Remote Control Basics > Starting a Remote Control Session
Starting a Remote Control Session

The instrument and the controller have to be connected with the suitable cable and switched on.

A remote control program must open a connection to the instrument (using VISA functionality), before it can send commands to and receive device responses from the instrument.

Instrument Address

In order to operate the instrument via remote control it must be addressed using the defined interface address. See "LAN Interface", "USB Interface", "Serial Interface", "GPIB Interface (IEC/IEEE Bus Interface)" or "LXI Browser Interface" for details.

The VISA resource strings are indicated in the "Setup > Remote Channel Settings" menu.

Securing the display

To prevent unauthorized personnel from reading the display, you can disable the frequency and level display explicitly. This is useful when you remotely control the instrument from a different location.

For information on how to disable the frequency and level display, refer to "Annotation Frequency" and "Annotation Amplitude".

Refer to "Examples" for practical examples on setting up of a remote control link and starting of a remote control session.

 


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