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Rohde & Schwarz SMB100A Operating Manual

Rohde & Schwarz SMB100A Operating Manual

Rf and microwave signal generator
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  • Page 1 ® R&S SMB100A RF and Microwave Signal Generator Operating Manual (>786P) 1407.0806.32 ─ 13...
  • Page 2 ® This document describes the R&S SMB100A, stock no. 1406.6000K02/K03 and its options. ● ® R&S SMB-B1/B1H ● ® R&S SMB-B5 ● R&S ® SMB-B25/B26 ● ® R&S SMB-B30/B31/B32 ● ® R&S SMB-B101/B102/B103/B106 ● R&S ® SMB-B112/B112L/B120/B120L/B140/B140L ● ® R&S SMB-K21/K22 ●...
  • Page 3 Basic Safety Instructions Always read through and comply with the following safety instructions! All plants and locations of the Rohde & Schwarz group of companies make every effort to keep the safety standards of our products up to date and to offer our customers the highest possible degree of safety. Our products and the auxiliary equipment they require are designed, built and tested in accordance with the safety standards that apply in each case.
  • Page 4 Basic Safety Instructions Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Warning! Hot surface Alternating current (AC) Protective conductor terminal Direct/alternating current (DC/AC) Ground Device fully protected by double (reinforced) insulation Ground terminal EU labeling for batteries and accumulators For additional information, see section "Waste disposal/Environmental protection", item 1.
  • Page 5 Basic Safety Instructions Operating states and operating positions The product may be operated only under the operating conditions and in the positions specified by the manufacturer, without the product's ventilation being obstructed. If the manufacturer's specifications are not observed, this can result in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury or death. Applicable local or national safety regulations and rules for the prevention of accidents must be observed in all work performed.
  • Page 6 Basic Safety Instructions 6. The product may be operated only from TN/TT supply networks fuse-protected with max. 16 A (higher fuse only after consulting with the Rohde & Schwarz group of companies). 7. Do not insert the plug into sockets that are dusty or dirty. Insert the plug firmly and all the way into the socket provided for this purpose.
  • Page 7 Basic Safety Instructions 2. Before you move or transport the product, read and observe the section titled "Transport". 3. As with all industrially manufactured goods, the use of substances that induce an allergic reaction (allergens) such as nickel cannot be generally excluded. If you develop an allergic reaction (such as a skin rash, frequent sneezing, red eyes or respiratory difficulties) when using a Rohde &...
  • Page 8 Basic Safety Instructions 2. Adjustments, replacement of parts, maintenance and repair may be performed only by electrical experts authorized by Rohde & Schwarz. Only original parts may be used for replacing parts relevant to safety (e.g. power switches, power transformers, fuses). A safety test must always be performed after parts relevant to safety have been replaced (visual inspection, protective conductor test, insulation resistance measurement, leakage current measurement, functional test).
  • Page 9 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Waste disposal/Environmental protection 1. Specially marked equipment has a battery or accumulator that must not be disposed of with unsorted municipal waste, but must be collected separately. It may only be disposed of at a suitable collection point or via a Rohde &...
  • Page 10 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Se parte del uso correcto del producto para los fines definidos si el producto es utilizado conforme a las indicaciones de la correspondiente documentación del producto y dentro del margen de rendimiento definido (ver hoja de datos, documentación, informaciones de seguridad que siguen). El uso del producto hace necesarios conocimientos técnicos y ciertos conocimientos del idioma inglés.
  • Page 11 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Símbolo Significado Símbolo Significado Aviso: Cuidado en el manejo de dispositivos Distintivo de la UE para la eliminación por sensibles a la electrostática (ESD) separado de dispositivos eléctricos y electrónicos Más información en la sección "Eliminación/protección del medio ambiente", punto 2.
  • Page 12 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales 1. Si no se convino de otra manera, es para los productos Rohde & Schwarz válido lo que sigue: como posición de funcionamiento se define por principio la posición con el suelo de la caja para abajo, modo de protección IP 2X, uso solamente en estancias interiores, utilización hasta 2000 m sobre el nivel del mar, transporte hasta 4500 m sobre el nivel del mar.
  • Page 13 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales 6. Solamente está permitido el funcionamiento en redes de alimentación TN/TT aseguradas con fusibles de 16 A como máximo (utilización de fusibles de mayor amperaje solo previa consulta con el grupo de empresas Rohde & Schwarz). 7.
  • Page 14 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Funcionamiento 1. El uso del producto requiere instrucciones especiales y una alta concentración durante el manejo. Debe asegurarse que las personas que manejen el producto estén a la altura de los requerimientos necesarios en cuanto a aptitudes físicas, psíquicas y emocionales, ya que de otra manera no se pueden excluir lesiones o daños de objetos.
  • Page 15 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales Reparación y mantenimiento 1. El producto solamente debe ser abierto por personal especializado con autorización para ello. Antes de manipular el producto o abrirlo, es obligatorio desconectarlo de la tensión de alimentación, para evitar toda posibilidad de choque eléctrico. 2.
  • Page 16 Instrucciones de seguridad elementales 2. Las asas instaladas en los productos sirven solamente de ayuda para el transporte del producto por personas. Por eso no está permitido utilizar las asas para la sujeción en o sobre medios de transporte como p. ej. grúas, carretillas elevadoras de horquilla, carros etc. Es responsabilidad suya fijar los productos de manera segura a los medios de transporte o elevación.
  • Page 17 Quality management Certified Quality System ISO 9001 and environmental Certified Environmental System management ISO 14001 Sehr geehrter Kunde, Dear customer, Cher client, Sie haben sich für den Kauf You have decided to buy a Vous avez choisi d’acheter un eines Rohde & Schwarz Produk- Rohde &...
  • Page 18 Customer Support Technical support – where and when you need it For quick, expert help with any Rohde & Schwarz equipment, contact one of our Customer Support Centers. A team of highly qualified engineers provides telephone support and will work with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation, programming or applications of Rohde &...

  • Page 19: Table Of Contents

    ® Contents R&S SMB100A Contents 1 Preface....................13 Documentation Overview...................13 Typographical Conventions..................14 2 Preparing for Use.................15 Front Panel Tour......................15 2.1.1 Utility Keys........................16 2.1.2 Standby LEDs and Standby Key...................16 2.1.3 Display..........................17 2.1.4 Setup Keys........................17 2.1.4.1 Keys for Setting Paramters...................17 2.1.4.2 Display Keys.........................18 2.1.5...
  • Page 20 ® Contents R&S SMB100A Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection..............34 2.6.1 Connecting the Instrument to the Network..............34 2.6.2 Assigning the IP Address....................35 2.6.3 Using Computer Names....................36 Remote Access via an External Controller...............37 2.7.1 Using a Web Browser for Remote Access..............38 2.7.2...
  • Page 21 ® Contents R&S SMB100A 4.4.6 Selecting a Value from a List..................66 4.4.7 Terminating Entries with Confirmation................67 4.4.8 Restoring the Previous Value..................67 Editors..........................68 4.5.1 Working with List Editor....................68 How to Use the Help System..................70 File Management......................71 4.7.1 File Select Dialog......................72 4.7.2 File Manager.........................73...
  • Page 22 ® Contents R&S SMB100A 5.2.3.16 Save/Recall.........................101 5.2.3.17 Factory Preset......................101 5.2.3.18 Help..........................102 5.2.4 Switching to Manual Control - Local Key..............102 5.2.5 Generating a Hard Copy of the Display..............103 5.2.5.1 Hardcopy Dialog......................103 5.2.5.2 Hardcopy Options.......................104 5.2.6 Messages - Info Key....................106 5.2.7 Help System - Help Key....................106 5.2.8...
  • Page 23 ® Contents R&S SMB100A 5.3.5.6 User Correction......................134 5.3.6 RF Measurement......................141 5.3.6.1 NRP-Z Power Viewer....................141 5.3.7 RF Sweep and List Mode....................147 5.3.7.1 Overview........................147 5.3.7.2 RF Frequency Sweep....................148 5.3.7.3 RF Level Sweep......................155 5.3.7.4 List Mode........................159 Modulation.........................167 5.4.1 Overview of Modulation....................167 5.4.1.1 Enabling/Disabling Analog Modulations using the MOD On/Off Key......168 5.4.1.2...
  • Page 24 ® Contents R&S SMB100A 6.1.2 Messages........................203 6.1.3 LAN Interface......................204 6.1.3.1 HiSLIP Protocol......................205 6.1.3.2 VXI-11 Protocol......................206 6.1.3.3 Socket Communication....................206 6.1.3.4 LAN Interface Messages.....................206 6.1.4 USB Interface......................207 6.1.5 Serial Interface......................207 6.1.6 GPIB Interface (IEC/IEEE Bus Interface)..............208 6.1.6.1 GPIB Interface Messages...................208 6.1.6.2 GPIB Instrument Address...................209 Starting a Remote Control Session.................210...
  • Page 25 ® Contents R&S SMB100A 6.5.6 Operation Status Register (STATus:OPERation)............239 6.5.7 Application of the Status Reporting System..............239 6.5.7.1 Service Request......................239 6.5.7.2 Serial Poll........................240 6.5.7.3 Query of an instrument status..................240 6.5.7.4 Error Queue........................240 6.5.8 Reset Values of the Status Reporting System............240 General Programming Recommendations.............241 7 Remote Control Commands..............243...
  • Page 26 ® Contents R&S SMB100A 7.12.9 SOURce:PGEN Subsystem..................334 7.12.10 SOURce:PHASe Subsystem..................334 7.12.11 SOURce:PM Subsystem.....................335 7.12.12 SOURce:POWer Subsystem..................339 7.12.13 SOURce:PULM Subsystem..................349 7.12.14 SOURce:ROSCillator Subsystem................365 7.12.15 SOURce:STEReo Subsystem..................368 7.12.16 SOURce:SWEep Subsystem..................377 7.13 STATus Subsystem....................388 7.14 SYSTem Subsystem....................392 7.15 TEST Subsystem.......................404 7.16 TRIGger Subsystem....................405 7.17...

  • Page 27: Operating Manual 1407.0806.32 ─ 13

    ® Contents R&S SMB100A A Hardware Interfaces................444 GPIB Bus Interface....................444 List of Commands................446 Index....................456 Operating Manual 1407.0806.32 ─ 13...
  • Page 28 ® Contents R&S SMB100A Operating Manual 1407.0806.32 ─ 13...

  • Page 29: Preface

    ® Preface R&S SMB100A Documentation Overview 1 Preface 1.1 Documentation Overview The user documentation for the R&S SMB consists of the following parts: ● Online Help system on the instrument, ● "Quick Start Guide" printed manual, ● Documentation CD-ROM with: –...

  • Page 30: Typographical Conventions

    ® Preface R&S SMB100A Typographical Conventions Release Notes The release notes describe new and modified functions, eliminated problems, and last minute changes to the documentation. The corresponding firmware version is indicated on the title page of the release notes. The current release notes are provided in the Internet.

  • Page 31: Preparing For Use

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Front Panel Tour 2 Preparing for Use The following topics will help you to get familiar with the instrument and perform the first steps: ● ​ F ront Panel Tour ● ​ R ear Panel Tour ●...

  • Page 32: Utility Keys

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Front Panel Tour 2.1.1 Utility Keys The keys to the left of the display cause the R&S SMB to return to a definite instrument state and provide information on the instrument and assistance. For more information refer to chapter "Instrument Settings".

  • Page 33: Display

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Front Panel Tour 2.1.3 Display The display clearly shows all main settings and signal generator states. The display is divided into the following sections: ● Frequency and level display with info line – Frequency and level settings containing offset.

  • Page 34: Display Keys

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Front Panel Tour 2.1.4.2 Display Keys The keys assigned right to rotary knob arrange different windows on the display, and turn the RF signal and the modulation on and off. DIAGRAM Brings the block diagram to the foreground. Active menus are minimized.

  • Page 35: Rotary Knob And Navigation Keys

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Front Panel Tour Keys Description 0...9/abc Enters the corresponding numbers (in numeric input fields) or characters (character input fields). Inserts a decimal point (numeric input fields) or dot (character input fields) at the cursor posi- tion.

  • Page 36: Front Panel Connectors

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Front Panel Tour ROTARY KNOB The rotary knob has several functions: ● Increases (clockwise direction) or decreases (counter-clockwise direction) numeric values at a defined step width in editing mode ● Moves the cursor, e.g. to a function block in the block diagram ●...

  • Page 37: Rear Panel Tour

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Rear Panel Tour RF 50 Ohm Output for RF signal. Depending on the equipped frequency option, the RF output connectors vary. RF Option Microwave Option Frequency options Connector Frequency options Connector type type R&S SMB- B101 R&S SMB-B112/-112L...

  • Page 38: Description Of The Connectors

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Rear Panel Tour 2.2.1 Description of the Connectors FUSES The R&S SMB is fully fused by two fuses IEC60127-T3.15H/250 V. The fuses are accommodated in the fuse holders next to the power connector. Use only fuses of the mentioned type.
  • Page 39 ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Rear Panel Tour Note: In order to avoid electromagnetic interference (EMI) caused by open lines, always terminate any connected IEC-bus cable with an instrument or a controller. STEREO R/L Inputs for analog stereo modulation signals. External modulation sources or the internal LF generator can be used (stereo modulation is available with option R&S SMB-B5).

  • Page 40: Putting Into Operation

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Putting into Operation The OCXO generates a very precise 10 MHz reference signal. It needs some minutes of warm-up time to reach its nominal frequency. Refer also to the data sheet for detailed information.

  • Page 41: Emi Suppression

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Putting into Operation Risk of instrument damage during operation An unsuitable operating site or test setup can cause damage to the instrument and to connected devices. Ensure the following operating conditions before you switch on the instrument: ●...

  • Page 42: Placing Or Mounting The Instrument

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Putting into Operation 3. Carefully unthread the corrugated cardboard cover at the front that protects the instrument handles and remove it. 4. Check the equipment for completeness using the delivery note and the accessory lists for the various items.

  • Page 43: Connecting The Instrument To The Ac Supply

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Putting into Operation Risk of injury and instrument damage if stacking instruments A stack of instruments may tilt over and cause injury. Furthermore, the instruments at the bottom of the stack may be damaged due to the load imposed by the instruments on top.

  • Page 44: Starting The Instrument

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Putting into Operation ► Connect the instrument to the AC power source using the AC power cable delivered with the instrument. Note: The instrument is in compliance with safety class EN61010-1. Connect the instrument only to a socket with earthing contact.

  • Page 45: Function Check

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Putting into Operation Once the startup procedure has been terminated, the block diagram opened in the pre- vious session is displayed and the instrument is ready for operation. Use the PRESET key to return the instrument to its definite reset/preset state, if the cur- rent setup is not anymore relevant.

  • Page 46: Shutting Down The Instrument

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Putting into Operation ● Preset the instrument to its factory settings The instrument can also be forced to load its default factory settings. To access the corresponding dialog box, press the SETUP key and select the "Factory Preset".

  • Page 47: Power Fuses

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Connecting External Accessories Risk of losing data If you switch off the running instrument using the rear panel switch or by disconnecting the power cord, the instrument loses its current settings. Furthermore, program data may be lost.

  • Page 48: Linux Operating System

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Linux Operating System necessary by using USB hubs. Due to the large number of available USB devices, there is almost no limit to the expansions that are possible with the R&S SMB. The following list shows various USB devices that can be useful: ●...
  • Page 49 ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Linux Operating System Risk of causing instrument unusability The instrument is equipped with the Linux operating system. Additional software can therefore be installed on the instrument. The use and installation of additional software may impair instrument function. Thus, run only programs that Rohde & Schwarz has tested for compatibility with the instrument software.

  • Page 50: Setting Up A Network (Lan) Connection

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection Screen saver A screen saver can be activated in the R&S SMB. When active, the display is shut off when no entries via front panel, external mouse or external keyboard are made for a period of time.

  • Page 51: Assigning The Ip Address

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection To set up a network (LAN) connection Risk of network failure Before connecting the instrument to the network or configuring the network, consult your network administrator. Errors may affect the entire network.

  • Page 52: Using Computer Names

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection The IP address consists of four number blocks separated by dots. Every block con- tains 3 numbers in maximum. 4. Select the "Subnet Mask" and enter the subnet mask, for example 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 53: Remote Access Via An External Controller

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Remote Access via an External Controller 2.7 Remote Access via an External Controller The R&S SMB can be remote accessed from a remote computer (external controller) via a network link. This allows convenient operation of the instrument from the desktop although the instrument is integrated in a rack somewhere else.

  • Page 54: Using A Web Browser For Remote Access

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Remote Access via an External Controller Default password Remote-access and file access require the user "instrument" with default password "instrument". Changing the default user and security passwords It is highly recommended to change the default user and security passwords in the menu "Setup >...

