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  • Page 1 Keysight N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 2 Notices © Keysight Technologies 2014 - 2019 TERMS, THE WARRANTY TERMS IN THE greater than Limited Rights as defined in SEPARATE AGREEMENT WILL CONTROL. FAR 27.401 or DFAR 227.7103-5 (c), as No part of this manual may be reproduced in applicable in any technical data.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents 1 Introduction Installing the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application Recommended Equipment Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Installing N108xA on a PC without FlexDCA Installing N108xA on the 86100D Oscilloscope Starting the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application Connecting to External Instruments 2 Installing N108xA and FlexDCA on a PC Connecting the Equipment...
  • Page 4 Contents Connecting to the N4877A Connecting to the Switch Matrix 4 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Connecting the Equipment Place the 86100D in Standard Configuration Installing the I/O Library Suite Installing the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application Configuring FlexDCA’s SCPI Server Setup Connecting N1010A FlexDCA to N109X Oscilloscope and N107X Starting the N108xA-Series Compliance Test Application...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Keysight N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started Introduction Use the instructions in this Guide to install and set up the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application. Once the procedures in this document are completed, you can begin compliance testing.

  • Page 6: Recommended Equipment

    Introduction Recommended Equipment Table 1 lists the recommended equipment. The equipment you select depends on the supported test equipment that is available to you. Table 1 Recommended equipment to run tests on the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application Equipment Configuration Single Plug-In Module Setup...
  • Page 7 Introduction The N108xA application cannot be installed on an 86100A, 86100B, or 86100C. N OTE Table 2 Available Clauses Versus Installed License IEEE 802.3 Installed License Designation N1081A N1082A N1083A N1084A √ 10GBASE-KR √ 40GBASE-KR4 √ 40GBASE-CR4 √ 100GBASE-CR10 √ 100GBASE-KR4 √...

  • Page 8: Installing N108Xa And N1010A Flexdca On A Pc

    Introduction Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC If your licenses allow for installing the software as marked by the red star in the following diagrams, go to Chapter 2, “Installing N108xA and FlexDCA on a PC”. Figure 1 N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA installed on PC connected to 86100D DCA-X Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 9 Introduction Figure 2 N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA installed on PC connected to N1000A DCA-X Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 10 Introduction Figure 3 N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA Installed on PC connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...

  • Page 11: Installing N108Xa On A Pc Without Flexdca

    Introduction Installing N108xA on a PC without FlexDCA If your licenses allow for installing the software as marked by the red star in this diagram, go to Chapter 3, “Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA”. Figure 4 N108xA Installed on PC connected to 86100D DCA-X Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 12 Introduction Figure 5 N108xA Installed on PC connected to N1000A DCA-X Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 13 Introduction Figure 6 N108xA Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscilloscope via another IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 14 Introduction Figure 7 N108xA Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscilloscope via 86100 DCA-X Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 15 Introduction Figure 8 N108xA Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscilloscope via N1000A DCA-X Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...

  • Page 16: Installing N108Xa On The 86100D Oscilloscope

    Introduction Installing N108xA on the 86100D Oscilloscope If your licenses allow for installing the software as marked by the red star in this diagram, go to Chapter 4, “Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope”. Figure 9 N108xA Installed on 86100D Figure 10 N108xA Installed on N1000A IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 17 Introduction Figure 11 N108xA Installed on 86100D connected to a DCA-M setup IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 18 Introduction Figure 12 N108xA Installed on N1000A connected to a DCA-M setup IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...

  • Page 19: Starting The N108Xa Ieee 802.3 Ethernet Kr/Cr Compliance Test Application

    Introduction Starting the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application After you install the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application on a PC (with or without the N1010A FlexDCA interface) or on the N1000A or 86100D Oscilloscope, refer to the following sections to start the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application: •...

