Rohde & Schwarz SGS100A - Setting up a Remote Control Connection Via Fast Socket

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To use the advantage of the fast settings, the following prerequisites must be fulfilled:
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On Windows operating systems, the fast socket driver must be installed.
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The application program must be run with root/administrator rights.
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The fast settings must be enabled with the function rssgs_useFastSettings
(see also Chapter 10.3.5, "Enabling Fast Settings", on page 177).
The instrument driver uses the fast settings method whenever possible, currently for
the parameters frequency, level, RF state, I/Q modulator state, IQ wideband state. In
all other cases, SCPI messages are sent.
10.4.1 Setting Up a Remote Control Connection via Fast Socket
Download the required archive and extract the files on a remote PC, as described in
Chapter 10.3.2, "Download the Drivers", on page 173.
Windows operating systems
To set up a remote control connection via fast socket for Windows operating systems,
perform the following steps:
1. Connect the controller and the instrument, see Chapter 2.3.2, "Connecting a
Remote PC via LAN", on page 24.
2. Install the protocol driver to the controller, see Chapter 10.4.2, "Installing the Proto-
col Driver", on page 179.
3. On the controller start the driver by using one of the following:
a) Start the Windows console user interface as an administrator.
Excute the command net start SGMANDISPROT.
b) Use a program for opening the driver.
See for example the example file SgsDriverDemo.c.
4. Start the application with administrator rights.
5. Enable fast settings, see Chapter 10.4.3, "Enabling Fast Settings", on page 179.
Linux operating systems
To set up a remote control connection via fast socket for Linux operating systems, per-
form the following steps:
1. Connect the controller and the instrument, see Chapter 2.3.2, "Connecting a
Remote PC via LAN", on page 24.
2. Start the application as root.
3. Enable fast settings, see Chapter 10.4.3, "Enabling Fast Settings", on page 179.
Advanced Remote Control Using Fast Socket