  • Page 55: Remote Access Via Ultr@Vnc

    ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Remote Access via an External Controller 2.7.2 Remote Access via Ultr@VNC Ultr@VNC is an application which can be used to access and control the instrument from a remote computer through a LAN connection. The program is included in operating sys- tem Linux/Unix.
  • Page 56 ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Remote Access via an External Controller a) Select installation of all components. b) In the "Additional Task Panel", enable all entries. A successful installation is indicated by a message. At the same time a warning is displayed stating that a password must be set.
  • Page 57 ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Remote Access via an External Controller 5. Enter a password with a length of at least five digits. This password is used on the remote computer to access the instrument. Other set- tings may be changed according to the user-specific security requirements.
  • Page 58 ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Remote Access via an External Controller 3. Enter the password as defined in the "Default Local System Properties" panel of the Ultr@VNC program and select "Log On". The connection is established, the instrument is remote accessed and the current signal generator screen with the block diagram is displayed.
  • Page 59 ® Preparing for Use R&S SMB100A Remote Access via an External Controller Terminating VNC Connection The remote access via VNC connection can be terminated either on the R&S SMB or on the external PC. Terminating the connection does not disable it. It can be established again any time.

  • Page 60: Getting Started

    ® Getting Started R&S SMB100A Brief Introduction to the Instrument's Concept 3 Getting Started This section helps you to get familiar with the R&S SMB and provides an introduction to the general concept of the instrument with a sample of the possible application fields as well as a description of the main blocks in the signal generation flow.
  • Page 61 ® Getting Started R&S SMB100A Brief Introduction to the Instrument's Concept Fig. 3-1: Block diagram of a fully equipped R&S Signal Generator With the aid of the rotary knob, the user can navigate in the block diagram and the dialogs, and can operate the instrument with one hand.

  • Page 62: Application Field Of The Instrument

    ® Getting Started R&S SMB100A Application Field of the Instrument Remote Access Remote access is the operating of the instrument from a remote computer. Both the R&S SMB and the computer are connected in a LAN. Remote access in contrast to remote control does not use remote-control commands but a separate software which is installed on the remote computer.
  • Page 63 ® Getting Started R&S SMB100A Description of Individual Diagram Blocks One of the following options must be installed. ● R&S SMB-B101 (9 kHz to 1.1 GHz) ● R&S SMB-B102 (9 kHz to 2.2 GHz) ● R&S SMB-B103 (9 kHz to 3.2 GHz) ●...

  • Page 64: Example Of Setup

    ® Getting Started R&S SMB100A Example of Setup Modulation block The internal and external analog modulations are configured and activated in this block. The MOD ON/OFF key switches the active modulation(s) on/off. The internal modulation sources are configured in the "Mod Gen" block. External ampli- tude, frequency or phase modulation signals can be fed in at the input connector MOD EXT at the front of the instrument.
  • Page 65 ® Getting Started R&S SMB100A Example of Setup Generation of an Amplitude-Modulated Signal To generate a simple AM-modulated signal, proceed as follow: 1. Activate default (preset) state Press the PRESET key to set a defined instrument state. 2. Select and activate AM modulation a) Turn the rotary knob and select the "Modulation"...
  • Page 66 ® Getting Started R&S SMB100A Example of Setup e) Finally, select "State" and press the rotary knob to switch on the AM modulation. Press the DIAGRAM key to display the complete block diagram. To indicate the active state, the "Modulation" block is displayed in blue. The "RF" is not yet active, which means that no RF signal is output.
  • Page 67 ® Getting Started R&S SMB100A Example of Setup 2. Configure and activate RF frequency sweep. a) Turn the rotary knob and select the "RF" block. b) Press the rotary knob to open the dialog where the RF frequency sweep can be selected.
  • Page 68 ® Getting Started R&S SMB100A Example of Setup Finally, select "State" and press the rotary knob to switch on the RF frequency sweep. g) Press the DIAGRAM key to display the complete block diagram. The "RF" is not yet active, which means that no RF signal is output.

  • Page 69: Manual Operation

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Key Features 4 Manual Operation The R&S SMB can be operated intuitively either via the interactive block diagram or via a menu tree. All menus are in the form of windows that can be operated in the same way.
  • Page 70 ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Key Features +T) key. The menus of the highlighted function blocks can be called by pressing the ENTER key. – Example: The "Modulation" block contains all menus required for modulation signal con- figuration. In this block all modulations can be selected.
  • Page 71 ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Key Features ● Pressing the rotary knob activates the selected entry field. Depending on the parameter, the submenu is called, the numeric value varied, the list entry selected or the check box activated or deactivated.

  • Page 72: Display

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Display required. All messages are explained in the online help which can be called with the HELP (F1) key. 4.2 Display The display shows the current signal generator state and offers graphical elements for direct operation. It is divided into three sections: ●...

  • Page 73: Status Information And Messages

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Display The values displayed in the "Freq" and "Level" fields include a set offset or multiplier factor. For more See alos ​ Frequency", on page 116 and ​ c hapter 5.3.2, "RF c hapter 5.3.5.1, "Overview of RF...

  • Page 74: Permanent Messages

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Display These messages can be read from remote using the commands ​ : ​ S YSTem:​ E RRor[:​ and ​ : ​ S YSTem:​ E RRor:​ A LL​ NEXT]?​ 4.2.2.4 Permanent Messages Permanent messages are displayed if an error occurs that impairs further instrument operation, e.g.

  • Page 75: Block Diagram

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Display This button is available only if the history of the messages is displayed. History Calls the list of all messages that have occurred since instrument switch-on. The most recent messages are displayed at the top of the list. When the button is pressed again, the list of current messages is displayed.

  • Page 76: Signal Flow And Input/Output Symbols In The Block Diagram

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Display 4.2.4.2 Signal Flow and Input/Output Symbols in the Block Diagram The input/output symbols in the block diagram show the currently used inputs and outputs of the signal generator. Unused inputs and outputs are not shown. The lines indicate the signal flow.

  • Page 77: Accessing Dialogs

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Accessing Dialogs respective item is disabled and displayed in gray and the entry or selection field cannot be accessed. 4.3 Accessing Dialogs The MENU (CTRL+M) key opens the complete menu tree. Selecting a functional block and pressing the ENTER key opens the menu associated with this block.

  • Page 78: Setting Parameters

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Setting Parameters 4.4 Setting Parameters The R&S SMB offers several and sometimes alternative possibilities for setting param- eters. Operation is possible from the front panel, with the aid of a mouse and/or from a PC keyboard.

  • Page 79: Working With The Cursor

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Setting Parameters 4.4.1 Working with the Cursor After the instrument is switched on, the cursor is always on the first function block of the diagram (default setting). Moving the cursor on the display ► To move the cursor, use one of the following alternative methods: a) Use the rotary knob or the arrow keys.

  • Page 80: Entering A Value

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Setting Parameters 2. To change the state of a parameter, use the "Enter" function of the different control media: ● Press the rotary knob ● Press ENTER ● Press the TOGGLE ON OFF (CTRL+T) key.

  • Page 81: Working With Units

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Setting Parameters 2. Set the cursor to the left of the number to be changed using the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys. The value at the cursor position is varied. 3. To vary the selected value, use the UP/DOWN arrow key or turn the rotary knob.

  • Page 82: Selecting A Value From A List

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Setting Parameters Assigning a unit To assign a unit to a value, use one of the following alternatives: 1. Press a UNIT key on the front panel. 2. Select a "Unit" in the selection field next to the parameter value.

  • Page 83: Terminating Entries With Confirmation

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Setting Parameters 4.4.7 Terminating Entries with Confirmation The instrument behaves different by the termination of entries deppending on the param- eter type and the way this parameter is set. Confirming settings ► To confirm the settings, press the rotary knob or one of the UNIT keys (see also ​...

  • Page 84: Editors

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Editors 2. Confirm with "OK" to abort the changes. Select "Cancel" to return to the dialog. The previous selected settings are displayed. Restoring values after an extended calculation has been started Calculation and setting might require different period of time. Many settings are made without noticeable calculation times;...
  • Page 85 ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Editors If no list has been selected, a blank list of only one row is displayed. 2. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys to change between the colums. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to mark a row.

  • Page 86: How To Use The Help System

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A How to Use the Help System 4.6 How to Use the Help System The R&S SMB is equipped with a context-sensitive help function. A help page is available for each parameter and can be called any time during instrument operation.

  • Page 87: File Management

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A File Management Using the Index 1. Select "Index". 2. Enter the first characters of the topic you are interested in. The entries starting with these characters are displayed. 3. Press the ENTER key to change the focus.

  • Page 88: File Select Dialog

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A File Management Lists, e.g. user correction lists, can be loaded. They can be generated either exter- nally or internally. For internal generation, a new list must be created in the "File Select" dialog which will then be edited in the list editor of the individual menu.

  • Page 89: File Manager

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A File Management The available drives and directories and the files of the selected directory are displayed. The currently selected path is displayed above the window. Only the relevant files without file extensions are displayed. If the area is opened several times, the path last selected is displayed.

  • Page 90: Extensions For User Files

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A File Management Use the "File Type" to select a file type form the list. This can be used to process either all files (all files (*) selection) or a specific selection of files. See ​...

  • Page 91: Legend Of Front-Panel Controls

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Legend of Front-Panel Controls Table 4-1: List of the automatically assigned file extensions in the instrument Function List type Contents File suffix Instrument State Settings Instrument settings *.savrcltxt "User Correction" List User-defined level correction values *.uco...

  • Page 92: Front Panel Key Emulation

    ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Legend of Front-Panel Controls Front-panel key Key of PC keyboard Function ESC / CLOSE ESC / CTRL + G Selects the next higher menu/selection level. When the editing mode is exited with ESC, the previous value is restored.
  • Page 93 ® Manual Operation R&S SMB100A Legend of Front-Panel Controls Operating Manual 1407.0806.32 ─ 13...

  • Page 94: Instrument Function

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Overview of Instrument Functions 5 Instrument Function 5.1 Overview of Instrument Functions This chapter explains the functions of the R&S SMB and the options available in the setting menus. The associated SCPI command is specified for each parameter (where applicable).

  • Page 95: General Instrument Settings

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings see ​ c hapter 5.3.7.3, "RF Level Sweep", on page 155 ● see ​ c hapter 5.3.5.4, "Automatic Level Control - ALC", on page 128 ● Power Sensors see ​ c hapter 5.3.6.1, "NRP-Z Power Viewer", on page 141...

  • Page 96: Default Instrument Settings - Preset Key

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings 5.2.2 Default Instrument Settings - Preset Key The PRESET key calls up a defined instrument setup. All parameters and switching states are preset (also those of inactive operating modes). The default instrument settings provide a reproducible initial basis for all other settings.

  • Page 97: General Configuration Of Instrument - Setup Key

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings 5.2.3 General Configuration of Instrument - Setup Key The SETUP key opens the "Setup" dialog. The "Setup" dialog is divided into several sections. ● The "System" section is used to set general instrument parameters.
  • Page 98 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Risk of damage to the DUT High power at the RF output may destroy a connected DUT (Device Under Test). During level adjustments instruments without step attenuator, i.e. with frequency options R&S SMB-BxxxL, temporarily apply high power at the RF output. This may damage the DUT.

  • Page 99: Hardware Config

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings By default the instrument uses correction data obtained in the factory before delivery. In addition, customer data can be used for external level correction. The customer data is obtained using a R&S NRP power sensor. External level correction is a protected function (see Service Manual, chapter 2, "Adjustment").

  • Page 100: Software / Options

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Power On Count Displays the number of power-on. Remote command: ​ : ​ D IAGnostic:​ I NFO:​ P OCount?​ on page 253 Assembly The tables list the installed assemblies. "Assembly" Assembly name "Part Number"...

  • Page 101: Manage License Keys

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Firmware The Firmware section of the menu shows the firmware version and the version of the software platform. Note: Your instrument is delivered with the latest firmware version available. Firmware updates as well as the Release Notes describing the improvements and modifications are provided on the Internet at the download site of the Rohde &...

  • Page 102: Gui Update

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings License Registration If your purchased license is delivered unregistered, you must register it before you can activate the option. For detailed information about the license registration, refer to the installation instructions provided with the option (Supplement A) and the documentation of the online tool "Man- age Licenses"...

  • Page 103: Nrp-Z Info/Update

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings On/Off GUI Update Switchs on/off update of the displayed parameters. Switching off the update of the displayed parameters increases the speed for certain settings. Note: It is especially recommended to switch off the GUI update for optimum sweep performance with short dwell times and for fast settling times.

  • Page 104: Smz Info Update

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Proceed as follows: ● Open the R&S website http://www.rohde-schwarz.com in section "Power Meters & Voltmeters > R&S NRP-Z Sensors". ● Select the respective sensor, e.g. R&S NRP-Z81. ● Select "Downloads > Firmware" and the offered firmware suitable for your sensor.

  • Page 105: Selftest

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings ● Where you can find the description... Since this section is relevant when an R&S SMZxxx frequency multiplier is connected, you can find a detailed description in the user manual of the frequency multiplier. It is included in the online help of the R&S SMB, but can also be found in pdf format on...

  • Page 106: Date And Time

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings 5.2.3.10 Date and Time The "Date/Time..." dialog provides access to the system time and date settings. It is opened using the SETUP or MENU key under "Environment". The time is used on the internal controller.
  • Page 107 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings The dialog provides an access to the network settings, like settings about the general network environment and specific identification of the computer in the network, as well as an indication whether the instrument is connected to the network or not.

  • Page 108: Display/Keyboard Settings

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings IP Address Displays the IP address. To enter the IP address manually, select "Static" Address Mode. Remote command: ​ : ​ S YSTem:​ C OMMunicate:​ N ETWork:​ I PADdress​ on page 398 Subnet Mask Displays the Subnet mask.

  • Page 109: Remote Channel Settings

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings If activated, the display including backlight is completely switched off after the elapse of the "Wait Time" when no entries via front panel, external mouse or external keyboard are made. This mode is recommended for preserving the display especially if the instrument is exclusively operated via remote control.
  • Page 110 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Language Selects the instrument whose remote command set is emulated by the R&S SMB. The R&S SMB can also be remote controlled via the command set of several other gen- erators, e.g. of an HP generator. You find the available command sets for the generator in the selection list.
  • Page 111 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Identification Mode Selects the way the instrument identification is performed. "Automatic" The "IDN String" and the "OPT String" are set automatically for the instrument select with the parameter "Language". "User Defined" Enables the selection of user definable "IDN String" and "OPT String"...

  • Page 112: Protection

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Visa Resource Strings Indicates the visa resource strings, used for remote control of the instrument. A separate string is provided for remote control via the different interfaces. Remote command: ​ : ​ S YSTem:​ C OMMunicate:​ H ISLip:​ R ESource?​...

  • Page 113: Security

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Protection Level/Password Protection Level 1 can be activated to expand the functionality of the internal adjustment and to access the selftests. The password is 123456. For access to service functions of protection level 2, see the service manual of your R&S SMB.
  • Page 114 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings The user name and password are required for remote access to the instrument via VNC, FTP or SAMBA. Remote command: n.a. Old Password (User Password) Enters the currently used user password. The default password is "instrument".
  • Page 115 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings The new password is only valid after the "Change Password" button is pressed. Remote command: n.a. Change Password (Security Password) Changes the password accordingly. Remote command: n.a. LAN Services Opens the "LAN Services" dialog for individually enabling or disabling the available LAN interface services.
  • Page 116 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings "SMB (Samba)" activates access to SMB (Server Message Block), used for providing shared access to files, printers and serial ports of a network. "Avahi (Zeroconf)" activates Avahi, a service for automatic configuration of the instrument in a network environment.

  • Page 117: Save/Recall

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings If this parameter is disabled, the instrument cannot be manually controlled but changes in the settings are shown on the display. Remote access and remote control are enabled. The setting requires the entry of the security password and is only accepted after the "Accept"...

  • Page 118: Help

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Factory Preset Reset the instrument's settings to their factory state. Note: Since Factory Preset resets the Remote Channel and network settings to the default values, executing Factory Preset via remote control terminates the connection to...

  • Page 119: Generating A Hard Copy Of The Display

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings When switching from remote to manual control, the display update suppression function, if active ("SETUP > GUI Update" is Off), is automatically deactivated ("SETUP > GUI Update" is On). 5.2.5 Generating a Hard Copy of the Display The generation of a hardcopy of the display requires that an external keyboard is con- nected to the instrument.

  • Page 120: Hardcopy Options

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings File Info Indicates the file name. The file name can be entered either manually via the file manager (button "File…") or generated automatically (Automatic naming checkbox). Automatic naming is configured in the "Options…" submenu.
  • Page 121 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings "Path..." Opens the "Select Hard Copy Destination Path" dialog to select a path for storing the hardcopy. Note: For selecting the destination path a file name must be entered as well. Otherwise the error message "The name of a list may not be empty"...

  • Page 122: Messages - Info Key

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings "Resulting File Indicates the automatically generated file name. Name" Remote command: ​ : ​ H COPy:​ F ILE[:​ N AME]:​ A UTO:​ F ILE?​ on page 261 Save Triggers the generation of a hardcopy.