  • Page 20: Connecting To External Instruments

    Introduction Connecting to External Instruments Most of the measurements in the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application use an N1000A or 86100D DCA-X or a supported DCA-M (N1092C/E, N1094A, N1094B) sampling oscilloscope. However, for return loss compliance tests, a network analyzer is required. The current version of the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application requires Socket connections for ENAs as well as PNAs.
  • Page 21 Introduction Figure 14 Tabs within Keysight Connection Expert Under Add New Instruments / Interfaces, select LAN instrument. Figure 15 Performing Manual Configuration in Keysight Connection Expert IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 22 Introduction In the Add a LAN device pane, perform the following steps: a Under Set LAN Address:, enter the Hostname (recorded in step 1) in the Hostname or IP Address: field. Note that your Hostname entry will be different from what is shown in the image. b Under Set Protocol:, select Socket and enter the port number.
  • Page 23 Introduction Copy Network Analyzer SICL Address to the Clipboard: a Click the Instruments tab of the Keysight Connection Expert. b Click the ENA/PNA listing on the left pane, and copy the SICL address using Ctrl + C keys. Note that the address on your end will be different from what is shown in the image. Figure 17 Copying Network Analyzer’s SICL Address Start the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application.
  • Page 24 Introduction Connect to the Network Analyzer: Figure 18 Default view of External Instruments area in the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Application a In the drop-down list at the bottom of the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR application’s main window, select PNA or ENA or N1055A. b Click Connect PNA/ENA.
  • Page 25 Introduction Figure 20 Launching the Keysight Connection Expert 2017 IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 26 Introduction In Keysight Connection Expert, click the + Add button to manually add instruments and interfaces. Figure 21 Adding LAN device manually in the Keysight Connection Expert 2017 From the drop-down list that appears, select LAN instrument. Figure 22 Selecting LAN instrument in the Keysight Connection Expert 2017 IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 27 Introduction In the Add a LAN device window, a Select the Enter Address tab. b Under Set LAN Address:, enter the Hostname (recorded in step 1) in the Hostname or IP Address: field. Note that your Hostname entry will be different from what is shown in the image. c Under Set Protocol:, select Socket and enter the port number.
  • Page 28 Introduction Copy Network Analyzer SICL Address to the Clipboard: a Click the Instruments tab of the Keysight Connection Expert 2017. Figure 24 Selecting the connected Network Analyzer for SICL Address information IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 29 Introduction b Click the ENA/PNA listing on the left pane, and copy the SICL address using Ctrl + C keys. Note that the address on your end will be different from what is shown in the image. Figure 25 Copying Network Analyzer’s SICL Address Start the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application.
  • Page 30 Introduction Connect to the Network Analyzer: Figure 26 Default view of External Instruments area in the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Application a In the drop-down list at the bottom of the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR application’s main window, select PNA or ENA or N1055A. b Click Connect PNA/ENA.

  • Page 31: Installing N108Xa And Flexdca On A Pc

    Keysight N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started Installing N108xA and FlexDCA on a PC Follow the instructions in this chapter when you are installing both the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR application and the FlexDCA application on the PC. You must purchase and install a license for the 86100DU-401 (for DCA-X oscilloscopes) or N109x-401 (for DCA-M oscilloscopes).
  • Page 32 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Figure 29 N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA Installed on PC (using N1000A oscilloscope) IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 33 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Figure 30 N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA Installed on PC connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscilloscope If you do not connect a network analyzer, you will not be able to perform the return loss N OTE compliance tests.

  • Page 34: Connecting The Equipment

    Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Connecting the Equipment For a DCA-X oscilloscope, install one of the module combinations listed in Table 3 into the 86100D or N1000A. Table 3 Module combinations for DCA-X Oscilloscope Installed Module Configurations Single Plug-In Module Multiple Plug-In Description...

