Agilent Technologies E1445A User's Guide

User’s GuideAgilent TechnologiesE6432A Microwave SynthesizerPart Number: E6432-90027Printed in USAAugust 2000Supersedes: July 1999© Copyright 1999-200

Contents-6 ContentsHPE6432_EnterCalExtDetPowerMeterReading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37HPE6432_EnterFlatnessC

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-11Soft Front Panel HelpRF Output ControlsRF Output ControlsWarm-Up Time RequiredWarm-up time is re

3-12 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpRF Output ControlsRed Entry ValuesWhen the value being displayed turns red

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-13Soft Front Panel HelpFrequency ControlFrequency ControlFrequency Control, available from the Sof

3-14 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpFrequency UnitsFrequency UnitsFrequency Units, available from the Soft Fro

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-15Soft Front Panel HelpArrow KeysArrow KeysThe left and right arrow keys, available from the Soft

3-16 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpOutput Power ControlOutput Power ControlOutput Power Control, available fr

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-17Soft Front Panel HelpOutput Power ControlFor complete specifications, refer to “Specifications a

3-18 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpAttenuation ControlAttenuation ControlAttenuation Control, available from

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-19Soft Front Panel HelpALC Power ControlALC Power ControlALC Power Control, available from the Sof

3-20 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpRF ON/OFF ControlRF ON/OFF ControlWarm-Up Time RequiredWarm-up time is req

Contents Contents-7HPE6432_GetOptionString . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-99HPE64

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-21Soft Front Panel HelpReset ControlReset ControlReset, available from the Soft Front Panel, sets

3-22 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpLeveling (ALC) ControlsLeveling (ALC) Controls• ALC On/Off• Power Search•

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-23Soft Front Panel HelpUnderstanding the ALC SystemUnderstanding the ALC SystemThe purpose of the

3-24 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpUnderstanding the ALC SystemALC On/OffPower SearchCoupled OperationUncoupl

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-25Soft Front Panel HelpALC System DiagramALC System DiagramRelated TopicsUnderstanding the ALC Sys

3-26 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpALC System DiagramInternal Leveling PointInternal Leveling Point (Int Lvl)

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-27Soft Front Panel HelpALC System DiagramExternal Leveling PointExternal Leveling Point (Ext Lvl),

3-28 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpALC System DiagramRelated TopicsPanel HelpExt ALC BNC ConnectorLeveling (A

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-29Soft Front Panel HelpALC System DiagramPower SearchPower Search, available from the Soft Front P

3-30 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpALC System DiagramCoupled OperationDuring coupled operation, the ALC and a

Contents-8 ContentsHPE6432_SetAmModState . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-162HPE6432

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-31Soft Front Panel HelpALC System DiagramUncoupled OperationDuring uncoupled operation, the ALC an

3-32 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpModulation ControlsModulation Controls•AM•FM• Pulse• I/Q (Option UNG Only)

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-33Soft Front Panel HelpModulation ControlsFM (On/Off)FM (On/Off), available from the Soft Front Pa

3-34 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpModulation ControlsI/Q (On/Off)I/Q (On/Off), available from the Soft Front

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-35Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down File MenuPull Down File Menu•New List•ExitNew ListNew List, avail

3-36 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down File MenuExitExit, available from the pull down File menu, perfo

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-37Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down Edit MenuPull Down Edit MenuThe pull down Edit menu is only avail

3-38 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down Edit MenuRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpPull Down Edit MenuC

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-39Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down Edit MenuPaste Below List ItemPaste Below, available from the pul

3-40 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down View MenuPull Down View Menu• Configuration Dialog Box• List Dia

Contents Contents-9HPE6432_SetUserBlankingState . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-229HPE6432_Se

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-41Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxConfiguration Dialog BoxRF Output Controls• Lock RF

3-42 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxTrigger and Marker Controls• Trigger Input• Trigge

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-43Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxLock RF AttenuatorLock RF Attenuator, available fro

3-44 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxSettling time can be set by an external host compu

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-45Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxFor complete specifications, refer to “Specificatio

3-46 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxALC BandwidthALC Bandwidth, available from the Con

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-47Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Di

3-48 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpAM InputDeep AM

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-49Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxTrigger InputTrigger Input, available from the Conf

3-50 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpConfiguration D

Contents-10 ContentsGeneral Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-51Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxTrigger Out (Front Panel), available from the Confi

3-52 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxThis is an output trigger and is produced after ea

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-53Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxThis is an input trigger and it can come from the h

3-54 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxThis is an output trigger (that can also be used a

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-55Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxThis is an output trigger (that can also be used as

3-56 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxFM Sensitivity (Option 002 Only)This option is not

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-57Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxAllow IF and I/Q Concurrent Operation (Options UNG

3-58 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxIF Upconverter Calibration Attenuator (Option 300

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-59Soft Front Panel HelpConfiguration Dialog BoxIF Sideband (Option 002, 300 or UNG)IF Sideband, av

3-60 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxList Dialog BoxNOTE A List is defined as one or more points

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-11 Installation

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-61Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxList Point Flags• S - Sync Out Flag• B - Blanking Flag• L -

3-62 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxTo activate this Trigger button:1. On the List Dialog Box,

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-63Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpList Dialog Box ControlsT

3-64 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpList Dialog Box Controls

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-65Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxSync In 3 – Wait for Sync In to Start/RestartThis setting is

3-66 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog Box• Using the main Soft Front Panel boxes, change the values

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-67Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpList Dialog Box ControlsD

3-68 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxThe values for a list point can be changed with the followi

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-69Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpList Dialog Box ControlsY

3-70 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxSync Out - of a List PointThe Sync Out check box, available

1-2 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationOverviewOverviewIn this chapter, you will learn about:• Hardware and software requir

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-71Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxWhether or not the RF output is turned off (blanked), there

3-72 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpList Dialog Box Controls

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-73Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxSwitch/blanking time is established by the following criteri

3-74 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxPower Search - of a List PointIf the List Dialog Box is not

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-75Soft Front Panel HelpList Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpList Dialog Box ControlsF

3-76 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxList Point Calculator Dialog BoxNOTE•A Lis

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-77Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpPower Se

3-78 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxFrequency StartFrequency Start, available

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-79Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxALC Power StartALC Power Start, available f

3-80 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxALC Power StepALC Power Step, available fr

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-3InstallationHardware and Software Requirements Prior to InstallationHardware and Software Require

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-81Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpList Poi

3-82 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxDon’t Specify StartSelecting Don’t Specify

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-83Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxDon’t Specify StopSelecting Don’t Specify S

3-84 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog Box•If the Requested Frequency Steps are not

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-85Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog Box• For another example, there are five Reque

