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Network and Remote Control Operation
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10 Network and Remote Control Operation
As an alternative to operating the R&S SGU interactively via the R&S SGMA-GUI, one
can also control the R&S SGU using programmed commands from a remote PC.
The description in this section requires basic knowledge of the remote control opera-
tion. Definitions specified in the SCPI standard are not provided.
Nevertheless, you can find some basic information to the SCPI syntax, command lists,
and general programming recommendations in
Chapter A, "Remote Control Basics" ,
on page 204. In addition, this chapter provides information on the status reporting sys-
tem of the instrument.
10.1 Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols
The instrument supports several interfaces for remote control. The following table gives
an overview.
Table 10-1: Remote control interfaces and protocols
Interface
Protocols, VISA
*)
address string and Library
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 various protocols.
For details, see Chapter 10.1.2, "LAN
Interface" , on page 116
USB USBTMC
USB::<vendor ID>::<product ID>::
<serial number>[::INSTR]
Library: VISA
A USB connector is located on the
rear panel of the instrument.
For details, see Chapter 10.1.3, "USB
Interface" , on page 119
PCIe Proprietary
PCIe::<vendor ID>::<product ID>::
<serial number>[::INSTR]
Library: pcie controller
A PCIe connector is located on the
rear panel of the instrument.
For details, see Chapter 10.1.4, "PCI
Express Interface" , on page 120
GPIB (IEC/
IEEE Bus
Interface) –
●
GPIB::<address>[::INSTR]
(no secondary
address)
VISA
The instrument is not equipped with
GPIB bus interfaces. Use a GPIB-to-
LAN or GPIB-to-USB adapter instead.
For details, see Chapter 10.1.5,
"GPIB Interface (IEC/IEEE Bus Inter-
face)"
, on page 121
*
) VISA is a standardized software interface library providing input and output functions
to communicate with instruments. A VISA installation on the controller is a prerequisite
Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols