Instrument Control
R&S
®
SMB100A
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8
Instrument Control
The
operating concept
of the R&S
SMB employs the following three ways of instru-
ment control:
●
Manual operation
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Remote control
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Remote access
8.1
Manual Operation
The R&S
SMB can be operated intuitively either via the interactive block diagram or via
a menu tree. All menus are in the form of windows that can be operated in the same
way. Rotary knob, keys and softkeys, or alternatively a mouse, allow direct and there-
fore convenient access to entries and settings.
The display shows the current signal generator state. The embedded online help func-
tions supports you in signal configuration.
This section describes the concept of manual operation of the signal generator. It
includes a description of the general structure of a dialog box, working with dialog
boxes and the block diagram and the setting of parameters.
For an in-depth description of the dialog boxes and the instrument functions refer to
section "Instrument Functions" in the Operating Manual.
8.1.1
Legend of Manual Controls
The following table lists all available key combinations used on the PC keyboard to trig-
ger functions on the instrument. Keyboard labels are described in alphabetical order.
In addition, a front panel key emulation and an on-screen keyboard can be used for
manual operation by mouse only.
Table 8-1: Overview of the keyboard key combinations and their function
Key of PC keyboard
Short description
Function
. / *...#
Special characters
Enters a special character, e.g. period/
decimal point.
+/-
Sign
Enters the sign.
- / (shift+) a—z
A<->a
Switches between upper-case and lower-
case letters.
ALT + F9
Units G/n / dBuV / dBu
Selects the unit Giga/Nano, dBuV for the
RF level and dBu for the LF level.
ALT + F10
Units M/u / uV
Selects the units Mega/Micro and uV for
RF levels.
ALT + F11
Units k/m / uV
Selects the units Kilo/Milli and uV for RF
levels.
Manual Operation
