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R&S
SGU100A
5
Instrument Control
As a rule, the R&S SGU is operated exclusively via programmatic remote control
from a connected PC. For service and diagnostic tasks, and for manual configura-
tion, a graphical user interface (R&S SGMA-GUI) is provided which runs on the
remote PC.
Also, some basic functionality is provided via the keys on the front panel of the
instrument (see
Chapter 3.1, "Front Panel
5.1
Manual Operation via R&S SGMA-GUI
The R&S SGMA-GUI software application can be installed on a PC with Windows
or Linux operating system. This program allows you to control several devices of
the SGMA product family at the same time and to monitor the device status dur-
ing remote control. R&S SGMA-GUI requires one of the external interfaces
described in
Chapter 2.3, "Connecting an External PC and
5.1.1
Introduction to the User Interface
After the start of R&S SGMA-GUI, the main dialog of the application is displayed.
The main dialog with an overview of the configured instruments is the operating
and control interface for the whole program. From here, all program functions are
accessible.
The menus and dialogs are built using elements like selection lists, check boxes,
and entry fields. A blue frame indicates that the selected item is active. Entries
can be made in the highlighted element.
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Manual Operation via R&S SGMA-GUI
Tour",
on page 28).
Instrument Control
Devices",
on page 18.
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