to multiple PXI_TRIG lines on Trigger Bus Segment 2 or 3 (or both). For
the M9010A chassis, the front panel trigger ports can connect to
Segments 1 or 2 (or both). You have a great deal of flexibility in
configuring the destination of the incoming trigger signal. You can
configure the incoming trigger signal to go to a single PXI_TRIG line on
a single segment or to multiple PXI_TRIG lines on two segments.
The front panel trigger port, when configured as an Output, can only
output the trigger signal from a single PXI_TRIG line, but you can
connect it to either Trigger Bus Segment 2 or 3 (Segments 1 or 2 for the
M9010A). Unlike the 2017 firmware, which is limited to a single Trigger
Bus Segment, the 2018 firmware can output from either of two Trigger
Bus Segments.
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5
Upgrading or Downgrading
Firmware Process
This section describes how to upgrade or downgrade your chassis
firmware. PXIe Chassis Family driver version 1.7.82.1 or later is required
to perform the firmware change process.
Step 1
- Determine the model number of the chassis (i.e. M9010A,
M9018B, or M9019A) you want to upgrade or downgrade.
Step 2
– Determine whether you are upgrading or downgrading. It is
recommended that you always use the latest version of the firmware.
Step 3
– Download the firmware zip file from Keysight.com. Click on the
link appropriate for your chassis model number:
www Keysight com/find/M9010A
www.Keysight.com/find/M9018B
www Keysight com/find/M9019A
•Click on “Visit Technical Support”.
•Click on the “Drivers, Firmware & Software” tab.
•Find the version you want and download it.
Step 4
– Unzip your firmware zip file.
Step 5
– Start the SFP.
Step 6
– Click on Utilities > Firmware Update.
Step 7
– Click on “Yes” if the below Alert screen pops up.
Step 8
– The Firmware Update Utility will start as shown in the screen
shot below. Click on “Browse” then navigate to the location where you
unzipped the Firmware zip file. Select the Manifest*.* file and click
”Open”.
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Step 9
– With your browse path filled in, click “Next”.
Step 10
– The Firmware Update Utility asks you to verify that you want
to update the “Current version” to the “New version”. In the example
below, we are downgrading from 2018 firmware to 2017 firmware. To
start the process, click “Update”.
Step 11
– When the Firmware Update Utility finishes, it displays this
message. Please follow the instructions to complete the firmware
change process.
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This information is subject to change
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© Keysight Technologies 2018
Edition 2, Aug 2018
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