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command:  
synstax: 
description: 

 

parameters: 

 

response: 
C#: 
example: 

:PARameter:SOURce:PATH:LENGth

 

:PARameter:SOURce:PATH:LENGth<wsp><

length

> 

Specifies the geometrical length of the source path in m. In 
default mode only evaluated for O/E and O/O 
measurements

 

length 

<double> the path length value, default unit is 

meter. 
none

 

SrcLengthOpt_m 
:PAR:SOUR:PATH:LENG 0.42

 

command:  
syntax: 
description: 

 

parameters: 

 

response: 
C#: 
example: 

:PARameter:SOURce:REFR:INDex?

 

:PARameter:SOURce:REFR:INDex? 
Retrieves the refractive index of the source path in dB. In default 
mode only evaluated for O/E and O/O measurements.

 

none 
<double> the refractive index 
(property) SrcRefIdx 
:PAR:SOUR:REFR:IND? -> 0

 

command:  
syntax: 
description: 

 

parameters: 

 

response: 
C#: 
example: 

:PARameter:SOURce:REFR:INDex

  

:PARameter:SOURce:REFR:INDex<wsp><

index

> 

Specifies the refractive index of the source path in dB. In 
default mode only evaluated for O/E and O/O 
measurements.

 

index

 <double> the refractive index value in dB

 

none 
(property) SrcRefIdx 

:PAR:SOUR:REFR:IND 0.13 

command:  
syntax: 
description: 

 

parameters: 

 

response: 
C#: 
example: 

:PARameter:USER:CALIbration:CALSet?

 

:PARameter:USER:CALIbration:CALSet?

 

Retrieves the name of a Calset on the network analyzer to be 
used for the user calibration measurement. If an empty string is 
returned, the current Calset is used. If “NONE” is returned, no 
Calset is applied for the user calibration measurement.

 

none 
<string> NONE | path and file name 
(property) CalSetUserCal 
:PAR:USER:CAL:CALS? -> c:\temp\calset1.s2p

 

command:  
syntax: 

description: 

 

parameters: 

 

response: 
C#: 
example: 

:PARameter:USER:CALIbration:CALSet

 

:PARameter:USER:CALIbration:CALSet

<wsp>[NONE | “<path 

string>”]

 

Specifies the name of a Calset on the network analyzer to be used for 
the user calibration measurement. If an empty string is passed, the 
current Calset is used. If “NONE” is passed, no Calset is applied for 
the user calibration measurement.

 

NONE| <string> |No argument, None or the path and file name 
surrounded by double quotes. 
none 
(property) CalSetUserCal 
:PAR:USER:CAL:CALS “c:\temp\calset1.s2p”

 

command:  

:PARameter:WAVelength?

 

syntax: 

:PARameter:WAVelength? 

description: 

 

Returns the  laser wavelength set on the LCA.

 

parameters: 

 

none 

response: 

<string> The wavelength and unit as a string. 

C#: 
example: 

(property) Wavelength_nm 
:PAR:WAV? -> Wvl_1550nm 

Remote Operation

Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer, Programmer’s Guide

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Summary of Contents for N437 Series

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Page 4: ...r However Buyer shall pay all shipping charges duties and taxes for products returned to Keysight from another country Keysight warrants that its software and firmware designated by Keysight for use with an instrument will execute its programming instructions when properly installed on that instrument Keysight does not warrant that the operation of the instrument software or firmware will be unint...

Page 5: ...the required objects 15 Basic structure of an LCA client application 16 Synchronous vs Asynchronous Method Calls 18 Troubleshooting 20 LCA Remote Programming 21 LCA remote control DLLs 21 Specific Commands 22 Interface structure 22 Enumeration 23 Class LCAMeasParams 24 Class LCAProperties 27 Interface ILCARemoteClient 28 General commands 28 Measurement commands 31 Properties 37 The LCA SCPI Interf...

