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LXI (R&S AFQ100B only)

R&S

®

AFQ100A, R&S

®

AFQ100B

5

Supplement 1175.6978.02 ─ 04

► Press the "Inactive (press to toggle)" button to activate the connection.

A green flashing status LED indicates the active connection. If the LAN connection
fails, the LED turns red.
The status of the LAN connection is also indicated by the "LAN Status indicator" in
the "LXI Status" dialog.
The "Device Indicator" setting is not password-protected.
For further information, see section 

Chapter 1.2, "LXI Status"

on page 10.

The navigation pane of the browser interface contains the following control elements:

"LAN Configuration" opens the LAN Configuration page.

"LXI Glossary" opens a document with a glossary of terms related to the LXI stan-
dard.

"Status" displays information about the LXI status of the instrument.

1.1.2 LAN Configuration

The "LAN Configuration" web page provides access to the parameters required for
identifying the R&S

 

AFQ in the network, and allows modification.

Password protection

Changing the LAN configuration is password-protected. The default password is 

Lxi-

WebIfc

 (notice upper and lower case characters). This password cannot be changed in

the current firmware version.

It comprises the following navigation entries.

IP Configuration

........................................................................................................ 5

Advanced LAN Configuration

....................................................................................6

Ping Parameter

......................................................................................................... 7

Web Control

.............................................................................................................. 8

SCPI Remote Trace

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1.1.2.1

IP Configuration

The "IP Configuration" page displays all mandatory LAN parameters.

 

 

LXI Configuration

Summary of Contents for AFQ100A

Page 1: ...connected R S AFQs see Chapter 3 Setting Up Sev eral Connected R S AFQs on page 19 Tight VNC instead of Ultra VNC see Chapter 2 1 Remote Access via Tight VNC on page 12 Standard password for remote de...

Page 2: ...n by the Rohde Schwarz Signal Generators allows you to change certain LAN settings to reset the LAN connection as well as to easy identify the instrument For information about the LXI standard refer t...

Page 3: ...device name or IP address in the address field of the browser on your PC opens the Instrument Home Page welcome page To access the instrument via the web browser Type in the instrument s host name or...

Page 4: ...connected instrument A green LXI status symbol indicates that a LAN connection has been established a red symbol indicates that no LAN cable is connected Lan Configuration allows you to configure LAN...

Page 5: ...onfiguration page LXI Glossary opens a document with a glossary of terms related to the LXI stan dard Status displays information about the LXI status of the instrument 1 1 2 LAN Configuration The LAN...

Page 6: ...ic configuration the entered IP address subnet mask and default gateway are used With dynamic configuration DHCP or dynamic link local addressing automatic IP are used to obtain the instrument IP addr...

Page 7: ...setting does not affect other detection mechanisms Setting up a VXI 11 connection via the IP address or the host name is independent of this setting 1 1 2 3 Ping Parameter The Ping Client page provid...

Page 8: ...ront panel simulation File upload and download between the instrument and the remote PC is also available Starting a Remote Control via the LXI web browser This section assumes that the instrument and...

Page 9: ...evaluate the file using a suitable program To trace and display messages 1 In the navigation pane select Diagnostics SCPI Remote Trace 2 In the toolbar bar of the SCPI Remote Trace page select live m...

Page 10: ...e Columns The following columns are available if no column filter is applied Rec record number of the message within the message log I number of the subinstrument MT indicates the type of the message...

Page 11: ...ely the LAN RESET button on the front panel of the instrument can be used To initiate the network configuration reset press the button longer than 4 sec and wait for the signal tone See Default state...

Page 12: ...either as a stand alone program or as a plug in for a browser Remote Control In this mode all settings are configured from a remote PC using remote control commands The GUI of the instrument is not d...

Page 13: ...tely control the R S AFQ R S VISA is running on a controller PC with Windows operating system When the connection is set up you can send commands to the instrument and receive the responses The remote...

Page 14: ...S AFQ via TCP IP proto col set up a remote control link as follows 1 Make sure that the controller and the instrument are connected in the network net work cable and switched on 2 On the controller s...

Page 15: ...ly in large networks 7 Select the required instrument and confirm with Select The Find and select resource dialog closes and R S VISA indicates the instru ments IP address in the Resource field of the...

Page 16: ...ive its responses Note If the connection cannot be set up R S VISA displays an error in the log view Check whether the controller and the instrument are connected to the network net work cable and swi...

Page 17: ...strument response Tip If the Show Log checkbox is checked R S VISA displays each VISA function call in the log view on the left If you check the Write Log checkbox the log view entry is written to the...

Page 18: ...anual operation send the interface command GTL Note Before returning to manual control command processing must be comple ted Otherwise the instrument switches back to remote control immediately Use th...

Page 19: ...lement 1175 6978 02 04 3 Setting Up Several Connected R S AFQs Refers to Setting Up Several Connected R S AFQs for Precise Simultaneous Signal Output in the Operating Manual When setting up several co...

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