RsCmwLteSig 4.0.20.62

Description

Native C# CMW LTE Signaling driver, that fully follow the SCPI-tree structure of an instrument. For example, the SCPI command: SYSTem:REFerence:FREQuency:SOURce is represented as: RsCmwLteSig.System.Reference.Frequency.Source

Supported instruments: CMW500

The package is hosted here: https://www.nuget.org/packages/RsCmwLteSig/

Examples: https://github.com/Rohde-Schwarz/Examples/

Basic Hello-World code:

using RohdeSchwarz.RsCmwLteSig;

namespace RsCmwLteSig_HelloWorld_Example
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      var instr = new RsCmwLteSig("TCPIP::192.168.1.102::hislip0");
      idn = instr.Utilities.QueryString("*IDN?");
      Console.WriteLine("Hello, I am: " + idn);
    }
  }
}

Preconditions

• Installed R&S VISA 5.12+ ( https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/appnote/1dc02) or NI VISA 18.0+
• No VISA installation is necessary if you select the plugin SocketIO - see the 'Detailed release notes' below

Supported Frameworks

• .NET Core 3.1
• .NET Standard 2.0
• .NET Standard 2.1
• .NET Framework 4.5
• .NET Framework 4.8

Installation

Installation of the packages (e.g. for a new project):

Option 1 - Online installation from https://www.nuget.org:

• In your Visual Studio go to the top menu Tools -> NuGet Packet Manager -> Manage NuGet Packages for Solution....
• At the top right, Package source select nuget.org.
• At the top left, select the tab Browse , in the search box enter RsCmwLteSig. Select the found item.
• On the right side, check the project(s) in which you want to reference the package, and hit Install button.

Option 2 - offline installation:

• The easiest way is to set up a local repository (a simple folder) for NuGet Packages.
• Create a folder and copy all the *.nupkg files there.
• In your Visual Studio go to the top menu Tools -> NuGet Packet Manager -> Manage NuGet Packages for Solution....
• At the top right, near the Package source control, click on the cog wheel icon.
• Press plus icon. Give your new repository a name e.g.: Local and for the Source navigate to your created folder.
• After that, change the Package source to your Local.
• At the top left, select the tab Browse.
• Select the desired package and install it to the project(s) you want.

Usage

After installing the NuGet package, it adds the RsCmwLteSig.dll reference to your project. Use the intellisense to navigate the package's API, or find the examples here:
https://github.com/Rohde-Schwarz/Examples/

Plain SCPI

If you wish to use the plain SCPI commands, the driver offers Utility Interface: RsCmwLteSig.Utilities.WriteString()
RsCmwLteSig.Utilities.QueryString()
RsCmwLteSig.Utilities.QueryBoolean()
RsCmwLteSig.Utilities.QueryInteger()
RsCmwLteSig.Utilities.QueryFloat()
RsCmwLteSig.Utilities.Binary.QueryData()
...and many more

The Utilities interface is also available as a separate modul:
NuGet package RsInstrument: https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=RsInstrument

Release Notes

Latest release notes summary: Update for FW 4.0.20

Version 4.0.20

• Update for FW 4.0.20

Version 3.8.20.160

• Update with the newest driver generator templates

Version 3.8.xx2

• Fixed several misspelled arguments and command headers

Version 3.8.xx1

• Bluetooth and WLAN update for FW versions 3.8.xxx

Version 3.7.xx8

• Added 3G measurement subsystems RsCmwGsmMeas, RsCmwCdma2kMeas, RsCmwEvdoMeas, RsCmwWcdmaMeas

Version 3.7.xx7

• Fixed critical initialization bug

Version 3.7.xx6

• Changed to multiple NuGet Frameworks: .NET Framework 4.5, .NET Framework 4.8. .NET Standard 2.1, .NET Core 3.1
• New Core 1.8.0.38 with these features:
• Implemented SocketIO Visa Plugin that does not need VISA
• New Options token: 'SelectVisa' e.g.: 'SelectVisa=SocketIO'
• Options token 'PreferRsVisa' is now obsolete (but still supported)

Version 3.7.xx5

• Only one assembly per driver built for 'AnyCPU'
• Changed to NuGet packages. This folder contains the NuGet packages offline, but you can get the same ones from the https://www.nuget.org

Version 3.7.xx4

• Fixed several interface names
• New release for CMW Base 3.7.90
• New release for CMW Bluetooth 3.7.90

Version 3.7.xx3

• Second release of the CMW C# drivers packet
• New core component RsInstrument 1.0.0.30
• Previously, the groups starting with CATalog: e.g. 'CATalog:SIGNaling:TOPology:PLMN' were reordered to 'SIGNaling:TOPology:PLMN:CATALOG' give more contextual meaning to the method/property name. This is now reverted back, since it was hard to find the desired functionality.
• Reorganized Utilities interface to sub-groups
• Changed behaviour where non-defined enum type responses from the instrumet caused exception. Now, for special values e.g. "NAN" "OFL", "NAV", the driver returns integer numbers.
• Fixed issue with Reliability indicator lookup table exception. Now if the code is not found, the exception is suppressed and the Message/LastMessage property gets value "<UNKNOWN>"
• Added Write/Query With Opc Event
• Added locking for multithreading safety
• Added segmented read / write events
• Fixed some misspeling errors
• Changed enum and repCap types names
• All the assemblies are signed with Rohde & Schwarz signature

Version 1.0.0.0

• First released version