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R&S
NGE100B
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Class C devices are characterized by a uniform LAN implementation including an
ICMP ping responder for diagnostic purposes. Devices can be configured with a
WEB browser.
A LAN Configuration Initialize (LCI) mechanism resets the LAN configuration. Class
C LXI devices are also intended to support automatic detection in a LAN via VXI-11
discovery protocol and programming using IVI drivers.
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Class B adds the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and peer-to-peer com-
munication to base class C. With IEEE 1588, all devices within a network can auto-
matically synchronize to the most accurate available clock, and then provide time-
stamps or synchronization signals for all devices with exceptional accuracy.
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Class A devices also contain the eight-channel hardware trigger bus (LVDS inter-
face) according to the LXI standard.
Class A and B devices can send and receive software triggers through LAN messages
and communicate with each other without using the controller.
The power supplies of the R&S NGE100B series meet the general requirements of the
LXI Class C and correspond to the version 1.5 (LXI Core 2016). Advanced features are
not supported.
A key component of an LXI certification is the IVI device driver (Interchangeable Virtual
Instrument). Here IVI.NET drivers are provided, which are based on the .NET frame-
work 4 of Microsoft. LabView and LabWindows/CVI drivers built on LabWindows/CVI
2012 are also available. The latest copy of the IVI.NET driver is available for download
form the product homepage http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/product/nge100b.
In addition to the features described above, the device provides the following LXI-rela-
ted functions:
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Displays the current device settings
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Remote control of the device within the WEB-Browser
The Ethernet interface has an integrated web server, you can access the instrument
with its corresponding IP address in the address line of the browser (i.e. http://
172.25.57.65). See
User Manual 5601.1343.02 ─ 09
Figure
6-21.
Instrument functions
Interfaces and protocols
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