Rohde & Schwarz SGS100A - Configuring Instruments in the R&S SGMA-GUI; Remote Control of the R&S SGMA-GUI

Understanding the R&S SGMA-GUI Software
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How to call the history
1. In the "Info" dialog, click the "History" button.
A list of all messages that have occurred since the instrument switch-on is dis-
played. The most recent messages are displayed at the top of the list.
2. Click the "History" button once more.
A list of current messages is displayed.
6.5 Remote Control of the R&S SGMA-GUI
This section focuses on the remote control of the R&S SGMA-GUI software.
6.5.1 Configuring Instruments in the R&S SGMA-GUI
This section provides an example of the automation of the R&S SGMA-GUI.
In the following example we assume that a remote PC with installed R&S SGMA-GUI
on it is connected to a LAN and that the remote PC and the instruments are switched
on.
For more information, refer to Chapter 2.3, "Connecting an External PC and Devices",
on page 22.
// ******************************************************************
// Trigger the scan function to search for instruments connected
// to the remote computer via all of the available interfaces.
// ******************************************************************
:INSTruments:SCAN:HNPRefix "rssg"
// scan returns only instruments with hostname beginning with "rssg"
:INSTruments:SCAN 1
*OPC?
// ******************************************************************
// Query the number of available instruments and the settings of each
// configured instrument: instrument type, symbolic name,
// remote channel used, serial number, hostname/IP address
// Adjust settings if required
// ******************************************************************
:INSTruments:COUNt?
// Response: 3
:INSTruments:TYPE?
// Response: SGU,SGS,SGT
:INSTruments:NAME?
Remote Control of the R&S SGMA-GUI