  • Page 35: Installing The N1010A Flexdca Application

    Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Installing the N1010A FlexDCA Application Follow the steps below to install the N1010A FlexDCA Remote Access Software and its license. Click the link: N1010A FlexDCA Remote Access Software to navigate directly to the N1010A FlexDCA Remote Access Software’s product page.
  • Page 36 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC To install the N1010A FlexDCA Remote Access Software license using Keysight License Manager version 5.1 or higher Click the Tools icon on the top-right corner of the Keysight License Manager window. Figure 32 Installing license file on Keysight License Manager version 5.1 &...
  • Page 37 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Figure 34 Licenses displayed in Keysight License Manager version 5.1 & above Close the Keysight License Manager. To install the N1010A FlexDCA’s license using Keysight License Manager version 5.0 or earlier From the Keysight License Manager window’s main menu, click File>Install... or right-click within the left pane of the Keysight License Manager window and select Install..
  • Page 38 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC The Install License File(s) dialog box appears. Figure 36 Selecting license file from the folder Navigate to the folder where the N1010A FlexDCA Remote Access Software licenses are saved. IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 39 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Select the license and click Open. The license files are installed and an entry is displayed in the Keysight License Manager. Figure 37 Licenses displayed in Keysight License Manager version 5.0 or earlier Close the Keysight License Manager.

  • Page 40: Installing The N108Xa Ieee 802.3 Ethernet Kr/Cr Compliance Test Application

    Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Installing the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application Follow the steps below to install the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application and its license as well as the license for the 86100DU-401 or N109x-401. Go to www.keysight.com and search for and download the compliance application.
  • Page 41 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC To install the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application’s license using Keysight License Manager version 5.1 or higher Click the Tools icon on the top-right corner of the Keysight License Manager window. Figure 39 Installing license file on Keysight License Manager version 5.1 &...
  • Page 42 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC To install the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application’s license using Keysight License Manager version 5.0 or earlier From the Keysight License Manager window’s main menu, click File>Install... or right-click within the left pane of the Keysight License Manager window and select Install..

  • Page 43: Connecting N1010A Flexdca To 86100D Or N1000A

    Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Connecting N1010A FlexDCA to 86100D or N1000A If you are using the N1010A FlexDCA Remote Access Software on your PC to launch the N OTE N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application, make sure that the Oscilloscope and your PC are connected to the LAN.
  • Page 44 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Close the About 86100D dialog box. If you are accessing the 86100D Oscilloscope’s FlexDCA interface remotely on your PC using N OTE any remote connectivity applications, Keysight recommends closing the remote-connection application before you try establishing connectivity between FlexDCA Remote Access Software and the remote 86100D Oscilloscope.
  • Page 45 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC When FlexDCA starts, the Extended Module Configuration window is displayed automatically. Click Connect if the 86100D Oscilloscope’s Hostname is already displayed else click Setup. Figure 45 Extended Module Configuration dialog box for connecting N1010A FlexDCA to 86100D If the Extended Module Configuration window does not appear, from the FlexDCA interface’s main menu, click Setup>DCA Connection Setup.
  • Page 46 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC On the FlexDCA Connection Setup dialog box, a Ensure that LAN is selected in the Connect Using: area. b Enter the 86100D’s Hostname that you recorded in step Alternatively, you may also enter the IP Address of the remote 86100D Oscilloscope. Figure 46 N1010A FlexDCA Connection Setup to connect to 86100D Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 47 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Click Connect. If connection is established successfully, the FlexDCA Connection Setup dialog box displays status as Connected. Figure 47 86100D Oscilloscope connection status on the FlexDCA Connection Setup 10 Click Close to exit the FlexDCA Connection Setup dialog box. 11 Click Close to exit the Extended Module Configuration window.
  • Page 48 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC 12 In FlexDCA, click Tools > SCPI Programming Tools > SCPI Server Setup to open the dialog box. 13 Confirm that the Sockets and HiSLIP interfaces are selected (Enabled) as shown in Figure 14 Close the dialog box.

  • Page 49: Connecting N1010A Flexdca To N109X Oscilloscope And N107X

    Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Connecting N1010A FlexDCA to N109X Oscilloscope and N107X Perform the following steps to connect your N109X oscilloscope with N107X clock data recovery using FlexDCA: Launch FlexDCA. When FlexDCA starts, the Extended Module Configuration window is displayed automatically. If the Extended Module Configuration window does not appear, from the FlexDCA interface’s main menu, click Setup>Configure Extended Modules..

