Remote Control Basics
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USB Resource String
The syntax of the used USB resource string is:
USB::<vendor ID>::<product ID>::<serial number>[::INSTR]
where:
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<vendor ID> is the vendor ID for Rohde & Schwarz (0x0AAD)
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<product ID> is the product ID for the Rohde & Schwarz sensor
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<serial number> is the individual serial number on the rear of the sensor
Table 10-2: R&S NRP18S
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xx USB product IDs
R&S NRP18S-xx power sensor
USB product ID
R&S NRP18S-10
0x0148
R&S NRP18S-20
0x014A
R&S NRP18S-25
0x014C
Example:
USB::0x0AAD::0x0148::100001
0x0AAD is the vendor ID for Rohde & Schwarz.
0x0148 is the product ID for the R&S NRP18S-10 power sensor.
100001 is the serial number of the particular power sensor.
10.2
SCPI Command Structure
SCPI commands - messages - are used for remote control. Commands that are not
taken from the SCPI standard follow the SCPI syntax rules. The power sensor sup-
ports the SCPI version 1999. The SCPI standard is based on standard IEEE 488.2 and
aims at the standardization of device-specific commands, error handling and the status
registers.
SCPI commands consist of a so-called header and, usually, one or more parameters.
The header and the parameters are separated by a "white space" (ASCII code 0 to 9,
11 to 32 decimal, e.g. blank). The headers can consist of several mnemonics (key-
words). Queries are formed by appending a question mark directly to the header.
The commands can be either device-specific or device-independent (common com-
mands). Common and device-specific commands differ in their syntax.
10.2.1
Syntax for Common Commands
Common (=device-independent) commands consist of a header preceded by an aster-
isk (*) and possibly one or more parameters.
Examples:
SCPI Command Structure
