Overview - R&S SMA100A Application Notes

1 Overview

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Overview
Signal generators are often used in automated test environment applications.
The replacement of those instruments, e.g., due to malfunction or standard
replacement procedures requires special care to be taken in consideration.
Replacement of those instruments requires compabitiblity between the
replacement part and the replaced part in at least the
electrical features
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remote-control features
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Older instruments often use a proprietary remote-control language. Direct
replacement therefore requires language emulation capability in the software of
the replacement part.
To match these requirements, the R&S® signal generators are shipped with
the feature of "language emulation".
By selecting the desired "language emulation", the signal generatos acts as the
original replaced instrument, e.g., the HP® 8340A from Agilent.
This Application Note describes in detail how the use this feature of the R&S®
signal generators.
Section Emulations describes some global aspects common to all emulation
modes.
Selection Limitations
emulations.
Section _ActivationActivation
the front panel or remote-control interface.
Section AF2040 emulation mode
detail.
Section AN680XX emulation mode
detail.
Section HP8340 emulation mode
detail.
Section HP8360 emulation mode
detail.
Section HP8373 emulation mode
detail.
Section HP8643 emulation mode
detail.
Section HP8648 emulation mode
detail.
Section HP8657 emulation mode
detail.
Section HP8657 emulation mode
detail.
describes general limitations common to all kind of
describes how to activate an emulation mode via
describes the AF2040 emulation mode in
describes the AN680XX emulation mode in
describes the HP8340 emulation mode in
describes the HP8360 emulation mode in
describes the HP8373 emulation mode in
describes the HP8643 emulation mode in
describes the HP8648 emulation mode in
describes the HP8657 emulation mode in
describes the HP8662 emulation mode in
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