Remote Control Basics; Remote Control Interfaces And Protocols - R&S SMB100A Operating Manual

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6 Remote Control Basics

This chapter provides basic information on operating an instrument via remote control.

6.1 Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols

The instrument supports different interfaces for remote control. The following table
gives an overview.
Table 6-1: Remote control interfaces and protocols
Interface
Protocols, VISA
Protocols:
Local Area Net-
●
HiSLIP High-Speed LAN Instrument
work (LAN)
Protocol (IVI-6.1)
VISA
TCPIP::host address::
hislip0[::INSTR]
●
VXI-11
VISA
TCPIP::host address[::
LAN device name][::INSTR]
●
socket communication (Raw Ethernet,
simple telnet)
VISA
TCPIP::host address[::
LAN device name]::<port>::
SOCKET
Serial Interface *)
VISA address string:
ASRL[0-9][::INSTR]
GPIB (IEC/IEEE *)
VISA address string:
Bus Interface)
GPIB::primary address[::INSTR]
(no secondary address)
*
) VISA is a standardized software interface library providing input and output functions to communicate with instruments. A VISA
installation on the controller is a prerequisite for remote control over LAN (when using VXI-11 or HiSLIP protocol), USB and serial
interface. For remote control via socket communication VISA installation is optional. For more information, see
"VISA Libraries", on page 236.
Rohde & Schwarz provides the standardized I/O software library R&S VISA for com-
munication via TCP/IP (LAN: HiSlip, VXI-11 and raw socket) or USB (USBTMC) inter-
faces.
R&S VISA is available for download at the Rohde & Schwarz website
www.rohde-schwarz.com/rsvisa.
How to configure the remote control interfaces, see
Control
Operating Manual 1407.0806.32 ─ 21
*) address string
*)
address string:
*) address string:
*) address string:
Session", on page 244.
Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols
Remarks
A LAN connector is located on the front or rear panel of the
instrument, or both.
The interface is based on TCP/IP and supports various proto-
cols.
For a description of the protocols refer to:
●
Chapter 6.1.3.1, "HiSLIP
●
Chapter 6.1.3.2, "VXI-11
●
Chapter 6.1.3.3, "Socket
For a description of the interface, refer to
Interface", on page 241.
Optional GPIB bus interfaces according to standard IEC 625.1/
IEEE 488.1 are located on the rear panel of the instrument.
For a description of the interface, refer to
Interface (IEC/IEEE Bus Interface)",
Note: Within this interface description, the term GPIB is used as
a synonym for the IEC/IEEE bus interface.
Chapter 6.2, "Starting a Remote
Remote Control Basics
Protocol", on page 239
Protocol", on page 239
Communication", on page 239
Chapter 6.1.5, "Serial
Chapter 6.1.6, "GPIB
on page 241.
Chapter 6.1.1,
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