Rohde & Schwarz CMW500 1201.0002K50 - System Overview; Sub-Instruments

System Overview
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4 System Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the capabilities of the R&S CMW500 and their use.
This includes a description of the basic concepts that the tester uses to organize, process
and display measurement data. These basic concepts are valid for all firmware applica-
tions.
4.1 Sub-Instruments
An instrument with several RX and TX signal paths can either be used as one (sub-)instru-
ment or it can be split into several sub-instruments which operate independently. This
section provides basic information related to both modes.
In the factory default configuration, all resources are grouped together in a single sub-
instrument. Splitting the instrument can help to run tasks in parallel, and minimize the risk
of resource conflicts between these tasks.
Related topics:
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chapter 5.4, "Instrument Setup Dialog", on page 111
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chapter 6.4.5, "Resource and Path Management", on page 159
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chapter 6.4.4, "Signal Path Settings", on page 152
4.1.1 One Sub-Instrument
This section describes an instrument with all resources grouped together in a single sub-
instrument. As an example, the instrument provides two RX and TX signal paths and two
firmware application instances.
The instances are distinguished by the suffixes 1 and 2, e.g. in the Measurement Con-
troller Dialog or in window titles.
For remote control the instances are also distinguished by these suffixes. All firmware
applications can be controlled using the same remote channel. In the Remote Settings
the sub-instrument is identified as "Assigned Instrument" = 1.
The table below summarizes these assignments. The firmware applications GPRF Gen-
erator and GPRF Power are listed as examples. The instances of all other firmware
applications are assigned in the same way.
Table 4-1: Assignments for one sub-instrument with two firmware application instances
Instance 1 Instance 2
Generator Controller entry "GPRF Generator 1" "GPRF Generator 2"
Measurement Controller entry "GPRF Power 1" "GPRF Power 2"
Remote commands
...:GPRF:GEN1:...
...:GPRF:MEAS1:POW:...
...:GPRF:GEN2:...
...:GPRF:MEAS2:POW:...
Remote Settings Assigned Instrument = 1
Sub-Instruments