  • Page 50: Starting The N108Xa Ieee 802.3 Ethernet Kr/Cr Compliance Test Application

    Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Starting the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application After you install the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application on a PC along with the N1010A FlexDCA interface, start the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application in one of the following ways: Access the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application directly from the Start menu Refer to...
  • Page 51 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC From the FlexDCA's main menu, click Apps>Automated Test Apps>N108xA IEEE802.3 Test App. Figure 52 Starting the N108xA Compliance Test Application on the N1010A FlexDCA Remote App The N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application banner appears. •...
  • Page 52 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Figure 53 Default window of the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...

  • Page 53: Connecting To The Network Analyzer

    Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Connecting to the Network Analyzer Refer to “Connecting to External Instruments” on page 20 for connecting to the network analyzer you are using. IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...

  • Page 54: Connecting To The N4877A

    Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Connecting to the N4877A The N4877A is used whenever multiple N1000A or 86100D modules are used in the test setup rather than an 86108A/B module. Refer to Table 3 on page 34. This section lists the steps for 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope.

  • Page 55: Connecting To The Switch Matrix

    Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC Connecting to the Switch Matrix For instructions on connecting to the Switch Matrix, refer to the Online Help for this N OTE application. IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 56 Installing N108xA and N1010A FlexDCA on a PC IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...

  • Page 57: Installing N108Xa On A Pc Without N1010A Flexdca

    Keysight N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Follow the instructions in this chapter when you are installing the N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR application on a PC, but you are not installing the N1010A FlexDCA application on the same PC.
  • Page 58 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Figure 56 N108xA Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1000A DCA-X Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 59 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Figure 57 N108xA Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscilloscope via another IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 60 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Figure 58 N108xA Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscilloscope via 86100 DCA-X Oscilloscope IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 61 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Figure 59 N108xA Installed on PC Without N1010A FlexDCA connected to N1094B DCA-M Oscilloscope via N1000A DCA-X Oscilloscope If you do not connect a network analyzer, you will not be able to perform the return loss N OTE compliance tests.

  • Page 62: Connecting The Equipment

    Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Connecting the Equipment For a DCA-X oscilloscope, install one of the module combinations listed in Table 5 into the 86100D or N1000A. Table 5 Module combinations for DCA-X Oscilloscope Installed Module Configurations Single Plug-In Module Multiple Plug-In Description...

  • Page 63: Place The 86100D In Standard Configuration

    Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Place the 86100D in Standard Configuration Start the 86100D. If the 86100D’s Legacy GUI is visible, click File > Exit to exit the GUI and view the Windows desktop. Figure 60 86100D User Interfaces On the Windows Start menu, click All Programs >...

  • Page 64: Installing The N108Xa-Series Ieee 802.3 Ethernet Kr/Cr Compliance Test Application

    Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Installing the N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application Follow the steps below to install the N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application and its license as well as the license for the 86100DU-401 or N109X-401. When the license for 86100DU-401 is installed, the 86100DU-401 software is enabled.
  • Page 65 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA To install the N108xA-Series Compliance Test Application’s license using Keysight License Manager ver- sion 5.1 or higher Click the Tools icon on the top-right corner of the Keysight License Manager window. Figure 62 Installing license file on Keysight License Manager version 5.1 &...
  • Page 66 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA To install the N108xA-Series Compliance Test Application’s license using Keysight License Manager ver- sion 5.0 or earlier From the Keysight License Manager window’s main menu, click File>Install... or right-click within the left pane of the Keysight License Manager window and select Install..Figure 64 Installing license file on Keysight License Manager version 5.0 or earlier The Install License File(s) dialog box appears.

  • Page 67: Validating 86100D's Or N1000A's Scpi Server Setup

    Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Validating 86100D’s or N1000A’s SCPI Server Setup This section lists the steps for 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope. Perform similar steps for the N OTE N1000A DCA-X oscilloscope. On the 86100D Oscilloscope or the PC hosting the FlexDCA software, launch the Keysight FlexDCA application.

