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System Architecture Overview

Configuration

Step 1

Order the U4301A analyzer module

Select the option for the number of lanes to be tested and software license for 5 Gbps or 8 Gbps

applications Refer to ordering information for details

Step 2

Order a modular chassis

Recommended chassis is the Keysight M9502A 2-slot AXIe chassis or optionally the Keysight

M9505A 5-slot AXIe chassis

Step 3

Select a PC controller—Keysight recommends the M9536A embedded controller—or select

an external PC that meets the performance requirements as specified in the

PXI and AXIe Modular Instrumentation, Tested Computer List Technical Note

(http://literature.cdn.keysight.com/litweb/pdf/5990-7632EN.pdf).

Step 4

Order the probe for your measurement application

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U4321A solid slot interposer 3.0: Order the option for the number of lanes to be tested

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U4322A mid bus probe based on Keysight soft touch technology

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U4324A flying lead solder down probe: Order the option for the number of lanes to be tested

Step 5

Add the exerciser for stimulus/response testing

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U4305 exerciser: Order the option for the number of lanes to be tested and software licenses

for number of lanes to be tested as well as applications such as end node or root complex

emulation, LTSSM. MR-IOV, or SR-IOV emulation

1. Note: The slot interposer and exerciser lane width is fixed and is not upgradable due to the connector size being a function of lane width. A smaller

lane width probe can be used in a wider lane application, but only those lower lanes will be tested. Keysight does not recommend or support the use

of lane converters.

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PC controller to manage and inter-

act with the system. PCIe Gen1 x4

cable from the PC to the chassis

2-slot modular chassis

U4301A protocol analyzer module

controlled via PCIe x4 cable link

from the PC controller

U4322A soft touch

mid-bus probe 3.0