3-86 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxThe calculation with the lower number of r

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-87Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpList Poi

3-88 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpList Point Calculator Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpList Po

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-89Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxErrors and Failures Dialog Box• Error LED Ind

3-90 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box• If the indicator light is red, there are r

1-4 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationHardware and Software Requirements Prior to InstallationPrior to Installation of the

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-91Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxTo Print a List of the Synthesizer’s Error Qu

3-92 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxRead and Clear Error QueueRead and Clear Err

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-93Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxError-Code and Fail-Code MessagesThe synthesi

3-94 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxError-Code MessagesIf the synthesizer produc

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-95Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC0B04 ERR_OPEN_A24_FAILEDThe address of

3-96 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxInitialization Errors0xBFFC0830 ERR_INCORREC

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-97Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxFlash CRC Errors0xBFFC0854 ERR_EXT1_CORRECTIO

3-98 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC0A63 ERR_SHARED_MEMORY_CREATEThis erro

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-99Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC0881 ERR_UWPLL_UNLOCKED For some condit

3-100 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC0885 ERR_EXTERNAL_REF100_UNLOCKEDThis

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-5InstallationHardware and Software Requirements Prior to InstallationB. Turn power OFF to the C-si

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-101Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC0889 ERR_LIST_STILL_RUNNINGThis error

3-102 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC088E ERR_ALC_HIGH_UNLEVELED_TRANSIENT

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-103Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxCode Errors0xBFFC0890 ERR_INVALID_TEST_POINT

3-104 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC0896 ERR_ERROR_READING_FILEThis error

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-105Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC08F0 ERR_ALC_CAL_FAIL_LIMITSThis error

3-106 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC08F7 ERR_EXT_DET_POWER_LIMITSThis err

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-107Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpErrors an

3-108 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxFail-Code MessagesIf the synthesizer produc

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-109Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxHardware Failures0xBFFC0C20 FAIL_INCORRECT_F

3-110 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC0C3A FAIL_UNKNOWN_INITIALIZATION_EXCE

ii Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s GuideNoticeThe information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Agilent Tech

1-6 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationHardware and Software Requirements Prior to InstallationG. Select one of the follow

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-111Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog Box0xBFFC0C82 FAIL_INTERNAL_REF100_UNLOCKED &qu

3-112 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpErrors and Failures Dialog BoxRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpErrors a

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-113Soft Front Panel HelpTo Display a List of the Synthesizer’s Error Queue MessagesTo Display a Li

3-114 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpTo Print a List of the Synthesizer’s Error Queue MessagesTo Print a List

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-115Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down Diagnostics MenuPull Down Diagnostics Menu• Quick Self Test With

3-116 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down Diagnostics MenuRelated TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpPull Down Vi

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-117Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down Diagnostics MenuThe Copy Detailed Information button, available

3-118 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down Calibration MenuPull Down Calibration MenuWarm-Up Time Required

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-119Soft Front Panel HelpExternal Detector LinearizationExternal Detector LinearizationNOTE For bes

3-120 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpTypical Equipment Setup for External Detector LinearizationTypical Equipm

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-7Installation(Option 1) Install the Agilent Technologies I/O Library (which containsAgilent Techno

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-121Soft Front Panel HelpTypical Equipment Setup for External Detector LinearizationStart Frequency

3-122 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpTypical Equipment Setup for External Detector LinearizationFor complete s

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-123Soft Front Panel HelpTypical Equipment Setup for External Detector LinearizationPower Meter Rea

3-124 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpExternal Modulator Gain CalibrationExternal Modulator Gain CalibrationWar

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-125Soft Front Panel HelpExternal Modulator Gain CalibrationStart Frequency for External Modulator

3-126 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpExternal Modulator Gain CalibrationNOTE If other combinations of hardware

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-127Soft Front Panel HelpExternal Modulator Gain CalibrationNOTE If other combinations of hardware

3-128 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpExternal Modulator Gain Calibrationfrequency-power pairs. To obtain even

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-129Soft Front Panel HelpExternal Modulator Gain CalibrationReset External Detector Calibration to

3-130 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)I/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)Perform

1-8 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Installation(Option 2) Run the Pre-Installed Agilent Technologies I/O Library (which contains Ag

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-131Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)4. Enter an I/Q Upconverter Calibration F

3-132 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)NOTE If the external I and Q source sign

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-133Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)The intent of performing the I/Q calibrat

3-134 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)Adjustments to Vblo Setting (I/Q mixer b

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-135Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)Understanding I/Q CalibrationWhen a synth

3-136 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)The I/Q modulator consists of circuits t

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-137Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)• The impairments due to the I/Q modulato

3-138 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)I/Q Calibration Dialog BoxIf you would l

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-139Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)Vblo SettingThe Vblo Setting is initially

3-140 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)Quadrature (Offset)Quadrature (Offset) i

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-9Installation(Option 2) Run the Pre-Installed Agilent Technologies I/O Library (whichcontains Agil

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-141Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)Related TopicsI/Q Calibration (Option UNG

3-142 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)I/Q External Source Adjustments Dialog B

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-143Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)• When set to Swapped, the signal that is

3-144 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)IGainI Gain is used to enter compensatio

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-145Soft Front Panel HelpI/Q Calibration (Option UNG Only)Related TopicsSoft Front Panel HelpI/Q Ca

3-146 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpIF Calibration (Option 300 Only) IF Calibration (Option 300 Only)IF Upcon

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-147Soft Front Panel HelpIF Calibration (Option 300 Only)To perform an IF calibration1. Connect a 3

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-14 Programming Information

4-2 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Introduction to Programming• Selecting Functions• Compiling and Linking Programs Using Integrate

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-33. Specify the VXIplug&play driver’s header (.h) file location.a. From the menu bar, select

1-10 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Installation(Option 3) Install the National Instruments VISA Library(Option 3) Install the Nati

4-4 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Getting Started with LabWindowsThe 32-bit Agilent Technologies E6432A VXIplug&play driver ca

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-5Using the VXIplug&play Driver• Instrument Addressing• Determining the Logical Address of the

4-6 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Visual C++ Programing/* VXI addressing - used when programming instruments from the VXI backplan

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-7orDim instrumentHandle As LongDim errStatus As LongDim Addr As StringAddr = "VXI0::210::INS

4-8 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Determining the Logical Address of the Synthesizer When Set to BeAuto-Configured (FF)• Using the

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-9}} while (--findCount > 0 && (status = viFindNext(findList, (ViChar)&DeviceName))

4-10 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Opening a Session Using CAn example of opening a VXI session is:/* open a VXI session to the in

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-11Or, the address string can be replaced by a symbolic name such as:Dim resourceName as Stringres

