Rohde & Schwarz SMB100A - Measuring Equipment and Accessories

Contents
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SMB100A
8Operating Manual 1407.0806.32 ─ 13
6.1.2 Messages....................................................................................................................203
6.1.3 LAN Interface..............................................................................................................204
6.1.3.1 HiSLIP Protocol...........................................................................................................205
6.1.3.2 VXI-11 Protocol...........................................................................................................206
6.1.3.3 Socket Communication...............................................................................................206
6.1.3.4 LAN Interface Messages.............................................................................................206
6.1.4 USB Interface..............................................................................................................207
6.1.5 Serial Interface............................................................................................................207
6.1.6 GPIB Interface (IEC/IEEE Bus Interface)....................................................................208
6.1.6.1 GPIB Interface Messages...........................................................................................208
6.1.6.2 GPIB Instrument Address...........................................................................................209
6.2 Starting a Remote Control Session.........................................................................210
6.2.1 Switching to Remote Control.......................................................................................210
6.2.2 Returning to Manual Operation...................................................................................211
6.2.3 Examples....................................................................................................................211
6.2.3.1 Remote Control over GPIB.........................................................................................212
6.2.3.2 Remote Control over LAN using VXI-11 Protocol.......................................................212
6.2.3.3 Remote Control over LAN using Socket Communication...........................................216
6.3 SCPI Command Structure........................................................................................222
6.3.1 Syntax for Common Commands.................................................................................222
6.3.2 Syntax for Device-Specific Commands.......................................................................223
6.3.3 SCPI Parameters........................................................................................................225
6.3.4 Overview of Syntax Elements.....................................................................................228
6.3.5 Structure of a command line.......................................................................................229
6.3.6 Responses to Queries.................................................................................................230
6.4 Command Sequence and Synchronization............................................................230
6.4.1 Preventing Overlapping Execution..............................................................................231
6.5 Status Reporting System.........................................................................................233
6.5.1 Hierarchy of the Status Registers...............................................................................233
6.5.2 Structure of a SCPI Status Register............................................................................235
6.5.3 Status Byte (STB) and Service Request Enable Register (SRE)................................237
6.5.4 Event Status Register (ESR) and Event Status Enable Register (ESE).....................237
6.5.5 Questionable Status Register (STATus:QUEStionable).............................................238