Remote Control
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GPIB address (for connection to controllers equipped with a National Instruments
GPIB interface using the GPIB bus connector)
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RSIB, VISA (TCPIP) and VISA (HSLIP) (for LAN connection, requires an appropri-
ate IP or local host address); see Chapter 4.1.12.1, "Assigning an IP Address",
on page 28.
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VISA (USB)
Depending on the instrument model and variant, specify the resource string as
USB1::0x0AAD::<Device ID>::<Serial>::INSTR (see Chapter 7.1.1,
"Remote Control via USB", on page 742).
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NT pipe A/B (COM Parser) (only for a GPIB Explorer installed on the analyzer,
recommended for "remote" test on the instrument)
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EB200 (currently not supported)
Select "SETUP > Setup > Info..." to look up the IP address information of your ana-
lyzer. If you run the GPIB explorer on the analyzer, the local host address (loopback
address) is 127.0.0.1.
After the connection is established, the GPIB explorer displays a tree view of all com-
mands included in the current firmware version of the network analyzer. The programs
can be selected for execution by a single mouse click.
It remote logging is enabled (SYSTem:LOGGing:REMote[:STATe] ON) the analyzer
stores all received commands to the file
'C:\Users\Public\Documents\Rohde-Schwarz\Vna\RemoteLog'.
7.1.4 Switchover to Remote Control
On power-up, the instrument is always in the manual operating state and can be oper-
ated via the front panel controls. The instrument is switched to remote control when it
receives a command from the controller. If the instrument is controlled via RSIB or
Introduction to Remote Control