Rohde & Schwarz R&S SGS100A - Instrument Control; Manual Operation Via R&S SGMA-GUI; Introduction to the User Interface

Instrument control
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6 Instrument control
As a rule, the R&S SGS is operated exclusively via programmatic remote control from
a connected PC. For service and diagnostic tasks, and for manual configuration, a
graphical user interface (R&S SGMA-GUI) is provided which runs on the remote PC.
Also, some basic functionality is provided via the keys on the front panel of the instru-
ment (see Chapter 4.1, "Front panel tour", on page 35).
6.1 Manual operation via R&S SGMA-GUI
The R&S SGMA-GUI software application can be installed on a PC with Windows or
Linux operating system. This program allows you to control several devices of the
SGMA product family at the same time and to monitor the device status during remote
control. R&S SGMA-GUI requires one of the external interfaces described in Chap-
ter 3.13, "Connecting an external PC and devices", on page 27.
6.1.1 Introduction to the user interface
After the start of R&S SGMA-GUI, the main dialog of the application is displayed.
Figure 6-1: Example of R&S SGMA-GUI
The main dialog with an overview of the configured instruments is the operating and
control interface for the whole program. From here, all program functions are accessi-
ble.
The menus and dialogs are built using elements like selection lists, check boxes, and
entry fields. A blue frame indicates that the selected item is active. Entries can be
made in the highlighted element.
The main dialog comprises two main areas:
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On the top of the main panel, there are bars: the menu bar, the tool bar and the
info bar with the corresponding "Info" button.
The menu bar provides access to the functions related to the software application
itself, like saving current configurations, retrieving information about the installed
software version or configuring the connected instruments.
The messages displayed in the info line indicate information, warnings, and errors.
They are displayed in different colors depending on their importance and display
Manual operation via R&S SGMA-GUI