Perform a Guided 1-Port Cal on Port 2

This VBScript program does the following:

1. Clear measurements from the PNA

2. Create a new S22 measurement

3. Set an instrument state

4. Select the connector types

5. Select a cal kit

6. Initiate a Guided calibration

7. Display a prompt to connect each standard

8. Save the calibration to a newly created cal set

Note: This example illustrates an important step when calibrating a reflection measurement in the reverse direction. You MUST create a reverse (S22) measurement and have it be the active (selected) measurement on the channel that is being calibrated. This is not necessary for any calibrating any other measurement parameter.

The SCPI commands in this example are sent over a COM interface using the SCPIStringParser object. You do NOT need a GPIB connection to run this example.

This VBScript (*.vbs) program can be run as a macro in the PNA. To do this, copy the following code into a text editor file such as Notepad and save it on the PNA hard drive as Guided.vbs. Learn how to setup and run the macro.

Dim App
Set App = CreateObject("AgilentPNA835x.Application")
App.Preset

Dim step
Dim Parser
Dim prompt
Dim txtDat
Dim Chan

Rem Clear old measurements
App.Reset

Rem Create a new Measurement
Set Parser = App.SCPIStringParser
Parser.Parse "DISPlay:WINDow1:STATE ON"
Parser.Parse "CALCulate:PARameter:DEFine:EXT 'MyMeas',S22"
Parser.Parse "DISPlay:WINDow1:TRACe1:FEED 'MyMeas'"

Rem Initialize state
Set Chan = App.ActiveChannel
Chan.StartFrequency = 200e6
Chan.StopFrequency = 1.5e9
Chan.IFBandwidth = 1000
step = 3

Rem Begin a guided calibration
Parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CONN:PORT1 'Not used'"
Parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CONN:PORT2 'Type N (50) male'"
Parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CKIT:PORT1 ''"
Parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CKIT:PORT2 '85054D'"
Parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:INIT"

Rem Query the number of steps
txtDat = Parser.Parse("SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:STEP?")

Rem Display the number of steps
MsgBox("Number of steps is " + txtDat)

Rem Set the loop counter limit
step = txtDat

Rem  Measure the standards
For i = 1 To step
If i= 1 Then
prompt = Parser.Parse("sens:corr:coll:guid:desc? 1")
MsgBox(prompt)
Parser.Parse ("sens:corr:coll:guid:acq STAN1")
ElseIf i = 2 then
prompt = Parser.Parse("sens:corr:coll:guid:desc? 2")
MsgBox(prompt)
Parser.Parse ("sens:corr:coll:guid:acq STAN2")
ElseIf i = 3 then
prompt = Parser.Parse("sens:corr:coll:guid:desc? 3")
MsgBox(prompt)
Parser.Parse ("sens:corr:coll:guid:acq STAN3")
End If
Next

Rem All standards have been measured.  Save the result
Parser.Parse "SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:SAVE"
MsgBox("The calibration has been completed")