  • Page 123: Storing And Loading Instrument Data - File Key

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings The contents list is used to open the individual help pages. It has a hierarchical struc- ture. The highlighted line indicates where the currently displayed page is within the contents list. ●...

  • Page 124: File Menu

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Settings can be transferred easily between instruments with different equipment options and/or firmware versions because only the settings which differ from the preset values are affected. When settings are loaded, only those which are possible on the instrument are implemented.

  • Page 125: Loading Instrument Settings

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Directory Selects the directory in which the file is to be stored. The window opposite lists all settings files in this directory. A new directory can be created in the "File Manager" dialog.
  • Page 126 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Recent data sets Displays the files last used. The entire path is shown. If the desired file is in the list, it can be selected. Remote command: n.a. Directory Enter the directory in which the file with the instrument setting to be loaded is located.

  • Page 127: File Manager

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings If the list has been deleted in the meantime, an error message appears when the instru- ment setting is loaded. If the list has been overwritten in the meantime, the new entries will be used.
  • Page 128 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings Directory and File Name Selects the directory in which the file to be deleted or copied is located. The window lists all files in this directory. The file to be deleted or copied can be highlighted. The path is indicated above the directory window.

  • Page 129: Using The Ftp Or Samba/Smb File Sharing And Accessing The File System

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A General Instrument Settings 5.2.8.5 Using the FTP or SAMBA/SMB File Sharing and Accessing the File System Provided that the R&S SMB is connected to a LAN and the required configurations are completed, you can use the FTP (file transfer protocol) to access the file system and to transfer files from and to the instrument.

  • Page 130: Rf Block

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block The dialog displays the /var/user/share testftp file. 5.3 RF Block 5.3.1 Overview of RF Signal Settings for the RF output signal and analog modulation are made under "RF Signal". These settings can be accessed in the block diagram by way of the "RF" function block, or by means of the menu with the same name which is opened using the MENU key.

  • Page 131: Rf Signal Modes And Characteristics

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block To query the impedance of the RF outputs, use the command ​ : ​ O UTPut<hw>:​ on page 277. IMPedance?​ State RF Activated/deactivates the RF output by changing the state of the "RF" functional block.

  • Page 132: Rf Frequency

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block ● an internal pulse generator ● the external modulation inputs MOD EXT and PULSE EXT. An external trigger signal for the the sweeps and the LIST mode can be provided at the INST TRIG input.

  • Page 133: Setting The Rf Frequency

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block If you have the R&S SMB equipped with one of the options R&S SMB-B112, -B120, or - B140, you can, in addition, operate an R&S SMZxx frequency multiplier. xx represents the multiplier type that you can use according to the target frequency range.
  • Page 134 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Frequency - RF Signal Sets the RF frequency of the RF output connector. The frequency entered and displayed here corresponds to the frequency at the RF output, i.e. any offset entry is not taken into consideration.

  • Page 135: Phase

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Variation Step - RF Signal Sets the user-defined step width. This step width is used when entering the RF frequency using the rotary knob. Frequency variation with this step width must also be activated with "Variation Active".

  • Page 136: Reference Oscillator Dialog

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block 5.3.4.1 Reference Oscillator Dialog To open the "Reference Oscillator" dialog, select "RF > Configure > Reference Oscilla- tor" or use the MENU key under "RF". The menu is used to select the source and to adjust the reference frequency. In case an external source is selected, the reference frequency is displayed.

  • Page 137: Rf Level

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Selects the synchronization bandwidth for an external reference signal. The wideband setting is provided for using very good reference sources of high spectral purity. "Narrow" Synchronization bandwidth is 1 Hz. "Wide" Synchronization bandwidth is 750 Hz.
  • Page 138 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Be aware, that there is a difference between the RF level displayed in the header and the RF output level set in the "Level/EMF" dialog of the "RF" block. RF level vs. RF output level The level entered and displayed in the "Level"...

  • Page 139: Rf Level Dialog

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block 5.3.5.2 RF Level Dialog To open the "RF Level / EMF" dialog, select "RF" > "Configure" > "Level / Attenuator" or use the MENU key under "RF". The combined "RF Level / EMF" dialog is divided into the several sections.
  • Page 140 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block RF Mode Selects the level mode for signal output. This function allows you, to optimize the RF output signal for applications, where improved harmonic suppression or a low Signal-to-Noise ratio is required. Note: The modes "Low Distortion" and "Low Noise", for improving harmonic suppression or the S/N ratio require that an attenuator is fitted.
  • Page 141 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block The entry does not change the value of the RF level at the RF output. It only changes the RF level displayed in the display header. The value of the RF level in the header corre- sponds to the level at the output of the downstream instrument.
  • Page 142 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Fixed" When this operating mode is switched on, the attenuator, relays and amplifier stages are fixed in their current positions to provide level set- tings without interruption. The resulting variation range is defined and displayed under "Attenuator Fixed Range".

  • Page 143: Power-On/Emf Settings

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "OFF" The level value set with the rotary knob is varied in steps of one unit at the cursor position (standard operating mode). Remote command: ​ on page 348 [ :​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P OWer:​ S TEP:​ M ODE​...

  • Page 144: Automatic Level Control - Alc

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Power-On State - RF Signal Selects the state which the RF output is to assume after the instrument is switched on. "RF Off" The output is deactivated when the instrument is switched on.
  • Page 145 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block The following section explains the functionality of "Sample & Hold", to provide an overview and to indicate what is to be considered. "On" and "Auto" require no additional explana- tion. Furthermore, find the ALC state settings described in detail in ​...

  • Page 146: Nrp-Z Level Control

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Auto" The instrument selects the most appropriate ALC mode automatically. ALC is on in most operating conditions. Default state. "On" Activates ALC, regardless of the operating conditions. "Off (Sample & Deactivates internal level control.
  • Page 147 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Example: How to set up a closed loop power control Fig. 5-1: Example of a test setup with NRP-Z Level Control As shown in the example, the sensor measures a proportional power in defined time intervals, derivated from a coupler.
  • Page 148 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block NRP-Z Level Control Settings To open the "NRP-Z Level Control" dialog, select "RF > Configure > NRP-Z Level Con- trol" or use the MENU key under "RF". Sensor Selects the R&S NRP-Z power sensor for power control.
  • Page 149 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Zeroing should be performed: ● During warm-up after switching on or connecting the instrument ● After a substantial change of the ambient temperature ● After fastening the power sensor module to an RF connector at high temperature ●...

  • Page 150: User Correction

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Delay Time Defines a waiting period between the level adjustment of the generator and the next measurement of the power sensor. With this parameter, you compensate any dead times in the controlled system.
  • Page 151 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block If user correction is activated, the "UCOR" display (User Correction) is shown in the header together with the "Level" display. The RF output level is the sum of both values. "Level" + "UCOR" = Output level If activated, user correction is effective in all operating modes.
  • Page 152 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Edit User Cor. Data - User Correction Calls the editor for editing the selected user correction list. A list consists of any number of frequency/level value pairs. The currently selected list is displayed.
  • Page 153 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Insert Range" Insert new rows before the marked row. The number of rows to be inserted can be defined in an entry window. "Fill.." Opens a sub menu for defining a set of list values to be automatically entered in the ucor list (see ​...
  • Page 154 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Mode - User Correction Selects if user correction lists should be imported or exported. The settings offered depend on the selected mode. Remote command: ​ on page 297 [ :​ S OURce<hw>]:​ C ORRection:​ D EXChange:​ M ODE​...
  • Page 155 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Destination / Source - User Correction Calls the "File Manager" for selecting the user correction list to be exported (source) into an ASCII file or the destination for the ASCII file to be imported (destination) in.
  • Page 156 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Select column to fill Selects either the frequency or the level column to be filled with the value defined below. Remote command: n.a. Start value Sets the start value for the frequency or the level entries.

  • Page 157: Rf Measurement

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Fill User Correction Data with Sensor Settings The "Fill with Sensor" button of the "Edit User Correction Data" menu opens the associ- ated menu. The menu indicates the relevant generator settings. Fill User Correction Data with Sensor All settings are read-only, except the "Sensor".
  • Page 158 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block The instrument automatically detects a connected R&S NRP-Z power sensor and indi- cates it in the "NRP-Z Power Viewer" dialog. In addition, you find device specific infor- mation on the connected sensor in the ​...
  • Page 159 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block In remote control, the sensors are set up using the SENSe commands. The remote mea- surement is triggered by the READ query which also provides the measurement results. The sensor is selected by suffix 1, 2, 3 or 4 in key word SENSe or READ of the command header.
  • Page 160 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Level (Avg.) - Power Sensors Indicates the measured level value with the selected unit. Remote command: ​ : ​ R EAD<ch>[:​ P OWer]?​ on page 279 Unit - Power Sensors Selects the unit used for result display.
  • Page 161 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block ● When very low-power signals are to be measured, e.g. less than 10 dB above the lower measurement limit. ● Switch off the RF power source for zeroing; do not disconnect it from the power sen- sor.
  • Page 162 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block The averaging filter is used to reduce fluctuations in the measured result to the extent desired. Such fluctuations can be caused by inherent noise of the measuring instrument, modulation of the measurement signal or beats from the superposition of adjacent car- riers.

  • Page 163: Rf Sweep And List Mode

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Use SParameter - Power Sensors ← Filter Length - Power Sensors Activates the use of the S-Parameter correction data of the connected power sensor. For sensors with attenuator this checkbox is automatically checked.

  • Page 164: Rf Frequency Sweep

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Setting a sweep A sweep is set in five basic steps which are shown below taking a frequency sweep as an example. The LF sweep is activated and configured in the "Mod Gen" block.
  • Page 165 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block RF Frequency Sweep Settings State - Frequency Sweep Activates/deactivates RF sweep mode. Note: Activating a sweep mode automatically deactivates other sweeps and the list mode. Remote command: ​ on page 306 [ :​ S OURce<hw>]:​ F REQuency:​ M ODE​...
  • Page 166 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Step" Sets a step-by-step sweep cycle. When mode "Step" is activated, the frequency is set to the sweep "Start Freq". To step through the sweep frequencies manually, open the "Current Freq" field for input and use the UP / DOWN navigation keys or the rotary knob.
  • Page 167 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Extern Step" Sets a step-by-step sweep cycle. Each sweep step is triggered by an external trigger signal (trigger source as described under "Extern Sin- gle"). The step width is set below at entry field "Step Lin" or "Step Log".
  • Page 168 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Start Freq - Frequency Sweep Sets the start frequency. Remote command: ​ on page 307 [ :​ S OURce<hw>]:​ F REQuency:​ S TARt​ Stop Freq - Frequency Sweep Sets the stop frequency. Remote command: ​...
  • Page 169 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Sawtooth" One sweep runs from start to stop frequency. Each subsequent sweep starts at the start frequency, i.e. the shape of the sweep sequence resembles a sawtooth. "Triangle" One sweep runs from start to stop frequency and back, i.e. the shape of the sweep resembles a triangle.
  • Page 170 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Dwell Time - Frequency Sweep Sets the dwell time. The dwell time determines the duration of the individual sweep steps. The "Dwell Time" set by the user is used as the step time of the sweep. The effective net dwell time is shorter, reduced by the setting time.

  • Page 171: Rf Level Sweep

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Negative" The falling edge of the trigger signal is active. Remote command: ​ on page 310 [ :​ S OURce]:​ I NPut:​ T RIGger:​ S LOPe​ 5.3.7.3 RF Level Sweep To open the "Level Sweep" menu, select "RF > Configure > Level Sweep" or use the MENU key under "RF".
  • Page 172 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Auto" Sets an automatically repeated sweep cycle. Example: SOUR:SWE:POW:MODE AUTO TRIG:PSW:SOUR AUTO SOUR:POW:MODE SWE Sets a single sweep cycle. The sweep is triggered by the "Execute Sin- "Single" gle Sweep" button, or by means remote trigger commands, e.g. *TRG.
  • Page 173 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Extern Step" Sets a step-by-step sweep cycle. Each sweep step is triggered by an external trigger signal (trigger source as described under "Extern Sin- gle"). The step width corresponds to the step width of the rotary knob.
  • Page 174 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Example: SOUR:SWE:POW:MODE AUTO TRIG:PSW:SOUR SING SOUR:POW:MODE SWE SOUR:SWE:EXEC Remote command: ​ on page 385 [ :​ S OURce<hw>]:​ S WEep:​ P OWer:​ E XECute​ ​ : ​ T RIGger<hw>:​ P SWeep[:​ I MMediate]​...

  • Page 175: List Mode

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Dwell Time - Level Sweep Enters the dwell time and determines the duration of the individual sweep steps. The "Dwell Time" set by the user is used as the step time of the sweep. The effective net dwell time is shorter, reduced by the setting time.
  • Page 176 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block The lists can be created in the "List Editor". Each list is stored in its own file with the predefined file extension *.lsw. The name of the list file can be freely selected. The files are loaded from the "Lists..."...
  • Page 177 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block This means that when activating the list mode, the system checks whether any hardware settings are present. If so, the list is started immediately, but if not they are automatically determined (the list is learnt).
  • Page 178 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Execute Single - List Mode Triggers the list manually. This button is available only if mode "Single" is selected. Remote command: ​ on page 332 [ :​ S OURce<hw>]:​ L IST:​ T RIGger:​ E XECute​...
  • Page 179 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block If this is not done, a previously learned hardware setting will continue to be used when list mode is switched on ("State = On"). If no setting is available, e.g. when the list is used for the first time, learning is automatically activated.
  • Page 180 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block "Edit" Calls a selection of possible actions described below. "Insert Row" Inserts a new row before the marked row. "Insert Range" Inserts new rows before the marked row. The number of rows to be inserted can be defined in an entry window.
  • Page 181 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Import/Export - List Mode Expands the menu with the area for import and export of list mode files. Externally edited Excel tables with frequency/level pairs can be imported as text or CSV- files and used for list mode.
  • Page 182 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A RF Block Select ASCII Source / Destination - List Mode Calls the "File Manager" for selecting the ASCII file to be imported into a list mode list (source) or the ASCII file the list mode list is exported (destination) in.

  • Page 183: Modulation

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation From Sets the start value of the index range. Remote command: n.a. Range Sets the range for filling the table. Remote command: n.a. Select column to fill Selects either the frequency or the level column to be filled with the value defined below.

  • Page 184: Enabling/Disabling Analog Modulations Using The Mod On/Off Key

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Amplitude, frequency and phase modulation are available for the basic unit (R&S SMB + frequency option R&S SMB-B10x) without additional equipment options. A standard LF generator is provided for internal modulation. A Pulse Generator is provided by option R&S SMB-K23.

  • Page 185: Amplitude Modulation (Am)

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation The external modulation signal at the input must have a voltage of U = 1 V (U = 0.707 V) in order to achieve the displayed modulation depth and range. The input voltage should not exceed 1.1 Vs, otherwise modulation distortions might occur.

  • Page 186: Amplitude Modulation Settings

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation 5.4.2.1 Amplitude Modulation Settings To open the "Amplitude Modulation" dialog, select "Modulation > Configure > Amplitude Modulation" or use the MENU key under "Modulation". In the upper section of the dialog, the modulation source is selected and the modulation switched on.
  • Page 187 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation depth. This results in overmodulation if the maximal value for modulation depth is excee- ded (see data sheet). For instruments with frequency option 12 GHz or higher, you can additionally select ​ Type Exponential. In this case, the generator sets modulation depth in dB (logarithmic).

  • Page 188: Frequency Modulation (Fm)

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation The modulation depth entered under "AM Depth" is reached with 1 volt modulation of the input. Remote command: ​ on page 290 [ :​ S OURce<hw>]:​ A M:​ S ENSitivity?​ AM External Coupling (Source External only) Selects the coupling mode (AC or DC) for external feed.

  • Page 189: Frequency Modulation Settings

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation 5.4.3.1 Frequency Modulation Settings To open the "Frequency Modulation" menu, select "Modulation > Configure > Frequency Modulation" or use the MENU key under "Modulation". In the upper section of the menu, the modulation source is selected and the modulation is switched on.
  • Page 190 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation FM Mode Selects the mode for the frequency modulation. "Normal" The maximum range for modulation bandwidth and FM deviation is available. "Low Noise" Frequency modulation with phase noise and spurious characteristics close to CW mode. The range for modulation bandwidth and FM devi- ation is reduced (see data sheet).

  • Page 191: Phase Modulation (Phim)

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation The modulation depth entered under "FM Depth" is reached with 1 Volt (= U ) of the peak input signal. Note: The input voltage should not exceed 1.1 V otherwise modulation distortions might occur.

  • Page 192: Phase Modulation Menu

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Selection between the following modulation modes is possible: ● "Normal" mode with full setting range for modulation bandwidth and PhiM deviation. ● "Low Phase" mode with better signal/noise ratio, but reduced setting range for mod- ulation bandwidth and deviation (see data sheet) ●...
  • Page 193 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation "External" Selects the external source. The external signal is input via the MOD EXT connector. "Internal + Selects the internal and external source at the same time. External" The external signal is input via the MOD EXT connector.