4-12 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Events and ErrorsEvents and errors within a VXIplug&play program can be detected by polling

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-13VXIplug&play Commands (Function Prototypes)ViStatus HPE6432_close (ViSession instrumentHand

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-11InstallationInstallation of the E6432A Microwave SynthesizerInstallation of the E6432A Microwave

4-14 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide ViStatus HPE6432_GetAmplitudeBlankingTime (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16 *amplitudeBlanki

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-15ViStatus HPE6432_GetIAttenuation (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *iAttenuation);ViStatus

4-16 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide ViStatus HPE6432_GetNormalBlankingTime (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16 *normalBlankingTime

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-17ViStatus HPE6432_GetSerialNumber (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViChar serialNumber[]);ViStatus H

4-18 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide ViStatus HPE6432_ReadInterruptHwState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *interruptHardwareS

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-19ViStatus HPE6432_SetExtIfState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean ifEnable);ViStatus HPE643

4-20 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide ViStatus HPE6432_SetLevelingPoint (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16 levelingPoint);ViStatus

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-21ViStatus HPE6432_SetTriggerInput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 trigInSource);ViStatus H

4-22 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide VXIplug&play Commands (Functional List)OverviewIn this section you will learn about:• detai

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-23Session Control FunctionsInitialize HPE6432_initClose HPE6432_closeReset HPE6432_reset*RSTRF O

1-12 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationInstallation of the E6432A Microwave Synthesizer5. Start the E6432A microwave synt

4-24 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Power Search HPE6432_PowerSearch[SOURce:]POWer:SEARch? (frequency, power)Set Reference Source (

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-25User Blanking FunctionsSet User Blanking (On/Off) HPE6432_SetUserBlankingStateOUTPut:BLANking:U

4-26 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Modulation FunctionsAM FunctionsSet AM (On/Off) HPE6432_SetAmModState[SOURce:]AM[:STATe](0|OFF|

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-27IF FunctionsSet IF (On/Off) HPE6432_SetExtIfState[SOURce:]IF:STATe (0|OFF|1|ON)Get IF (On/Off)

4-28 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Set Vblo Setting DAC HPE6432_SetVbloDacGet Vblo Setting DAC HPE6432_GetVbloDacSet I Gain DAC HP

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-29Set Adjustments to Cal (On/Off) HPE6432_SetIqAdjustStateGet Adjustments to Cal (On/Off) HPE6432

4-30 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Run List HPE6432_RunListINITiate[:IMMediate]Uses the current setting of:INITiate:CONTinuous(0|O

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-31Set Sync In (Source) HPE6432_SetSyncInputLIST:SYNC:INPut:SOURce(AUTO|POSitive|NEGative|SOFTware

4-32 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Error Query HPE6432_error_querySYSTem:ERRor?Error Message HPE6432_error_messageClear Error Queu

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-33External Detector FunctionsGenerate/Load Ext Freq Table HPE6432_GenerateAndLoadExtFreqTableCALi

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-13InstallationFolders and Files Supplied with the E6432A VXIplug&play DriverFolders and Files

4-34 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Alphabetical List of VXIplug&play CommandsHPE6432_ClearErrorsViStatus HPE6432_ClearErrors (

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-35HPE6432_ClearListViStatus HPE6432_ClearList (ViSession instrumentHandle);PurposeThis function s

4-36 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_closeViStatus HPE6432_close (ViSession instrumentHandle);PurposeThis function performs

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-37HPE6432_EnterCalExtDetPowerMeterReadingViStatus HPE6432_EnterCalExtDetPowerMeterReading (ViSess

4-38 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide ERR_ARG_OUT_OF_RANGE error flag is returned. This flag is also returned if the functions are ca

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-39This parameter specifies the power meter value read for the current calibration point.Return Va

4-40 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_EnterFlatnessCalReadingViStatus HPE6432_EnterFlatnessCalReading(ViSession instrumentHan

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-41Return ValueThis return value always returns VI_SUCCESS.Related TopicsHPE6432_GetNumFlatnessCal

4-42 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_error_messageViStatus HPE6432_error_message (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViStatus error

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-43HPE6432_error_queryViStatus HPE6432_error_query (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViStatus *errorCod

1-14 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationFolders and Files Supplied with the E6432A VXIplug&play DriverHpe6432:• HPE6432

4-44 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide You must pass a ViChar array with at least 256 bytes.Return ValueThis return value reports the

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-45HPE6432_GenerateAndLoadExtFreqTableViStatus HPE6432_GenerateAndLoadExtFreqTable (ViSession inst

4-46 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Parameter ListinstrumentHandleVariable Type ViSessionThis is the ViSession handle that is obtai

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-47stepFreqHzVariable Type ViReal64This parameter specifies the calibration step size for the exte

4-48 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GenerateManualSyncInputViStatus HPE6432_GenerateManualSyncInput (ViSession instrumentHa

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-49HPE6432_GenerateManualTriggerInputViStatus HPE6432_GenerateManualTriggerInput (ViSession instru

4-50 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetAlcBandwidthViStatus HPE6432_GetAlcBandwidth (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-51HPE6432_GetAmModeViStatus HPE6432_GetAmMode (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean *amMode);Pur

4-52 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetAmpModStateViStatus HPE6432_GetAmpModState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean *a

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-53HPE6432_GetAmplitudeBlankingTimeViStatus HPE6432_GetAmplitudeBlankingTime (ViSession instrument

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-15InstallationFolders and Files Supplied with the E6432A VXIplug&play Driver• HPE6432.cThis is

4-54 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetAttenViStatus HPE6432_GetAtten (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *attenuation);P

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-55HPE6432_GetAttenAutoViStatus HPE6432_GetAttenAuto (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean *atten

4-56 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetAttenuationLimitsViStatus HPE6432_GetAttenuationLimits (ViSession instrumentHandle,

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-57HPE6432_GetBlankingStateViStatus HPE6432_GetBlankingState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolea

4-58 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetDeepAmStateViStatus HPE6432_GetDeepAmState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean *d

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-59HPE6432_GetDwellTimeViStatus HPE6432_GetDwellTime (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64 *dwellT

4-60 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetErrorQueueCountViStatus HPE6432_GetErrorQueueCount (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViIn

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-61HPE6432_GetExtIfInvertViStatus HPE6432_GetExtIfInvert (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean *i

4-62 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetExtIfStateViStatus HPE6432_GetExtIfState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean *ifE

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-63HPE6432_GetExtSyncOutputViStatus HPE6432_GetExtSyncOutput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide iiiWarrantyThis Agilent Technologies instrument product is warranted against defects in material and

