Keysight S5040A User manual

User’s Guide
Keysight S5040A
Open RAN Studio
Player and Capture Appliance

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S5040-91000
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Edition 1.0, April 2021
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Safety Summary
This product has been designed and tested in accordance with accepted industry
standards, and has been supplied in a safe condition. The documentation contains
information and warnings that must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and
to maintain the product in a safe condition.
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 on the Web. Go to www.keysight.com and type in your product number in
the Search field at the top of the page.
Safety symbols & Instrument markings
Instrument Marking Description
The instruction manual symbol. The product is marked with this warning symbol when it
is necessary for the user to refer to the instructions in the manual.
Standby supply. Unit is not completely disconnected from AC mains when switch is
off.
The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community.
The CSA mark with the 'c' and 'us' subscript indicates the instrument is certified to the
applicable Canadian and United States of America standards respectively.
The RCM mark is a registered trademark of the Australian Communications and Media
Authority
The KC mark is the Korean certification mark. This equipment is Class A suitable for
professional use and is for use in electromagnetic environments outside of the home.
Attach ESD protective wrist strap to avoid damage by direct contact with the equipment.

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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.
Hot surface. The metallic panels may get warm after powering on the equipment.
Caution, risk of electric shock. After disconnection from mains allow internal capacitors
to fully discharge.
Symbol 7, the frame or chassis terminal.
NOTE
The QSFP communication cables (or any other with potential laser
energy) are not sold as part of the equipment and as such the unit
has no laser safety classification. The QSFP communication
cables used must be compliant with the requirements of the
authorities having jurisdiction where the equipment is used.
Instrument Marking Description

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Compliance and Environmental Information
Table 1 Compliance and Environmental Information
Declaration of Conformity
Declarations of Conformity for this product and for the Keysight products may be
downloaded from the Web. Go to http://www.keysight.com/go/conformity.
You can then search by product number to find the latest Declaration of Conformity.
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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S5040A Open RAN Studio Player and Capture Appliance - At a Glance
Designed for LTE and 5G O-RAN Radio Unit (O-RU) testing, Keysight S5040A Open RAN
Studio Player and Capture Appliance is a Windows® 10 Pro Workstation based operating
system 1RU server and FPGA hardware accelerated Ethernet acquisition, timing, and
triggering hardware, which provides powerful, yet easy to use, capabilities to:
• Build O-RAN compliant CUS-plane test vectors.
• Emulate an O-RAN Distributed Unit (O-DU) – to generate the test vectors against a
Device Under Test (DUT).
• Capture and accurately timestamp the DUT’s responses.
• Perform measurements needed to validate if the O-RU meets standard compliant
operation and radio performance.
The S5040A Appliance includes powerful O-RAN focused tools to construct, play,
capture, and measure O-RAN traffic over 10 Gbps / 25 Gbps (fronthaul) Ethernet
interfaces. Out of the box integration of the U5040B Open RAN Studio software with
Keysight’s industry leading PathWave Signal Studio and 89600 VSA software enables
sophisticated 5G signal creation and easy capture, extraction, and export of IQ vectors –
for advanced modulation analysis of received RF / mmWave signals and radio
performance. Additionally, when combined with Keysight spectrum analyzers and signal
sources, the integrated Open RAN Studio solution delivers the most comprehensive cross
domain, multi-channel RF / mmWave and O-RAN protocol measurements available in
the industry, for both FR1 and FR2 radios, downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) paths.
Some of the highlights of the S5040A Appliance are:
• High-capacity removable solid state hard drive for fast boot-up, storing setups, and
saving measurement results.
• USB 3.0 and LAN ports make printing, saving, and sharing data easy.
• VGA and DisplayPort ports on the motherboard I/O panel for displaying the screen on
a different monitor.
• 64-bit Windows operating system and graphical user interface with easy-to-use
menus, toolbars, and features. Ability to install other Windows applications other than
the pre-installed Signal Studio and vector signal analysis (VSA) software.

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In this Guide
This guide provides you the information to begin using the S5040A Open RAN Studio
Player and Capture Appliance.
Chapter 1, “Setting up the S5040A Appliance, includes unpacking steps, power and air
flow requirements, and other setup information.
Chapter 2, “Getting Started, familiarizes you with the inputs and outputs, front-panel
knobs and keys, the graphical user interface, and describes how to perform basic
operations with the S5040A Appliance.
Chapter 3, “Miscellaneous tasks on the S5040A Appliance, describes some secondary
tasks, which are related to optimizing the appearance of the software and hardware,
which you could perform on the S5040A Appliance.
Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting, describes what to do if you encounter any problems with
your S5040A Open RAN Studio Player and Capture Appliance.
For more information
• For detailed information on how to use the S5040A Appliance and the U5040B Open
RAN Studio software, see the U5040B Open RAN Studio software’s online help. See
See “Accessing the Online Help” on page 36.
• For technical assistance, contact your local Keysight Technologies representative at
http://www.keysight.com/find/contactus.

