Manual Remote Control Via An External Controller - R&S AFQ100A Operating Manual

R&S AFQ100A

Manual Remote Control via an External Controller

Manual Remote Control via an External Controller
The R&S AFQ can be manually remote-controlled from an external PC via a network link. This allows
convenient operation of the vector modulation generator from the desktop although the instrument is
integrated in a rack in the next room.
Manual remote control in contrast to remote control does not use remote-control commands but a
separate software which is installed on the external PC. After its start, the software simulates the user
interface of the R&S AFQ. The instrument can thus be manually operated from the PC as on the unit
itself.
A precondition for manual remote control is a connection between modulation generator and PC via a
LAN network and the installation of the software on the PC and on the R&S AFQ.
Two free-of-charge programs are available for setting up the connection for manual remote control:
The Windows program Remote Desktop Connection for PCs with Window operating system and the
program Ultr@VNC for PCs with Linux/Unix or Windows operating system.
After the connection is established, the modulation generator screen with the block diagram is displayed
on the external PC and the R&S AFQ can be manually remote-controlled from the external PC. The
individual functions are operated using the mouse and keyboard. Specific instrument functions can be
executed using specific key combinations on the keyboard (see table in chapter 3, section "Legend of
Manual Controls" on page 3.1).
Installation of the remote-control software and establishing the connection between external PC and
modulation generator is described in the following.
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