Preparing for Use
R&S
®
SGS100A
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The
illustrates schematically the required connector type to emphasize
on the different connector shape.
Figure 2-1: USB type Micro-B connectors
An external PC with installed R&S SGMA-GUI is required for manual operation of
the R&S
SGS.
Setting up a USB connection from a PC to the R&S
SGS
If your network does not support DHCP, you can set a USB connection between a
PC and a R&S
SGS.
Prerequisite: the computer and the R&S
SGS are turned on and running.
1. Start the R&S SGMA-GUI.
2. Connect the computer and the R&S
SGS with a USB cable.
The new instrument should appear automatically.
If the instrument does not appear automatically, you can open the "Setup >
Instruments > Configure Instruments" dialog and click "Scan".
3. If your network does not support DHCP, you can now set a static IP address to
your computer.
a) Assign a static IP address to the instrument, see
b) Assign a static IP address to the PC, see
"Assigning a static IP address to
c) Edit the instrument settings in the "Edit Instrument" dialog ("SGMA-GUI >
Setup > Instruments > Instrument> Edit").
Connecting a USB device
If you connect a USB device (memory stick, CD-ROM, an instrument) to the
R&S
SGS, the R&S
SGS acts as a host.
To connect a USB device to the interface of the R&S
SGS, always connect the
USB
type
Micro-A
connector to the R&S
SGS. Refer to the documentation of the
USB device to find out which USB connector type you can connect to the USB
device.
Connecting an External PC and Devices