Application Note SCPI Recorder - Rohde & Schwarz Singapore

SCPI List, Sequence and Script Generation
Automatic SCPI List Creation
4.3 Automatic SCPI List Creation
Some users do not need a SCPI sequence but only a list of SCPI commands related to
those configuration parameters differing from the default settings of the SMW (after an
SMW preset).
These commands can be identified (highlighted) at any time, and can be compiled into
a list and exported in various formats as a script file.
This functionality is especially helpful if extensive manual configurations have been
made without prior activation of the automatic SCPI sequence recording.
To get an overview about the GUI parameters modified during the manual
configuration process and thus differing from their default values (after an SMW preset)
they can be highlighted via a function offered by the context sensitive menu:
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Figure 10: Mark all Parameters changed from PRESET
Activate the functionality to show all modified parameters via the context sensitive
menu.
All modified parameters and functional blocks are highlighted in orange.
If a certain parameter has to be reset to its default value this parameter can be
selected and reset via the context sensitive menu without any impact on any other
configured parameter.
When a certain SMW configuration is considered to be adequate for a specific
measurement task the SCPI list that is automatically generated by the SMW can be
exported.
The export and the related conversion of the SMW internal SCPI list into a SCPI
script file are started via the ‘Save/Recall’ hard key and the related dialog.
Alternatively, the corresponding soft key offered through the ‘Key Emulation’ activated
via the context sensitive menu can be used. This is also the method to be used in case
of remote SMW operation via VNC. For details about the script export see chapter 5 on
page 19.
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