Page 6: ...e information 82 Programming Examples 61 VEE Programming Example 62 Getting started 62 Description of the VEE example 70 VBA Excel Programming Example 74 Warranty Information 79 Warranty 79 6 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

Page 7: ... Calls 21 How to use the LCA Remote Client 16 Adding references to your project 16 Declare and create the required objects 18 Basic structure of an LCA client application 19 Troubleshooting 23 LCA Remote Programming 24 LCA remote control DLLs 24 LCA remote control DLLs 24 Specific Commands 25 Interface structure 25 Enumeration 26 Class LCAMeasParams 27 Class LCAProperties 30 Interface ILCARemoteCl...

Page 8: ...45 46 Start Stop the LCA SCPI Module LCA SCPI Commands Command Details 48 Remote Operation 8 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

Page 9: ...amming environments such as Visual Basic 6 0 and VBA as well as from NET enabled programming environments such as C The LCA uses NET remoting as the foundation for its external communications Remoting is the process of programs or distributed components interacting across different processes or machines Beginning with the LCA software version 3 00 03 for Windows XP systems or 3 01 00 with Window 7...

Page 10: ... subscribes to that channel when loading or connecting to that object In the case of the LCA a RemoteObject object is published to an http channel and the subscribing client program is the LCA RemoteClient A Remoting server is embedded in the LCA Server application The LCA RemoteClient is a layer of abstraction which provides an easy to use interface with methods to control the LCA The LCA Remote ...

Page 11: ... to be migrated by hand While this chapter assumes you are familiar with your programming environment it does not assume familiarity with controlling remote objects from within that environment Examples are provided for VB NET C VB 6 0 VBA and Keysight VEE which can be extrapolated to most environments for controlling the LCA After installing the LCA Remote Client on your computer you can find the...

Page 12: ...ll software on network devices Installing or overwriting files on the LCA computer system may impact the operation of the instrument Please contact your network administrator or IT department to find out if you have this type of network NOTE The LCA LAN connector supports 10 Base T and 100 Base T Ethernet networks using TCP IP and other Microsoft supported networking protocols The LCA uses Microso...

Page 13: ...nges NOTE By default as the instrument starts up you are logged on as an administrator with the logon name PNA Admin The login password which is usually not needed is pna for systems with Windows 7 or agilent for systems using Windows XP Keysight only recommends using the LCA application while you are logged on as an administrator NOTE If using a protocol other than TCP IP please contact your IT d...

Page 14: ... TCP IP for static or dynamic addressing To get started follow the same steps listed above NOTE For more information click Start Help Index and search for DNS or WINS or static or dynamic Remote Operation 14 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

Page 15: ...rer to find LCA Remote Client Installer Folder or Start the downloaded installer 3 If you want to program the network analyzer via its COM interface you need to install the PNAProxy The installation executable PNAProxy exe can be found on the network analyzer in the folder C Program Files Agilent Network Analyzer Automation Install the PNA Proxy by running the installation program PNAProxy exe on ...

Page 16: ...r documentation Adding references to your project In VB NET C VB 6 0 or VBA projects you have to add references to the LCA Remote Client Library and to the PNAProxy type library the network analyzer proxy assuming you also want to program the network analyzer The LCA Remtote Client implements two different interface technologies In environments which support NET assemblies we recommend using the L...

Page 17: ...rt keysight com pna programming Because environments like VB 6 0 or VBA cannot work directly with NET assemblies you have to use the COM interface of the LCA Remote Client in such cases 1 In VB 6 0 from the Project menu select References In VBA open the Tools menu and select References Remote Operation Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide 17 ...

Page 18: ...ace To be able to use the LCA Remote Client you have to create objects from these classes Declare the objects Private lcaClient As Agilent LCA RemoteClient LCARemoteClient Private lcaMeasParams As Agilent LCA RemoteClient LCAMeasParams Private lcaProperties As Agilent LCA RemoteClient LCAProperties Create the objects lcaClient New Agilent LCA RemoteClient LCARemoteClient lcaMeasParams New Agilent ...

Page 19: ...bject Private pnaClient As AgilentPNA835x Application Public Sub Open ByVal serverName As String the class id of the AgilentPNA835x Application class Dim clsID As System Guid New Guid 16D3C697 5F97 11D2 BC1F 0060B0B52EA7 Dim srvtype As System Type System Type GetTypeFromCLSID clsID serverName True now we connect to the remote PNA pnaClient CType System Activator CreateInstance srvtype AgilentPNA83...

