R&S ZNLE Series - The IECWIN Tool

Command reference
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Method Commands / Example
Trace number <WndTr> within a particular diagram
area <Wnd>
DISPlay:WINDow<Wnd>:TRACe<WndTr>:FEED
Query all trace names CONFigure:TRACe:CATalog? (returns the names
of all traces)
Assign or query trace name of a trace numbered
<Trc>
CONFigure:TRACe<Trc>:NAME 'ABCD'
CONFigure:TRACe<Trc>:NAME? (returns 'ABCD')
Query trace number assigned to a trace named
'ABCD'
CONFigure:TRACe<Trc>:NAME:ID? 'ABCD'
(returns the actual trace number; the trace suffix is
ignored)
Table 11-4: Mixed commands
Method Commands / Example
Query channel name for a trace referenced by its
trace name
CONFigure:TRACe<Trc>:CHANnel:NAME?
'ABCD' (returns the channel name for trace 'ABCD';
the trace suffix is ignored)
Query channel number for a trace referenced by its
trace name
CONFigure:TRACe<Trc>:CHANnel:NAME:ID?
'ABCD' (returns the actual channel number for
trace 'ABCD'; the trace suffix is ignored)
11.4.3 The IECWIN tool
The R&S ZNL/ZNLE is delivered with IECWIN installed, an auxiliary tool provided free
of charge by R&S. IECWIN is a program to send SCPI commands to a measuring
instrument either interactively or from a command script.
The R&S IECWIN32 tool is provided free of charge. The functionality may change in a
future version without notice.
IECWIN offers the following features:
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Connection to instrument via several interfaces/protocols (GPIB, VISA, named pipe
(if IECWIN is run on the instrument itself), RSIB)
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Interactive command entry
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Browsing available commands on the instrument
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Error checking following every command
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Execution of command scripts
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Storing binary data to a file
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Reading binary data from a file
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Generation of a log file
For command scripts, IECWIN offers the following features:
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Synchronization with the instrument on every command
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Checking expected result for query commands (as string or numeric value)
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Checking for expected errors codes
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