R&S ZNL Series - Network and Remote Settings; Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols

Network and remote settings
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®
ZNL/ZNLE
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8 Network and remote settings
In addition to working with the R&S ZNL/ZNLE interactively, located directly at the
instrument, it is also possible to operate and control it from a remote PC. Various meth-
ods for remote control are supported:
●
Connecting the instrument to a (LAN) network
●
Using the web browser interface in a LAN network
●
Using the Windows Remote Desktop application in a LAN network
●
Connecting a PC via the GPIB interface
How to configure the remote control interfaces is described in Chapter 8.5, "How to set
up a network and remote control", on page 164.
● Remote control interfaces and protocols...............................................................147
● SCPI (standard commands for programmable instruments).................................154
● VISA libraries........................................................................................................ 154
● Network and remote control settings.....................................................................154
● How to set up a network and remote control.........................................................164
8.1 Remote control interfaces and protocols
The instrument supports different interfaces and protocols for remote control. The fol-
lowing table gives an overview.
Table 8-1: Remote control interfaces and protocols
Interface
Protocols, VISA
*)
address string
Remarks
Local Area
Network
(LAN)
●
HiSLIP High-Speed LAN Instrument Protocol (IVI-6.1)
TCPIP::host address::hislip0[::INSTR]
●
VXI-11
TCPIP::host address::inst0[::INSTR]
Library: VISA
●
socket communication (Raw Ethernet, simple Telnet)
TCPIP::host address[::LAN device name]::<port>::
SOCKET
Library: VISA or socket controller
A LAN connector is located on the
rear panel of the instrument.
The interface is based on TCP/IP and
supports various protocols.
For a description of the protocols refer
to:
8.1.1.1 VXI-11 protocol
8.1.1.2 HiSLIP protocol
8.1.1.3 Socket communication
GPIB (IEC/
IEEE Bus
Interface)
VISA
*)
address string:
GPIB::primary address[::INSTR]
(no secondary address)
An optional GPIB bus interface
according to the IEC 625.1/IEEE
488.1 standard is located on the rear
panel of the instrument.
For a description of the interface refer
to 8.1.2 GPIB interface (IEC 625/IEEE
418 bus interface).
*
) VISA is a standardized software interface library providing input and output functions to communicate with instruments. A VISA
installation on the controller is a prerequisite for remote control using the indicated interfaces.
(See also Chapter 8.3, "VISA libraries", on page 154).
Remote control interfaces and protocols