Page 20: ...re an active session opened on the LCA All these commands have to be enclosed by Open and Close commands Commands which do not change the state of the LCA like reading properties only require a passive session on the LCA 5 When finished with working on the LCA close the session lcaClient Close 6 Before leaving the application make sure to call the Disconnect command This prevents unnecessary proce...

Page 21: ... while the main thread handles other things like running the user interface A third possibility is to call potentially time consuming actions asynchronously The LCA Remote Client lets you call some commands in asynchronous mode This means that the call returns immediately even before the action on the instrument has finished execution In such cases you need an additional method to determine when a...

Page 22: ...Thread Sleep 200 While oLCAClient OperationComplete False Using the WaitForOPC command oLCAClient Init_OO params False DoMyActionsAfterCallingInit doing some other stuff When we are done with our own stuff we need to wait for Init_OO to finish oLCAClient WaitForOPC Remote Operation 22 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

Page 23: ...to workaround this behavior during application development There are two cases here If your client application halts on a breakpoint the heartbeat is suspended so if your application is suspended for more than 60 seconds the server closes the session When you try to continue execution you get an error telling you that no session is open To keep sessions open start the LCA server on the network ana...

Page 24: ...gram the LCA system in other applications LCA remote control DLLs The LCA RemoteClient DLL provides a communication link with the LCA server The DLLs are comprised of a set of properties and methods that together provide a basic set of remote LCA capabilities The two DLLs of interest are RemoteClient dll and RemoteObjects dll By default these two DLLs are installed to C Program Files Agilent Agile...

Page 25: ...all possible parameters of your measurement The class LCAProperties provides read only properties which give you some information about the network analyzer and the LCA The class LCARemoteClient provides the methods to connect to the LCA perform measurements and change hardware settings Remote Operation Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide 25 ...

Page 26: ...EModBiasOpt Specify how often a modulator bias voltage optimization has to be performed Once only once when the laser is switched on EverySweep prior to each measurement started by the LCA Continuous the optimization loop runs continuously NotSet Once EverySweep Continuous EOpticalInput Enumerates the optical inputs on the optical test head s front panel High power input is comparable to input 2 a...

Page 27: ...n force the LCA to switch the laser on or off independently of the measurement type You also have additional Optical and RF path deembedding possibilities or can apply additional deembedding on the receiver and the source side independent of the measurement type Boolean if true advanced features are active False Laser_On Switch the intern laser on or off Note The value of this property is only eva...

Page 28: ... use for additional adaptor deembedding on the receiver side In default mode only evaluated for E O and O O measurements String Empty string OptSrcFile The name of the s2p file to use for additional adaptor deembedding on the source side In default mode only evaluated for O E and O O measurements String Empty string Property Description Type Default value Property Description Type Default value Us...

Page 29: ...embedding This property has to be used only for the source port with the higher number in differential measurements String Empty string CalSetUserCal Name a Calset on the network analyzer which has to be used for the user calibration measurement If an empty string is passed the current calset is used If NONE is passed no calset is applied for the user calibration measurement String Empty string Pr...

Page 30: ... switched architecture False non switched architecture Boolean SoftwareVersion The version of the LCA server software String SourceWvl An array showing all available wavelengths of the LCA test head array ELaserWvl MaxPower_dBm An array holding the maximum optical output power values in dB These values are correlated to the wavelength values in SourceWvl at the same position array double MinPower_...

Page 31: ...A server already exists Function Open As Boolean Opens an active session on the LCA All commands that change the state of the LCA require an active session The LCA server allows only one active session at any time Parameters ByVal server As String Host name or IP address of the network analyzer where the LCA server is running Return value No return value Parameters No parameters Return value No re...

Page 32: ...Closes passive session on the LCA Sub CloseAll Closes the active sessions on the LCA Any measurements that are currently running are aborted Parameters No parameters Return value Boolean True A session has been opened False Opening a session failed Parameters No parameters Return value Boolean True A session has been opened False Opening a session failed Parameters No parameters Return value No re...

