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LXI Configuration

LXI ("LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation" is an instrumentation platform for measuring instruments and test systems that is based on standard Ethernet technology. LXI is intended to be the LAN-based successor to GPIB, combining the advantages of Ethernet with the simplicity and familiarity of GPIB.

Like GPIB, LXI determines and standardizes the way the instrument behaves in a LAN. The LXI implementation by the Rohde&Schwarz signal generators allows you to change certain LAN settings, to reset the LAN connection as well as to identify the instrument easily.

For information about the LXI standard, refer to the LXI website at http://www.lxistandard.org. See also "News from Rohde & Schwarz, article 2006/II - 190".

The R&S SMA provides an integrated "LXI Status" dialog for LXI status indication and reset of the LAN configuration ("LAN Configuration Initialize", LCI). To access the LXI status dialog, press the SETUP key and select "Remote > LXI Status".

For further information, see "LXI Status".

Firmware update

After a firmware update, shut down and restart the instrument in order to enable the full LXI functionality.

Default state of the network settings

According to the LXI standard, an LCI must set the following parameters to a default state.

Parameter

Value

TCP/IP Mode

DHCP + Auto IP Address

Dynamic DNS

Enabled

ICMP Ping

Enabled

Password for LAN configuration

LxiWebIfc

The LCI for the R&S SMA also resets the following parameters:

Parameter

Value

Hostname

<Instrument-specific host name>

Description

Vector Signal Generator

Negotiation

Auto Detect

VXI-11 Discovery

Enabled

The LAN settings are configured using the instrument's "LXI Browser Interface".

 


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