About Keysight M8920A Radio Test Set with 89600 VSA Software

The 89600 VSA software supports the Keysight M8920A Radio Test Set. The M8920A integrates core signal-analysis capabilities with hardware speed and accuracy, enabling development of solutions for specific requirements. The PXIe form factor is easily scalable for multiple transceivers in minimal space.

After the 89600 VSA software has been installed and the interface configured, start the VSA and set up the M8920A:

  1. Click Utilities > Hardware > Configurations.

  2. Open the New Hardware Configuration dialog box (Utilities > Hardware > Configurations > Add button). Select the M8920A from the list of Possible Logical Instruments and drag it to the Configuration window.

    If the M8920A is not in the Possible Logical Instrument list, the 89600 VSA is not communicating with it. Verify the M8920A is turned on. Use the Connection Expert of Keysight I/O Control to verify the connection to the M8920A.

  3. If there is more than one M8920A, select the specific M8920A to be used for this configuration in step 2 of the New Hardware Configuration dialog box.
  4. In step 3, name the configuration. Click Ok.
  5. Click Ok.
  6. Select this Analyzer Configuration as the Current Analyzer Configuration in the Configurations tab.

Custom Channel Configurations: When using the Input Channel Configuration dialog to specify or modify the input channel configuration mapping, only the VSA default set of channel configuration mappings is allowed; "invalid" channel configuration mappings are disallowed and the "Apply" button is disabled ("grayed out").

See Also

Available Measurement Hardware

Input Extensions