Setting Up A Remote Control Connection Via Fast Socket - R&S SGT100A User Manual

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To use the advantage of the fast settings, the following prerequisites must be fulfilled:
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On Windows operating systems, the fast socket driver must be installed.
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The application program must be run with root/administrator rights.
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The fast settings must be enabled with the function rssgt_useFastSettings
(see also
The instrument driver uses the fast settings method whenever possible. This applies
currently for the parameters frequency, level, RF state, I/Q modulator state, IQ wide-
band state, digital attenuation, frequency offset, phase offset, trigger, segment trigger,
next segment index. In all other cases, SCPI messages are sent.

10.4.1 Setting Up a Remote Control Connection via Fast Socket

Download the required archive and extract the files on a remote PC, as described in
Chapter 10.3.2, "Download the
Windows operating systems
To set up a remote control connection via fast socket for Windows operating systems,
perform the following steps:
1. Connect the controller and the instrument, see
Remote PC via
2. Install the protocol driver to the controller, see
col
3. On the controller start the driver by using one of the following:
a) Start the Windows console user interface as an administrator.
b) Use a program for opening the driver.
4. Start the application with administrator rights.
5. Enable fast settings, see
Linux operating systems
To set up a remote control connection via fast socket for Linux operating systems, per-
form the following steps:
1. Connect the controller and the instrument, see
Remote PC via
2. Start the application as root.
3. Enable fast settings, see
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Chapter 10.3.5, "Enabling Fast
LAN", on page 26.
Driver", on page 293.
Excute the command net start SGMANDISPROT.
See for example the example file SgtDriverDemo.c.
Chapter 10.4.3, "Enabling Fast
LAN", on page 26.
Chapter 10.4.3, "Enabling Fast
Network and Remote Control Operation
Advanced Remote Control Using Fast Socket
Settings",
Drivers", on page 287.
Chapter 2.3.2, "Connecting a
Chapter 10.4.2, "Installing the Proto-
Chapter 2.3.2, "Connecting a
on page 291).
Settings", on page 293.
Settings", on page 293.
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