MS2090A UG PN: 10580-00444 Rev. U C-1
Appendix C — PC Software
C-1 Introduction
The MS2090A remote user interface software provides remote access to a network connected instrument and
displays the same MS2090A user interface, instrument controls, and live measurement data on the computer
screen. The software also allows you to load measurement and setup data from saved files and then perform
measurement analysis on the recalled traces, even when instrument hardware is not available or is not
connected to the computer by using the localhost (refer to Section C-4 “Connecting to the MS2090A or
Localhost”). The user interface provides the same functionality when an instrument is connected with a few
exceptions:
• File operations will interface with the PC file system rather than on the instrument and save on event
operations will be saved to the instrument memory (refer to Section “Preset functions will preset the
selected items and suppress recalled measurement data.”).
• In RTSA mode, the display density is not shown due to data transfer requirements, so you will just see
the spectrum trace. The trace persistence state and time still function normally.
Connecting to the localhost is like connecting to an instrument so there is no expectation of carrying over
settings or trace data from one to the other. The localhost will include option controlled functionality with most
options automatically enabled (refer to Section C-6 “Working with the Localhost”).
C-2 PC configuration Requirements
The remote user interface application running on a computer as requires the following:
• Intel Core i5 Processor or higher
• 8 GB RAM
• Windows 10, 64-bit
• 1 GB Hard Disk
• Open GL (ES) 2.0 support
• 1280 x 800 resolution
• Ethernet or Wi-Fi (for connecting to Field Master Pro instrument)