Capabilities Object

Description

These properties return capabilities of the remote VNA.

Accessing the Capabilities object

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

Dim cap As Capabilities
Set cap = app.Capabilities

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 VNA
CpuRevision	ICapabilities6	Returns the CPU speed of the VNA
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).
HasLowFrequencyExtension	ICapabilities16	Returns whether or not the VNA has the low frequency extension (LFE) installed.
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 VNA test ports.
InternalTestsetPortNames	ICapabilities13	Returns a list of internal test port names.
IsFrequencyOffsetPresent	ICapabilities	Returns the presence of Frequency Offset Option S93080A/B (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 VNA.
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 VNA.
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 VNA.
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 VNA.
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.
ResBWListSA	ICapabilities17	Returns the list of supported Resolution BW values for the SA channel.
SerialNumber	ICapabilities11	Returns the serial number of the VNA.
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 VNA 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	12.70
ICapabilities16	12.80
ICapabilities17	13.25

Capabilities Object

Description

Accessing the Capabilities object

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ICapabilities History