Description

Specifies if the VNA should perform orientation of the ECal module during calibration.  Orientation is a technique by which the VNA automatically determines which ports of the module are connected to which ports of the VNA. Orientation begins to fail at very low power levels or if there is much attenuation in the path between the VNA and the ECal module.

Note: For guided calibrations where Orient is OFF and the same ECal module is used in more than one Connection Step, you are not allowed to specify how the ECal module is connected.  Instead, the VNA determines the orientation.  The VNA does not verify that you made the connection properly.

This setting remains until the VNA is restarted or this command is sent again.

This command, and ECALPortMapEx, can be used to perform ECal using the Guided Calibration interface.

 VB Syntax

cal.OrientECALModule = value

Variable

(Type) - Description

cal

A Calibrator (object)

value

(boolean)

False  – DoECAL1PortEX and DoECAL2PortEx methods will use the value of the ECALPortMapEx property to determine the port connections.

True  - DoECAL1PortEX and DoECAL2PortEx methods will use auto Orientation technique to determine port connections.

Return Type

Boolean

Default

True

Examples

Dim cal As Calibrator

Dim bOrient As Boolean

Set cal = PNAapp.ActiveChannel.Calibrator

cal.OrientECALModule = False 'Write

bOrient = cal.OrientECALModule 'Read

C++ Syntax

HRESULT put_OrientECALModule(VARIANT_BOOL bOrient);

HRESULT get_OrientECALModule(VARIANT_BOOL *bOrient);

Interface

ICalibrator3