Remote Control
R&S
®
AFQ100A, R&S
®
AFQ100B
17
Supplement 1175.6978.02 ─ 04
Starting a remote control over LAN (using VXI-11)
To set the instrument to remote control, you can use the addressed command
>R
, or
send any command from the controller.
1. Start the R&S
VISA Tester and establish the connection to the R&S
AFQ, see
"Configuring the controller"
on page 13.
2. In the R&S VISA "Basics" tab, enter a SCPI command, e.g. "*IDN?" and confirm
with "Query".
The instrument is switched to remote control when it receives a command from the
controller.
Tip:
Switching from manual operation to remote control and vice versa does not
affect the other instrument settings.
3. Select "Read" to obtain the instrument response.
Tip:
If the "Show Log" checkbox is checked R&S
VISA displays each VISA function
call in the log-view on the left. If you check the "Write Log" checkbox the log-view
entry is written to the log file as well. You can operate the log-view in two modes:
the "Live Mode" shows only the most recent messages whereas the "View Mode"
allows you to scroll the history.
4. To set, e.g. the frequency, enter
SOURCE:STAT 1
and select "Write".
To check the performed setting, select
SOURCE:STAT?
"Read".
The instrument response is
1
, i.e. the ARB generator is switched on.
While remote control is active, the REMOTE status LED on the front panel indi-
cates that the instrument is in remote control mode. The operation via the front
panel or via mouse and keyboard are locked, allowing a remote control program to
be performed without interruption.
Remote Control over LAN using VXI-11 Protocol
