Rohde & Schwarz R&S SGS100A - Connecting the Controller and the Instrument; Enabling Fast Settings

Network operation and remote control
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12.3.4 Connecting the controller and the instrument
The "PCIe" connector is located on the rear panel.
Permitted PCIe cables
PCIe extension cables must fulfill the following requirements:
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Single lane connectors
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Maximum cable length of 5 m.
For example: OSS-PCIe-CBL-x1 cable from One Stop Systems or 74576-000x cable
from Molex.
Connecting an external PC that does not support hot-plugging
1. Switch off the external PC and the instrument.
See also Chapter 3.10, "Switching on or off", on page 25.
2.
NOTICE! Risk of device failure. The R&S SGS is equipped with a single lane PCIe
interface that supports hot plugging.
Do not connect an external PC to the PCIe connector of the instrument during
operation if this external PC does not support hot-plugging!
Connect the instrument and the controller with a permitted PCIe cable as specified
in "Permitted PCIe cables" on page 190.
3. Switch on the instrument.
4. Wait until the instrument has completed the booting (the "POWER" LED on the
instrument's front panel is constantly on).
5. Switch on the external PC.
12.3.5 Enabling fast settings
► To enable the special PCI express feature fast settings, enable the function
rssgs_UseFastSettings (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean
fastEnabled, ViBoolean asynchronousEnabled) included in the instru-
ment driver.
Settings for some parameters like level and frequency accelerate.
To disable the fast settings, call the function rssgs_UseFastSettings with argu-
ment fastEnabled=false.
Advanced remote control using PCIe