Rohde & Schwarz SMB 100a - Page 170

Switchover to Remote Control R&S SMB
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Return to manual operation is possible via the front panel or the LAN interface.
Manually: ! Press the
LOCAL key.
Notes:
The LOCAL key can be disabled by the universal command &LLO (see
Section "IEC/IEEE Bus Messages") in order to prevent unintentional
transition. In this case, transition to manual mode is only possible via
remote control.
The
LOCAL key can be enabled again by the interface message &NREN
(see Section "IEC/IEEE Bus Messages").
Via IEC/IEEE bus:
...
CALL IBLOC(generator%)
'Set instrument to manual operation
...
Remote Control via USB Interface
For remote control via the, the PC and the instrument must be connected via the USB type B interface.
A USB connection requires the VISA library to be installed on the controller. VISA will detect and
configure the R&S SMB automatically when the USB connection is established. No entry of an address
string and no separate driver installation is necessary.
The used USB address string is:
USB::<vendor Id>::<product Id>::<serial number>
0x0AAD is the vendor Id for Rohde&Schwarz, 0x54 is the product Id for R&S SMB and the serial
number is the individual serial number on the rear of the instrument.
Example:
"USB::0x0AAD::0x0054::100001::INSTR"