Controlling the R&S
FPS Remotely
R&S
®
FPS
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remote (manual) operation of the instrument is possible. The following tasks can
be performed using Remote Desktop:
●
Access to the control functions via a virtual front panel
●
Printout of measurement results directly from the controller
●
Storage of measured data on the controller's hard disk
This documentation provides basic instructions on setting up the Remote Desktop
for the R&S
FPS. For details refer to the Windows
7 operating system documen-
tation.
5.1
Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols
The instrument supports different interfaces and protocols for remote control. The
following table gives an overview.
Table 5-1: Remote control interfaces and protocols
Inter-
face
Protocols, VISA
*)
address string
Remarks
Local
Area
Network
(LAN)
●
HiSLIP
High-Speed LAN Instrument Protocol
(IVI-6.1)
TCPIP::host address::hislip0[::INSTR]
●
VXI-11
TCPIP::host address::inst0[::INSTR]
Library: VISA
●
socket communication
(Raw Ethernet, simple
Telnet)
TCPIP::host address[::
LAN device name]::<port>::SOCKET
Library: VISA or socket controller
A LAN connector is located
on the rear panel of the
instrument.
The interface is based on
TCP/IP and supports vari-
ous protocols.
For a description of the pro-
tocols refer to:
5.1.1.1 VXI-11 Protocol
5.1.1.2 HiSLIP Protocol
5.1.1.3 Socket Communica-
GPIB
(IEC/
IEEE
Bus
Inter-
face)
VISA
*)
address string:
GPIB::primary address[::INSTR]
(no secondary address)
A GPIB bus interface
according to the IEC 625.1/
IEEE 488.1 standard is
located on the rear panel of
the instrument.
For a description of the
interface refer to
Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols
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