Rohde & Schwarz SMB100A - 6 Remote Control Basics; Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols

Remote Control Basics
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6 Remote Control Basics
This chapter provides basic information on operating an instrument via remote control.
6.1 Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols
The instrument supports different interfaces for remote control. The following table gives
an overview.
Table 6-1: Remote control interfaces and protocols
Interface
Protocols, VISA
*)
address string
Remarks
Local Area Net-
work (LAN)
Protocols:
●
HiSLIP High-Speed LAN Instrument
Protocol (IVI-6.1)
VISA
*)
address string:
TCPIP::host address::
hislip0[::INSTR]
●
VXI-11
VISA
*)
address string:
TCPIP::host address[::
LAN device name][::INSTR]
●
socket communication (Raw Ethernet,
simple telnet)
VISA
*)
address string:
TCPIP::host address[::
LAN device name]::<port>::
SOCKET
A LAN connector is located on the front or rear panel of the instru-
ment, or both.
The interface is based on TCP/IP and supports various protocols.
For a description of the protocols refer to:
● chapter 6.1.3.1, "HiSLIP Protocol", on page 205
● chapter 6.1.3.2, "VXI-11 Protocol", on page 206
● chapter 6.1.3.3, "Socket Communication", on page 206
Serial Interface
VISA
*)
address string:
ASRL[0-9][::INSTR]
For a description of the interface refer to chapter 6.1.5, "Serial
Interface", on page 207.
GPIB (IEC/IEEE
Bus Interface)
VISA
*)
address string:
GPIB::primary address[::INSTR]
(no secondary address)
Optional GPIB bus interfaces according to standard IEC 625.1/
IEEE 488.1 are located on the rear panel of the instrument.
For a description of the interface refer to chapter 6.1.6, "GPIB
Interface (IEC/IEEE Bus Interface)", on page 208.
*
) VISA is a standardized software interface library providing input and output functions to communicate with instruments. A VISA
installation on the controller is a prerequisite for remote control over LAN (when using VXI-11 or HiSLIP protocol), USB and serial
interface. However, no VISA installation is necessary to remote control while using socket communication. For more information, see
chapter 6.1.1, "VISA Libraries", on page 203.
Within this interface description, the term GPIB is used as a synonym for the IEC/IEEE
bus interface.
SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments)
SCPI commands - messages - are used for remote control. Commands that are not taken
from the SCPI standard follow the SCPI syntax rules. The instrument supports the SCPI
version 1999. The SCPI standard is based on standard IEEE 488.2 and aims at the
standardization of device-specific commands, error handling and the status registers.
The tutorial "Automatic Measurement Control - A tutorial on SCPI and IEEE 488.2" from
Remote Control Interfaces and Protocols