Page 33: ...ent ILCAProperties Read out the properties of the LCA system Sub SetTimeout ByVal timeout_ms As Integer Set the timeout value for the NET remoting A value of 0 or 1 indicates an infinite timeout period which is also the default value The timeout value is set in the NET remoting layer during execution of the Connect command If you want to set a timeout value you have to do this before calling the C...

Page 34: ...urement Parameters ByVal timeout_ms As Integer An integer that specifies the number of milliseconds to wait before a NET remoting request times out Return value No return value Parameters ByVal parameters As RemoteClient ILCAMeasParams The measurement parameters for initialization Optional ByVal sync As Boolean True default the call is blocked until initialization is complete False the call return...

Page 35: ...ntil initialization is complete False the call returns immediately For synchronization use the synchronization methods WaitForOPC or OperationComplete Return value No return value Parameters ByVal parameters As RemoteClient ILCAMeasParams The measurement parameters for initialization Optional ByVal sync As Boolean True default the call is blocked until initialization is complete False the call ret...

Page 36: ...s The measurement parameters for initialization Optional ByVal sync As Boolean True default the call is blocked until initialization is complete False the call returns immediately For synchronization use the synchronization methods WaitForOPC or OperationComplete Return value No return value Remote Operation 36 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

Page 37: ...Val sync As Boolean Use this command instead of Init_OE if you want the LCA to load and use previously saved user calibration data Parameters ByVal parameters As RemoteClient ILCAMeasParams The measurement parameters for initialization ByVal filename As String The name of the file containing the user calibration data Optional ByVal sync As Boolean True default the call is blocked until initializat...

Page 38: ...XTxCalData call You should trigger your DUT measurements with this routine as it takes care of optical DC power dependent deembedding and modulator bias voltage optimization Parameters ByVal parameters As RemoteClient ILCAMeasParams The measurement parameters for initialization ByVal filename As String The name of the file containing the user calibration data Optional ByVal sync As Boolean True de...

Page 39: ...and has finished execution Exceptions thrown during execution of an asynchronously called command could be caught when calling WaitForOPC or OperationComplete Parameters ByVal continuous As Boolean True measurements are done continuously False default a single measurement is triggered Optional ByVal sync As Boolean True default the call is blocked until initialization is complete False the call re...

Page 40: ...Get or set the current power of the LCA optical output in dBm LaserState As RemoteClient ELaserState Get or set the current state of the LCA optical output OpticalInput As RemoteClient EOpticalInput Get or set the current optical input of the LCA testhead Parameters No parameters Return value No return value Parameters No parameters Parameters No parameters Parameters No parameters Parameters No p...

Page 41: ...t value set it to Double NaN or a value 200dBm RFPowerRev_dBm As Double Gets or sets the RF power on the network analyzer ports for reverse measurements To set this property back to the factory defined default value set it to Double NaN or a value 200dBm ReadOnly OpticalDCPower_dBm As Double Get the actual optical DC power measured by the optical powermeter built into the LCA testhead Parameters B...

Page 42: ... by one of the LoadXXTxCalData commands ReadOnly OperationComplete As Boolean Get the operation status of the last asynchronously called command Exceptions thrown during execution of an asynchronously called command could be caught when calling WaitForOPC or OperationComplete Parameters No parameters Parameters No parameters Parameters No parameters Remote Operation 42 Keysight N437x Series Lightw...

Page 43: ...er on a network socket or on the device USB port Other ports like GPIB are not supported You may select and configure one of the available types Using both ports in parallel is not supported Socket Port The LCA SCPI talker listener runs on port 5026 The network analyzer SCPI interface runs on port 5025 You may run both SCPI interfaces for the LCA and the network analyzer application in parallel si...

Page 44: ...eboot the USB device port is always taken by the network analyzer SCPI interface by default The LCA SCPI interface has to be started manually If you run the LCA SCPI interface on the USB device port and want to switch to the socket port you have to stop the LCA SCPI interface first then change the configuration to socket port and save it This action will restart the network analyzer application au...

Page 45: ...guration click the Save Config button to store all settings After saving the settings the LCA SCPI module will adopt the modified configuration when you click on the Start SCPI button Configuration All LCA modules require the network analyzer application It should always start after a system reboot automatically If the network analyzer is not running please start it manually Like all other LCA mod...

