Rohde & Schwarz R&S SGS100A - Remote Control Programs and Libraries

Network operation and remote control
R&S
®
SGS100A
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Interface
Protocols, VISA
*)
address string and Library
Remarks
PCIe Proprietary
PCIe::<vendor ID>::<product ID>::
<serial number>[::INSTR]
Library: PCIe controller
A PCIe connector is located on the
rear panel of the instrument.
For details, see Chapter 12.1.4, "PCI
Express interface", on page 182
GPIB (IEC/
IEEE Bus
Interface)
–
●
GPIB::<address>[::INSTR] (no secondary
address)
VISA
The instrument is not equipped with
GPIB bus interfaces. Use a GPIB-to-
LAN or GPIB-to-USB adapter instead.
For details, see Chapter 12.1.5,
"GPIB interface (IEC/IEEE bus inter-
face)", on page 183
*
) VISA is a standardized software interface library that provides input and output func-
tions to communicate with instruments. A VISA installation on the controller is a prereq-
uisite for remote control over LAN (when using VXI-11 or HiSLIP protocol) or USB.
However, no VISA installation is necessary for remote control while using socket com-
munication. For more information about VISA, refer to the user documentation.
Rohde & Schwarz provides the standardized I/O software library R&S VISA for com-
munication via TCP/IP (LAN: HiSLIP, VXI-11 and raw socket) or USB (USBTMC) inter-
faces.
R&S VISA is available for download at the Rohde & Schwarz website http://
www.rohde-schwarz.com/rsvisa.
SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments)
SCPI commands are used for remote control. Commands that are not taken from the
SCPI standard follow the SCPI syntax rules. The instrument supports the SCPI version
1999. The SCPI standard is based on standard IEEE 488.2 and aims at the standardi-
zation of device-specific commands, error handling and the status registers. The tuto-
rial "Automatic Measurement Control - A tutorial on SCPI and IEEE 488.2" from John
M. Pieper (R&S order number 0002.3536.00) offers detailed information on concepts
and definitions of SCPI.
12.1.1 Remote control programs and libraries
The Figure 12-1 provides a schematic illustration of the remote control capabilities of
the instrument.
Remote control interfaces and protocols