User`s guide

1-4 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide
Installation
Hardware and Software Requirements Prior to Installation
Prior to Installation of the E6432A
Prior to installation of the E6432A microwave synthesizer, the following
items listed as A through G must be completed. If you have problems or
questions regarding the processes for items A through G, refer to the
manufacturer’s documentation for the product in question.
A. Set up a C-size VXI mainframe.
If you have problems or questions regarding the set up process, refer
to the manufacturer’s documentation that came with the VXI
mainframe being used.
The VXI mainframe must have at least four or five empty slots. The
actual number of empty slots that are required depends on the Slot 0
module being used and the number of E6432A
microwave synthesizers being used. The Slot 0 module requires
either one or two empty slots and each E6432A
microwave synthesizer requires three empty slots. (For equipment
configuration examples, refer to “Typical Equipment Configurations”
on page 1-19.)
Slots Required One Slot 0 Module Being Used
One Slot Agilent E8491B IEEE-1394 PC Link to VXI
- Using a PCI to IEEE-1394 Interface
Two Slots Agilent E623x VXI Embedded PC Controller or
equivalent
One Slot NI VXI-MXI-2 - Using a PCI-MXI-2 Interface
Slots Required One Module Being Used
Three Slots E6432A microwave synthesizer