Remote Control Basics
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composed of the specific IP address of the sensor and some network and VISA-spe-
cific keywords.
TCPIP::<IP address or hostname>[::<LAN device name>][::INSTR]
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TCPIP designates the network protocol used
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<IP address or hostname> is the IP address or host name of the device
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[::<LAN device name>] defines the protocol and the instance number of a subin-
strument:
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[::INSTR] indicates the power sensors resource class (optional)
The IP address or hostname is used by the programs to identify and control the sensor.
While the hostname is determined by settings in the sensor, the IP address is assigned
by a DHCP server when the sensor requests one. Alternatively the IP address is deter-
mined with a procedure called Zeroconf.
You can also assign a LAN device name which defines the protocol characteristics of
the connection. See the description of the VISA resource string below for the corre-
sponding interface protocols. The string of the LAN device name is emphasized in ital-
ics.
HiSLIP
TCPIP::<IP address or hostname>::hislip0[::INSTR]
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hislip0 is the HiSLIP device name, designates that the interface protocol HiSLIP is
used (mandatory)
hislip0 is composed of [::HiSLIP device name[,HiSLIP port]] and must be assigned.
For details of the HiSLIP protocol, refer to Chapter 11.1.2.3, "HiSLIP Protocol",
on page 136 .
VXI-11
TCPIP::<IP address or hostname>[::inst0][::INSTR]
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inst0 is the LAN device name, indicating that the VXI-11 protocol is used (optional)
inst0 currently selects the VXI-11 protocol by default and can be omitted.
For details of the VXI-11 protocol, refer to Chapter 11.1.2.2, "VXI-11 Protocol",
on page 136 .
Socket Communication
TCPIP::<IP address or hostname>::port::SOCKET
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port determines the used port number
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SOCKET indicates the raw network socket resource class
Socket communication requires the specification of the port (commonly referred to as
port number) and of "SOCKET" to complete the VISA resource string with the associ-
ated protocol used.
The default port for socket communication is port 5025.
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