Hello,
I am currently trying to remotely control the VSA 89601B V14.0 (installed in a N9020A MXA) through SCPI commands and LAN.
In my control PC I am using my own VB .NET application to communicate with the box (i.e, not using a local 89601B software).
I have been able to successfully connect to it: I can open Port 5024 and retrieve the software ID string through the *IDN? command.
However there is not much that I can do afterwards. When I send the SCPI command SYST:VSA:STAR, there is a screen appearing in the N9020A stating the following:
This instrument is in use by the Agilent 89601 Vector Signal Analyzer running on host A-N9020A-10271.
To unlock the front panel and allow you to resume local operation, either shut down that application, or disconnect it from this instrument using the
Control->Disconnect menu item.
Additionally, to the right of the screen a label with "Remote VSA" appears as well as a disabled button with the label "Local VSA".
At that point the instrument does not do anything; it does not react to any further SCPI commands, and the VSA software never appears on the screen.
Is there any other thing I need to do in order to use the VSA software remotely? What I am doing wrong? Is there any SCPI command, or list of commands, that I have to send prior to the "SYST:VSA:STAR"? I have checked one example in C# in the Agilent help directory am I have not able to find anything different to what I do.
Your prompt reply would be highly appreciated,
Thanks and best regards
Mario
I am currently trying to remotely control the VSA 89601B V14.0 (installed in a N9020A MXA) through SCPI commands and LAN.
In my control PC I am using my own VB .NET application to communicate with the box (i.e, not using a local 89601B software).
I have been able to successfully connect to it: I can open Port 5024 and retrieve the software ID string through the *IDN? command.
However there is not much that I can do afterwards. When I send the SCPI command SYST:VSA:STAR, there is a screen appearing in the N9020A stating the following:
This instrument is in use by the Agilent 89601 Vector Signal Analyzer running on host A-N9020A-10271.
To unlock the front panel and allow you to resume local operation, either shut down that application, or disconnect it from this instrument using the
Control->Disconnect menu item.
Additionally, to the right of the screen a label with "Remote VSA" appears as well as a disabled button with the label "Local VSA".
At that point the instrument does not do anything; it does not react to any further SCPI commands, and the VSA software never appears on the screen.
Is there any other thing I need to do in order to use the VSA software remotely? What I am doing wrong? Is there any SCPI command, or list of commands, that I have to send prior to the "SYST:VSA:STAR"? I have checked one example in C# in the Agilent help directory am I have not able to find anything different to what I do.
Your prompt reply would be highly appreciated,
Thanks and best regards
Mario
This description indicates that the 89600 VSA software is responding to the SCPI commands that are being sent. Please see one of the example proprams provided for an example that makes the VSA software visible.
Regards -