Synchronizing Time On The Mxa And Mxg; Verifying Time Synchronization On The Mxa And Mxg - Agilent Technologies X Series Programmer's Manual

Measurement Synchronization with LXI-B
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Synchronizing Time on the MXA and MXG

Task
1. Connect the MXA and
MXG to the LAN
2. Power on the MXA and
MXG
3. Set the MXA's PTP
Domain
4. Set the MXG's PTP
Domain

Verifying Time Synchronization on the MXA and MXG

To verify that both instruments are running PTP, open Interactive LXI
from a PC which is connected to the same switch as the MXA and MXG.
This program is bundled with the Agilent IO Libraries Suite.
Task
1. Open Interactive LXI
2. Open the Timing menu
3. Choose an active domain.
4. Update the clocks
5. Check that the MXA and
MXG are located in the
expected domain.
6. View the PTP LAN traffic.
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Action
Plug Ethernet cables from each
instrument into the same
switch.
:LXI:CLOCk:PTP:DOMain 0
:LXI:CLOCk:PTP:DOMain 0
Action
Start, All Programs, Agilent IO
Libraries Suite, Utilities,
Interactive LXI
Click on the tab labeled "Timing"
Select the domain entered as the
Active Domain in the pull-down
list.
Click Update Clock List
Click on the Clock Names listed
in the Clock List, then examine
the Clock Information panel for
the IP Addresses of the MXA
and MXG
Click the PTP Messages tab and
select the Timing Messages
checkbox.
Notes
The switch should have a
connection to a DHCP
server.
The parameter may be
any integer between
0-255
Make sure this domain
number matches the one
entered in Task 3.
Notes
This operation should be
performed on a PC
connected to the same
subnet as the MXA and
MXG.
This should be the same
as entered in step 3 of the
procedure "Synchronizing
Time on the MXA and
MXG" on page 86.
Chapter 3