Configuring The Controller; Building And Installing The Hardware Driver - R&S SGT100A User Manual

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VXIplug&play x64/x86 driver rssgt
Download the required archive and extract the files on a remote PC.

10.3.3 Configuring the Controller

This section lists the steps necessary to configure a controller with Linux or Windows
operating system.
10.3.3.1

Building and Installing the Hardware Driver

The hardware driver defines the way to communicate with the instrument via PCIe
interface.
For Windows operating systems, the hardware driver is installed automatically together
with the installation of the R&S SGMA-GUI software.
See also section "Installation of R&S SGMA-GUI Software" in the getting started man-
ual.
For Linux operating system, the source code of the driver is included in the
Low-Level SGT drivers file.
To build and install this driver, root authority is required.
1. Copy folder KernelDriver to your hdd
2. Go to directory host.
3. On the command line, enter make.
The driver sgshost.ko is automatically built.
4. Enter make install.
Device nodes sgtX are created under the folder /dev (X from 0 to 31).
The module sgthost is loaded.
5. Enter lsmod to verify the module.
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C source code files from which you can build a Linux kernel mode driver for the
R&S SGT PCIe remote control interface.
SgtDriverDemo
C source code module for a demo program using the instrument driver API.
SharedLibraries-Dlls
Shared libraries (Dlls) for remote control channels Socket and PCIe. To be
used with the instrument driver.
Network and Remote Control Operation
Advanced Remote Control Using PCIe
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