ABSTRACT: Boonton’s 55 Series Wideband USB Peak Power sensor can easily be used for remote monitoring within your local network via a LAN (PoE – Power-over-Ethernet) or WiFi connection by using a standard WiFito- USB sharing device. For network based instrument communications, a LAN or WiFi connection method can be the ideal choice for remote controlled RF power measurements within the same network environment. For a typical remote connection environment, a remote PC can be connected physically to a USB sensor and easily monitored remotely by other host PCs in different locations. This application note provides an alternate method to establish a connection with a remote 55 Series USB peak power sensor device without the requirement of a remote central PC. Once connected in this fashion, the remote sensor can be controlled and monitored by using Boonton’s Peak Power Analyzer software or API installed in a host PC. For this connection method, it is typically necessary for all remote sensors and local PCs to be connected to the same local subnet. This connection method is ideal for various remote monitoring applications, such as EMI/EMC testing, particle accelerators, and satellite systems where sensors need to be placed at different locations within the same facility, but away from a host PC or Laptop. After connecting multiple sensors to a local network and by using an ordinary LAN/WiFi-to-USB sharing device, all connected 55 Series USB sensors can be remotely operated and monitored from a central location.
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