  • Page 194: Pulse Modulation (Pm)

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation For information on the required hardware revision, refer to the release notes. Remote command: ​ on page 319 [ :​ S OURce]:​ L FOutput:​ S HAPe​ PhiM Sensitivity (Source External only) Displays the input sensitivity of the MOD EXT input in RAD/V.

  • Page 195: Pulse Modulation Settings

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation signal input for internal pulse modulation. The polarity and input impedance of the con- nector can be selected. The pulse signal is output at the PULSE VIDEO connector at the rear of the instrument.

  • Page 196: Stereo Modulation

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Option R&S SMB-K27 enables the generation of pulse trains. For description of the pulse train dialog, see ​ c hapter 5.5.4.2, "Pulse Train Generation", on page 197. State Activates/deactivates pulse modulation. When the internal modulation source (pulse generator) is selected, the pulse generator is switched on automatically and the video/sync signal is output at the PULSE VIDEO output at the rear of the instrument.

  • Page 197: Stereo Modulation Dialog

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation 5.4.6.1 Stereo Modulation Dialog To open the "Stereo Modulation" dialog, select "Modulation > Configure > Stereo Mod- ulation" or use the MENU key under "Modulation". In the upper section of the menu, the stereo modulation is configured and switched on.
  • Page 198 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation General Settings State - Stereo Modulation Activates/deactivates stereo modulation. Remote command: ​ on page 376 [ :​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ S TATe​ FM Deviation - Stereo Modulation Sets the MPX (Multiplex stereo signal) deviation.
  • Page 199 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Mode - Stereo Modulation Selects the mode for the audio signal. If the internal LF generator is selected as audio source, the signal is generated according to the selection here. For external signals, the signal type has to be entered.
  • Page 200 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Preemphasis - Stereo Modulation Activates and sets the pre-emphasis used for signal generation. Remote command: ​ on page 372 [ :​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ A UDio:​ P REemphasis:​ S TATe​ ​ on page 371 [ :​...
  • Page 201 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation ARI State - Stereo Modulation Activates/deactivates the ARI signal generation. ARI signals can be generated simulta- neously with MPX and RDS signals. Remote command: ​ on page 369 [ :​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ A RI:​ S TATe​...
  • Page 202 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation RDS Deviation - Stereo Modulation Sets the deviation of the RDS subcarrier. Remote command: ​ on page 376 [ :​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ R DS[:​ D EViation]​ RDS Data Set - Stereo Modulation Selects the data set used in the RDS signal.

  • Page 203: Modulation Generator And Lf Output

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output RDS Traffic Announcement State - Stereo Modulation Activates the RDS traffic announcement (TA function). If activated, the receiver switches from the current status, e.g. playing a CD, to the receive mode and enables the broadcast of a traffic announcement.

  • Page 204: Lf Output Dialog

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output The "LF Output" dialog provides access to the configuration of the internal modulation generators. In addition, the LF output is configured in this menu. The available settings depend on the source selected and on the installed options.

  • Page 205: Lf Frequency Sweep

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output LF Gen Shape Selects the waveform shape of the LF signal. Note: The installed hardware determines the available settings. Use the ​ H ardware Con- dialog to check the hardware the instrument is equipped with.
  • Page 206 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output State - LF Sweep Activates LF Sweep mode. Note: Activating a sweep mode automatically deactivates other sweeps and the list mode. Remote command: ​ on page 312 [ :​ S OURce]:​ L FOutput:​ F REQuency:​ M ODE​...
  • Page 207 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output "Extern Single" Sets a single sweep cycle. The sweep is triggered by an external trigger signal. The external trigger signal is input at the BNC connector INST TRIG. Example: SOUR:LFO:SWE:FREQ:MODE AUTO...
  • Page 208 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output Example: SOUR:LFO:SWE:FREQ:MODE AUTO TRIG:LFFS:SWE:SOUR SING TRIG:LFFS Remote command: ​ on page 314 [ :​ S OURce]:​ L FOutput:​ S WEep[:​ F REQuency]:​ E XECute​ ​ : ​ T RIGger<hw>:​ L FFSweep:​ I MMediate​...
  • Page 209 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output "Sawtooth" One sweep runs from start to stop frequency. Each subsequent sweep starts at the start frequency, i.e. the shape of the sweep sequence resembles a sawtooth. "Triangle" One sweep runs from start to stop frequency and back, i.e. the shape of the sweep resembles a triangle.

  • Page 210: Pulse Generator

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output The "Dwell Time" set by the user is used as the step time of the sweep. The effective net dwell time is shorter, reduced by the setting time. This setting time may be greater than the time specified in the data sheet.

  • Page 211: Pulse Generator Settings

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output 5.5.4.1 Pulse Generator Settings The dialog provides the settings for the pulse characteristics and trigger mode. Video Sync Signal State - Pulse Generator Switches on/off the output of the video/sync signal at the PULSE VIDEO connector. The signal output and the pulse generator are automatically switched on with activation of pulse modulation if pulse generator is selected as modulation source.
  • Page 212 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output Pulse Period - Pulse Generator Sets the period of the generated pulse. The period determines the repetition frequency of the internal signal. Remote command: ​ on page 352 [ :​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P ULM:​ P ERiod​...

  • Page 213: Pulse Train Generation

    ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output This function is enabled in "Single Trigger ", see ​ T rigger Mode - Pulse Generator Remote command: ​ on page 360 [ :​ S OURce]:​ P ULM[:​ I NTernal][:​ T RAin]:​ T RIGger:​ I MMediate​...
  • Page 214 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output A pulse train is a sequence of pulses with user-defined on and off times. The ontime/ offtime value pairs are defined in a pulse train list. The currently used pulse train file is displayed in the sub menu.
  • Page 215 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output Calls the editor for editing the ontime/offtime values of the selected file. A file consists of any number of ontime/offtime value pairs. The currently selected file is displayed. "Ontime/us" Sets the ontime of the ontime/offtime value pair.
  • Page 216 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output "Fill.." Opens a sub menu for defining a set of list values to be automatically entered in the list. The start line and the number of rows to be filled are defined under "From"...
  • Page 217 ® Instrument Function R&S SMB100A Modulation Generator and LF Output Column Separator- ASCII File Settings Selects the separator between the frequency and level column of the ASCII table. Remote command: ​ [ :​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P ULM:​ T RAin:​ D EXChange:​ A FILe:​ S EParator:​ C OLumn​...

  • Page 218: Remote Control Basics

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols 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.

  • Page 219: Visa Libraries

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols John M. Pieper (R&S order number 0002.3536.00) offers detailed information on con- cepts and definitions of SCPI. Tables provide a fast overview of the bit assignment in the status registers. The tables are supplemented by a comprehensive description of the status registers.

  • Page 220: Lan Interface

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols – Setting commands cause instrument settings such as a reset of the instrument or setting the frequency. – Queries cause data to be provided for remote control, e.g. for identification of the instrument or polling a parameter value.

  • Page 221: Hislip Protocol

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols TCPIP::host address::port::SOCKET where ● TCPIP designates the network protocol used ● host address is the IP address or host name of the device ● LAN device name defines the protocol and the instance number of a sub-instrument: –...

  • Page 222: Protocol

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols Note that HiSLIP data is sent to the device using the "fire and forget" method with imme- diate return, as opposed to VXI-11, where each operation is blocked until a VXI-11 device handshake returns.

  • Page 223: Usb Interface

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols Command Long term Effect on the instrument &GTR Go to Remote Transition to the "remote" state (remote control). &GET Group Execute Trigger Triggers a previously active instrument function (e.g. a sweep).

  • Page 224: Gpib Interface (Iec/Ieee Bus Interface)

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols Serial address The used serial address string is: ASRL[0-9][::INSTR] where ASRL[0-9] determines the number of the COM port on the controller side, that has to be used for the serial connection.

  • Page 225: Gpib Instrument Address

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols Universal Commands Universal commands are encoded in the range 10 through 1F hex. They affect all instru- ments connected to the bus and do not require addressing. Command Effect on the instrument...

  • Page 226: Starting A Remote Control Session

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session Select parameter "GPIB channel address" and set the GPIB address. 2. Using remote control command: SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR 18 6.2 Starting a Remote Control Session The instrument and the controller have to be connected with the suitable cable and switched on.

  • Page 227: Returning To Manual Operation

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session The instrument remains in the remote state until it is reset to the manual state via the instrument or via the remote control interface (see ​ c hapter 6.2.2, "Returning to Man- Operation", on page 211).

  • Page 228: Remote Control Over Gpib

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session 6.2.3.1 Remote Control over GPIB The program example in this section is written in VISUAL BASIC. A condition for pro- gramming in VISUAL BASIC is that the modules NIGLOBAL (Niglobal.bas) and VBIB32 (Vbib_32.bas) are added to the projects.
  • Page 229 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session To enable the external controller to communicate with the software via TCP/IP protocol, set up a remote control link as follow: 1. Connect the controller and the instrument to the network (network cable) and switch them on.
  • Page 230 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session 7. Enter the alias name if required. The alias name must not be mistaken for the computer name. It is only used for instrument identification within the program and displayed in the menu as an option in case of an Ethernet link.
  • Page 231 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session If a connection cannot be set up, check whether the controller and the instrument are connected to the network (network cable) and switched on. Correct spelling of the IP address or the computer name can also be checked.

  • Page 232: Remote Control Over Lan Using Socket Communication

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session Instrument responses are displayed on the "viRead" tab. Tip: For further program operation refer to the online help of the program. 6.2.3.3 Remote Control over LAN using Socket Communication...
  • Page 233 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session 2. Even if the cursor is not visible on the screen, enter blind a remote-control command and confirm with Enter. After the first remote-control command had been send, the instrument is in the "REMOTE"...
  • Page 234 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session void receive( string &rxString ); string getCurrentHostName( ) const; getCurrentPort( ) const; private: string currentHostName; currentPort; currentSocketDescr; SockAddrStruct serverAddress; HostInfoStruct * currentHostInfo; bool clientIsConnected; receiveBufferSize; TcpClient.cpp #include <string> //defines structs for socket handling #include <netinet/in.h>...
  • Page 235 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session , serverAddress ( ) , currentHostInfo( NULL ) , clientIsConnected( false ) , receiveBufferSize( 1024 ) TcpClient::~TcpClient() currentHostInfo = NULL; void TcpClient::connectToServer( string &hostname, int port ) currentHostInfo = gethostbyname( hostname.c_str( ) );...
  • Page 236 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session currentSocketDescr = 0; currentHostName = ""; currentPort = 0; currentHostInfo = NULL; clientIsConnected = false; void TcpClient::transmit( string &txString ) if( !clientIsConnected ) throw string("connection must be established before any data can be sent\n");...
  • Page 237 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Starting a Remote Control Session return currentPort; TelnetClient.cpp #include <iostream> #include "TcpClient.h" void printUsage() cout<<"usage: EthernetRawCommand <server-ip> [scpi-command]"<<endl; int main( int argc, char *argv[] ) int errorCode = 0; //no error bool useSingleCommand = false;...

  • Page 238: Scpi Command Structure

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A SCPI Command Structure if( !terminate) client.transmit( input ); //send string int qPos = input.find( "?", 0 ); //receive string only when needed if( qPos > 0 ) string rcStr = ""; client.receive( rcStr );...

  • Page 239: Syntax For Device-Specific Commands

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A SCPI Command Structure *ESR? EVENT STATUS QUERY Queries the contents of the event status register. *IDN? IDENTIFICATION QUERY Queries the instrument identification string. 6.3.2 Syntax for Device-Specific Commands Not all commands used in the following examples are necessarily implemented in the instrument.
  • Page 240 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A SCPI Command Structure Numeric suffixes If a command can be applied to multiple instances of an object, e.g. specific channels or sources, the required instances can be specified by a suffix added to the command.

  • Page 241: Scpi Parameters

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A SCPI Command Structure Parameters Parameters must be separated from the header by a "white space". If several parameters are specified in a command, they are separated by a comma (,). For a description of the parameter types, refer to ​...
  • Page 242 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A SCPI Command Structure ● Special numeric values ● Boolean parameters ● Text ● Character strings ● Block data The parameters required for each command and the allowed range of values are speci- fied in the command description.
  • Page 243 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A SCPI Command Structure ● DEFault denotes a preset value which has been stored in the EPROM. This value conforms to the default setting, as it is called by the *RST command. ● UP/DOWN UP, DOWN increases or reduces the numeric value by one step. The step width can be specified via an allocated step command for each parameter which can be set via UP, DOWN.

  • Page 244: Overview Of Syntax Elements

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A SCPI Command Structure Example: Setting command: HCOPy:PAGE:ORIentation LANDscape Query: HCOP:PAGE:ORI? Response: LAND Character strings Strings must always be entered in quotation marks (' or "). Example: HCOP:ITEM:LABel "Test1" or HCOP:ITEM:LABel 'Test1' Block data Block data is a format which is suitable for the transmission of large amounts of data. A...

  • Page 245: Structure Of A Command Line

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A SCPI Command Structure The hash symbol introduces binary, octal, hexadecimal and block data. ● Binary: #B10110 ● Octal: #O7612 ● Hexa: #HF3A7 ● Block: #21312 A "white space" (ASCII-Code 0 to 9, 11 to 32 decimal, e.g. blank) separates the header from the parameters.

  • Page 246: Responses To Queries

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Command Sequence and Synchronization 6.3.6 Responses to Queries A query is defined for each setting command unless explicitly specified otherwise. It is formed by adding a question mark to the associated setting command. According to SCPI, the responses to queries are partly subject to stricter rules than in standard IEEE 488.2.

  • Page 247: Preventing Overlapping Execution

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Command Sequence and Synchronization Example: Commands and queries in one message The response to a query combined in a program message with commands that affect the queried value is not predictable. The following commands always return the specified result: :FREQ:STAR 1GHZ;SPAN 100 :FREQ:STAR?
  • Page 248 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Command Sequence and Synchronization Table 6-2: Synchronization using *OPC, *OPC? and *WAI Com- Action Programming the controller mand ● *OPC Sets the Operation Complete bit in the ESR Setting bit 0 in the ESE ●...

  • Page 249: Status Reporting System

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Status Reporting System *OPC? with short timeout 1. Send the overlapped command without *OPC, *OPC? or *WAI 2. Poll the operation complete state periodically (by means of a timer) using the sequence: <short timeout>; *OPC? 3.
  • Page 250 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Status Reporting System Fig. 6-1: Graphical overview of the status registers hierarchy OPER = Operation Status Summary Bit RQS/MSS = Service Request Generation = Standard Event Status Summary Bit = Message Available in Output Queue...

  • Page 251: Structure Of A Scpi Status Register

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Status Reporting System ● Standard Event Status, i.e. the Event status Register (ESR) and the Event Status Enable (ESE), see ​ c hapter 6.5.4, "Event Status Register (ESR) and Event Status Enable Register (ESE)", on page 237.
  • Page 252 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Status Reporting System Description of the five status register parts The five parts of a SCPI register have different properties and functions: ● CONDition The CONDition part is written into directly by the hardware or the sum bit of the next lower register.

  • Page 253: Status Byte (Stb) And Service Request Enable Register (Sre)

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Status Reporting System 6.5.3 Status Byte (STB) and Service Request Enable Register (SRE) The STatus Byte (STB) is already defined in IEEE 488.2. It provides a rough overview of the instrument status by collecting the pieces of information of the lower registers. A special feature is that bit 6 acts as the sum bit of the remaining bits of the status byte.

  • Page 254: Questionable Status Register (Status:questionable)

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Status Reporting System The ESE corresponds to the ENABle part of a SCPI register. If a bit is set in the ESE and the associated bit in the ESR changes from 0 to 1, the ESB bit in the STB is set. The ESE register can be set using the command ​...

  • Page 255: Operation Status Register (Status:operation)

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Status Reporting System 6.5.6 Operation Status Register (STATus:OPERation) This condition part contains information on the actions currently being performed by the instrument, while the event part contains information on the actions performed by the instrument since the last readout of the register.

  • Page 256: Serial Poll

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A Status Reporting System The SRQ is the only possibility for the instrument to become active on its own. Each controller program should set the instrument such that a service request is initiated in the case of malfunction.

  • Page 257: General Programming Recommendations

    ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A General Programming Recommendations SYSTem:PRESet affect the functional instrument settings. In particular, DCL does not change the instrument settings. Table 6-7: Resetting the status reporting system Event Switching on supply DCL, SDC *RST or STA-...
  • Page 258 ® Remote Control Basics R&S SMB100A General Programming Recommendations Especially in the test phase of a controller program the error queue should be queried regularly since faulty commands from the controller to the instrument are recorded there as well. Operating Manual 1407.0806.32 ─ 13...

