Capabilities Object


Description

These properties return capabilities of the remote PNA.

Accessing the Capabilities object

Dim app As AgilentPNA835x.Application
Set app = CreateObject("AgilentPNA835x.Application", <analyzerName>)

Dim cap As Capabilities
Set cap = app.Capabilities

See Also:

Methods

Interface

See History

 

GetPortNumber Method

ICapabilities4

Returns the port number for the specified string port name.

Properties

 

Description

AvailableMeasurementClasses

ICapabilities7

Returns the measurement classes on the PNA

CpuRevision

ICapabilities6

Returns the CPU speed of the PNA

DirectoryPath

ICapabilities10

Returns the directory location.

DspRevision

ICapabilities6

Returns the DSP Revision number

DspFpgaRevision

ICapabilities6

Returns the DSP FPGA Revision number

FirmwareMajorRevision

ICapabilities

Returns integer portion of firmware revision number.

FirmwareMinorRevision

ICapabilities

Return decimal portion of firmware revision number.

FirmwareSeries

ICapabilities

Returns the Alpha portion of the firmware revision number.

GPIBPortCount

ICapabilities3

Returns the number of GPIB ports (1or 2)

HasDirectReceiverAccess

ICapabilities12

Returns whether or not the analyzer has direct receiver access (front-panel jumpers).

IFBWList

ICapabilities8

Returns a list of supported IFBW values.

InternalDCReceiverCount

ICapabilities14

Returns the number of internal DC receivers in the analyzer.

InternalDCReceiverNames

ICapabilities14

Returns a list of names of the internal DC receivers.

InternalDCSourceCount

ICapabilities14

Returns the number of internal DC sources in the analyzer.

InternalDCSourceNames

ICapabilities14

Returns a list of names of the internal DC sources.

InternalSourcePortCount

ICapabilities13

Returns the number of internal source ports.

InternalSourcePortNames

ICapabilities13

Returns a list of internal source port names.

InternalTestsetPortCount

ICapabilities

Returns the number of PNA test ports.

InternalTestsetPortNames

ICapabilities13

Returns a list of internal test port names.

IsFrequencyOffsetPresent

ICapabilities

Returns the presence of Frequency Offset Option 080 (True or False).

IsReceiverStepAttenuatorPresent

ICapabilities

Returns the presence of receiver step attenuators  (True or False).

IsReferenceBypassSwitchPresent

ICapabilities

Returns the presence of the reference switch (True or False).

MaximumFrequency

ICapabilities

Returns the maximum frequency of the PNA.

MaximumNumberOfChannels

ICapabilities2

Returns the maximum possible number of Channels

MaximumNumberOfPoints

ICapabilities

Returns the maximum possible number of data points.

MaximumNumberOfTracesPerWindow

ICapabilities2

Returns the maximum possible number of traces per window

MaximumNumberOfWindows

ICapabilities2

Returns the maximum possible number of windows

MaximumReceiverStepAttenuator

ICapabilities

Returns the maximum amount of receiver attenuation.

MaximumSourceALCPower

ICapabilities

Returns the maximum amount of source ALC power.

MaximumSourceStepAttenuator

ICapabilities

Returns the maximum amount of source attenuation.

MeasurementClassProperties

ICapabilities8

Returns a handle to the MeasurementClassProperties Object

MinimumFrequency

ICapabilities

Returns the minimum frequency of the PNA.

MinimumNumberOfPoints

ICapabilities

Returns the minimum possible number of data points.

MinimumReceiverStepAttenuator

ICapabilities

Returns the minimum amount of receiver attenuation.

MinimumSourceALCPower

ICapabilities

Returns the minimum amount of source ALC power.

ModelNumber

ICapabilities11

Returns the model number of the PNA.

NoiseReceiverNoiseBWList

ICapabilities13

Returns the list of supported Noise Bandwidths values when using a noise receiver (option 029).

PowerRange

ICapabilities15

Returns the PowerRange object.

PresetMaxFrequency

ICapabilities13

Returns the maximum specified frequency of the analyzer. Does not include any over-sweep.

PresetMinFrequency

ICapabilities13

Returns the minimum specified frequency of the analyzer. Does not include any over-sweep.

ReceiverCount

ICapabilities

Returns the number of receivers in the PNA.

ReceiverStepAttenuatorStepSize

ICapabilities

Returns the step size of the attenuator.

ReceiverTemperature Property

ICapabilities9

Returns the temperature on the receiver board.

ResBWList

ICapabilities8

Returns a list of Res BW values that are supported by IM Spectrum.

SerialNumber

ICapabilities11

Returns the serial number of the PNA.

SourceCount

ICapabilities

Returns the number of sources.

SourcePortCount

ICapabilities4

Returns the number of source ports.

SourcePortNames

ICapabilities4

Returns the string names of source ports.

SourceStepAttenuatorStepSize

ICapabilities5

Returns a value indicating the step size of the source attenuator.

StandardReceiverNoiseBWList

ICapabilities13

Returns the list of supported Noise Bandwidths values when using the NA receiver for noise measurements (option 028).

TestPortNames

ICapabilities13

Returns a list of test port names including external test set ports.

ICapabilities History

I Interface

Introduced with PNA Rev:

ICapabilities

3.5

ICapabilities2

5.23

ICapabilities3

6.0

ICapabilities4

7.20

ICapabilities5

8.04

ICapabilities6

9.10

ICapabilities7

9.33

ICapabilities8

9.40

ICapabilities9

9.50

ICapabilities10

10.0

ICapabilities11

10.0

ICapabilities12

10.40

ICapabilities13

10.40

ICapabilities14

10.45

ICapabilities15

10.49