R&S Smart Instruments™ Family300 Basic Programming
Guide
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Figure 17: SiMonitor (part of the SiScan tool)
7 "Resource String" and "Virtual Instrument Name"
When initializing an instrument, an object known as a "resource string" is
used for addressing (e.g. USB::0x0AAD::0x0006::100015 for an FS300
with the serial number 100015). A resource string comprises the following:
Resource string
USB::0x0AAD::0x0006::100015
Port USB
Manufacturer (vendor)
identification code (VID)
0x0AAD (Rohde&Schwarz)
Instrument identification
code (PID)
0x0006 (FS300)
Serial number
100015 (serial number of the FS300)
