Network operation and remote control
R&S
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SMB100B
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After the connection is established, the current screen of the R&S SMB100B is dis-
played in the browser window.
7. Use the mouse cursor and keyboard to access the functionality of the instrument
as you would directly perform on the instruments touchscreen and front panel.
11.8.2 To establish the connection using VXI-11 protocol
In this example, the I/O software library R&S VISA from Rohde & Schwarz is used to
set up a LAN remote control link and remotely control the R&S SMB100B. R&S VISA is
running on a controller PC with Windows operating system. When the connection is set
up, you can send commands to the instrument and receive the responses.
The remote control connection requires a VISA installation but no additional hardware
on the controller PC. The LAN I/O channel is selected at initialization time using the
VISA resource string (also referred to as "address string"). A VISA alias (short name) is
used to replace the complete resource string. The host address is the R&S SMB100B's
hostname or its IP address.
See also Chapter 11.2.1, "LAN interface", on page 269.
To set up the controller with R&S VISA
To remote control the R&S SMB100B, we use the R&S VISA Tester application. The
application communicates via TCP/IP protocol.
The instrument is preconfigured for networks using DHCP (dynamic host configuration
protocol). If this configuration is used, enter the computer name in the position of the IP
address.
1. On the instrument, make sure, that the LAN interface and "SCPI over LAN" are
enabled.
See Chapter 10.4.3, "Configuring LAN services", on page 255.
2. On the controller (remote PC), install the R&S VISA program.
See http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/rsvisa > "RS VISA Release Notes".
3. Connect the controller and the instrument in the same network (network cable).
Switch them on.
See also Chapter 3.1.7, "Connecting to LAN", on page 27.
4. On the controller, start "R&S VISA > Tester 32bit" or "R&S VISA > Tester 64bit".
To establish a remote control session over LAN
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