Instrument Control
R&S
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SMA100B
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7 Instrument Control
This chapter provides an overview on how to work with the R&S SMA100B.
It covers the following topics:
● Possible Ways to Operate the Instrument.......................................................47
● Means of Manual Interaction...........................................................................48
● Understanding the Display Information........................................................... 48
● Accessing the Functionality.............................................................................52
● Entering Data.................................................................................................. 53
● Getting Information and Help.......................................................................... 55
● Remote Control............................................................................................... 57
● Remote Operation over VNC.......................................................................... 58
7.1 Possible Ways to Operate the Instrument
There are three ways to operate the R&S SMA100B:
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Manual operation:
Use the touchscreen, hard keys and rotary knob, or an optional mouse and/or
keyboard.
The following description shows how to operate the instrument manually.
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Remote control:
Create programs to automatize repeating settings, tests and measurements.
The instrument is connected to a computer running the program.
This way of operation is described in the user manual, chapter "Network and
Remote Control Operation".
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Remote operation from a computer:
Remote monitoring and control of the instrument from a connected computer
is based on the common cross-platform technology VNC (Virtual Network
Computing). On the remote computer, any standard web browser (supporting
Java) or a dedicated VNC client (like Ultr@VNC) can be used. See also Chap-
ter 7.8, "Remote Operation over VNC", on page 58.
Possible Ways to Operate the Instrument