Keysight M8194A 120 GSa/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Guide 105
Remote Programming 4
AgM8194SFP.exe
Before sending SCPI commands to the instrument, the Soft Front Panel
(AgM8194SFP.exe) must be started. This can be done in the Windows
Start menu (Start > All Programs > Keysight M8194 > Keysight M8194
Soft Front Panel).
Command Line Arguments
(See Communication on page 106 for details about /Socket, /Telnet, /Inst,
/HiSLIP, /AutoID, /NoAutoID, /FallBack).
Table 12 Command line arguments
AgM8194SFP.exe must be started prior to sending SCPI to the
instrument. (See
AgM8194SFP.exe on page 105).
Option Description
/Socket socketPort Set the socket port at which the Soft Front Panel waits for SCPI commands
/Telnet telnetPort Set the telnet port at which the Soft Front Panel waits for SCPI commands
/Inst instrumentNumber Set the instrument number (instN, hislipN) at which the Soft Front Panel waits for
SCPI commands on VXI-11.3 and HiSLIP connections (if not specified with
/HiSLIP).
/HiSLIP hislipNumber Set the instrument number for HiSLIP SCPI communication. If not specified, the
same number as for VXI-11.3 is used.
/AutoID Automatically select ports and numbers for the connections (default behavior).
/NoAutoID Disable the default behavior; i.e. do not automatically select ports and numbers
for the connections.
/FallBack Try to find unused ports and number if starting a server fails.
/NoSplash Don't show the splash screen.
/Minimized Start with the SFP window minimized to the Windows task bar.
/Title “title” Additional information shown in the SFP window title.
/r resourceName Visa PXI resource string of the module to connect to, e.g. PXI12::0::0::INSTR.
“auto” selects the next free instrument.