Modify a Calibration Kit using SCPI

This Visual Basic program:

• Modifies Calibration kit number 3

• Completely defines standard #4 (thru)

To run this program, you need:

• An established GPIB interface connection

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'Modifying cal kit number 3 Calkitnum = 3

'Designate the kit selection to be used for performing cal's
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:SELect " & Val(Calkitnum)

'Reset to factory default values.
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:RESet " & Val(Calkitnum)

'Name this kit with your own name
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:NAME 'My Cal Kit'"

'Assign standard numbers to calibration classes
'Set Port 1, class 1 (S11A) to be standard #8
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:ORDer1 8"
'Set Port 1, class 2 (S11B) to be standard #7
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:ORDer2 7"
'Set Port 1, class 3 (S11C) to be standard #3
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:ORDer3 3"
'Set Port 1, class 4 (S21T) to be standard #4
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:ORDer4 4"
'Set Port 2, class 1 (S22A) to be standard #8
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:ORDer5 8"
'Set Port 2, class 2 (S22B) to be standard #7
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:ORDer6 7"
'Set Port 2, class 3 (S22C) to be standard #3
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:ORDer7 3"
'Set Port 2, class 4 (S12T) to be standard #4
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:ORDer8 4"

'Set up Standard #4 completely
'Select Standard #4; the rest of the commands act on it
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard 4"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:FMIN 300KHz"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:FMAX 9GHz"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:IMPedance 50"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:DELay 1.234 ns"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:LOSS 23e6"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:C0 0"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:C1 1"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:C2 2"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:C3 3"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:L0 10"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:L1 11"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:L2 12"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:L3 13"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:LABel 'My Special Thru'"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:TYPE THRU"
GPIB.Write "SENSe:CORRection:COLLect:CKIT:STANdard:CHARacteristic Coax"