1-16 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationFolders and Files Supplied with the E6432A VXIplug&play DriverHelp:• Agte6432.h

4-64 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetExtTriggerOutputViStatus HPE6432_GetExtTriggerOutput (ViSession instrumentHandle, Vi

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-65HPE6432_GetFlatnessCalDataViStatus HPE6432_GetFlatnessCalData(ViSession instrumentHandle,ViInt3

4-66 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide The following signal paths may be specified with this function:flatnessDataVariable Type ViInt1

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-67HPE6432_GetFreqAlcAttenViStatus HPE6432_GetFreqAlcAtten (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64 *

4-68 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetFreqModExtSensitivityViStatus HPE6432_GetFreqModExtSensitivity (ViSession instrument

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-69HPE6432_GetFreqModStateViStatus HPE6432_GetFreqModState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean

4-70 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetFrequencyLimitsViStatus HPE6432_GetFrequencyLimits (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViRe

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-71HPE6432_GetIAttenuationViStatus HPE6432_GetIAttenuation (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *

4-72 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetICalViStatus HPE6432_GetICal (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *iCalLevel);Purpo

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-73HPE6432_GetIfAttenViStatus HPE6432_GetIfAtten (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *ifAttenuat

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-17InstallationFolders and Files Supplied with the E6432A VXIplug&play DriverRelated Topics• Sl

4-74 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetIfLowerSidebandDacViStatus HPE6432_GetIfLowerSidebandDac (ViSession instrumentHandle

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-75HPE6432_GetIfUpperSidebandDacViStatus HPE6432_GetIfUpperSidebandDac (ViSession instrumentHandle

4-76 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetIGainAdjustViStatus HPE6432_GetIGainAdjust (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16 *iGa

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-77HPE6432_GetIGainDacViStatus HPE6432_GetIGainDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *iGainDac

4-78 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetInterruptFlagsViStatus HPE6432_GetInterruptFlags (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-79HPE6432_GetIOffsetAdjustViStatus HPE6432_GetIOffsetAdjust (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16

4-80 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetIOffsetDacViStatus HPE6432_GetIOffsetDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *iOff

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-81HPE6432_GetIqAdjustStateViStatus HPE6432_GetIqAdjustState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolea

4-82 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetIqInputViStatus HPE6432_GetIqInput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *iqInput);P

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-83HPE6432_GetIqModStateViStatus HPE6432_GetIqModState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean *iqE

1-18 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTo Generate a New HPE6432.dll FileTo Generate a New HPE6432.dll FileThe HPE6432.dll

4-84 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetLastSelfTestResultsViStatus HPE6432_GetLastSelfTestResults (ViSession instrumentHand

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-85sLogFileVariable Type ViChar[]This parameter returns the name of the self test log file. The se

4-86 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetLevelingPointViStatus HPE6432_GetLevelingPoint (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-87HPE6432_GetLevelingStateViStatus HPE6432_GetLevelingState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolea

4-88 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetListIndexViStatus HPE6432_GetListIndex (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt32 *index);

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-89Return ValueThis return value always returns VI_SUCCESS.Related TopicsRun List AbortGenerate Ma

4-90 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetLongBlankingStateViStatus HPE6432_GetLongBlankingState (ViSession instrumentHandle,

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-91HPE6432_GetLongBlankingTimeViStatus HPE6432_GetLongBlankingTime (ViSession instrumentHandle, Vi

4-92 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetNormalBlankingTimeViStatus HPE6432_GetNormalBlankingTime (ViSession instrumentHandle

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-93HPE6432_GetNumExtDetCalPointsViStatus HPE6432_GetNumExtDetCalPoints (ViSession instrumentHandle

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-19InstallationTypical Equipment ConfigurationsTypical Equipment ConfigurationsSlot 0 Module (Agile

4-94 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide If an invalid start or stop frequency for the external leveling loop configuration is passed to

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-95startDetFreqRangeHzVariable Type ViReal64This parameter specifies the starting frequency for th

4-96 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetNumFlatnessCalPointsViStatus HPE6432_GetNumFlatnessCalPoints(ViSession instrumentHan

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-97The following signal paths may be specified with this function: startFreqVariable Type ViReal64

4-98 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide pointsVariable Type ViInt32 (passed by reference)This parameter returns the number of calibrati

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-99HPE6432_GetOptionStringViStatus HPE6432_GetOptionString (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViChar opt

4-100 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetOutputPowerViStatus HPE6432_GetOutputPower (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64 *o

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-101HPE6432_GetPowerLimitsViStatus HPE6432_GetPowerLimits (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64 *m

4-102 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetPowerLimitsAtFrequencyViStatus HPE6432_GetPowerLimitsAtFrequency (ViSession instrum

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-103HPE6432_GetPulseModStateViStatus HPE6432_GetPulseModState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoole

1-20 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationAgilent E8491B IEEE-1394 - Used with Three E1445A Arbitrary Waveform SynthesizersAg

4-104 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetQAttenuationViStatus HPE6432_GetQAttenuation (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-105HPE6432_GetQCalViStatus HPE6432_GetQCal (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *qCalLevel);Purp

4-106 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetQGainAdjustViStatus HPE6432_GetQGainAdjust (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16 *qG

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-107HPE6432_GetQGainDacViStatus HPE6432_GetQGainDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *qGainDa

4-108 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide This is the ViSession handle that is obtained from the Initialize function. The instrumentHan

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-109HPE6432_GetQOffsetDacViStatus HPE6432_GetQOffsetDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *qOf

4-110 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetQuadratureAdjustViStatus HPE6432_GetQuadratureAdjust (ViSession instrumentHandle, V

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-111HPE6432_GetQuadratureDacViStatus HPE6432_GetQuadratureDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt1

4-112 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetRefSourceViStatus HPE6432_GetRefSource (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean *refe

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-113HPE6432_GetRfOutputStateViStatus HPE6432_GetRfOutputState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoole

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-21InstallationAgilent E8491B IEEE-1394 - Used with Three Racal 3152 Arbitrary WaveformGeneratorsAg

4-114 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetSerialNumberViStatus HPE6432_GetSerialNumber (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViChar se

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-115HPE6432_GetSettlingTimeViStatus HPE6432_GetSettlingTime (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64

4-116 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetSyncInputViStatus HPE6432_GetSyncInput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *syncI

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-117HPE6432_GetSyncOutStateViStatus HPE6432_GetSyncOutState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean

