Remote Monitoring and Control

The LAN network interface of instruments opens a whole new field of applications in the area of remote monitoring and control. In contrast to the common IEEE-488 bus (GPIB), were the cable length was rather limited, the network interface virtually makes distance between instrument and operator boundless. Windows XP based R&S instruments already provide a solution for remote access by means of Remote Desktop. This solution however, is limited to one user and the measurement graphics is shown either on the instrument or on the remote display but not on both simultaneously.