Accessing GSG Remotely via StudioView
If a PC has been connected to the GSG unit via one of the communication interfaces (Ethernet, USB, or GPIB, see Rear Panel), the GSG unit can be controlled remotely, either by using its web interface, or by submitting commands via StudioView's console tool:
The StudioView Web User Interface ("Web UI") tool provides web access to the front panel of your GSG unit.
To open the Web UI in StudioView:
- Navigate to Tools > Web interface, or click the icon.
- Click to open the Connections Manager tool (for details, see Connecting StudioView to GSG.)
- After setting up the connection, a visual representation of the front panel will appear:
You can control the unit as if physically pressing the buttons on the unit.
To access the files stored on the GSG unit, click the GSG FILES button in the top left corner.
The StudioView Console allows you to communicate with the GSG unit via SCPI protocol.
To open the StudioView Console tool:
- Click or navigate to Tools > Console. The Console window will display:
- Click to open the Connections Manager tool (for details, see Connecting StudioView to GSG.)
- The following generic commands are supported (to display this list in the console window, type
list
.):clh
– clear commands historycls
– clear console screenconnect
<resource1 A resource string (e.g., "TCPIP::10.32.1.203::inst0::INSTR") can point to a USB or GPIB connection. It is generated automatically when you add a new connection and its IP address becomes validated. > – connect to a specific GSG unitdisconnect
– disconnect from currently connected devicelist
– print the list of available commandsloop
<interval> <SCPI command> – execute specific command in a loop with specific interval in milliseconds between repetitionquery
<SCPI command> – send SCPI command to connected device and read response string of connected deviceread
– read the response string of connected devicewrite
<SCPI command> – send SCPI command to the connected device
GSG has en error queue that can be checked automatically after every execution of a command. To enable or disable this function, click .
To clear the console screen, click .