  • Page 259: Remote Control Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Common Commands 7 Remote Control Commands In the following, all remote-control commands will be presented in detail with their param- eters and the ranges of numerical values. For an introduction to remote control and the status registers, refer to ​...
  • Page 260 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Common Commands ..........................244 *CLS​ ..........................244 *ESE​ ...........................244 *ESR?​ ..........................245 *IDN?​ ..........................245 *IST?​ ..........................245 *OPC​ ...........................245 *OPT?​ ..........................245 *PRE​ ..........................246 *PSC​ ..........................246 *RCL​ ..........................246 *RST​...

  • Page 261: Idn

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Common Commands *IDN? IDeNtification: returns the instrument identification. Return values: <ID> "Rohde&Schwarz,<device type>,<serial number>,<firmware ver- sion>" Example: Rohde&Schwarz,ZVA8-4Port,12345,0.10.1.23 Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Hardware Options / Software Options" on page 85 *IST? Individual STatus query Returns the contents of the IST flag in decimal form.

  • Page 262: Rcl

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Common Commands Sets parallel poll enable register to the indicated value. The query returns the contents of the parallel poll enable register in decimal form. Parameters: <Value> Range: 0 to 255 *PSC <Action> Power on Status Clear Determines whether the contents of the ENABle registers are preserved or reset when the instrument is switched on.

  • Page 263: Stb

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Common Commands To transfer the stored instrument settings in a file, use the command ​ : ​ M MEMory:​ STORe:​ S TATe​ Manual operation: "Save" on page 109 *SRE <Contents> Service Request Enable Sets the service request enable register to the indicated value. This command determines under which conditions a service request is triggered.

  • Page 264: Preset Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Preset Commands Usage: Event 7.2 Preset Commands The preset commands are not bundled in one subsystem. Therefore, they are listed sep- arately in this section. In addition, a specific preset command is provided for each digital standard and for the fader.

  • Page 265: Calibration Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A CALibration Subsystem For an overview of the settings affected by the preset function, see ​ c hapter 5.2.2, "Default Instrument Settings - Preset Key", on page 80. Example: SYST:PRES All instrument settings (also those that are not currently active) are reset to their default values.
  • Page 266 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A CALibration Subsystem ................251 :​ C ALibration<hw>:​ L EVel:​ E XTern:​ D ATA​ ................251 :​ C ALibration<hw>:​ R OSCillator[:​ D ATA]​ ............252 [:​ S OURce]:​ C ALibration:​ S TEReo:​ A NALog[:​ M EAS]?​...
  • Page 267 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A CALibration Subsystem :CALibration<hw>:LEVel[:MEASure]? [, <Force>] The command starts all adjustments which affect the level. The acquired correction values improve the settling time and the signal quality. Query parameters: <Force> string *RST: force Return values: <Measure>...

  • Page 268: Diagnostic Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A DIAGnostic Subsystem [:SOURce]:CALibration:STEReo:ANALog[:MEAS]? The command starts all adjustments which affect the analog channels of the stereo coder option. Return values: <Meas> 0 | 1 Example: CAL:STER:ANAL? starts the adjustments for analog channels of the stereo coder.
  • Page 269 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A DIAGnostic Subsystem Example: DIAG:BGIN Queries the instrument configuration. returns the data of all available modules. DIAG:BGIN? 'MBRD' Queries the configuration of the motherboard. Response: MBRD 1141.3501.02 1.5.3 100023 Module motherboard with stock number 1141.3501.01 has revi- sion 1.5.3 and serial number 100023.

  • Page 270: Display Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A DISPlay Subsystem Example: DIAG:INFO:POC queries the number of power on events. Response: The instrument was switched on for 123 times up to now. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Power On Count" on page 84 7.5 DISPlay Subsystem...
  • Page 271 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A DISPlay Subsystem :DISPlay:ANNotation[:ALL] <State> Fades out level and frequency display in the header of the instrument and displays aster- isks instead. These settings are particularly useful when you remotely control the instru- ment. Parameters: <State>...

  • Page 272: Format Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A FORMat Subsystem :DISPlay:PSAVe:HOLDoff <HoldoffTimeMin> Sets the waiting time for the screen-save mode of the display. The entry is dimensionless. Parameters: <HoldoffTimeMin> integer Range: 1 to 60 *RST: Default unit: minute Example: DISP:PSAV:HOLD 8 sets the timeout of the screen saver to 8 minutes.
  • Page 273 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A FORMat Subsystem a list of numerical data or block data. Reference is made to this in the descriptions of the commands......................257 :​ F ORMat:​ B ORDer​ ......................257 :​ F ORMat[:​ D ATA]​...

  • Page 274: Hcopy Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A HCOPy Subsystem Parameters: <Format> ASCii | BINary | HEXadecimal | OCTal ASCii The register content is returned as a decimal number. BINary The register content is returned as a binary number. #B is placed in front of the number.

  • Page 275: Hcopy[:Execute]

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A HCOPy Subsystem Return values: <Data> string Example: HCOP:DEV:LANG JPG HCOP:DATA? transfers the hardcopy to the remote client. Usage: Query only :HCOPy:DEVice <Device> The command defines the output device. The hardcopy can be output in a file. The HCOPy:FILE:…...

  • Page 276: H Copy: F Ile[: N Ame]

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A HCOPy Subsystem Manual operation: "Save" on page 106 :HCOPy:FILE[:NAME] <Name> This command creates/selects a file into which the hardcopy will be stored. The path is specified together with the file name. Access to the file via remote control is possible using the commands of the MMEM-Subsystem.

  • Page 277: H Copy: F Ile[: N Ame]: A Uto: D Irectory

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A HCOPy Subsystem :HCOPy:FILE[:NAME]:AUTO:DIRectory <Directory> This command defines the directory into which the hardcopy files will be stored if auto naming is activated (HCOP:FILE:AUTO:STAT ON).The directory will be created if it does not exist yet.

  • Page 278: Hcopy:file[:Name]:Auto[:File]:Day

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A HCOPy Subsystem Usage: Query only Manual operation: "File Info" on page 104 :HCOPy:FILE[:NAME]:AUTO[:FILE]:DAY? The command returns the day of the current system date which will be used in the file name if automatic naming is activated.

  • Page 279: Hcopy:file[:Name]:Auto[:File]:Number

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A HCOPy Subsystem Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: HCOP:FILE:AUTO:MONT:STAT OFF deactivates the usage of the month in the automatic file name. Manual operation: "File Options" on page 104 :HCOPy:FILE[:NAME]:AUTO[:FILE]:NUMBer? This command queries the number in the automatic file name.

  • Page 280: Hcopy:file[:Name]:Auto[:File]:Year

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A HCOPy Subsystem Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: HCOP:FILE:AUTO:PREF:STAT OFF deactivates the usage of the prefix in the automatic file name. Manual operation: "File Options" on page 104 :HCOPy:FILE[:NAME]:AUTO[:FILE]:YEAR? This command queries the year in the date part in the automatic file name.

  • Page 281: Kboard Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A KBOard Subsystem :HCOPy:IMAGe:FORMat <Format> This command selects the bitmap graphic format for the screenshot. It is also possible to directly retrieve the data using command HCOP:DATA?. This command is an alias to command HCOPy:DEVice:LANGuage.

  • Page 282: Mmemory Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A MMEMory Subsystem :KBOard:LAYout <Layout> This command selects the keyboard language. The assignment of some keys depends on the selected language. Parameters: <Layout> CHINese | DANish | DUTCh | DUTBe | ENGLish | ENGUK |...

  • Page 283: Extensions For User Files

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A MMEMory Subsystem be avoided since they are used in file paths. A number of names are reserved for the operating system, e.g. CLOCK$, CON, AUX, COM1...COM4, LPT1...LPT3, NUL and PRN. In the R&S Signal Generator all files in which lists and settings are stored are given a characteristic extension.

  • Page 284: Examples

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A MMEMory Subsystem 7.9.3 Examples In these examples, the current instrument setting is stored in the file test.savrcltxt in the directory /var/user/. Storing and Loading Current Settings 1. Store the current setting in an intermediate memory with the number 4. This setting can be called using command *RCL and the associated number of the memory, e.g.

  • Page 285: Remote Control Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A MMEMory Subsystem MMEM:MDIR '/usb/temp/user/new' 4. Copy the file state to a new file. MMEM:COPY '/var/user/state.savrcltxt','/usb/temp/new' 5. Rename the file state. MMEM:MOVE 'state.savrcltxt','state_new.savrcltxt' 6. Remove the test directory. MMEM:RDIR '/usb/temp/test' 7.9.4 Remote Control Commands .....................269 :​...
  • Page 286 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A MMEMory Subsystem Manual operation: "File List" on page 109 :MMEMory:CATalog:LENGth? <path> Returns the number of files in the current or in the specified directory. Query parameters: <path> string String parameter to specify the directory. If the directory is omitted, the command queries the content of the current directory, queried with MMEM:CDIR command.
  • Page 287 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A MMEMory Subsystem Setting parameters: <file_source> string String parameter to specify the name of the file to be copied. If <destination> is not specified, <source> is copied to the MMEM:CDIR directory. Files which already exist with the same name in the destination directory are overwritten without an error message.
  • Page 288 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A MMEMory Subsystem Example: MMEM:DATA 'TEST1.WV',#3767<binary data> writes the block data to the file test1.wv. The digit "3" indicates a length entry of 3 digits; the digits "767" indicate a length of the binary data in bytes.
  • Page 289 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A MMEMory Subsystem Manual operation: "Cut" on page 112 :MMEMory:LOAD:STATe <SavRclStateNumb>, <file_name> Loads the specified file stored under the specified name in an internal memory. After the file has been loaded, the instrument setting must be activated using an *RCL command.

  • Page 290: Output Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A OUTPut Subsystem Usage: Setting only SCPI confirmed Manual operation: "Rename " on page 112 :MMEMory:MSIS <Msis> The command is without effect for the Linux operating system. Usage: SCPI confirmed :MMEMory:RDIRectory <Rdirectory> Removes an existing directory from the mass memory storage system. If no directory is specified, the subdirectory with the specified name is deleted in the default directory.
  • Page 291 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A OUTPut Subsystem ................275 :​ O UTPut<hw>:​ A FIXed:​ R ANGe:​ L OWer?​ ................275 :​ O UTPut<hw>:​ A FIXed:​ R ANGe:​ U PPer?​ .................276 :​ O UTPut<hw>:​ A LC:​ S EARch:​ M ODE​...
  • Page 292 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A OUTPut Subsystem :OUTPut<hw>:ALC:SEARch:MODE <Mode> The command activates/deactivates the RF output during the power search. Parameters: <Mode> NORMal | MINimum *RST: Example: POW:ALC:SEAR:MODE NORM during the power search, the RF output is active. Manual operation: "RF During Power Search - ALC"...
  • Page 293 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A OUTPut Subsystem Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: OUTP:FILT:AUTO 0 OUTP:FILT:LPAS:STAT 1 Selects manual mode and activates the low harmonic filter. OUTP:FILT:STAT? Queries the current filter activity. Manual operation: "State"...

  • Page 294: Sense, Read And Initiate Subsystems

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SENSe, READ and INITiate Subsystems Example: OUTP:PROT:TRIP Queries the state of the protective circuit for RF output A. Response: 0 The protective circuit has not tripped. Response: 1 The protective circuit has tripped. Usage:...

  • Page 295: I Nitiate[: P Ower]: C Ontinuous

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SENSe, READ and INITiate Subsystems Up to four sensors can be connected to the signal generator. They are distinguished by means of the suffix under SENSe, i.e. SENSe [1] ... SENSe 4.................279 :​...

  • Page 296: S Ense[: P Ower]: C Orrection: S Pdevice: S Tate

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SENSe, READ and INITiate Subsystems For certain power sensors, e.g. R&S NRP-Z81, two values are returned, first the value for the average level and - separated by a comma - the peak level Note: The local state is not influenced by this command, measurements results can be retrieved with local state on or off.

  • Page 297: S Ense[: P Ower]: D Isplay: P Ermanent: P Riority

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SENSe, READ and INITiate Subsystems Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: SENS1:POW:DISP:PERM:STAT ON the permanent viewer is switched on. Manual operation: "Permanent Display State - Power Sensors" on page 144 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:DISPlay:PERManent:PRIority <Priority>...

  • Page 298: S Ense[: P Ower]: F Ilter: N Sratio

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SENSe, READ and INITiate Subsystems Parameters: <User> float Range: 1 to 65536 *RST: Example: SENS:FILT:TYPE USER selects user filter mode. SENS:FILT:LENG 16 sets a filter length of 16. The resulting measurement time is 640 ms (2x16x20 ms).

  • Page 299: Sense[:Power]:Filter:sonce

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SENSe, READ and INITiate Subsystems Example: SENS1:FILT:TYPE NSR selects fixed noise filter mode for the power sensor connected to the SENSOR connector. SENS1:FILT:NSR .2 sets a noise content of 0.2. SENS1:FILT:NSR:MTIM 5 limits the settling time to 5 seconds Manual operation: "Filter Length - Power Sensors"...

  • Page 300: S Ense[: P Ower]: L Ogging: S Tate

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SENSe, READ and INITiate Subsystems Parameters: <Type> AUTO | USER | NSRatio AUTO The filter length is automatically selected depending on the mea- sured value. For high values, a short filter length is selected and for low values a long filter length is selected.

  • Page 301: S Ense[: P Ower]: O Ffset

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SENSe, READ and INITiate Subsystems Example: SENS:SOUR USER selects user-defined source. SENS:FREQ 2.44 GHz enters the RF frequency of the source which is 2.44 GHz. Manual operation: "Frequency - Power Sensors" on page 145 :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:OFFSet <Offset>...

  • Page 302: S Ense[: P Ower]: S Ource

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SENSe, READ and INITiate Subsystems :SENSe<ch>[:POWer]:SOURce <Source> The command selects the signal source for the measurement. Parameters: <Source> A | B | USER | RF *RST: Example: SENS:SOUR A selects the RF signal as measurement source. The RF frequency is used as the measurement frequency of the sensor and the cor- responding correction factor is used.

  • Page 303: Source Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Return values: <Type> string Example: SENS:TYPE? queries the type of sensor connected to the POWER SENSOR connector. Response: NRP-Z21 the R&S NRP-Z21 sensor is used. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Current Sensors"...

  • Page 304: Source:am Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem SOURce<hw> For one-path instruments, the keyword SOURce is optional and can be omitted. ● SOURce:AM Subsystem..................288 ● SOURce:CORRection Subsystem................291 ● SOURce:FM Subsystem..................299 ● SOURce:FREQuency Subsystem.................303 ● SOURce:INPut Subsystem...................310 ● SOURce:LFOutput Subsystem................310 ●...
  • Page 305 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: AM:DEPT:LIN 15PCT sets the AM modulation depth to 15 percent. Options: (exponential): R&S SMB-B112/112L/120/120L/140/140L Manual operation: "AM Depth" on page 170 [:SOURce<hw>]:AM:DEPTh:LINear <DepthLin> Sets the overall modulation depth of the amplitude modulation in percent.
  • Page 306 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:AM:SENSitivity? The command queries the input sensitivity of the external modulation input in %/V. The command is only effective if the external modulation source is selected (SOUR:AM:SOUR EXT). The returned value depends on the modulation depth setting (SOUR:AM:DEPTh).

  • Page 307: Source:correction Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: AM:STAT ON activates AM modulation. Manual operation: "State" on page 170 [:SOURce<hw>]:AM:TYPE <AmType> Selects exponential or linear amplitude modulation. Exponential amplitude modulation is available for instruments, equipped with 12 GHz or higher frequency options.

  • Page 308: [: S Ource]: C Orrection: C Set: C Atalog

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem for compensating the frequency response of cables. The correction values can be acquired any time irrespective of the modulation settings of the generator................292 [:​ S OURce]:​ C ORRection:​ C SET:​ C ATalog?​...

  • Page 309: [:Source]:Correction:cset:data:frequency:points

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Frequency> Frequency#1[, Frequency#2, ...] Range: 300 kHz to RFmax (depending on model) Default unit: Hz Example: CORR:CSET '/var/user/ucor1' selects the table ucor1. CORR:CSET:DATA:FREQ 100MHz,102MHz,103MHz,... enters the frequency value in the table ucor1.

  • Page 310: [:Source]:Correction:cset:data:power:points

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:CSET:DATA:POWer:POINts? The command queries the number of level values in the selected table. The numerical suffix at SOURce must not be used for this command. Return values: <Points> float Example: CORR:CSET '/var/user//Lists/ucor/ucor1' selects the table ucor1.

  • Page 311: [:Source]:Correction:dexchange:afile:catalog

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection:DEXChange:AFILe:CATalog? The command requests a list of available ASCII files for export/import of user correction data. The individual files are separated by commas. The ASCII files are stored with the fixed file extensions *.txt or *.csv in a directory of the user's choice.

  • Page 312: [: S Ource]: C Orrection: D Exchange: A File: S Eparator: C Olumn

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem The ASCII files are stored with the fixed file extensions *.txt or *.csv in a directory of the user's choice. The directory applicable to the commands is defined with the command MMEMory:CDIR. A path can also be specified in command SOUR:CORR:DEXC:AFIL:SEL, in which case the files are stored or loaded in the speci- fied directory.

