Create and Cal a Swept IMD Measurement


This program does the following:

This program can be run as a macro in the VNA. To do this, copy the code into a text editor file such as Notepad and save on the VNA hard drive as IMD.vbs.

See Also

Learn how to setup and run the macro.

See the IMD commands.

See the IMD Cal commands

See Other SCPI Example Programs

option explicit

'declare variables

dim SweepMode, StartDeltaFreq, StopDeltaFreq, NumFreqs, TonePower, CWFreq

dim app, hostname, parser

'' Sweep type:

'' naIMDToneCWSweep         = 0

'' naIMDTonePowerSweep      = 1

'' naIMDToneCenterFreqSweep = 2

'' naIMDDeltaFrequencySweep = 3

'' naIMDToneSegmentSweep    = 4

'init variables

SweepMode   = 3         ' Sweep DeltaF

StartDeltaFreq   = 100e3

StopDeltaFreq    = 1e9

NumFreqs    = 201

TonePower   = -7

CWFreq      = 5e9

' get host name from commandline

dim objargs

set objargs = wscript.arguments

if(objargs.Count = 1) then hostname = objargs(0)

set app = CreateObject("Agilentpna835x.application", hostname)

set parser = app.ScpiStringParser

call SetupIMD

call CalIMD

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'' Create and Configure IMD channel

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sub SetupIMD

    parser.Parse "*RST"

    parser.Parse "CALC:PAR:DEL:ALL"

    parser.Parse "CALC:CUST:DEF 'PwrMain','Swept IMD', 'PwrMain'"  ' create PwrMain measurement

    parser.Parse "DISP:WIND:TRAC1:FEED 'PwrMain'"

    parser.Parse "CALC:PAR:SEL 'PwrMain'"

    parser.Parse "CALC:CUST:DEF 'IM3', 'Swept IMD', 'IM3'"  ' create IM3 measurement

    parser.Parse "DISP:WIND:TRAC2:FEED 'IM3'"

    parser.Parse "SENS:SWE:MODE HOLD"

    

    ' set sweep mode

    select case SweepMode

       case 0 ' CW sweep

        parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:SWE:TYPE CW"

       case 1 ' Power Sweep

        parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:SWE:TYPE POW"

       case 2 ' sweep Fc

        parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:SWE:TYPE FCEN"

       case 3 ' sweep DeltaF

        parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:SWE:TYPE DFR"

       case 4 ' segment sweep

        parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:SWE:TYPE SEGM"

    end select

     

    parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:FREQ:FCEN " & CWFreq             ' Frequency Center

    parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:FREQ:DFR:STAR " & startDeltaFreq      ' Delta Frequency Start

    parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:FREQ:DFR:STOP " & stopDeltaFreq       ' Delta Frequency Stop

    parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:TPOW:F1 " & TonePower            ' F1 power

    parser.Parse "SENS:IMD:TPOW:F2 " & TonePower            ' F2 power

    

    parser.Parse "SENS:SWE:POIN " & NumFreqs

    parser.Parse "SENS:SWE:MODE SING"

end sub    

sub CalIMD

    

    'Configure IMD GuidedCal for the connector types and ECal module that will be used

    ' Substitute appropriate connector type and ECal identification strings here

    

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CONN:PORT1 'APC 3.5 female'"

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CONN:PORT2 'APC 3.5 male'"

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CKIT:PORT1 'N4693-60001 User 2 ECal 00012'"

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CKIT:PORT2 'N4693-60001 User 2 ECal 00012'"

    

    ' imd custom settings

    ' Set the Power Level at the power sensor to be used in calibration

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:IMD:POW 0"

    

    ' Specify the connector type of the power sensor.  If there is an adapter between

    ' the input port and the power sensor, specify the connector type here, and set

    ' the appropriate cal kit type for the connector so that extra calibration can be

    ' performed.  To skip the calibration for the adapter, set the connection type to "Ignored"

    ' i.e.: SENS:CORR:IMD:SENS:CONN 'Ignored'

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:IMD:SENS:CONN 'APC 3.5 female'"     'set power sensor connector type

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:IMD:SENS:CKIT 'N4693-60001 User 2 ECal 00012'"   ' set power sensor calkit type

    

    ' Set the Max product to calibrate, valid values are 3, 5, 7, and 9

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:IMD:MPR 3"

    

    ' Set the calibration Frequencies, can choose between calibrate only at center Frequencies (CENT)

    ' or calibrate at all frequencies (ALL).

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:IMD:CAL:FREQ ALL"

    

    'Include 2nd order product in calibration

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:IMD:SORD:INCL 1"

     

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:INIT"

    dim CalSteps, I

    CalSteps = parser.Parse("SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:STEP?")

    for I = 1 to CalSteps

        msgBox parser.Parse("SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:DESC? " & I)

        parser.Parse("SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:ACQ STAN" & I)

    next

    parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:SAVE"

    msgBox "IMD Cal Done"

end sub