
Contents
R&S®NRPM
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8.1 Hardware and software requirements...............................................83
8.2 Updating the firmware........................................................................ 83
8.2.1 Using the firmware update for R&S NRP family program..................... 84
8.2.2 Using the web browser-based user interface........................................86
8.2.3 Using remote control.............................................................................87
9 Network and remote operation...........................................89
9.1 Remote control interfaces and protocols.........................................89
9.1.1 USB interface........................................................................................90
9.1.2 Ethernet interface..................................................................................91
9.2 Status reporting system.....................................................................95
9.2.1 Hierarchy of the status registers........................................................... 95
9.2.2 Structure of an SCPI status register..................................................... 97
9.2.3 Status byte (STB) and service request enable register (SRE)..............99
9.2.4 IST flag and parallel poll enable register (PPE).................................. 100
9.2.5 Device status register......................................................................... 101
9.2.6 Questionable status register............................................................... 102
9.2.7 Standard event status and enable register (ESR, ESE)..................... 104
9.2.8 Operation status register.....................................................................105
10 Remote control commands...............................................112
10.1 Conventions used in SCPI command descriptions....................... 112
10.2 Notations............................................................................................113
10.3 Common commands.........................................................................114
10.4 Configuring the general functions.................................................. 120
10.4.1 Configuring the system....................................................................... 120
10.4.2 Handling of available antenna modules.............................................. 134
10.4.3 Selecting the reference source........................................................... 135
10.4.4 Setting the power unit......................................................................... 135