Model 8210A-2-5
IM-377
Aeroflex / Weinschel
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9. Programming and Configuration Examples
Example 1: Single Attenuator
If there is only one attenuator connected to the 8210A-2-5, then the assignment of a device name is not required, and
operation couldn’t be simpler. You can just send attenuation commands and queries, ignoring the device name
parameter.
ATTN 53 ; sets the attenuator to 53 dB
ATTN? ; returns ’53.00’
Example 2: Multiple Attenuators
In this example, we will use two attenuators. Each of the attenuators is a Model 3200T-1 (127dB/1dB steps). We will
use the names ’AT1’ and ’AT2’ to distinguish between the two devices. Assume that the attenuators are serial
numbers 101 and 102, respectively.
a. Assign names to the two attenuators.
Send: ASSIGN AT1 ’3200T-1’ 101
ASSIGN AT2 ’3200T-1’ 102
b. Save these names in the non-volatile EEPROM memory.
Send: SAVE ASSIGN
c. Optionally, set the number of devices to expect during configuration, and save it. This allows the
8210A-2-5 to report a configuration error if the device count doesn’t match that expected.
Send: CONFIG DEVICE COUNT 2
SAVE CONFIG
d. Rerun the device assignment to associate the newly defined names with the attenuators.
Send: REASSIGN
The channels may now be programmed using the following commands as examples:
ATTN AT1 53 ; sets the 1st attenuator (serial number 101) to 53 dB
ATTN AT2 32.00 ; sets the 2nd attenuator (serial number 102) to 32dB
Steps a) thru d) do not need to be repeated unless there is a change in the physical system configuration (ie replacing
an attenuator with a different model or serial number). The names will be automatically assigned during the power-on
configuration process.
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