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8 Agilent 81250 ParBERT Installation Guide, February 2002
Contents of This Guide
The following is a summary of the chapters and their contents:
Getting Started This chapter provides an overview of the hardware and software
components that build an Agilent 81250 Parallel Bit Error Ratio Tester.
It also explains some of the operating principles and terms, like
“clockgroups” or “ParBERT systems”.
Additionally, it contains some setup examples. The examples include
local and completely self-contained testers as well as testers prepared
for operation over the local area network.
The requirements for installing the ParBERT user software are also
stated in this chapter.
Setting Up ParBERT This chapter deals with the hardware. You may have received one or
several VXI mainframes. You may wish to set up a multi-mainframe
system or change the hardware of an existing system. All this is covered
in this chapter.
Setting Up ParBERT 43G The Agilent 81250 ParBERT 43G is a special solution for stimulating and
analyzing electrical 16:1 OC-768 multiplexers and 1:16 demultiplexers at
data rates of 2.7 Gbit/s and 43.2 Gbit/s.
This chapter explains the setup procedure and the wiring.
Software Installation and Update If you are installing an Agilent 81250 Parallel Bit Error Ratio Tester with
embedded VXI controller, then the ParBERT software is readily installed.
You can ignore this chapter unless you receive a new software release.
But if you have received a ParBERT with the E8491B IEEE 1394 PC link
to VXI (opt. #013), you have to install a PCI board and the ParBERT
software on a separate PC designated to be the ParBERT controller.
In addition, if you wish to operate the ParBERT via the LAN, you have to
install the ParBERT software also on any PC that shall be used for
operating the system.
The procedures for first-time installation and update are essentially the
same. They are described in this chapter.
Starting ParBERT for the First Time This chapter explains how to configure the system using the Agilent
81250 Configuration Tool and how to configure the user interface. It
explains also how to start the available system self-test functions.