Rohde & Schwarz FSW13, User Manual

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Network and Remote Operation
R&S
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FSW
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Table 10-2: Product IDs for R&S FSW
Instrument model Product ID
FSW8 C6
FSW13 C7
FSW26 C8
FSW43 C9
FSW50 CB
FSW67 CC
Example:
USB::0x0AAD::0x00C7::100001::INSTR
0x0AAD is the vendor ID for Rohde&Schwarz
0x00C7 is the product ID for the R&S
FSW13
100001 is the serial number of the particular instrument
10.1.2 SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments)
SCPI commands - messages - are used for remote control. Commands that are not
taken from the SCPI standard follow the SCPI syntax rules. The instrument supports
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 reg-
isters. The tutorial "Automatic Measurement Control - A tutorial on SCPI and IEEE
488.2" from John M. Pieper (R&S order number 0002.3536.00) offers detailed informa-
tion on concepts and definitions of SCPI.
Tables provide a fast overview of the bit assignment in the status registers. The tables
are supplemented by a comprehensive description of the status registers.
10.1.3 VISA Libraries
VISA is a standardized software interface library providing input and output functions to
communicate with instruments. The I/O channel (LAN or TCP/IP, USB, ...) is selected
at initialization time by means of the channel–specific address string ("VISA resource
string") indicated in
table 10-1 , or by an appropriately defined VISA alias (short name).
A VISA installation is a prerequisite for remote control using the following interfaces:
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chapter 10.1.1.1, "LAN Interface" , on page 610
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chapter 10.1.1.2, "GPIB Interface (IEC 625/IEEE 418 Bus Interface)" , on page 613
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chapter 10.1.1.3, "USB Interface" , on page 613
For more information about VISA refer to the user documentation.
Remote Control Basics