Marker Object

Description

Contains the methods and properties that control Markers.

There are two ways to control markers through COM.

The Measurement object has properties that apply to ALL of the markers for that measurement.
The properties on the Marker object override the Measurement object properties. For example, you can then override the format setting for an individual marker by specifying mark.Format = naLogMag on the marker object.

Marker-related commands on the Measurement Object:

Important: Learn about programming the Reference marker.

Accessing the Marker object

To turn ON a marker, get a handle to the marker through the measurement object. If not already activated, this command will turn ON marker 1.

Dim app As AgilentPNA835x.Application
Set app = CreateObject("AgilentPNA835x.Application", <analyzerName>)
app.ActiveMeasurement.marker(1).Format = naLinMag

You can also set the marker object to an object variable:

Dim m1 As Marker
Set m1 = app.ActiveMeasurement.Marker(1)
m1.Format = naMarkerFormat_LinMag

Methods	Interface	Description
Activate	IMarker	Makes an object the Active Object. Shared with the Marker Object
BandnoiseData	IMarker6	Returns the Y-axis data from the bandnoise marker.
BandpowerData	IMarker6	Returns the Y-axis data from the bandpower marker.
SearchCompressionPoint	IMarker4	Searches the marker domain for the compression level.
SearchMax	IMarker	Searches the marker domain for the maximum value.
SearchMin	IMarker	Searches the marker domain for the minimum value.
SearchNextPeak	IMarker	Searches the marker's domain for the next largest peak value.
SearchPeakLeft	IMarker	Searches the marker's domain for the next VALID peak to the left of the marker.
SearchPeakRight	IMarker	Searches the marker's domain for the next VALID peak to the right of the marker.
SearchTarget	IMarker	Searches the marker's domain for the target value.
SearchTargetLeft	IMarker	Moving to the left of the marker position, searches the marker's domain for the target value.
SearchTargetRight	IMarker	Moving to the right of the marker position, searches the marker's domain for the target value.
SetCenter	IMarker	Changes the analyzer's center frequency to the X-axis position of the marker.
SetCW	IMarker	Changes the sweep type to CW mode and makes the CW frequency the marker's frequency.
SetCWFreq	IMarker3	Changes the CW frequency to the frequency of the active marker.
SetElectricalDelay	IMarker	Changes the measurement's electrical delay to the marker's delay value.
SetReferenceLevel	IMarker	Changes the measurement's reference level to the marker's Y-axis value.
SetStart	IMarker	Changes the analyzer's start frequency to the X-axis position of the marker.
SetStop	IMarker	Changes the analyzer's stop frequency to the X-axis position of the marker.
toSA Method	IMarker6	Creates an SA channel with a marker at the same CW frequency.
Properties		Description
BandNoisedBmpHz	IMarker7	Returns the Y-axis data from the bandnoise marker.
BandnoiseSpan	IMarker6	Sets and reads the frequency span of the band noise marker.
BandnoiseState	IMarker6	Sets and reads the state of the band noise marker.
BandPowerdBm	IMarker7	Returns the Y-axis data from the bandpower marker.
BandpowerSpan	IMarker6	Sets and reads the frequency span of the band power marker.
BandpowerState	IMarker6	Sets and reads the state of the band power marker.
Bucket Number	IMarker	Marker data point number.
CompressionLevel	IMarker4	Set and read the marker compression level.
CompressionPin	IMarker4	Reads the input power at the marker compression level.
CompressionPout	IMarker4	Reads the output power at the marker compression level.
DeltaMarker	IMarker	Makes a marker relative to the reference marker.
Distance	IMarker2	Sets or reads distance value for time domain trace.
Format	IMarker	Linear, SWR, and so forth.
Interpolated	IMarker	Turn marker interpolation ON and OFF.
Number	IMarker	Read the number of the active marker.
OccupiedBandCenter	IMarker7	Read the occupied bandwidth center frequency.
OccupiedBandPercent	IMarker7	Sets and reads the percentage of the band span to measure.
OccupiedBandPowerdBm	IMarker7	Read the occupied bandwidth power.
OccupiedBandSpan	IMarker7	Read the span of the occupied bandwidth.
OccupiedBandState	IMarker7	Sets and reads the occupied bandwidth on/off state.
PeakExcursion	IMarker	Sets and reads the peak excursion value for the specified marker.
PeakThreshold	IMarker	Sets peak threshold for the specified marker.
SearchFunction	IMarker	Emulates the Tracking function in the marker search dialog box.
Stimulus	IMarker	Sets and reads the X-Axis value of the marker.
Target Value	IMarker	Sets the target value for the marker when doing Target Searches.
Tracking	IMarker	The tracking function finds the selected search function every sweep.
Type	IMarker	Sets and reads the marker type.
UserRange	IMarker	Assigns the marker to the specified User Range.
UserRangeMax	IMarker	Sets the stimulus stop value for the specified User Range.
UserRangeMin	IMarker	Sets the stimulus start value for the specified User Range.
Value	IMarker	Reads the Y-Axis value of the marker.

Marker History

Interface	Introduced with PNA Rev:
IMarker	1.0
IMarker2	4.2
IMarker3	8.33
IMarker4	8.50
IMarker5
IMarker6	10.30
IMarker7	10.60

Marker Object

Description

Accessing the Marker object

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Methods

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Properties

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Marker History