4-118 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetTriggerInputViStatus HPE6432_GetTriggerInput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-119HPE6432_GetUserBlankingStateViStatus HPE6432_GetUserBlankingState (ViSession instrumentHandle,

4-120 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetVbloDacViStatus HPE6432_GetVbloDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *vbloDac);

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-121HPE6432_GetVxiSyncOutputViStatus HPE6432_GetVxiSyncOutput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt1

4-122 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_GetVxiTriggerOutputViStatus HPE6432_GetVxiTriggerOutput (ViSession instrumentHandle, V

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-123HPE6432_IfUpconverterLevelCalibrateViStatus HPE6432_IfUpconverterLevelCalibrate (ViSession ins

1-22 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationAgilent E8491B IEEE-1394 - Used with One Racal 3153 Triple Arbitrary Waveform Gener

4-124 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_IfUpconverterRestoreFactoryCalViStatus HPE6432_IfUpconverterRestoreFactoryCal (ViSessi

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-125HPE6432_initViStatus HPE6432_init (ViRsrc resourceName, ViBoolean idQuery, ViBoolean reset, Vi

4-126 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide The exact grammar to use for this parameter is as follows:VXI[board]::logical address[::INSTR]

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-127Return ValueThis return value reports the status of the Initialize function.To obtain further

4-128 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_IqCalibrateViStatus HPE6432_IqCalibrate (ViSession instrumentHandle);PurposeThis funct

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-129HPE6432_IqRestoreFactoryCalViStatus HPE6432_IqRestoreFactoryCal (ViSession instrumentHandle);P

4-130 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_IqUpconverterLevelCalibrateViStatus HPE6432_IqUpconverterLevelCalibrate (ViSession ins

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-131Related TopicsHPE6432_IqUpconverterRestoreFactoryCal

4-132 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_IqUpconverterRestoreFactoryCalViStatus HPE6432_IqUpconverterRestoreFactoryCal (ViSessi

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-133HPE6432_IsListRunningViStatus HPE6432_IsListRunning (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean *ru

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-23InstallationAgilent E8491B IEEE-1394 - Used with Three-Pair of E6432A and Racal 3153to Produce R

4-134 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_PowerSearchViStatus HPE6432_PowerSearch (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64 frequenc

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-135frequencyVariable Type ViReal64This parameter specifies a frequency setting in MHz.Valid range

4-136 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_PutFlatnessCalDataViStatus HPE6432_PutFlatnessCalData (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViI

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-137The following signal paths may be specified with this function:ViInt16 correctionData[]Return

4-138 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_ReadHwStateViStatus HPE6432_ReadHwState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 *hardwar

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-139HPE6432_ReadInterruptHwStateViStatus HPE6432_ReadInterruptHwState (ViSession instrumentHandle,

4-140 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_ReadListDataViStatus HPE6432_ReadListData (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt32 starti

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-141Parameter ListinstrumentHandleVariable Type ViSessionThis is the ViSession handle that is obta

4-142 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide This parameter returns the buffer, containing list point data, from the synthesizer’s list poi

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-143HPE6432_readStatusByte_QViStatus HPE6432_readStatusByte_Q (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt1

1-24 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationSlot 0 Module (NI VXI-MXI-2)- Using a PCI-MXI-2 InterfaceSlot 0 Module (NI VXI-MXI-

4-144 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_resetViStatus HPE6432_reset (ViSession instrumentHandle);PurposeThis function sets the

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-145HPE6432_ResetExtDetCalDataViStatus HPE6432_ResetExtDetCalData (ViSession instrumentHandle);Pur

4-146 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_revision_queryViStatus HPE6432_revision_query (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViChar inst

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-147HPE6432_RunListViStatus HPE6432_RunList (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt32 startingPoint, V

4-148 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide featureBitsVariable Type ViUInt32When using the HPE6432_RunList() function in any of the list

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-149NOTE To read the interrupt flag status, refer to the “HPE6432_GetInterruptFlags” on page 4-78,

4-150 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_RunListAbortViStatus HPE6432_RunListAbort (ViSession instrumentHandle);PurposeThis fun

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-151HPE6432_SelfTestViStatus HPE6432_SelfTest (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16 selfTestType, V

4-152 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Self-Test Code Description-------------------------------- 0 Passed self test Non-zero Integer

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-153HPE6432_self_testViStatus HPE6432_self_test (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16 *selfTestResu

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-25InstallationNI VXI-MXI-2 - Used with Three Agilent E1445A Arbitrary WaveformSynthesizersNI VXI-M

4-154 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Return ValueThis return value reports the status of the Self-Test (Full/Quick) function.To obt

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-155HPE6432_SetActiveVxiIntViStatus HPE6432_SetActiveVxiInt (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16

4-156 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetAlcAttenViStatus HPE6432_SetAlcAtten (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64 alcPower

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-157This parameter specifies an ALC power setting.Valid range: –20 dBm to Maximum Leveled Output P

4-158 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetAlcBandwidthViStatus HPE6432_SetAlcBandwidth (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-159Parameter ListinstrumentHandleVariable Type ViSessionThis is the ViSession handle that is obta

4-160 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetAmModeViStatus HPE6432_SetAmMode (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean amMode);Pur

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-161Parameter ListinstrumentHandleVariable Type ViSessionThis is the ViSession handle that is obta

4-162 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetAmModStateViStatus HPE6432_SetAmModState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean amE

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-163HPE6432_SetAmplitudeBlankingTimeViStatus HPE6432_SetAmplitudeBlankingTime (ViSession instrumen

iv Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s GuideIn This Book...In this user guide you will learn about:• Installation• Hardware Front Panel Connec

1-26 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationNI VXI-MXI-2 - Used with Three Racal 3152 Arbitrary Waveform GeneratorsNI VXI-MXI-2

4-164 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetAttenViStatus HPE6432_SetAtten (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 attenuation);P

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-165HPE6432_SetAttenAutoViStatus HPE6432_SetAttenAuto (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean atten

4-166 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetBlankingStateSet AM Mode (LIN/EXP)ViStatus HPE6432_SetBlankingState (ViSession inst

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-167• 150 us for all frequencies above 560 MHz with normal switch/blanking mode set• 50 us for all

4-168 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide This parameter specifies whether blanking is enabled or disabled.Allowable values: enable=VI_T

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-169HPE6432_SetDeepAmStateViStatus HPE6432_SetDeepAmState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean d

4-170 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetDwellTimeViStatus HPE6432_SetDwellTime (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64 dwellT

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-171HPE6432_SetExtIfInvertViStatus HPE6432_SetExtIfInvert (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean i

4-172 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetExtIfStateViStatus HPE6432_SetExtIfState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean ifE