  • Page 313: [:Source]:Correction:dexchange:execute

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Decimal> DOT | COMMa *RST: Example: CORR:DEXC:MODE EXP selects that the user correction list is exported into an ASCII file. CORR:DEXC:AFIL:SEL '/var/user/import ucor.csv' selects ASCII file ucor.csv as destination for the user correction list data.

  • Page 314: [: S Ource]: C Orrection: D Exchange: S Elect

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: CORR:DEXC:MODE IMP selects that ASCII files with frequency and level value pairs are imported and transferred into user correction lists. CORR:DEXC:AFIL:SEL '/var/user//user/ucor/import/ucor.csv' selects that ASCII file ucor.csv is imported. CORR:DEXC:SEL '/var/user//user/ucor/import/ucor_imp' selects that the ASCII file ucor.csv is imported into user correction...

  • Page 315: Source:fm Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: CORR:CSET '/var/user//Lists/ucor/ucor1' selects the table ucor1. CORR ON activates level correction. Correction is performed using the table ucor1. Manual operation: "User Cor. Data - User Correction" on page 135 [:SOURce<hw>]:CORRection[:STATe] <State>...
  • Page 316 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem For information about the required options, see ​ c hapter 5.4.3, "Frequency Modulation (FM)", on page 172..................300 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ F M[:​ D EViation]​ ................300 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ F M:​ E XTernal:​ C OUPling​...
  • Page 317 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:FM:EXTernal:DEViation <Deviation> The command enters the deviation of the external FM signal The deviation of the internal source must not exceed the deviation of the external source in case of modulation source Int+Ext.
  • Page 318 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:FM:SENSitivity? The command is only effective if the external modulation source is selected (SOUR:FM:SOUR EXT). The returned value depends on the modulation deviation set- ting (SOUR:FM:DEViation). This value is assigned to the voltage value for full mod- ulation of the input signal.

  • Page 319: Source:frequency Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: FM:STAT ON Activates FM modulation. Manual operation: "State" on page 173 7.12.4 SOURce:FREQuency Subsystem This subsystem contains the commands used to define the frequency settings for the RF sources and sweeps.
  • Page 320 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: FREQ:CENT 400 MHz sets the center frequency for the frequency sweep to 400 MHz. FREQ:SPAN 200 MHz sets a span of 200 MHz. This sets the sweep range to 300 MHz to 500 MHz.
  • Page 321 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Rcl> INCLude | EXCLude INCLude The stored frequency is also loaded when a stored instrument configuration is loaded. EXCLude The RF frequency is not loaded when a stored instrument config- uration is loaded. The current frequency is retained.
  • Page 322 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Usage: SCPI confirmed Manual operation: "Current Freq - Frequency Sweep" on page 152 [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:MODE <Mode> The command sets the instrument operating mode and therefore also the commands used to set the output frequency.
  • Page 323 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:FREQuency:OFFSet <Offset> The command sets the frequency offset of a downstream instrument, e.g. a mixer. If a frequency offset is entered, the frequency entered with SOURce:FREQuency:... no longer corresponds to the RF output frequency. The following correlation applies: SOURce:FREQuency:...
  • Page 324 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem This command is linked to the commands [SOUR]:FREQ:CENT and [SOUR]:FREQ:SPAN, i.e. changing these values causes the STARt value to change, and vice versa: STARt = (CENTer - SPAN/2). As with the "Frequency" value entered in the header, the OFFSet value is also taken into consideration with this command.
  • Page 325 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: FREQ:STOP 2 GHz sets the stop frequency for the frequency sweep to 2 GHz. FREQ:STAR 1 MHz sets the start frequency for the frequency sweep to 1 MHz. Manual operation: "Stop Freq - Frequency Sweep"...

  • Page 326: Source:input Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem 7.12.5 SOURce:INPut Subsystem The SOURce:INPut subsystem contains the commands for configuring the inputs for external modulation signals. The instrument trigger setting influences all sweeps and is effective in the List mode (Instrument Trigger).
  • Page 327 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem LFOutput:FREQuency:STOP 10 kHz 2. Select linear or logarithmic sweep spacing. LFOutput:SWEep[:FREQuency]:SPACing LIN 3. Set the step width and dwell time. LFOutput:SWEep[:FREQuency]:STEP[:LINear] 100 Hz LFOutput:SWEep[:FREQuency]:DWELl 20 ms 4. Determine the sweep mode. LFOutput:SWEep:MODE AUTO 5.
  • Page 328 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Frequency> float Increment: 0.1 Hz *RST: 1000 Example: LFO2:FREQ 5kHz sets the frequency of the LF generator 2 signal to 5 kHz. Manual operation: "LF Gen Frequency" on page 171 [:SOURce]:LFOutput:FREQuency:MANual <Manual>...
  • Page 329 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Mode> CW | FIXed | SWEep CW|FIXed The instrument operates in fixed-frequency mode. CW and FIXed are synonyms. The output frequency is set with ​ [ :​ S OURce]:​ L FOutput<ch>:​...
  • Page 330 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce]:LFOutput:FREQuency:STOP <Stop> This command sets the stop frequency for the LF sweep. Parameters: <Stop> float Range: 0.1 Hz to 1 MHz Increment: 0.1 Hz *RST: 50 kHz Example: LFO:FREQ:STOP 200 kHz sets the stop frequency for the LF sweep to 200 kHz.
  • Page 331 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem The command is only valid for sweep mode Single (SOURce:LFOutput:SWEep:FREQuency:MODE SINGle). The command corresponds to the manual-control ​ E xecute Single Sweep - LF Sweep. Example: LFO:SWE:MODE SING sets the single cycle mode of the LF sweep.
  • Page 332 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce]:LFOutput:SWEep[:FREQuency]:POINts <Points> The command sets the number of steps in an LF sweep. The command is linked to the command :LFOutput:SWEep[:FREQuency]:STEP as follows: ● for linear sweeps and STARt < STOP POINts = ((STOP-STARt) / STEP:LIN) + 1 ●...
  • Page 333 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Shape> SAWTooth | TRIangle SAWTooth One sweep runs from start to stop frequency. Each subsequent sweep starts at the start frequency, i.e. the shape of the sweep sequence resembles a sawtooth.
  • Page 334 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem If STEP:LIN changes, the value of POINTs is adjusted. The STARt and STOP value is retained. Parameters: <Linear> float Range: 0 to STOP-STARt Increment: 0.1 Hz Example: LFO:FREQ:STAR sets the start frequency to 2 kHz.
  • Page 335 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: LFO:FREQ:STAR sets the start frequency to 1 kHz. LFO:FREQ:STOP sets the stop frequency to 100 kHz. LFO:SWE:SPAC LOG sets logarithmic sweep spacing. LFO:SWE:STEP:LOG 10PCT sets the step width for logarithmic sweep spacing to 10% of the previous frequency in each instance.

  • Page 336: Source:list Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Voltage> float Range: 0 to 4 Increment: 0.001 *RST: Default unit: V Example: LFO:VOLT 3 V sets the voltage of the LF output to 3 V. Manual operation: "Output Voltage - LF Output"...

  • Page 337: [: S Ource]: L Ist: C Atalog

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem 8. Trigger the list (depending on the mode). SOURce1:LIST:TRIGger:EXECute 9. Deactivate the List mode. SOURce1:FREQuency:MODE CW SCPI refers to the individual lists as segments..................321 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ L IST:​ C ATalog?​...

  • Page 338: [: S Ource]: L Ist: D Elete

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: MMEM:CDIR '/var/user//Lists/Listmode' selects the directory for the list mode files. LIST:CAT? queries the available lists. Response: 'list1,list2' the lists list1 and list2 are available. Usage: Query only [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:DELete <Filename> The command deletes the specified list.

  • Page 339: [:Source]:List:dexchange:afile:catalog

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: MMEM:CDIR '/var/user//Lists/Listmode' selects the directory for the list mode files. FREQ:MODE SWE deactivates the List mode for RF output and activates the Sweep mode. SOUR2:FREQ:MODE SWE deactivates the List mode for RF output and activates Sweep mode.

  • Page 340: [: S Ource]: L Ist: D Exchange: A File: S Elect

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: MMEM:CDIR '/var/user/listmode/import' selects the directory for the ASCII files with frequency and level value pairs. LIST:DEXC:AFIL:EXT TXT selects that ASCII files with extension *.txt are listed. LIST:DEXC:AFIL:CAT? queries the available files with extension *.txt.

  • Page 341: [: S Ource]: L Ist: D Exchange: A File: S Eparator: D Ecimal

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: LIST:DEXC:MODE EXP selects that the list mode list is exported into an ASCII file. LIST:DEXC:AFIL:SEL '/var/user/import/list.csv' selects ASCII file list.csv as destination for the list mode list data. LIST:DEXC:AFIL:SEP:COL TAB the pairs of frequency and level values are separated by a tabu- lator.

  • Page 342: [: S Ource]: L Ist: D Exchange: M Ode

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: LIST:DEXC:MODE IMP selects that ASCII files with frequency and level value pairs are imported and transferred into list mode lists. LIST:DEXC:AFIL:SEL '/var/user//import/list.csv' selects that ASCII file list.csv is imported. LIST:DEXC:SEL '/var/user/import/list_imp' selects that the ASCII file list.csv is imported into list mode list...

  • Page 343: [: S Ource]: L Ist: D Well

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: LIST:DEXC:MODE IMP selects that ASCII files with frequency and level value pairs are imported and transferred into list mode lists. LIST:DEXC:AFIL:SEL ‘/var/user/import/list.csv' selects that ASCII file list.csv is imported. LIST:DEXC:SEL ‘/var/user/import/list_imp' selects that the ASCII file list.csv is imported into list mode list...

  • Page 344: [:Source]:List:frequency:points

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Frequency> <Frequency#1>{, <Frequency#2>, ...} | block data The data can be given either as a list of numbers (list can be of any length and list entries must be separated by commas) or as binary block data.

  • Page 345: [: S Ource]: L Ist: I Ndex: S Tart

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: LIST:SEL '/var/user//Lists/Listmode/list3' selects list3 for use in List mode. FREQ:MODE LIST activates List mode. List3 is processed. LIST:MODE STEP selects manual, step-by-step processing of the list. LIST:IND 5 the frequency/level value pair with index 5 is executed.

  • Page 346: [:Source]:List:learn

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: LIST:SEL '/var/user//Lists/Listmode/list3' selects list3 for use in List mode. LIST:IND:STAR 25 sets 25 as start index of the index range. LIST:IND:STOP 49 sets 49 as stop index of the index range.

  • Page 347: [: S Ource]: L Ist: P Ower

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:POWer <Power> The command fills the Level part of the selected list with data. *RST does not affect data lists. Parameters: <Power> <Power#1>{, <Power#2>, ...} | block data The data can be given either as a list of numbers (list can be of any length and list entries must be separated by commas) or as binary block data.

  • Page 348: [:Source]:List:running

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Usage: Event Manual operation: "Reset - List Mode" on page 162 [:SOURce<hw>]:LIST:RUNNing? Queries the current state of the list mode. Return values: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON Example: LIST:RUNN? Response "1": signal generation based on the list mode is being...

  • Page 349: Source:modulation Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem The names of the parameters correspond to those under sweep mode. SCPI uses other names for the parameters; these names are also accepted by the instrument. The SCPI names should be used if compatibility is an important consideration. An overview of the various names is given in the following table: R&S name...

  • Page 350: Source:pgen Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Manual operation: "MOD ON/OFF" on page 168 7.12.9 SOURce:PGEN Subsystem This subsystem contains the commands for setting the pulse generator................334 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P GENerator:​ S TATe​ [:SOURce<hw>]:PGENerator:STATe <State> The command activates/deactivates the output of the video/sync signal at the PULSE VIDEO connector at the rear of the instrument.

  • Page 351: Source:pm Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Phase> float Range: -720 DEG to 720 DEG Increment: 0.01 DEG *RST: 0.0 DEG Example: PHAS 2DEG changes the phase by 2 degrees relative to the current phase. PHAS:REF adopts the set phase as the current phase.
  • Page 352 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Deviation> float Range: 0 to 20 Increment: See data sheet *RST: Default unit: RAD Example: PM 5 sets the PM modulation deviation to 5 RAD Manual operation: "PhiM Deviation" on page 177 [:SOURce<hw>]:PM:EXTernal:COUPling <Coupling>...
  • Page 353 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:PM:INTernal:DEViation <Deviation> The command selects the deviation for the phase modulation signals. The sum of the two values must not exceed the overall modulation deviation set with command SOURce:PM:DEViation. Parameters: <Deviation> float...
  • Page 354 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Return values: <Sensitivity> float Example: PM:DEV 1 sets a modulation deviation of 1RAD. PM:SENS? queries the input sensitivity at the EXT MOD input. Response: 1 since the voltage value for full modulation is 1V, the resulting sen- sitivity is precisely 1RAD/V.

  • Page 355: Source:power Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem 7.12.12 SOURce:POWer Subsystem This subsystem contains the commands for setting the output level, level control and level correction of the RF signal. Other units can also be used instead of dBm: ●...
  • Page 356 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:ALC:SONCe The command briefly activates level control for correction purposes. Example: POW:ALC OFF deactivates automatic level control for RF output A. POW:ALC:SONC level control is performed once only. Usage: Event Manual operation: "Search Once - ALC"...
  • Page 357 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Mode> UNCHanged | FATTenuation UNCHanged Freezes the setting of the attenuator when RF is switched off. The attenuator is only activated when RF is switched on. This setting recommended if a constant VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) is required.
  • Page 358 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Manual operation: "RF Level" on page 122 [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:OFFSet <Offset> Note: The level offset is also effective for level sweeps! The command specifies the constant level offset of a downstream attenuator/amplifier. If a level offset is entered, the level entered with :POWer no longer corresponds to the RF output level.
  • Page 359 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Rcl> INCLude | EXCLude INCLude The stored level is also loaded when a stored instrument config- uration is loaded. EXCLude The RF level is not loaded when a stored instrument configuration is loaded.
  • Page 360 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <LevMode> NORMal | LOWNoise | LOWDistortion NORMal The RF signal is output in the standard values of the instrument. LOWNoise A very low noise sinewave signal is output. LOWDistortion A very pure sinewave signal is output.
  • Page 361 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:MODE <Mode> The command sets the instrument operating mode and therefore also the commands used to set the output level. Parameters: <Mode> CW | FIXed | SWEep CW|FIXed The instrument operates at a constant level. CW and FIXed are synonyms.
  • Page 362 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:CRANge <PowCntrlCRange> Defines the capture range of the power control system. Within the range: Target Level +/- Catch Range the power control locks and tries to achieve the target level. Readings outside the range are not considered.
  • Page 363 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:POWer:SPC:SELect <PowCntrlSelect> Defines the currently selected sensor to be used for power control. Parameters: <PowCntrlSelect> SENS1 | SENS2 | SENS3 | SENS4 *RST: SENS1 Example: POW:SPC:SEL SENS2 selects the sensor connected to a second USB interface for power control.
  • Page 364 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem The specified value range is therefore only effective if :SOURce:POWer:OFFSet is set to 0. The value range for other OFFset values can be calculated using the following formula: Minimum level + OFFSet ... Maximum level + OFFSet Parameters: <Start>...

  • Page 365: Source:pulm Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: POW:STEP 2 sets the step width for the level setting to 2 dB. POW:STEP:MODE USER actives this step width for level variation with the rotary knob (man- ual control) and with level values UP/DOWN (remote control).
  • Page 366 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem ..............352 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P ULM:​ O UTPut:​ S YNC[:​ S TATe]​ ..................352 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P ULM:​ P ERiod​ ..................353 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P ULM:​ P OLarity​ ..................353 [:​...
  • Page 367 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:PULM:DOUBle:DELay <Delay> Sets the delay from the start of the first pulse to the start of the second pulse. Parameters: <Delay> float Range: 10 ns to 100 s Increment: 5 ns *RST:...

  • Page 368: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: O Utput: S Ync[: S Tate]

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:PULM:MODE <Mode> Sets the mode of the pulse generator. Parameters: <Mode> SINGle | DOUBle | PTRain SINGle Enables single pulse generation. DOUBle Enables double pulse generation. The two pulses are generated in one pulse period.

  • Page 369: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: P Olarity

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Period> float Range: 5 us | 20 ns to 100 s Increment: 1us | 5 ns *RST: 10 us Default unit: s Example: PULM:PER 220 us the pulse period is 220 us.

  • Page 370: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: S Tate

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: PULM:SOUR INT selects the internal modulation source. PULM:STAT ON activates the pulse modulation. Usage: SCPI confirmed Options: R&S SMB-K21 or R&S SMB-K22 (Pulse Modulator) Manual operation: "Source" on page 180 [:SOURce<hw>]:PULM:STATe <State>...

  • Page 371: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: T Rain: O Fftime

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem The files are stored with the fixed file extensions *.pulstrn in a directory of the user's choice. The directory applicable to the command is defined with the command MMEMory:CDIR. To access the files in this directory, only the file name has to be given without the path and the file extension.

