Remote Control
R&S
®
CMW500
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Table 5-1: Remote control interfaces and protocols
Inter-
face
Protocols, VISA
*)
resource string
Remarks
LAN HiSLIP protocol
"TCPIP[board]::host address[::HiSLIP
device name[,HiSLIP port]][::INSTR]"
The LAN REMOTE connector is located on the rear
panel.
The HiSLIP device name equals hislip0 | hislip1 for
sub-instrument 1 | 2.
The default HiSLIP port is port 4880.
HiSLIP (High Speed LAN Instrument Protocol) is the
successor protocol for VXI-11 for TCP-based instru-
ments specified by the IVI foundation. It is the recom-
mended protocol for remote control via LAN.
For a description of the protocol and the interface
commands refer to chapter 7.1.2.1, "HiSLIP Proto-
col", on page 294.
VXI-11 protocol
"TCPIP[board]::host address[::LAN
device name][::INSTR]"
The LAN device name equals inst0 | inst1 for sub-
instrument 1 | 2.
VXI-11 is a protocol that has been specifically devel-
oped for test and measurement instruments.
For a description of the protocol and the interface
commands refer to chapter 7.1.2.1, "HiSLIP Proto-
col", on page 294.
VISA socket resource
"TCPIP[board]::host address::Data
Port[::SOCKET]"
LAN connection with pure TCP/IP protocol, refer to
your VISA user documentation.
For a description of the protocol modes and interface
commands refer to chapter 7.1.2.3, "Direct Socket
Communication", on page 294.
USB "USB[board]::2733::87::serial num-
ber[::USB interface number][::INSTR]"
A USB type B connector (USB REMOTE) is located
on the rear panel of the instrument.
2733 (0xAAD) is the manufacturer ID of Rohde &
Schwarz
87 (0x57) is the R&S CMW500 model code
The serial number is device-specific.
GPIB "GPIB[board]::primary address[::INSTR]"
(no secondary address)
Two optional GPIB bus interfaces according to stand-
ard IEC 625.1/IEEE 488.1 (options R&S CMW-B612A
and R&S CMW-B612B). The GPIB bus connectors for
connection to a controller are located on the rear
panel of the instrument.
For a description of the interface and interface com-
mands refer to chapter 7.1.3, "GPIB Bus Interface",
on page 295.
*) VISA is a standardized software interface library providing input and output functions to communicate with
instruments. The I/O channel (LAN or TCP/IP, USB, ...) is selected at initialization time by means of the
channel-specific resource string (also termed address string) quoted above or by an appropriately defined
VISA alias (short name). A VISA installation is a prerequisite for remote control over LAN or USB interface.
All VISA address resource strings are displayed and defined in the "Setup" dialog.
Multiple remote access
You can configure and use up to four remote channels simultaneously, see chapter 5.1.5,
"Multiple Channels for Remote Access", on page 123.
Remote Control Operation
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