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Contents
Safety Summary 3
Compliance and Environmental Information 5
Declaration of Conformity 5
S5040A Open RAN Studio Player and Capture Appliance - At a
Glance 6
In this Guide 7
1 Setting up the S5040A Appliance
Inspecting Package Contents 12
Accessories provided with S5040A Appliance 13
Environmental Characteristics 14
Positioning for proper airflow 16
Connecting accessories and LAN cable to the S5040A
Appliance 17
Connecting power to the S5040A Appliance 19
Powering On the S5040A Appliance 20
2 Getting Started
Front Panel Connectors 24
Understanding SFP / QSFP modules & Cable types 27
Cable types 28
Modules 31
Inserting & removing modules and cables 33
Copper SFP module for M-Plane Passthrough 42

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Contents
Startup sequence of the S5040A Appliance 43
LED Indicators 45
Initial boot sequence 46
Changing the Administrator password 47
Launching software for S5040A Appliance 48
Understanding software features 51
Performing a soft reset 56
Accessing the Online Help 57
Performing Instrument Image Recovery 59
3 Miscellaneous tasks on the S5040A Appliance
Changing Windows operating system settings 64
Installing Application Programs on S5040A Appliance 65
Firmware Updates 66
Cleaning the S5040A Appliance 68
4 Troubleshooting
Verifying Basic Operation 70
Powering Up the S5040A Appliance 70
Display Troubleshooting 71
USB port Troubleshooting 73
Firmware Update error 74
Software errors during / after installation 75
Errors with U5040B software 75
Errors with other pre-installed software 76
Returning the S5040A Appliance to Keysight for Service 77
Index

S5040A Open RAN Studio Player and Capture Appliance
User’s Guide
1Setting up the S5040A
Appliance
Inspecting Package Contents / 12
Environmental Characteristics / 14
Positioning for proper airflow / 16
Connecting accessories and LAN cable to the S5040A Appliance / 17
Connecting power to the S5040A Appliance / 19
Powering On the S5040A Appliance / 20
This chapter shows how to set up and prepare your S5040A Open RAN
Studio Player and Capture Appliance for first-time use.

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1 Setting up the S5040A Appliance
Inspecting Package Contents
Table 2 shows a check list that you must perform after you receive the
procured S5040A Open RAN Studio Player and Capture Appliance, also
referred to as ‘S5040A Appliance’.
Table 2 Checklist after receiving package
Items to check

Inspect the shipping container for damage.
•Keep the shipping container or cushioning material until you have inspected
the contents of the shipment for completeness and have checked the
S5040A Appliance mechanically and electrically.
•If the shipping container is damaged, or the cushioning materials show
signs of stress, notify the carrier and your Keysight Technologies Sales
Office. Keep the shipping materials for the carrier's inspection. The Keysight
Technologies Sales Office will arrange for repair or replacement at
Keysight's option without waiting for claim settlement.

Inspect the S5040A Appliance.
If there is mechanical damage or a defect, or if the S5040A Appliance does not
operate properly, notify your Keysight Technologies Sales Office.

Verify that you received the following items in the packaging for the S5040A
Appliance.
•Open RAN Studio Player and Capture Appliance (Qty. 1)
•Power cord (Qty. 1)
•Keyboard (Qty. 1)
•Mouse (USB Optical) (Qty. 1)
•Electrical Loopback QSFP28 module (Qty. 1)
•Quick Start poster
If anything is missing, contact your nearest Keysight Technologies Sales Office.
Verify that you received the options and accessories you ordered and that none
were damaged.

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Setting up the S5040A Appliance 1
Accessories provided with S5040A Appliance
Table 3 List of accessories along with S5040A Appliance
For a complete list of options and accessories available for the S5040A
Open RAN Studio Player and Capture Appliance, see S5040A Open RAN
Studio Player and Capture Appliance Data Sheet.
Part Number MPN Manufacturer Description
0950-6426 SF-100GLB0W00-0DB AMPHENOL
INTERCONNECT
PRODUCTS
QSFP 100G Loopback
Adapter Module for
QSFP28 Port Testing 0dB
0W
0960-3245 Y-U0009 LOGITECH Keyboard 104 Key with
USB-Cable
0960-3246 910-001439 LOGITECH Optical Mouse USB
2-Buttons 1-Scroll Wheel