  • Page 68: Adding 86100D Or N1000A To Keysight Connection Expert

    Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Adding 86100D or N1000A to Keysight Connection Expert Most of the measurements in the N108xA Compliance Test Application use a supported DCA-X or DCA-M sampling oscilloscope. This section lists the steps for 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope. Perform similar steps for the N OTE N1000A DCA-X oscilloscope.
  • Page 69 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA 86100D Computer Name: ________________________ Close the About 86100D dialog box. On the Windows Start menu of your PC, click All Programs>Keysight Connection Expert to launch Connection Expert. Refer to Keysight IO Libraries Suite for information on how to install the Keysight Connection Expert.
  • Page 70 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA In the Add a LAN device pane, a Under Set LAN Address:, enter the Hostname (recorded in step 1) in the Hostname or IP Address: field. Note that your Hostname entry will be different from what is shown in the image. b Under Set Protocol:, select Socket and enter the port number.
  • Page 71 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA 11 To verify that the 86100D Oscilloscope is connected, click the Instruments tab of the Keysight Connection Expert. 12 Click the 86100D Oscilloscope’s listing on the left pane. A check mark encircled in green indicates that the Oscilloscope is connected to your PC remotely on the LAN.
  • Page 72 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Connection using Keysight Connection Expert 2017 (v18.0) and higher On the 86100D Oscilloscope, launch the Keysight FlexDCA application. From the FlexDCA’s main menu, click Help > About FlexDCA..The About 86100D dialog box appears.
  • Page 73 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Figure 74 Launching the Keysight Connection Expert 2017 In Keysight Connection Expert 2017, click the + Add button to manually add instruments and interfaces. Figure 75 Adding 86100D Oscilloscope manually in the Keysight Connection Expert 2017 From the drop-down list that appears, select LAN instrument.
  • Page 74 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA In the Add a LAN device window, a Select the Enter Address tab. b Under Set LAN Address:, enter the Hostname (recorded in step 1) in the Hostname or IP Address: field. Note that your Hostname entry will be different from what is shown in the image. c Under Set Protocol:, select Socket and enter the port number.
  • Page 75 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA 11 To verify that the 86100D Oscilloscope is connected, click the Instruments tab of the Keysight Connection Expert. 12 Click the 86100D Oscilloscope’s listing on the left pane. A check mark encircled in green indicates that the Oscilloscope is connected to your PC remotely on the LAN.

  • Page 76: Connecting N1010A Flexdca To N109X Oscilloscope And N107X

    Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Connecting N1010A FlexDCA to N109X Oscilloscope and N107X Perform the following steps to connect your N109X oscilloscope with N107X clock data recovery using FlexDCA: Launch FlexDCA. When FlexDCA starts, the Extended Module Configuration window is displayed automatically. If the Extended Module Configuration window does not appear, from the FlexDCA interface’s main menu, click Setup>Configure Extended Modules..

  • Page 77: Starting The N108Xa Ieee 802.3 Ethernet Kr/Cr Compliance Test Application

    Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Starting the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application After you install the N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application on a PC without the N1010A FlexDCA interface, follow the steps below to start the N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application: Ensure that the 86100D or N1000A Oscilloscope is added to the Keysight Connection Expert and that the connection is active.
  • Page 78 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Figure 80 Default window of the N108xA Compliance Test Application If you click the View 802.3 Test App in Demo Mode option under Start>All Programs>Keysight N OTE FlexDCA Applications>802.3 Test App, click File>Connect to Scope... to access the Connect to FlexDCA dialog.

