The instrument supports different interfaces for remote control. The following table gives an overview.
Interface | Protocols, VISA*) address string | Remarks |
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Local Area Network (LAN) | Protocols:
| A LAN connector is located on the front or rear panel of the instrument, or both. The interface is based on TCP/IP and supports various protocols. For a description of the protocols refer to: |
Serial Interface | VISA*) address string: ASRL[0-9][::INSTR] | For a description of the interface, refer to "Serial Interface". |
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 "GPIB Interface (IEC/IEEE Bus Interface)". Note: Within this interface description, the term GPIB is used as a synonym for the IEC/IEEE bus interface. |
*) 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. For remote control via socket communication VISA installation is optional. For more information, see "VISA Libraries". |
![]() | Rohde & Schwarz provides the standardized I/O software library R&S VISA for communication via TCP/IP (LAN: HiSlip, VXI-11 and raw socket) or USB (USBTMC) interfaces. R&S VISA is available for download at the Rohde & Schwarz website http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/rsvisa. |
How to configure the remote control interfaces, see "Starting a Remote Control Session".
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 John M. Pieper (R&S order number 0002.3536.00) offers detailed information on concepts and definitions of SCPI.
Tables provide a fast overview of the bit assignment in the status registers. The tables are supplemented by a comprehensive description of the status registers.
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