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-173HPE6432_SetExtSyncOutputViStatus HPE6432_SetExtSyncOutput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt1

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-27InstallationNI VXI-MXI-2 - Used with One Racal 3153 Triple Arbitrary WaveformGeneratorNI VXI-MXI

4-174 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide syncOutFrontPanelVariable Type ViUInt16This parameter specifies whether the Sync Out trigger i

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-175HPE6432_SetExtTriggerOutputViStatus HPE6432_SetExtTriggerOutput (ViSession instrumentHandle, V

4-176 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Return ValueThis return value reports the status of the Set Trigger Out - Front Panel function

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-177HPE6432_SetFreqAlcAttenViStatus HPE6432_SetFreqAlcAtten (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64

4-178 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide alcPowerVariable Type ViReal64This parameter specifies an ALC power setting.Valid range: –20 d

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-179HPE6432_SetFreqAlcAttenBitViStatus HPE6432_SetFreqAlcAttenBit (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViR

4-180 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide alcPowerVariable Type ViReal64This parameter specifies an ALC power setting.Valid range: –20 d

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-181alcOffsetVariable Type ViUInt16This parameter specifies an ALC integrator zero offset value (a

4-182 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetFreqModExtSensitivityViStatus HPE6432_SetFreqModExtSensitivity (ViSession instrumen

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-183HPE6432_SetFreqModStateViStatus HPE6432_SetFreqModState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean

1-28 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationNI VXI-MXI-2 - Used with Three-Pair of E6432A and Racal 3153 to Produce Radar Simul

4-184 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetFrequencyViStatus HPE6432_SetFrequency (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64 freque

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-185HPE6432_SetIAttenuationViStatus HPE6432_SetIAttenuation (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16

4-186 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetICalViStatus HPE6432_SetICal (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 iCalLevel);Purpo

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-187HPE6432_SetIfAttenViStatus HPE6432_SetIfAtten (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 ifAttenuat

4-188 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetIGainAdjustViStatus HPE6432_SetIGainAdjust (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 iG

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-189HPE6432_SetIGainDacViStatus HPE6432_SetIGainDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 iGainDac

4-190 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetIOffsetAdjustViStatus HPE6432_SetIOffsetAdjust (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-191HPE6432_SetIOffsetDacViStatus HPE6432_SetIOffsetDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 iOff

4-192 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetIqAdjustStateViStatus HPE6432_SetIqAdjustState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoole

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-193HPE6432_SetIqInputViStatus HPE6432_SetIqInput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 iqInput);P

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-29InstallationSlot 0 Module (Agilent E6233A, 4A, 5A VXI Embedded PC Controller)Slot 0 Module (Agil

4-194 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetIqModStateViStatus HPE6432_SetIqModState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean iqE

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-195HPE6432_SetLevelingPointCAUTION If selecting external leveling (EXTERNAL_DETECTOR_1) and a cal

4-196 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Related TopicsHPE6432_GetLevelingPoint

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-197HPE6432_SetLevelingStateViStatus HPE6432_SetLevelingState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoole

4-198 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Related TopicsHPE6432_GetLevelingStatePower Search

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-199HPE6432_SetLongBlankingStateViStatus HPE6432_SetLongBlankingState (ViSession instrumentHandle,

4-200 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide • 50 us for all frequencies above 560 MHz with power-only mode set• 20 ms is added, to each of

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-201Return ValueThis return value always returns VI_SUCCESS.Related TopicsSet Freq, Alc, Atten, Bi

4-202 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetLongBlankingTimeViStatus HPE6432_SetLongBlankingTime (ViSession instrumentHandle, V

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-203HPE6432_SetNormalBlankingTimeViStatus HPE6432_SetNormalBlankingTime (ViSession instrumentHandl

1-30 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationAgilent E6233A, 4A, 5A VXI Embedded PC Controller - Used with Three Agilent E1445A

4-204 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetOutputPowerViStatus HPE6432_SetOutputPower (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64 ou

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-205HPE6432_SetPulseModStateViStatus HPE6432_SetPulseModState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoole

4-206 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetQAttenuationViStatus HPE6432_SetQAttenuation (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-207HPE6432_SetQCalViStatus HPE6432_SetQCal (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 qCalLevel);Purpo

4-208 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetQGainAdjustViStatus HPE6432_SetQGainAdjust (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16 qGa

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-209HPE6432_SetQGainDacViStatus HPE6432_SetQGainDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 qGainDac

4-210 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetQOffsetAdjustViStatus HPE6432_SetQOffsetAdjust (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-211HPE6432_SetQOffsetDacViStatus HPE6432_SetQOffsetDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 qOff

4-212 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetQuadratureAdjustViStatus HPE6432_SetQuadratureAdjust (ViSession instrumentHandle, V

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-213HPE6432_SetQuadratureDacViStatus HPE6432_SetQuadratureDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt1

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-31InstallationAgilent E6233A, 4A, 5A VXI Embedded PC Controller - Used with Three Racal3152 Arbitr

4-214 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetRefSourceViStatus HPE6432_SetRefSource (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean refer

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-215HPE6432_SetRfOutputStateViStatus HPE6432_SetRfOutputState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoole

4-216 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetSettlingTimeViStatus HPE6432_SetSettlingTime (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViReal64

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-217Return ValueThis return value reports the status of the Set Settling Time function.To obtain f

4-218 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetSyncInputViStatus HPE6432_SetSyncInput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 syncIn

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-219Parameter ListinstrumentHandleVariable Type ViSessionThis is the ViSession handle that is obta

4-220 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetSyncOutStateViStatus HPE6432_SetSyncOutState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViBoolean

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-221syncOutEnableVariable Type ViBooleanThis parameter specifies whether the Sync Out trigger is e

4-222 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetTriggerInputViStatus HPE6432_SetTriggerInput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-223Parameter ListinstrumentHandleVariable Type ViSessionThis is the ViSession handle that is obta

1-32 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationAgilent E6233A, 4A, 5A VXI Embedded PC Controller - Used with One Racal 3153 Triple

4-224 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetupCalExtDetPointViStatus HPE6432_SetupCalExtDetPoint (ViSession instrumentHandle, V

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-225If an invalid start or stop frequency for the external leveling loop configuration is passed t

4-226 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide numberDetCalPointsCounterVariable Type ViInt32This parameter specifies the external detector c

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-227HPE6432_SetupFlatnessCalPointViStatus HPE6432_SetupFlatnessCalPoint(ViSession instrumentHandle

