Perform a Guided QSOLT Cal

This example performs a Guided QSOLT calibration on a 4-port PNA.

Because the DUT port 1 is female and the other ports are male, a 'Zero Thru' can be used between port 1 and the other ports. If this were NOT the case, a "Defined Thru" would be needed in the listed Cal Kits for those ports. Learn more about Thru methods.

Although no standards are used for ports 2, 3, and 4, a Cal Kit must be defined for these ports.

The SCPI commands in this example are sent over a COM interface using the SCPIStringParser object. You do not need to control the PNA via GPIB to run this example.

This VBScript (*.vbs) program can be run as a macro in the PNA. To do this, copy the following code into a text editor file, such as Notepad, and save it on the PNA hard drive as qsolt.vbs.

See Also

Learn more about QSOLT.

Learn how to setup and run the macro.

See Guided Cal commands.

Set app = CreateObject("AgilentPNA835x.Application")

Set scpi = app.ScpiStringParser

scpi.Execute "Calc1:Par:Mnum 1"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:CONN:PORT1:SEL 'APC 3.5 female'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:CONN:PORT2:SEL 'APC 3.5 male'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:CONN:PORT3:SEL 'APC 3.5 male'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:CONN:PORT4:SEL 'APC 3.5 male'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:CKIT:PORT1:SEL '85052B'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:CKIT:PORT2:SEL '85052B'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:CKIT:PORT3:SEL '85052B'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:CKIT:PORT4:SEL '85052B'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:THRU:PORT 1,2,1,3,1,4"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:PATH:TMET 1,2,'Zero Thru'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:PATH:TMET 1,3,'Zero Thru'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:PATH:TMET 1,4,'Zero Thru'"

scpi.Execute "Sens1:CORR:COLL:GUID:PATH:CMET 1,2,'QSOLT1'"

scpi.Execute "SENS1:CORR:COLL:GUID:PATH:CMET 1,3,'QSOLT1'"

scpi.Execute "SENS1:CORR:COLL:GUID:PATH:CMET 1,4,'QSOLT1'"

' Initiate the calibration and query the number of steps

scpi.Execute "sens1:corr:coll:guid:init"

numSteps = scpi.Execute("sens:corr:coll:guid:steps?")

MsgBox "Number of steps is " + CStr(numSteps)

' Measure the standards

For i = 1 To numSteps

step = "Step " + CStr(i) + " of " + CStr(numSteps)

strPrompt = scpi.Execute("sens:corr:coll:guid:desc? " + CStr(i))

MsgBox strPrompt, vbOKOnly, step

scpi.Execute "sens:corr:coll:guid:acq STAN" + CStr(i)

Next

' Conclude the calibration

scpi.Execute "SENS1:CORR:COLL:GUID:SAVE"

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18-Dec-2013

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