Field Master Pro™ MS2090A User Guide : MS2090A PC Software : Introduction
 
Introduction
The MS2090A PC software provides remote access to a network connected instrument and displays the same MS2090A user interface, instrument controls, and live measurement data on the computer screen. The software also allows you to load measurement and setup data from saved files and then perform measurement analysis on the recalled traces, even when instrument hardware is not available or is not connected to the PC by using the localhost (refer to Connecting to the MS2090A or Localhost). The user interface provides the same functionality when an instrument is connected with a few exceptions:
• File operations will interface with the PC file system rather than on the instrument and save on event operations will be saved to the instrument memory (refer to FILE (File Management)).
• In RTSA mode, the display density is not shown due to data transfer requirements, so you will just see the spectrum trace. The trace persistence state and time still function normally.
Connecting to the localhost is like connecting to an instrument so there is no expectation of carrying over settings or trace data from one to the other. The localhost will include option controlled functionality with most options automatically enabled (refer to Working with the Localhost).