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1 Setting up the S5040A Appliance
Environmental Characteristics
Table 4 List of environmental characteristics for the S5040A Appliance
Characteristic Rating / Range / Description
Environment Indoor use only
Ambient Temperature Operating: +5 °C to +40 °C
Non-operating: –40 °C to +70 °C
CAUTION: If storing the S5040A Appliance above +40 °C, make sure
the feet are firmly secured beneath the instrument.
Humidity Operating: maximum relative humidity 80 percent for temperatures up
to 31 °C, decreasing linearly to 50 percent relative humidity at 40 °C,
non-condensing.
Non-operating: up to 95 percent relative humidity, non-condensing,
at 40 °C; decreasing linearly to 50 percent relative humidity at 70 °C
Altitude Operating: up to 3,000 meters (9,842 feet)
Non-operating: up to 15,300 meters (50,000 feet)
Weight 17.968 lbs (8.15 kgs)
Dimensions Width = 434 mm (17.09 in)
Depth = 495 mm (19.49 in)
Height = 106 mm (4.17 in)
Safety UL 61010-1:2010/CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1-12 Amendment 1
IEC 61010-1:2017 Amendment 1
IEC 61010-2-030:2017 Amendment 1
UL 61010-2-030:2018 Amendment 1
CAN/CSA-22.2 No. 61010-2-030-17 Amendment 1
Installation Category II

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Setting up the S5040A Appliance 1
Voltage Fluctuations Note that the mains supply voltage fluctuations are not to exceed
±10% of the nominal supply voltage. Temporary overvoltages may not
exceed the allowed voltage fluctuations of +10% nominal.
Pollution Degree The S5040A Appliance may be operated in environments of Pollution
Degree 2.
Pollution Degree
Definitions
Pollution Degree 1: No pollution or only dry, non-conductive pollution
occurs. The pollution has no influence. Example: A clean room or
climate-controlled office environment.
Pollution Degree 2. Normally only dry non-conductive pollution
occurs. Occasionally a temporary conductivity caused by
condensation may occur. Example: General indoor environment.
Pollution Degree 3: Conductive pollution occurs, or dry,
non-conductive pollution occurs which becomes conductive due to
condensation which is expected. Example: Sheltered outdoor
environment.
Characteristic Rating / Range / Description

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1 Setting up the S5040A Appliance
Positioning for proper airflow
Position the S5040A Appliance in a manner, where it will have sufficient
clearance for airflow around the back and sides.
Figure 1 Positioning the S5040A Appliance with sufficient clearance

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Setting up the S5040A Appliance 1
Connecting accessories and LAN cable to the S5040A Appliance
Figure 2 shows the rear panel of the S5040A Appliance.
Figure 2 Rear panel of the S5040A Appliance
The ports on the rear panel of the S5040A Appliance are listed in the order
shown in the image above:
Table 5 Description of the Rear panel connectors
Label# Connector Description
1 Power AC Power input
2 Display Out Type: VGA
3 USB USB 3.0 device port (1x)
4 Display Out Type: DisplayPort
5 USB USB 3.0 host ports (4x)
6 LAN 2x RJ-45 connector, supports 10/100/1000Base-T.
Supports Web-enabled remote control, data/file transfers
and network printing.
7 Audio Microphone, line in, line out
NOTE
Maximum length of the accessory cable should be less than 3 meters to
reduce any RFI interference.

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1 Setting up the S5040A Appliance
Perform the following steps prior to powering on the S5040A Appliance:
i Plug a mouse and keyboard into the USB host ports. Four host ports
are on the rear panel, with two more on the front panel.
ii Connect an HD monitor to either the VGA connector or the DisplayPort
+ USB 3 Device Port, depending on the type of connector you have. While
you may connect up to two displays simultaneously, it is recommended
that you connect a monitor to the VGA connector only, when starting up.
iii If you want to connect to a Local Area Network, connect your LAN
cable to the RJ-45 connector on the side panel. Connect the other end to
an open LAN port.

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Setting up the S5040A Appliance 1
Connecting power to the S5040A Appliance
Table 6 Power requirements for the S5040A Appliance
Connect the power cord to the rear of the S5040A Appliance, then to a
suitable AC voltage source. An orange / amber light appears on the power
button to indicate that a standby power is applied to the S5040A
Appliance.
Route the power cord so the Appliance's feet do not pinch the cord.
The power cord is the disconnecting device for Mains. Position the
equipment so the power cord is easily reached by the operator.
Attribute Ratings
Power ~ 100 - 120 V, 50/60/400 Hz
~ 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
450 Watts MAX
CAUTION
Use only the power cord that came with the S5040A Appliance.
The power cord provided is matched to the country of origin of the order.
WARNING
To avoid electric shock, be sure the S5040A Appliance is properly
grounded.

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1 Setting up the S5040A Appliance
Powering On the S5040A Appliance
Figure 3 shows the front panel of the S5040A Appliance.
Figure 3 Powering on the S5040A Appliance
Press the power switch in the lower left corner of the S5040A Appliance’s
front panel. The power button turns green in color. After a short
initialization period, the boot up sequence for Windows operating system
appears on the connected display. The S5040A Appliance is ready to use.
You can connect and disconnect SFP / QSFP adapters and modules even
after the Appliance has been powered on.
Powering Off the
Oscilloscope
To power off the S5040A Appliance, do one of the following. The Appliance
will go through a normal Windows operating system shutdown process.
• On the monitor display, click Power > Shut down from the Start menu.
OR
• Press and ‘release’ the power switch at the lower left corner of the
S5040A Appliance's front panel.