  • Page 372: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: T Rain: O Ntime

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Return values: <Points> integer Range: 0 to INT_MAX *RST: Example: MMEM:CDIR '/var/user/lists/pulsetrain' selects the directory for the pulse train files. PULM:TRA:SEL ‘P_INCR' selects P_INCR for editing. P_INCR is created if it does not yet exist.

  • Page 373: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: T Rain: R Epetition

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Return values: <Points> integer Range: 0 to INT_MAX *RST: Example: MMEM:CDIR '/var/user/lists/pulsetrain' selects the directory for the pulse train files. PULM:TRA:SEL ‘P_INCR' selects P_INCR for editing. P_INCR is created if it does not yet exist.

  • Page 374: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: T Rain: S Elect

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Return values: <Points> integer Range: 0 to INT_MAX Increment: 1 *RST: Example: MMEM:CDIR 'var/lists/pulsetrain' selects the directory for the pulse train files. PULM:TRA:SEL ‘P_INCR' selects P_INCR for editing. P_INCR is created if it does not yet exist.

  • Page 375: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: T Rigger: E Xternal: I Mpedance

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Polarity> NORMal | INVerted *RST: NORMal Example: PULM:TRIG:EXT:GATE:POL NORM The pulse signal is generated while the gate signal is high. Options: R&S SMB-K23 (Pulse Generator) Manual operation: "Gate Input Polarity - Pulse Generator"...

  • Page 376: [:Source]:Pulm[:Internal][:Train]:Trigger:immediate

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Mode> AUTO | EXTernal | EGATe | SINGle AUTO The pulse modulation is generated continuously. EXTernal The pulse modulation is triggered by an external trigger event. The trigger signal is supplied via the PULSE EXT connector.

  • Page 377: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: T Rain: D Exchange: A File: E Xtension

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Usage: Query only Options: R&S SMB-K27 (Pulse Train) Manual operation: "Select ASCII Source / Destination - Import/Export Pulse Train Files" on page 201 [:SOURce<hw>]:PULM:TRAin:DEXChange:AFILe:EXTension <Extension> The command selects the file extension of the ASCII file to be imported or exported.

  • Page 378: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: T Rain: D Exchange: A File: S Eparator: C Olumn

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Options: R&S SMB-K27 (Pulse Train) Manual operation: "Select ASCII Source / Destination - Import/Export Pulse Train Files" on page 201 [:SOURce<hw>]:PULM:TRAin:DEXChange:AFILe:SEParator:COLumn <Column> Parameters: <Column> TABulator | SEMicolon | COMMa | SPACe *RST:...

  • Page 379: [:Source]:Pulm:train:dexchange:execute

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: PULM:TRA:DEXC:MODE EXP selects that the pulse train list is exported into an ASCII file. MMEM:CDIR 'var/lists/pulsetrain/import' selects the directory for the ASCII files with fontime/offtime/repe- tition values. PULM:TRA:DEXC:AFIL:SEL ‘train.csv' selects ASCII file train.csv as destination for the pulse train list data.

  • Page 380: [: S Ource]: P Ulm: T Rain: D Exchange: S Elect

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Mode> IMPort | EXPort *RST: IMPort Example: PULM:TRA:DEXC:MODE IMP selects that ASCII files with ontime/offtime/repetition values are imported and transferred into pulse train lists. MMEM:CDIR 'var/lists/pulsetrain/import' selects the directory for the ASCII files with ontime/offtime/repeti- tion values.

  • Page 381: Source:roscillator Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Width> float Range: 10 ns to 100 s Increment: 10 ns *RST: 2 us Default unit: s Example: PULM:WIDT 33 us sets a width of 33 us for the pulse. Options: R&S SMB-K23 (Pulse Generator)
  • Page 382 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce]:ROSCillator:EXTernal:RFOFf[:STATe] <State> Activates that RF output is automatically switched off, when in external source mode no reference signal is supplied. This setting ensures that no improper RF signal due to the missing external reference signal is output and used for measurements.
  • Page 383 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Value> integer Range: 0 to 4095 Increment: 1 *RST: 1400 Example: ROSC:ADJ:VAL 1400 sets the adjustment value to 1400. Manual operation: "Adjustment DAC Value" on page 121 [:SOURce]:ROSCillator[:INTernal]:ADJust[:STATe] <State> The command determines whether the calibrated (OFF) or a user-defined (ON) adjust- ment value is used for fine adjustment of the frequency.

  • Page 384: Source:stereo Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: ROSC:SOUR EXT selects the external source. ROSC:EXT:FREQ 5 MHz informs the instrument that the external reference has a frequency of 5 MHz. Manual operation: "Source - Reference Oscillator" on page 120 7.12.15 SOURce:STEReo Subsystem...
  • Page 385 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: STER:ARI:TYPE BK selects generation of area identification. STER:ARI:BK A selects the specific area identification code A to be generated. Options: R&S SMB-B5 Manual operation: "ARI BK - Stereo Modulation" on page 185 [:SOURce]:STEReo:ARI:STATe <State>...
  • Page 386 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Manual operation: "ARI Identification - Stereo Modulation" on page 185 [:SOURce]:STEReo:ARI:TYPE:STATe <State> Activates/deactivates the Stereo ARI Identifier. Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: STER:ARI:TYPE:STAT ON Options: R&S SMB-B5 [:SOURce]:STEReo:ARI[:DEViation] <Deviation>...
  • Page 387 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Mode> LEFT | RIGHt | RELeft | REMLeft | RNELeft LEFT A mono signal containing the left channel is generated/fed in. RIGHt A mono signal containing the right channel is generated/fed in.
  • Page 388 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce]:STEReo:AUDio:PREemphasis:STATe <State> Activates the use of preemphasis for signal generation. Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: STER:SOUR LFG The internal LF generator is used as modulation source for the audio signal.
  • Page 389 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Manual operation: "RDS Program Service Name - Stereo Modulation" on page 186 [:SOURce]:STEReo:EXTernal:IMPedance <Impedance> Selects the input impedance for the external analog audio signal inputs L and R. Parameters: <Impedance> 600 | 100000...
  • Page 390 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Options: Option R&S SMB-B5 Manual operation: "Pilot Phase - Stereo Modulation" on page 184 [:SOURce]:STEReo:PILot:STATe <State> Activates/deactivates the pilot tone generation. Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: STER:PIL:STAT ON activates generation of the pilot tone.
  • Page 391 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce]:STEReo:RDS:STATe <State> Activates/deactivates the RDS signal generation. RDS signals can be generated simul- taneously with MPX and ARI signals. Parameters: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON *RST: Example: STER:RDS:STAT ON activates generation of RDS signal.
  • Page 392 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce]:STEReo:RDS[:DEViation] <Deviation> Sets the deviation of the RDS subcarrier. Parameters: <Deviation> float Range: 0.00 to 10kHz Example: SOUR:STER:RDS:DEV 2kHz sets the RDS signal deviation according to standard. Manual operation: "RDS Deviation - Stereo Modulation"...

  • Page 393: Source:sweep Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce]:STEReo[:DEViation] <Deviation> Sets the MPX (Multiplex stereo signal) deviation. Parameters: <Deviation> float Range: 0.00 to 80.00kHz Increment: 0.01Hz *RST: 40kHz Example: STER 40kHz sets the stereo deviation according to standard. Options: R&S SMB-B5 Manual operation: "FM Deviation - Stereo Modulation"...

  • Page 394: [: S Ource]: S Weep[: F Requency]: D Well

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem ..............378 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ S WEep[:​ F REQuency]:​ D WELl​ ..............378 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ S WEep[:​ F REQuency]:​ E XECute​ ............379 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ S WEep[:​ F REQuency]:​ L FConnector​...

  • Page 395: [: S Ource]: S Weep[: F Requency]: L Fconnector

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: TRIG:FSW:SOUR SING SOUR:SWE:FREQ:MODE AUT SWE:FREQ:EXEC triggers a frequency sweep at the RF output. Usage: Event Manual operation: "Execute Single Sweep - Frequency Sweep" on page 151 [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep[:FREQuency]:LFConnector <LfConnector> The command activates the output of a sweep voltage ramp at the LF connector.

  • Page 396: [: S Ource]: S Weep[: F Requency]: O Voltage: S Tart

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Mode> AUTO | MANual | STEP AUTO Each trigger triggers exactly one complete sweep. MANual The trigger system is not active. Each frequency step of the sweep is triggered individually, either by varying the "Current Fre- quency"...

  • Page 397: [: S Ource]: S Weep[: F Requency]: O Voltage: S Top

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep[:FREQuency]:OVOLtage:STOP <Stop> The command sets the voltage at the sweep stop frequency. The linear voltage ramp from sweep start to stop is output at the LF connector. Parameters: <Stop> float Range: -3 to 3...

  • Page 398: [:Source]:Sweep[:Frequency]:Running

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep[:FREQuency]:RUNNing? Queries the current state of the frequency sweep mode. Return values: <State> 0 | 1 | OFF | ON Example: SWE:RUNN? Response "1": signal generation in level sweep active. Usage: Query only [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep[:FREQuency]:SHAPe <Shape>...

  • Page 399: [: S Ource]: S Weep[: F Requency]: S Tep[: L Inear]

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Parameters: <Spacing> LINear | LOGarithmic LINear With the linear sweep, the step width is a fixed frequency value which is added to the current frequency. The step width for linear sweep is entered in Hz (see ​...

  • Page 400: [: S Ource]: S Weep[: F Requency]: S Tep: L Ogarithmic

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Manual operation: "Step Lin/Log - Frequency Sweep" on page 153 [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep[:FREQuency]:STEP:LOGarithmic <Logarithmic> The comman specifies the step width factor for logarithmic sweeps. The next frequency value of a sweep is calculated (for STARt < STOP) using the following formula: New frequency = Old frequency + STEP:LOG x Old frequency STEP:LOG therefore gives the fraction of the old frequency.

  • Page 401: [:Source]:Sweep:power:execute

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Example: SWE:POW:DWEL 12 ms sets a dwell time of 12 ms for a level sweep at the RF output. Manual operation: "Dwell Time - Level Sweep" on page 159 [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep:POWer:EXECute The command triggers a sweep.

  • Page 402: [: S Ource]: S Weep: P Ower: P Oints

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep:POWer:POINts <Points> The command sets the number of steps in a level sweep. The command is linked to the command :SWEep:POWer:STEP as follows: POINts = ((STOP - STARt) / STEP:LOG) + 1 If POINTs changes, the value of STEP is adjusted.

  • Page 403: [:Source]:Sweep:power:spacing:mode

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SOURce Subsystem Manual operation: "Shape - RF Level Sweep" on page 158 [:SOURce<hw>]:SWEep:POWer:SPACing:MODE? The command queries the sweep spacing. The sweep spacing for level sweeps is always linear. Return values: <Mode> LINear *RST: LINear...

  • Page 404: Status Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A STATus Subsystem Example: SWE:RES resets all active sweeps to the starting point. Usage: Event Manual operation: "Reset Sweep - Frequency Sweep" on page 151 7.13 STATus Subsystem This system contains the commands for the status reporting system. See also ​...
  • Page 405 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A STATus Subsystem :STATus:OPERation:ENABle <Enable> Sets the bits of the ENABle part of the STATus:OPERation register. This setting deter- mines which events of the Status-Event part are forwarded to the sum bit in the status byte.
  • Page 406 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A STATus Subsystem :STATus:PRESet <Preset> Resets the status registers. All PTRansition parts are set to FFFFh (32767), i.e. all tran- sitions from 0 to 1 are detected. All NTRansition parts are set to 0, i.e. a transition from 1 to 0 in a CONDition bit is not detected.
  • Page 407 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A STATus Subsystem :STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition <Ntransition> Sets the bits of the NTRansition part of the STATus:QUEStionable register. If a bit is set, a transition from 1 to 0 in the condition part causes an entry to be made in the EVENt part of the register.

  • Page 408: S Ystem: E Rror: A Ll

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem 7.14 SYSTem Subsystem The SYSTem subsystem contains a series of commands for general functions which do not directly affect signal generation......................392 :​ S YSTem:​ E RRor:​ A LL​ ..................393 :​...

  • Page 409: System Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem Parameters: <All> string List of: Error/event_number,"Error/event_description>[;Device- dependent info]" If the queue is empty, the response is 0,"No error" Example: SYST:ERR:ALL? queries all entries in the error queue. Response: 0, 'no error' No errors have occurred since the error queue was last read out.

  • Page 410: System:error:count

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem Usage: Query only :SYSTem:ERRor:COUNt? Queries the number of entries in the error queue. If the error queue is empty, '0' is returned. Return values: <Count> string Example: SYST:ERR:COUN queries the number of entries in the error queue.

  • Page 411: S Ystem: D Lock

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem Example: SYST:SERR? queries all errors existing in the error queue. Response: -221, 'Settings conflict', 153, 'Input voltage out of range' the two returned errors have occurred since the error queue was last queried.

  • Page 412: System:communicate:gpib:resource

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem Parameters: <LTerminator> STANdard | EOI The terminator must be sent together with the line message EOI (End of Line). This setting is recommended for binary block trans- missions where a character could coincidentally have the value LF (Line Feed) but is not intended as the terminator.

  • Page 413: System:communicate:hislip:resource

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem :SYSTem:COMMunicate:HISLip:RESource? Queries the VISA resource string . This string is used for remote control of the instrument with HiSLIP protocol. Return values: <Resource> string Example: SYST:COMM:HISL:RES queries the VISA resource string. Response: TCPIP::192.1.2.3::hislip0::INSTR...

  • Page 414: S Ystem: C Ommunicate: N Etwork: I Paddress: M Ode

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem Manual operation: "Workgroup" on page 91 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork:IPADdress:MODE <Mode> Selects if the IP address is assigned automatically or manually. The entry is activated only after sending command SYST:COMM:NETW:IPAD:SET. Parameters: <Mode> AUTO | STATic...

  • Page 415: S Ystem: C Ommunicate: N Etwork[: I Paddress]: S Ubnet: M Ask

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem :SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETWork[:IPADdress]:SUBNet:MASK <Mask> Sets the Subnet mask. The entry is only activated after sending command SYST:COMM:NETW:IPAD:SET. Parameters: <Mask> string Example: SYST:COMM:NETW:SUBN:MASK 255.255.0.0 sets the Subnet mask. SYST:COMM:NETW:IPAD:SET activates all changes of the IP address settings.

  • Page 416: S Ystem: C Ommunicate: S Erial: B Aud

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem Example: SYST:COMM:SER:RES queries the VISA resource string. Response: ASRL1::INSTR Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Visa Resource Strings" on page 96 :SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:BAUD <Baud> Sets the baudrate for the serial remote control interface. Parameters: <Baud>...

  • Page 417: S Ystem: I Dentification

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem Example: SYST:COMM:SOCK:RES? Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Visa Resource Strings" on page 96 :SYSTem:IDENtification <Identification> Selects the mode the instrument identification is performed. Parameters: <Identification> AUTO | USER AUTO The "IDN String" and the "OPT String" are set automatically.

  • Page 418: S Ystem: P Rotect[: S Tate]

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem :SYSTem:PROTect<ch>[:STATe] <State>[, <Key>] Activates/deactivates the specified protection level. Parameters: <State> select *RST: Setting parameters: <Key> integer The respective functions are disabled when the protection level is activated. No password is required for activation. A password must be entered to deactivate the protection level.

  • Page 419: System:time

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A SYSTem Subsystem :SYSTem:TIME <Time> Queries or sets the time for the instrument-internal clock. The parameter is protected, in order to prevent accidental changes. It can be accessed with protection level 1, see ​ : ​ S YSTem:​ P ROTect<ch>[:​ S TATe]​...

  • Page 420: System:mmemory:path:user

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A TEST Subsystem Example: :SYSTem:OSYStem? Response: "Linux" Usage: Query only :SYSTem:MMEMory:PATH:USER? Queries the mass memory path of the user directory. Return values: <PathUser> string Example: :SYSTem:MMEMory:PATH:USER? Response: "/var" Usage: Query only 7.15 TEST Subsystem The TEST system contains the commands for performing the routines as well as for direct manipulation of the hardware assemblies (:TEST:DIRect).

  • Page 421: Trigger Subsystem

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A TRIGger Subsystem :TEST<hw>:ALL:RESult? Queries the result of the performed selftest (command ​ : ​ T EST<hw>:​ A LL:​ S TARt​ on page 404). Return values: <Result> 0 | 1 | RUNning | STOPped *RST:...

  • Page 422: T Rigger: F Sweep: S Ource

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A TRIGger Subsystem Table 7-2: Cross-reference between the manual and remote control R&S name SCPI name Command under manual control AUTO IMMediate "Auto" mode SINGle "Single" mode. EXTernal EXTernal "Ext Single" and "Ext Step" mode.

  • Page 423: T Rigger: F Sweep[: I Mmediate]

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A TRIGger Subsystem Parameters: <Source> AUTO | IMMediate | SINGle | BUS | EXTernal | EAUTo AUTO|IMMediate The trigger is free-running, i.e. the trigger condition is fulfilled con- tinuously. As soon as one sweep is finished, the next sweep is started.