  • Page 79: Connecting To The Network Analyzer

    Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Connecting to the Network Analyzer Refer to “Connecting to External Instruments” on page 20 for connecting to the network analyzer you are using. IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 80 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Connecting to the N4877A The N4877A is used whenever multiple N1000A or 86100D modules are used in the test setup rather than an 86108A/B module. Refer to Table 5 on page 62. This section lists the steps for 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope.
  • Page 81 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA Connecting to the Switch Matrix For instructions on connecting to the Switch Matrix, refer to the Online Help for this N OTE application. IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 82 Installing N108xA on a PC Without N1010A FlexDCA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 83 Keysight N108xA-Series IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Follow the instructions in this chapter when you are installing both the N108xA application and the FlexDCA application on the 86100D or N1000A oscilloscope. You must purchase and install a license for the 86100DU-401.
  • Page 84 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Figure 83 N108xA Installed on N1000A IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 85 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Figure 84 N108xA Installed on 86100D connected to a DCA-M setup IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 86 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Figure 85 N108xA Installed on N1000A connected to a DCA-M setup If you do not connect a network analyzer, you will not be able to perform the return loss N OTE compliance tests. IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 87 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Connecting the Equipment For a DCA-X oscilloscope, install one of the module combinations listed in Table 7 into the 86100D or N1000A. Table 7 Module combinations for DCA-X Oscilloscope Installed Module Configurations Single Plug-In Module Multiple Plug-In Description Setup...
  • Page 88 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Place the 86100D in Standard Configuration Start the 86100D. If the 86100D’s Legacy GUI is visible, click File > Exit to exit the GUI and view the Windows desktop. Figure 86 86100D User Interfaces On the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > Keysight FlexDCA > Keysight FlexDCA. Minimize the 86100D’s graphical user interface so that you can see the Windows desktop.
  • Page 89 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Installing the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application Follow the steps below to install the N108xA IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance Test Application and its license as well as the license for the 86100DU-401. When the license for 86100DU-401 is installed, the 86100DU-401 software is enabled.
  • Page 90 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope To install the N108xA-Series Compliance Test Application’s license using Keysight License Manager ver- sion 5.1 or higher Click the Tools icon on the top-right corner of the Keysight License Manager window. Figure 88 Installing license file on Keysight License Manager version 5.1 & above Click Install License File..
  • Page 91 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope To install the N108xA-Series Compliance Test Application’s license using Keysight License Manager ver- sion 5.0 or earlier From the Keysight License Manager window’s main menu, click File>Install... or right-click within the left pane of the Keysight License Manager window and select Install..Figure 90 Installing license file on Keysight License Manager version 5.0 or earlier The Install License File(s) dialog box appears.
  • Page 92 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Configuring FlexDCA’s SCPI Server Setup This section lists the steps for 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope. Perform similar steps for the N OTE N1000A DCA-X oscilloscope. On the 86100D, click Apps > FlexDCA to start FlexDCA. In FlexDCA, click Tools > SCPI Programming Tools > SCPI Server Setup to open the dialog box. Confirm that the Sockets and HiSLIP interfaces are selected (Enabled) as shown in Figure Close the dialog box.
  • Page 93 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Connecting N1010A FlexDCA to N109X Oscilloscope and N107X Perform the following steps to connect your N109X oscilloscope with N107X clock data recovery using FlexDCA: Launch FlexDCA. When FlexDCA starts, the Extended Module Configuration window is displayed automatically. If the Extended Module Configuration window does not appear, from the FlexDCA interface’s main menu, click Setup>Configure Extended Modules..
  • Page 94 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Starting the N108xA-Series Compliance Test Application After you install the N108xA-Series Compliance Test Application on the N1000A or 86100D Oscilloscope, follow the steps below to start the N108xA-Series Compliance Test Application: On the N1000A or 86100D Oscilloscope, launch the Keysight FlexDCA application. From the FlexDCA's main menu, click Apps>Automated Test Apps>N108xA IEEE802.3 Test App.
  • Page 95 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Figure 94 Default window of the N108xA-Series Compliance Test Application IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 96 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Connecting to the Network Analyzer Refer to “Connecting to External Instruments” on page 20 for connecting to the network analyzer you are using. IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...
  • Page 97 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Connecting to the N4877A The N4877A is used whenever multiple N1000A or 86100D modules are used in the test setup rather than an 86108A/B module. Refer to Table 7 on page 87. This section lists the steps for 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope. Perform similar steps for the N OTE N1000A DCA-X oscilloscope.
  • Page 98 Installing N108xA on the oscilloscope Connecting to the Switch Matrix For instructions on connecting to the Switch Matrix, refer to the Online Help for this N OTE application. IEEE 802.3 Ethernet KR/CR Compliance and Debug Application Getting Started...

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