SCPI Server Setup

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Use the SCPI Server Setup dialog to setup the interface used for the following tasks:

  • Configure FlexOTO to be controlled via remote programming commands.

If you have problems connecting to a DCA-X, the Window's Firewall may be blocking the appropriate ports which must be enabled for 4880, 5024-5025.

Click Tools > SCPI Programming Tools > SCPI Server Setup to open this dialog.

When you click a Setup button, one of the interface dialogs described later in this topic opens to allow you to configure the selected interface. After entering the server settings, be sure to select Enable. The dialog lists the addresses that you use to identify the LAN address between your program and FlexOTO. For example, the VISA address for the HiSLIP interface is easy to locate and is used

  1. From the dialog, write down the complete listed VISA Address for HiSLIP. As an alternative, you can highlight the string using the mouse cursor and press Ctrl-C to copy it to the clipboard for later use. In the above picture, the string for HiSLIP would be:
    2. TCPIP0::2UA2421081::hislip0,4880::INSTR
  2. Or, you could substitute the IP address as shown here:
    3. TCPIP0::141.121.89.103::hislip0,4880::INSTR
  3. If your program is running on the same PC or DCA-X as FlexOTO, you can simplify this string by substituting localhost for the computer name. For example, you would modify the above VISA address to be the following string:
    4. TCPIP0::localhost::hislip0,4880::INSTR
  4. Close the dialog.

VXI-11 Interface

VXI-11 is a standard I/O protocol used by a VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture) library. Enter the device index and bus address. This interface that is compatible with both FlexOTO Hardware Diagram and FlexOTO Stations.

Telnet Interface

Telnet is a standard network protocol. Enter the port on the PC used for network communication. This interface that is compatible with both FlexOTO Hardware Diagram and FlexOTO Stations.

Sockets Interface

Enter the PC port used for the sockets interface. This interface that is compatible with both FlexOTO Hardware Diagram and FlexOTO Stations.

HiSLIP Interface

The HiSLIP (High-Speed LAN Instrument Protocol) interface facilitates TCP-based instrument control. Enter the device index and PC port used for network communication. This is the only interface that is compatible with FlexOTO's Stations.