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About ECal Orientation

Description

Returns the ECal port that is connected to the specified VNA port. A calibration does not have to be in process.

 VB Syntax

ecalPortNumber = ecal.AutoOrient (chanNum, pnaPort, ecalCharNum)

Variable

(Type) - Description

ecalPortNumber

(Long) Variable to store the returned ECal port number that is connected to the specified VNA port number. The returned ECal port number is a 1-based number: 1 = Port A, 2 = Port B, 3 = Port C, 4 = Port D.

Zero (0) is returned when the auto-orientation routine is unable to resolve the orientation.

ecal

A ECalModule Object (object)

chanNum

(Long) Channel number that contains the frequency range that will be calibrated.

PNAPort

(Long) VNA port number.

ecalCharNum

(Long)  User Characterization number that matches the physical adapters/fixtures that are on the ECal module. This aids in determining the orientation of the ECal module.

Choose from:

0  Factory characterization (no adapters - data that was stored in the ECal module by Keysight)

1   User characterization #1

2   User characterization #2

...and so forth up to:

12   User characterization #12

Return Type

Long Integer

Default

Not Applicable

Examples

Dim app As AgilentPNA835x.Application

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

Dim pna

pna.Preset

Const chanNum = 1

pna.Channels(chanNum).StopFrequency = 20E9 ' for a 20 GHz ECal mod

Const pnaPortNumber = 1

Const ecalCharacterizationNum = 0

Dim calMgr

Set calMgr = pna.GetCalManager

Dim ecalPortNumber ' The returned ECal port number is a 1-based number

' (1 = Port A, 2 = Port B, etc)

ecalPortNumber = calMgr.ECalModules(1).AutoOrient(chanNum, pnaPortNumber, ecalCharacterizationNum)

MsgBox "ECal port number attached to PNA port 1 = " & ecalPortNumber

C++ Syntax

HRESULT AutoOrient( long channel, long pnaPortNumber, long characterization, long *pECalPortNumber);

Interface

IECalModule