APPH6000 User Manual V1.0 2010
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Remote Programming the APPH6000
The APPH6000 can be remote controlled via three independent interfaces: USBTBC, LAN, and
(optionally) GPIB.
Access via LAN
The signal analyzer can be remotely programmed via a 10/100/1000Base-T LAN interface and
LAN-connected computer using one of several LAN interface protocols. The LAN allows
instruments to be connected together and controlled by a LAN- based computer. LAN and its
associated interface operations are defined in the IEEE 802.2 standard.
The APSINX000 support the following LAN interface protocols:
1)
Socket based LAN: proprietary function calls defined in the dynamic link library (DLL)
provided with the instrument, used for general programming using the LAN interface
under Windows operating system.
2)
VXI-11/SCPI (version 1999) commands (firmware 2.0 upwards)
3)
Telephone Network (TELNET): TELNET is used for interactive, one command at a time
instrument control
For LAN operation, the signal generator must be connected to the LAN, and an IP address must
be assigned to the signal generator either manually or by using DHCP client service. Your
system administrator can tell you which method to use. (Most current LAN networks use DHCP.)
DHCP Configuration
If the DHCP server uses dynamic DNS to link the hostname with the assigned IP address, the
hostname may be used in place of the IP address. Otherwise, the hostname is not usable.
Using and Configuring VXI-11
The signal generator supports the LAN interface protocol described in the VXI- 11 standard. VXI-
11 is an instrument control protocol based on Open Network Computing/Remote Procedure Call
(ONC/RPC) interfaces running over TCP/IP.
