Table Of Contents - Spectrum M2p.59 Series Hardware Manual

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Table of Contents............................................................................................................... 3
Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................. 8
Symbols and Safety Labels .................................................................................................................................................... 8
General safety information .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Requirements for users and duties for operators........................................................................................................................ 8
General safety at work .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Bringing the product into service ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Intended use ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Application area of the product........................................................................................................................................ 9
Requirements for the technical state of the product .............................................................................................................. 9
Requirements for operation .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Electrical safety and power supply.................................................................................................................................... 9
Requirements for the location ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Requirements on the ventilation ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Maintenance.................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Repair/Service............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Cleaning the module housing (NETBOX devices, cables, amplfiers, systems only) ................................................................. 10
Opening the module (NETBOX devices, amplifiers only).................................................................................................... 10
Dismounting parts of the card (instrument card only) ......................................................................................................... 10
Markings and Labelling....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Packing list...................................................................................................................... 11
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 12
Preface ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
M2p cards for PCI Express (PCIe) ................................................................................................................................... 12
General Information ........................................................................................................................................................... 12
Different models of the M2p.59xx series ............................................................................................................................... 13
Additional options .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
Digital I/O with Dig-SMB .............................................................................................................................................. 15
Digital I/O with Dig-FX2................................................................................................................................................ 15
Star-Hub ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
The Spectrum type plate ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
Hardware information......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Block Diagrams ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
Technical Data ............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Order Information .............................................................................................................................................................. 25
M2p Order Information................................................................................................................................................. 25
Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................... 27
ESD Precautions ................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Sources of noise................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Cooling Precautions............................................................................................................................................................ 27
Connector Handling Precautions .......................................................................................................................................... 27
M2p PCIe Cards ................................................................................................................................................................ 28
System Requirements..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Installing the M2p board in the system ............................................................................................................................ 28
Additional notes on the M2p cards PCIe x16 slot retention ................................................................................................ 28
Additional notes for M2p main cards with heat-sink requiring two slots ............................................................................... 29
Installing a board with digital inputs/outputs mounted on an extra bracket .......................................................................... 29
Installing multiple boards synchronized by star-hub option ................................................................................................. 30
Software Driver Installation............................................................................................. 31
Windows .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Before installation ......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Running the driver Installer............................................................................................................................................. 31
After installation ........................................................................................................................................................... 32
Linux................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Standard Driver Installation............................................................................................................................................ 33
Standard Driver Update ................................................................................................................................................ 34
Compilation of kernel driver sources (optional and local cards only) ................................................................................... 34
Update of a self compiled kernel driver ........................................................................................................................... 34
Installing the library only without a kernel (for remote devices) ........................................................................................... 35
Control Center ............................................................................................................................................................. 35
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