4-228 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide attenuationVariable Type ViUInt16 (passed by reference)This parameter specifies the attenuatio

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-229HPE6432_SetUserBlankingStateViStatus HPE6432_SetUserBlankingState (ViSession instrumentHandle,

4-230 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_SetVbloDacViStatus HPE6432_SetVbloDac (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt16 vbloDac);P

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-231HPE6432_SetVxiSyncOutputViStatus HPE6432_SetVxiSyncOutput (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt1

4-232 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Factory Preset Value: VXI_OUT_OFFParameter ListinstrumentHandleVariable Type ViSessionThis is

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-233HPE6432_SetVxiTriggerOutputViStatus HPE6432_SetVxiTriggerOutput (ViSession instrumentHandle, V

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-33InstallationAgilent E6432A Acceptance Test ProcedureAgilent E6432A Acceptance Test ProcedureAfte

4-234 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide This is the ViSession handle that is obtained from the Initialize function. The instrumentHand

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-235HPE6432_WaitForSettledViStatus HPE6432_WaitForSettled (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViInt16 dis

4-236 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_WriteFlatnessCalDataViStatus HPE6432_WriteFlatnessCalData(ViSession instrumentHandle,

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-237The following signal paths may be specified with this function: Return ValueThis return value

4-238 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_WriteListDataViStatus HPE6432_WriteListData (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt32 star

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-239numberOfPointsVariable Type ViUInt32This parameter specifies the number of list points to writ

4-240 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide HPE6432_WriteListPointViStatus HPE6432_WriteListPoint (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt32 st

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-241Valid range: –20 dBm to Maximum Leveled Output PowerattenuationVariable Type ViUInt16This para

4-242 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide alcOffsetVariable Type ViUInt16This parameter specifies an ALC integrator zero offset value (a

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-243HPE6432_WriteListPointsViStatus HPE6432_WriteListPoints (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt32

1-34 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 1. Maximum Power and Power FlatnessTest 1. Maximum Power and Power Flatness De

4-244 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Parameter ListinstrumentHandleVariable Type ViSessionThis is the ViSession handle that is obta

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-245featureBitsVariable Type ViUInt16This parameter specifies the features used while setting a fr

4-246 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide This parameter specifies the number of list points to write to list point memory.Return ValueT

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-247SCPI Interfaces and CommandsThe following section contains a complete list of SCPI commands fo

4-248 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Status Operation Register ( STATus:OPERation:CONDition? )Status Questionable Register ( STATus

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-2491. Characters in lower case may be omitted.2. Commands within square brackets [.] are optional

4-250 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide CALibrate:FLATness:DATA? (THRU | ATT10 | ATT20 | ATT30 | ATT40 | ATT50 | ATT60 | ATT70 |EXT1 |

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-251LIST:SYNC:BIT[ENABle]?LIST:SYNC:INPut[:IMMediate]LIST:SYNC:INPut:MODE (STARt | RESTart | BOTH)

4-252 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide OUTPut:BLANking:TIME?OUTPut:BLANking:LONG:TIME (value 20-1023)OUTPut:BLANking:LONG:TIME?OUTPu

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 4-253[SOURce:]IQ:ADJust:IOFFset (value)[SOURce:]IQ:ADJust:IOFFset?[SOURce:]IQ:ADJust:QOFFset (value

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-35InstallationTest 1. Maximum Power and Power FlatnessE6432A Setup SummaryE6432A Setup DetailsObta

4-254 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide [SOURce:]ROSCillator:SOURce?STATus:OPERation:CONDition?STATus:OPERation:ENABle (value)STATus:O

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-15 Applications and Example ProgramsIn this chapter you can view a list of example programs that

5-2 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsOverviewOverview• Determining the Logical Address of the Synthe

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-3Applications and Example ProgramsExample Program RunList.cppExample Program RunList.cpp// RunList

5-4 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsExample Program RunList.cpppower[j] = a;atten[j] = 0;features[j

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-5Applications and Example ProgramsExample Program Step.cppExample Program Step.cpp// Step.cpp : St

5-6 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsWorking with Lists (A Programmer’s Model)Working with Lists (A

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-7Applications and Example ProgramsList Modes - Controlled by the featureBits ParameterList Modes -

5-8 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsfeatureBits ParameterfeatureBits ParameterHPE6432_RunList(instr

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-9Applications and Example ProgramsfeatureBits Parameter

Contents Contents-11. InstallationOverview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-36 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 1. Maximum Power and Power FlatnessMaximum Power MeasurementE6432A Measurement

5-10 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsTrigger Input ModeTrigger Input ModeThe trigger input can come

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-11Applications and Example ProgramsSync Input ModeSync Input ModeThe trigger input can come from t

5-12 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsRepeat ModeRepeat ModefeatureBits Mode Description Effect on a

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-13Applications and Example ProgramsInterrupt ModeInterrupt ModeNOTE To read the interrupt flag sta

5-14 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsInterrupt ModefeatureBits Interrupt Description Effect on a Li

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-15Applications and Example ProgramsInput and Output TriggersInput and Output TriggersBefore runnin

5-16 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsTrig InTrig InThis is an input trigger and its functionality i

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-17Applications and Example ProgramsSync InSync InThis is an input trigger and its functionality is

5-18 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsTrig OutTrig OutThis is an output trigger and is produced afte

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-19Applications and Example ProgramsSync OutSync OutThis is an output trigger (that can also be use

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-37InstallationTest 1. Maximum Power and Power FlatnessPower Flatness MeasurementMeasurement Summar

5-20 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsSynthesizer Switching SpeedsSynthesizer Switching SpeedsSynthe

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-21Applications and Example ProgramsSynthesizer Switching SpeedsSwitch/blanking time is established

5-22 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsSynthesizer Switching SpeedsRelated Topics• When in list mode,

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-23Applications and Example ProgramsSynthesizer Switching SpeedsSettling TimeSettling time is the p

5-24 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsSynthesizer Switching SpeedsSome example cases in which the se

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 5-25Applications and Example ProgramsSynthesizer Switching SpeedsDwell TimeDwell time is the minimum

5-26 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Applications and Example ProgramsTiming Example - Putting It All TogetherTiming Example - Putti

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-16 Specifications and Characteristics

6-2 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and Characte

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-3Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsOptionsThe following options

1-38 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 2. AM AccuracyTest 2. AM AccuracyDescriptionThe E6432A microwave synthesizer i

6-4 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsOutputFrequency Range 10 MH

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-5Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsFrequency RangeWithOption 1E1

6-6 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsUnwanted SignalsFlatness Fl

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-7Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsSynthesizer-Related Residuals

