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4.1
Basic Information on Remote Control
This chapter contains basic information on remote control of the Inline Calibration
System R&S
ZN-Z3x. It contains instructions for setting up the Inline Calibration
Controller R&S
ZN-Z30 for remote control.
4.1.1
Interfaces and protocols
The Inline Calibration Controller ("the instrument" for short) has different interfa-
ces for remote control. The following table provides an overview:
Table 4-1: Remote control interfaces and protocols
Interface
Comments
Local Area Net-
work (LAN)
The LAN port is located at the backplane of the instrument.
The LAN interface supports a RAW TCP/IP protocol at port 5025.
For details see
Chapter 4.1.1.2, "LAN Interface"
USB
On the back of the instrument, there is a type B USB interface (slave) for
communication with the master device.
For details see
Chapter 4.1.1.3, "USB Interface"
Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI)
For remote control of the instrument, commands in line with the SCPI standard
are used. The syntax of commands that are not included in that standard still fol-
lows the SCPI rules. The instrument supports SCPI version 1999 (Standard Com-
mands for Programmable Instruments). The SCPI standard is built on the founda-
tion of the IEEE 488.2 standard, and it aims to standardize instrument-specific
commands, error handling and status register. For further information on SCPI
concepts and definitions, please refer to the book " Automatic Measurement Con-
trol – A tutorial on SCPI and IEEE 488.2" by John M. Pieper, R&S order number
0002.3536.00.
This description of the remote control functionality assumes that you have a
knowledge of programming and understand how to operate the controller.
You will find detailed information on syntax and on the interface commands
in the SCPI descriptions mentioned above.
Basic Information on Remote Control
