R&S ZVL
Remote Control
Remote Control Operation
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Query the state of the distance-to-fault measurement. The response is -113,"Undefined
header;CALC:TRAN:DTF:STAT?", because
CALCulate :TRANsform:DTFault:STATe
does not
belong to the SAN command set.
Remote Control Operation
Remote Control: Introduction
The instrument is equipped with different interfaces for remote control:
A GPIB bus interface according to standard IEC 625.1/IEEE 488.1. The GPIB bus connector for
direct connection to a controller is located on the rear panel of the instrument.
Instruments connected to a Local Area Network can be controlled via the RSIB or VX 11 protocol.
Two connectors for LAN connection are located on the rear panel.
The GPIB Explorer is a easy-to-use program tool that allows you to obtain an overview of all
implemented remote control programs, test programs, compile and run test scripts.
This section assumes basic knowledge of GPIB bus programming and operation of the controller. A
description of the interface commands can be found in the
Annexes
sections
GPIB Bus Interface
and
RSIB Interface Functions
respectively.
SCPI compatibility
The analyzers are compatible to the final SCPI version 1999.0. Not all of the commands supported by the
instrument are taken from the SCPI standard (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments),
however, their syntax follows SCPI rules. The SCPI standard is based on standard IEEE 488.2 and aims
at the standardization of instrument-control commands, error handling and the status registers.
The requirements that the SCPI standard places on command syntax, error handling and configuration of
the status registers are explained in detail in the following sections. Tables provide a fast overview of the
bit assignment in the status registers. The tables are supplemented by a comprehensive description of the
status registers.
Reset values
In contrast to instruments with manual control, which are designed for maximum possible operating
convenience, the priority of remote control is the "predictability" of the device status. This means that
when incompatible settings are attempted, the command is ignored and the device status remains
unchanged, i.e. other settings are not automatically adapted. Therefore, GPIB bus control programs
should always define an initial device status (e.g. with the command *RST) and then implement the
required settings.
GPIB Explorer
The
GPIB Explorer
is a easy-to-use program tool that allows you to obtain an overview of all implemented
remote control programs, test programs, compile and run test scripts. The program can be opened by
starting the executable file
iecwin32.exe
in the program directory of the network analyzer (e.g.
C:\R_S\Instr\Bin
)
.