6-8 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsNon-Harmonic Spurious <–

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-9Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsAbsolute SSB Phase Noise (All

6-10 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsPower Supply RequirementsA

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-11Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsPulse Modulation (Low Band 5

6-12 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsPulse Modulation (High Ban

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-13Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsI/Q Modulation (Option UNG O

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-39InstallationTest 2. AM Accuracy33120A Setup Summary 33120A Setup DetailsOutput impedance 50 ohm

6-14 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Specifications and CharacteristicsSpecifications and CharacteristicsVXI CharacteristicsGeneral

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-15Specifications and CharacteristicsDeclaration of Conformity (According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and E

6-16 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Specifications and CharacteristicsContacting Agilent TechnologiesContacting Agilent Technologi

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 6-17Specifications and CharacteristicsAgilent Technologies Service CentersTable 6-1 Contacting Agile

6-18 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Specifications and CharacteristicsAdobe Acrobat Reader or QuickTime Software DownloadsAdobe Ac

IndexIndex iSymbols# of Steps, 3-87.mov files, 6-18.pdf files, 6-18Numerics10 MHz In, 2-610 MHz Out, 2-610 MHz Ref, 3-431200 MHz reference out, 2-163

ii Index IndexView Last Full Self Test, 3-117View Last Quick Self Test, 3-116displaying error queue messages, 3-113Don’t Specify, 3-81Don’t Specify #

IndexIndex iiiHPE6432_GetExtTriggerOutput, 4-64HPE6432_GetFreqAlcAtten, 4-67HPE6432_GetFreqModState, 4-69HPE6432_GetFrequencyLimits, 4-70HPE6432_GetI

iv Index IndexList Playing ControlRepeat, 3-62Start, 3-61Stop, 3-61Sync, 3-62Sync In (0,1,2,3), 3-64Trig In (0,1,2), 3-63Trigger, 3-61List PointALC Po

IndexIndex vSlot 0 Module (Agilent E8491B IEEE-1394 PC Link to VXI) - Using a PCI to IEEE-1394 Interface, 1-19Slot 0 Module (NI VXI-MXI-2)- Using a P

1-40 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 2. AM AccuracyAM Accuracy MeasurementMeasurement Summary Measurement Details85

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-41InstallationTest 2. AM AccuracyE6432AFrequency 20 GHz14. Change the E6432A Frequency entry box a

1-42 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 2. AM AccuracyAM Accuracy Test Limit = ±12% and is calculated as follows:where

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-43InstallationTest 3. FM AccuracyTest 3. FM AccuracyDescriptionThe E6432A and the function generat

1-44 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 3. FM Accuracy4. Use a high frequency 3.5 mm cable to connect the E6432A outpu

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-45InstallationTest 3. FM Accuracy8563A Setup Summary8563A Setup DetailsCenter Frequency = 10 MHz 1

Contents-2 ContentsDescription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-46 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 3. FM AccuracyFM Accuracy Error % = (Calc Fgen Amp Vpp – Act Fgen Amp Vpp)/Cal

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-47InstallationTest 4. Pulse Modulation Level AccuracyTest 4. Pulse Modulation Level AccuracyDescri

1-48 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 4. Pulse Modulation Level Accuracy33120A Setup Summary 33120A Setup Details30

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-49InstallationTest 4. Pulse Modulation Level AccuracyMkr to pulse plateau 4. Repeat the above 8563

1-50 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 5. HarmonicsTest 5. HarmonicsDescriptionThe E6432 microwave synthesizer is set

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-51InstallationTest 5. HarmonicsHarmonics MeasurementMeasurement Summary Measurement Details8563EMk

1-52 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 6. External LevelingTest 6. External LevelingDescriptionThe E6432A microwave s

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-53InstallationTest 6. External LevelingEquipment SetupNOTE All test equipment requires a 30 minute

1-54 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 6. External LevelingExternal Leveling MeasurementMeasurement Summary Measureme

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-55InstallationTest 7. I/Q FunctionalityTest 7. I/Q Functionality Description:An internal I/Q calib

Contents Contents-3Error LED Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-56 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 7. I/Q FunctionalityE6432A Setup Summary E6432A Setup DetailsReset 1. Load the

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-57InstallationTest 7. I/Q FunctionalityE4430B Setup Summary E4430B Setup DetailsPreset 1. Press th

1-58 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide InstallationTest 7. I/Q FunctionalityMeasurement Summary Measurement Details8563E 1. Press the

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-59InstallationTest 7. I/Q FunctionalityClose I/Q Panel 6. Select the Power Menu softkey.7. Select

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 2-12 Hardware Front Panel Connectors

2-2 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsIn

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 2-3Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel Connectors•Sync In•Sync OutModulation and Ext

2-4 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsAccess LEDAccess LED, available fr

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 2-5Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsFailed LEDFailed LED, available fro

2-6 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsTTL Trig InTTL Trig In, available

Contents-4 ContentsSync Out (Front Panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 2-7Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel Connectors10 MHz In10 MHz In, available from

2-8 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsAM InputAM Input, available from t

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 2-9Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsOne solution to remedy this impedan

2-10 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsThe input impedance for this inpu

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 2-11Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsFM InputFM Input, available from t

2-12 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel Connectorsload. If the signal generator is

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 2-13Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsPULSE InputPULSE Input, available

2-14 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsExt ALC InputExt ALC Input, avail

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 2-15Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel ConnectorsI/Q InputsI/Q Inputs, available fr

2-16 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Hardware Front Panel ConnectorsHardware Front Panel Connectors1200 MHz Reference Out1200 MHz Re

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Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-13 Soft Front Panel Help

3-2 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpWhen hardware can not be found for this Soft Front Panel, refer to the “Sta

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-3Soft Front Panel HelpPull Down Menus• File Pull Down Menu• Edit Pull Down Menu• View Pull Down Me

3-4 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpStartup Error Dialog BoxStartup Error Dialog BoxThe above dialog box is dis

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-5Soft Front Panel HelpUnlocked Error IndicatorUnlocked Error IndicatorThe Unlocked error indicator

3-6 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpUnleveled Error IndicatorUnleveled Error IndicatorThe Unleveled error indic

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-7Soft Front Panel HelpAtten Lock IndicatorAtten Lock IndicatorThe Atten Lock Indicator, visible on

3-8 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpExt Ref IndicatorExt Ref IndicatorThe Ext Ref indicator, visible on the Sof

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 3-9Soft Front Panel HelpError LED IndicatorError LED IndicatorThe Error LED indicator, visible on th

3-10 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide Soft Front Panel HelpFailed LED IndicatorFailed LED IndicatorThe Failed LED indicator, visible