R&S SMW200A - Remote Operation over VNC

Instrument Control
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Using the LXI browser interface in a LAN network
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Connecting a PC via the IEC-bus (IEEE 488) interface
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Remote control via the USB interface
For remote control over LAN or USB, you can use the R&S VISA (Virtual
Instrument Software Architecture) library provided for download at the
Rohde & Schwarz website http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/rsvisa.
How to configure the remote control interfaces is described in the user manual,
chapter "Network and Remote Control Operation".
8.8 Remote Operation over VNC
The VNC is an application which can be used to access and control the instru-
ment from a remote computer through a LAN connection. While the instrument is
in operation, the instrument screen contents are displayed on the remote com-
puter, and VNC provides access to all applications, files, and network resources
of the instrument. Thus, remote operation of the instrument is possible.
Instrument control from a remote computer
To access the basic utility functions of the R&S SMW, perform a right
mouse click on the block diagram and select "Key Emulation".
A key panel to the right of the block diagram gives access to the utility func-
tions provided by the front panel keys.
The VNC is an add-on program, included in operating system Linux/Unix, and
available as a free-of-charge download on the internet.
For more information, refer to the R&S SMW user manual, chapter "How to Set
Up Remote Operation via VNC".
Remote Operation over VNC