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Contents
R&S
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SGU100A
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3.1 Front Panel Tour..........................................................................................................28
3.2 Rear Panel Tour...........................................................................................................30
4 First Steps with the Instrument.......................................................... 33
4.1 R&S SGU as an Extension to the R&S SGS............................................................. 33
4.2 R&S SGU as a Standalone Upconverter................................................................... 37
5 System Overview................................................................................. 40
5.1 Setups for Instrument Control................................................................................... 40
5.1.1 Manual Operation from the R&S SGMA-GUI................................................................40
5.1.2 Remote Control from a Controller................................................................................. 40
5.1.3 Control of an R&S SGU from a Compatible R&S Signal Generator ............................ 41
5.2 Setups for Connecting an R&S SGS and an R&S SGU........................................... 41
5.2.1 Direct Connection..........................................................................................................42
5.2.2 Connection in a Company Network...............................................................................43
5.2.3 Connection with a PCIe Switch..................................................................................... 46
6 Understanding the R&S SGMA-GUI Software................................... 48
6.1 Operating Menu and Toolbar......................................................................................48
6.1.1 File Menu...................................................................................................................... 49
6.1.2 Setup Menu...................................................................................................................50
6.1.2.1 Configure Instruments...................................................................................................50
6.1.2.2 Add/Edit Instruments.....................................................................................................52
6.1.2.3 Versions/Options Dialog................................................................................................54
6.1.2.4 Reset SGMA-GUI..........................................................................................................55
6.1.2.5 Remote..........................................................................................................................55
6.1.3 Help...............................................................................................................................56
6.2 Info Dialog and Messages in the Info Bar.................................................................56
6.2.1 Info Dialog..................................................................................................................... 56
6.2.2 Understanding the Messages in the Info Bar................................................................ 57
6.3 Main Panel................................................................................................................... 58
6.4 Working with R&S SGMA-GUI....................................................................................60
6.4.1 Storing and Loading Settings........................................................................................ 61
6.4.2 Handling Instruments in the R&S SGMA-GUI...............................................................61
6.4.2.1 How to Automatically Add New Instruments to the SGMA-GUI ................................... 61