Datasheet

6
Connectivity –
everything you need
Front connectors with 4 mm safety binding posts
The output connectors on the front of the R&S®NGE100B
power supplies can hold 4 mm safety banana plugs or
they can clamp stripped cables as very often seen in edu-
cational applications. The design of the connectors is ro-
bust enough to survive generations of students.
USB interface (virtual COM port and TMC class)
Via the USB interface, the instrument can be controlled
from external PCs.
LAN interface (LXI) with integrated web server
In addition to the standard USB connector, the
R&S®NGE100B power supply series offers an optional Eth-
ernet interface (R&S®NGE-K101), which can be activated
by the customer using a keycode that has to be ordered
separately. This option allows the user to remotely control
all instrument parameters. A fixed IP address can be used,
or, alternatively, the DHCP function might be used to al-
locate dynamic IP addresses. The Ethernet function offers
a web server that can be used by standard web browsers
(i.e. Internet Explorer).
The R&S®NGE100B power supply series is LXI certified in
line with version 1.4 (LXI Core 2011).
Wireless LAN, unique in this class
1)
An alternative to remotely controlling the R&S®NGE100B
power supply series is to use the optional wireless LAN
interface (R&S®NGE-K102), which has to be ordered sepa-
rately. Activated by a keycode, the wireless LAN module
supports the client mode, meaning the instruments au-
tomatically connect to a network. Other power supplies
or other test instruments can also be connected. Using a
browser, all connected instruments can be operated via
the web. In a typical classroom setting, this enables the
teacher to control all of the students’ instruments or to set
them to defined start conditions.
Digital trigger in/out (4 bit) on the rear
Another option for the R&S®NGE100B power supply series
is a set of 4-bit digital in/out interfaces that can be indi-
vidually used as trigger inputs or outputs. Similar to the
other options, the hardware of the R&S®NGE-K103 option
is already installed and the functionality is activated with a
keycode that has to be ordered separately.
Wireless LAN, unique in this class (R&S®NGE-K102 option)
Here, channel 1 of the optional digital I/O interface
(R&S®NGE-K103) is used as a trigger input
LAN interface (LXI) with integrated web server
(R&S®NGE-K101 option)
1)
Note: The wireless LAN functionality is not available in all regions due to coun-
try-specific regulations (see page 10).