Network and Remote Control Operation
R&S
®
SGU100A
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Running the example program
► On the command line, enter
./SguDriverDemo RESOURCESTRING [cmd]
.
Where
●
RESOURCESTRING
is the (VISA) resource string of your instrument, e.g.
TCPIP::ipaddress::5025::SOCKET
or
PCIE::0x162f::
0x132e::serialno::INSTR
.
Where
ipaddress
is the IP address or hostname of your instrument and
serialno
is its serial number.
●
cmd
is an optional command (see table).
The following table list the available commands.
Command
Description
?
Usage
q
Quit
f
value
Set frequency
f?
Query frequency
l
value
Set level
l?
Query level
r
value
Set RF state (value =
0 | 1 | ON | OFF
)
r?
Query RF state
If you enter an additional optional command,
SguDriverDemo
executes it and
enters a loop waiting for further commands.
Example:
TCPIP::10.111.11.44::5025::SOCKET ?
Lists the available commands.
10.3.4
Connecting the Controller and the Instrument
A PCIe connector is provided on the rear panel of the instrument.
Risk of device failure
The R&S
SGU is equipped with a single lane PCIe interface that supports hot plugging.
Do not connect an external PC to the PCIe connector of the instrument during opera-
tion if this external PC does not support hot-plugging!
Advanced Remote Control Using PCIe