  • Page 424: T Rigger: L Ffsweep: S Ource

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A TRIGger Subsystem Manual operation: "Execute Single Sweep - LF Sweep" on page 191 The command immediately starts an LF frequency sweep. The command is effective in sweep mode "Single" (LFO:SWE:MODE AUTO in combina- tion with TRIG:LFFS:SOUR SING).

  • Page 425: T Rigger: P Sweep: S Ource

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A TRIGger Subsystem Usage: Event Manual operation: "Execute Single Sweep - LF Sweep" on page 191 :TRIGger<hw>:PSWeep:SOURce <Source> The command sets the trigger source for the RF level sweep. The names of the parameters correspond directly to the various settings under manual control.

  • Page 426: T Rigger[: S Weep]: S Ource

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A TRIGger Subsystem Example: SWE:POW:MODE AUTO selects the triggered sweep mode, i.e. a trigger is required to start the sweep. TRIG:PSW:SOUR SING sets the single trigger mode, i.e. a trigger starts a single sweep. TRIG:PSW starts a single RF level sweep.

  • Page 427: T Rigger[: S Weep][: I Mmediate]

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A UNIT Subsystem Manual operation: "Mode - LF Frequency Sweep" on page 190 :TRIGger<hw>[:SWEep][:IMMediate] The command starts all sweeps which are activated for the respective path. The com- mand starts all sweeps which are activated.

  • Page 428: Direct Commands For The Stereo/Rds Coder Option R&S Smb-B5

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Example: UNIT:ANGL DEG sets DEG as a default unit for all commands which determine angle values. :UNIT:POWer <Power> Defines the default unit for power parameters. This setting affects the GUI, as well as all remote control commands that determine power values.
  • Page 429 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Note: The command described here only causes a queue to be filled with data for a specific group. The data will only be sent when the group in question is added to the group sequence with the command ​...
  • Page 430 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Query parameters: <z> AF list to be read Range: 1 to 5 Example: STEReo:DIRect "AF=N,97.4,98.3" Defines an alternative frequency list, the alternative frequencies 97.4 and 98.3 are inserted.
  • Page 431 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 STEReo:DIRect "ARI-ID=<Id>" STEReo:DIRect? "ARI-ID" (for documentation reasons only) Selects the ARI identification. Use SCPI command ​ instead. [ :​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ A RI:​ T YPE​...
  • Page 432 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 STEReo:DIRect "BK=<Code>" STEReo:DIRect? "BK" (for documentation reasons only) Sets the ARI area identification. Use SCPI command ​ instead. [ :​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ A RI:​ B K[:​ C ODE]​...
  • Page 433 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 STEReo:DIRect "DI=<x>" STEReo:DIRect? "DI" Sets or reads the decoder information (DI). With this command, the current decoder operating mode (mono, stereo, etc) can be detected and, if necessary, changed.
  • Page 434 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Setting parameters: <A> new AF list AF list to be added Query parameters: <z> AF list to be read Range: 1 to 5 Example: STEReo:DIRect "EON-AFA=1000,N,97.4,98.3"...
  • Page 435 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Example: STEReo:DIRect "EON-AFB=1000,N,97.4,98.3" Creates a new type B alternative frequency list for the EON with PI=1000. The list contains the alternative frequencies 97.4 MHz and 98.3 MHz.
  • Page 436 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Setting parameters: <PS> 8 ASCII characters Note: An eight-digit value must always be set. Blank spaces, if any, must also be entered, otherwise the value will not be accep- ted.
  • Page 437 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 STEReo:DIRect "EON-TP=<PI>,<TP>" STEReo:DIRect? "EON-TP,<PI>" Enhanced Other Networks: sets the TP flag for the EON with the selected <PI>. Parameters: <PI> Range: 0000 to FFFF (ASCII coded hexadecimal numbers) Setting parameters: <TP>...
  • Page 438 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Example: STEReo:DIRect? "IMP" Response: "1" STEReo:DIRect "MASK=<NumbGroups>,<ErrFreeGroups>,<BitMaskBlcA>,<BitMaskBlcB>,<Bit MaskBlcC>,<BitMaskBlcD>" STEReo:DIRect? "MASK" Sets a bit mask to generate defined bit errors in the RDS data stream. Setting parameters: <NumbGroups>...
  • Page 439 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Example: STEReo:DIRect "MASK_STATE=1" With the command MASK_STATE=1, a sequence of errored groups as defined by the MASK command is retransmitted once if the number of groups to be masked is other than zero. Then, MASK_STATE is automatically set to "0".
  • Page 440 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Setting parameters: <Flag> M | S Example: STEReo:DIRect "MS=M" The music/speech flag is set to "M". This signals that music is cur- rently transmitted. Example: STEReo:DIRect? "MS"...
  • Page 441 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Use the SCPI command ​ instead. [ :​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ P ILot:​ S TATe​ Setting parameters: <State> 0 | 1 Example: STEReo:DIRect "PIL=1"...
  • Page 442 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 STEReo:DIRect "PRE=<Preemphasis>" STEReo:DIRect? "PRE" (for documentation reasons only) Sets one of various preemphasis options. Use the SCPI commands ​ and ​ [ :​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ A UDio:​ P REemphasis:​ S TATe​...
  • Page 443 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Example: STEReo:DIRect? "PS" Response: "RDS Test" STEReo:DIRect "PS-TABLE=<Table>" STEReo:DIRect? "PS-TABLE" Selects the character set table tobe used for the display of the RDS program service (PS) name in the receiver.
  • Page 444 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 STEReo:DIRect "PTYN=<PTYN>" STEReo:DIRect? "PTYN" Sets or reads the RDS program type (PTY) name. Setting parameters: <PTYN> 8 ASCII characters Note: An eight-digit value must always be set. Blank spaces, if any, must also be entered, otherwise the value will not be accep- ted.
  • Page 445 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Example: STEReo:DIRect? "RDS-PH" Response: "100" STEReo:DIRect "RDS-DEV=<Deviation>" STEReo:DIRect? "RDS-DEV" (for documentation reasons only) Sets the RDS frequency deviation (max. deviation). Use the SCPI command ​...
  • Page 446 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 <RadioTextMsg> max. 64 characters Two texts of 64 characters each can be transmitted in a radio text message Note: For group B, the length of a radio text is li ited to 32 char- acters.
  • Page 447 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Setting parameters: <SigSource> 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 external analog (via L and R inputs) external digital internal with LF generator Example: STEReo:DIRect "SRC=1"...
  • Page 448 ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 This flag signals whether traffic information is currently being broadcast. Use the SCPI command ​ [ :​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ R DS:​ T RAFfic:​ A NNouncement[:​...

  • Page 449: Examples

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 Example: STEReo:DIRect "TRANS1=0123456789ABCDEF" The data "0123456789ABCDEF" is sent instead of the RDS data. Example: STEReo:DIRect? "TRANS1" Reads the transparent data. Response: "0123456789ABCDEF" 7.18.2 Examples 7.18.2.1...

  • Page 450: Enhanced Other Networks

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 3. Add another alternative frequency list with STEReo:DIRect "AF=+,88.6,91.2,88.6,91.2" The frequency lists are not checked for correctness. For this reason, make sure that the syntax is correct.

  • Page 451: Free Format Groups (Ffgs)

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S SMB100A Direct Commands for the Stereo/RDS Coder Option R&S SMB-B5 7.18.2.3 Free Format Groups (FFGs) In the user-definable groups 1A, 3A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A, 9A, 10A, 11A, 12A and 13A, any desired data can be transmitted. Five bits of this data are transmitted in block B and 16 bits each in blocks C and D of the specified group.

  • Page 452: Maintenance

    ® Maintenance R&S SMB100A Storing and Packing 8 Maintenance The instrument does not need periodic maintenance. Only the cleaning of the instrument is essential. The outside of the instrument is suitably cleaned using a soft, line-free dust cloth. Make sure that the air vents are not obstructed.

  • Page 453: Error Messages

    ® Error Messages R&S SMB100A Status Information 9 Error Messages This chapter describes the error messages of the R&S SMB. The error messages are output in the "Info" line on the screen and entered in the error/event queue of the status reporting system.

  • Page 454: Status Information Displayed To The Left Of The Info Line

    ® Error Messages R&S SMB100A Status Information However, the frequency entered and displayed in the "Frequency/Phase" dialog of the "RF" function block always corresponds to the RF output frequency. Any frequency offset is not taken into consideration. The correlation is as follows:...

  • Page 455: Status Information Displayed In The Info Line

    ® Error Messages R&S SMB100A Status Information REM-LLO The instrument is remote (REMote) controlled. The LOCAL key is disabled by remote control with the command LLO (LocalLockOut). The keys on the front panel are usable, but all parameters are in read only mode.

  • Page 456: Error Messages

    ® Error Messages R&S SMB100A Error Messages The level is corrected by the given values in the selected user correction list. Correction is performed by the user-defined list values being added to the output level for the respective RF frequency. With frequencies which are not contained in the list, the level correction is determined by interpolation of the closest correction values.

  • Page 457: Scpi-Error Messages

    ® Error Messages R&S SMB100A SCPI-Error Messages 9.3 SCPI-Error Messages The SCPI error messages are the same in all SCPI instruments. Detailed information and an overview of all error messages as defined in SCPI standard can be found in the cor- responding documentation.
  • Page 458 ® Error Messages R&S SMB100A Device-Specific Error Messages Error Error Description Remedy Code Adjustment data invalid Adjustment data are invalid and must The adjustment data have to be be restored. generated again by an internal or external adjustment or to be loa- ded into the instrument.
  • Page 459 ® Error Messages R&S SMB100A Device-Specific Error Messages Stereocoder error messages An error occurred concerning the stereo coder option R&S SMB-B5. Refer to the service manual, chapter 3, section "Trouble shooting" for error correction (the service manual is provided on the user documentation CD-ROM which is included in delivery).

  • Page 460: A Hardware Interfaces

    ® Hardware Interfaces R&S SMB100A GPIB Bus Interface A Hardware Interfaces This section covers hardware related topics, like pin assignment of the GPIB bus inter- face. The remote control interfaces are described in detailes in ​ c hapter 6, "Remote Control Basics", on page 202.
  • Page 461 ® Hardware Interfaces R&S SMB100A GPIB Bus Interface SRQ (Service Request): active LOW enables the connected device to send a service request to the controller. REN (Remote Enable): active LOW permits switchover to remote control. EOI (End or Identify): has two functions in connection with ATN: –...

  • Page 462: List Of Commands

    ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A List of Commands *CLS​ ................................244 *ESE​ ................................244 *ESR?​ ................................244 *IDN?​ ................................245 *IST?​ ................................245 *OPC​ ................................245 *OPT?​ ................................245 *PRE​ ................................245 *PSC​ ................................246 *RCL​ ................................246 *RST​ ................................246 *SAV​...
  • Page 463 ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A :​ H COPy:​ F ILE[:​ N AME]:​ A UTO:​ D IRectory:​ C LEar​ .....................261 :​ H COPy:​ F ILE[:​ N AME]:​ A UTO:​ F ILE?​ ......................261 :​ H COPy:​ F ILE[:​ N AME]:​ A UTO:​ S TATe​ ......................264 :​...
  • Page 464 ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A :​ S ENSe<ch>[:​ P OWer]:​ D ISPlay:​ P ERManent:​ S TATe​ ..................280 :​ S ENSe<ch>[:​ P OWer]:​ F ILTer:​ L ENGth:​ A UTO?​ .....................281 :​ S ENSe<ch>[:​ P OWer]:​ F ILTer:​ L ENGth[:​ U SER]​ .....................281 :​...
  • Page 465 ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A :​ S YSTem:​ E RRor:​ C ODE[:​ N EXT]?​ ........................393 :​ S YSTem:​ E RRor:​ C OUNt?​ ..........................394 :​ S YSTem:​ E RRor[:​ N EXT]?​ ..........................394 :​ S YSTem:​ F PReset​ ............................249 :​...
  • Page 466 ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A STEReo:​ D IRect​ .............................419 STEReo:​ D IRect​ .............................419 STEReo:​ D IRect​ .............................419 STEReo:​ D IRect​ .............................420 STEReo:​ D IRect​ .............................420 STEReo:​ D IRect​ .............................421 STEReo:​ D IRect​ .............................421 STEReo:​...
  • Page 467 ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ C ORRection:​ D EXChange:​ A FILe:​ C ATalog?​ ...............295 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ C ORRection:​ D EXChange:​ A FILe:​ E XTension​ ..............295 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ C ORRection:​ D EXChange:​ A FILe:​ S ELect​ ................295 [:​...
  • Page 468 ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ L IST:​ I NDex:​ S TOP​ .......................329 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ L IST:​ L EARn​ ........................330 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ L IST:​ M ODE​ .........................330 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ L IST:​ P OWer​ ........................331 [:​...
  • Page 469 ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P ULM:​ M ODE​ ........................352 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P ULM:​ O UTPut:​ S YNC[:​ S TATe]​ ...................352 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P ULM:​ P ERiod​ ........................352 [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ P ULM:​ P OLarity​ ........................353 [:​...
  • Page 470 ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A [:​ S OURce<hw>]:​ S WEep[:​ F REQuency]:​ S TEP[:​ L INear]​ .................383 [:​ S OURce]:​ C ALibration:​ S TEReo:​ A NALog[:​ M EAS]?​ ..................252 [:​ S OURce]:​ C ORRection:​ C SET:​ C ATalog?​ .....................292 [:​...
  • Page 471 ® List of Commands R&S SMB100A [:​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ R DS:​ T RAFfic:​ P ROGram[:​ S TATe]​ .................375 [:​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ R DS[:​ D EViation]​ ......................376 [:​ S OURce]:​ S TEReo:​ S OURce​ ........................376 [:​...

  • Page 472: Index

    ® Index R&S SMB100A Index 10 - Hardware failure ............ 443 ALC Table ..............439 11 - DSP failure .............. 443 12 - IIC bus error ............443 modulation depth exponential ........288 13 - Real time clock error ..........443 modulation depth linear ..........
  • Page 473 ® Index R&S SMB100A Catch range Copy instrument settings ........112, 270 NRP-Z level control ..........133 Counter ..............83, 253 NRP-Z power control ..........346 Count – LF Frequency Sweep ........316 Center Freq ............152, 303 Coupling mode .............. 175 Change Password - Setup ........
  • Page 474 ® Index R&S SMB100A DOWN ................226 Exclude Frequency ..........110, 304 DSP failure (11) ............443 Exclude Level ............110, 342 DSP mailbox timeout (101) ..........443 Execute Single DSP overflow (102) ............443 List Mode ..............162 Dwell time Execute Single - List Mode ..........
  • Page 475 ® Index R&S SMB100A List Mode ..............163 IDN String ................ 95 PM ..............196, 311 IdPDbSweepFreqOutVoltStart ........154 Power Sensors ............145 IdPDbSweepFreqOutVoltStop ........154 Pulse Modualtion ............ 352 IdPDbSweepResAll ............387 RF output signal ............304 IFC ................ 209, 444 RF Sweep ..............
  • Page 476 ® Index R&S SMB100A RF ON/OFF .............. 18 LF output - Source Impedance ......189, 319 SETUP ..............16, 81 LF Output State ............188, 314 WINBAR ..............16 LF Output - Sweep Voltage ........154, 379 Keyboard ................ 100 LF Source Impedance ..........
  • Page 477 ® Index R&S SMB100A Mode IP Address - Setup ..........91 Offset Mod Gen block ..............47 Level ................ 342 MOD OFF ..............437 Offset - Frequency ............118 MOD ON/OFF Key ............168 Offset - Level ..............124 Modulation Offtime AM ................
  • Page 478 ® Index R&S SMB100A Pilot Phase ..............184 RDS State .............. 185, 375 Stereo modulation ..........373 RDS Traffic Announcement ........187, 375 Pilot State .............. 184, 374 RDS Traffic Program ..........186, 375 PM Deviation ..............335 Real time clock error (13) ..........443 PM Frequency ..............
  • Page 479 ® Index R&S SMB100A RS232 Interface Set to default ..............95 Baudrate ..............400 Setup Run Update ..............87 LAN services ............99 Setup key ................ 81 Shape LF generator ............183 Sample&Hold mode ............128 LF Sweep ..............316 Sample-and-Hold mode ..........
  • Page 480 ® Index R&S SMB100A Step Lin LAN Services ............99 LF Sweep ..............317 Standby mode ..............16 RF Sweep ..............383 Start Step Lin - LF Sweep ............193 Power Sensors ............279 Step Lin - RF Sweep ............153 Start/Stop Gui Update ..........
  • Page 481 ® Index R&S SMB100A Terminator recognition ..........395 Voltage - LF output ............319 Time - Setup ..............90 Voltage ramp Toggle Summary Screen ..........93 RF sweep ..............154 Trigger event VXI11 - Visa Resource String .......... 96 remote ..............247 VXI protocol ..............

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