Page 46: ...he same time Overview The LCA SCPI commands do not fulfill the IEEE standard They just offer a simple way to control the LCA application on a LAN dependent socket port or on a USB port Except for the IDN and SYST ERR Commands there is always a direct relation between a SCPI command and a method or property of the LCA Net Remote Interface LCA SCPI Commands Command Tree CLS LCA PNUMber string LCA SN...

Page 47: ...ion double PARameter RECeiver PATH LENGth double PARameter RECeiver REFR INDex double PARameter SOURce ATTenuation double PARameter SOURce POWer STATe 0 1off on PARameter SOURce PATH LENGth double PARameter SOURce REFR INDex double PARameter USER CALIbration CALSet string PARameter WAVelength string RF POWer FWD double unit is dBm RF POWer REVerse double unit is dBm RF SWITch STATe RECeiver SOURce...

Page 48: ...ERS 2 3 10 2 Command syntax description parameters response C example LOAD OO CALibration NAME LOAD OO CALibration NAME wsp path string Use this command instead of Init_OO if you want the LCA to load and use previously saved user calibration data string path and filename enclosed in double quotes none method LoadOOTxCalData LOAD OO CAL NAME c temp test s2p Command syntax description parameters res...

Page 49: ...od CurrentMeasType MEAS CURR TYPE OO Command MEASurement INITialize EE syntax MEASurement INITialize EE description Initializes the LCA for an EE measurement parameters none response none C method Init_EE example MEAS INIT EE command MEASurement INITialize EO syntax MEASurement INITialize EO description Initializes the LCA for an EO measurement parameters none response none C method Init_EO exampl...

Page 50: ...ADVAnced MODE PARameter ADVAnced MODE Returns 1 if advanced mode is enabled In advanced mode you can force the LCA to switch the laser on or off independent of the measurement type You also have additional optical and RF path de embedding possibilities or can apply additional de embedding on the receiver and the source side independent of the measurement type none string 0 1 property Advanced PAR ...

Page 51: ... 1 has to be used for receiver side de embedding in single ended measurements or for the receiver port with the lower number in differential measurements Index 2 has to be used only for the receiver port with the higher number in differential measurements none string property ElRcv1File ElRcv2File PAR ELEC REC S2PFile c temp test s2p command syntax description parameters response C example PARamet...

Page 52: ...er number in differential measurements Index 2 is the file for the source port with the higher number in differential measurements string path and file name none property ElSrc1File ElSrc2File PARameter ELECtrical SOURce S2PFile1 c temp test s2p command PARameter MEASurement MODE syntax PARameter MEASurement MODE description Returns setting for selecting single ended or differential measurements p...

Page 53: ...ut POWer description Returns the optical output power of the LCA in dBm parameters none response double power value the default unit is dBm C property OpticalPower_dBm example PAR OPT OUT POWer 1 command PARameter OPTical OUTput POWer synstax PARameter OPTical OUTput POWer ws power description Specify the optical output power of the LCA in dBm parameters power double power value in dBm response no...

Page 54: ...d in an s2p file Only the S21 transmission data is used none string 1 s2p file use enabled 0 disabled property UseIOpticalS2PFile PAR OPT S2PF USE 0 command syntax description parameters response C example PARameter OPTical S2PFile USE PARameter OPTical S2PFile USE wsp ON 1 OFF 0 enables or disables description of the optical paths by transmission data stored in an s2p file Only the S21 transmissi...

Page 55: ... O O measurements attenuation double attenuation value default unit is dB none property RcvAttOpt_dB PAR REC ATT 2 command syntax description parameters response C example PARameter RECeiver PATH LENGth PARameter RECeiver PATH LENGth Retrieves the geometrical length of the receiver path in m In default mode only evaluated for E O and O O measurements none double The path length value default unit ...

Page 56: ... parameters response C example PARameter SOURce POWer STATe PARameter SOURce POWer STATe Retrieves the internal laser state on or off Note the value of this property is only evaluated in advanced mode In default mode the laser is switched on or off according to the measurement type none string 1 internal laser is on 0 internal laser is off property Laser_On PAR SOUR POW STAT 1 command PARameter SO...

Page 57: ...r USER CALIbration CALSet PARameter USER CALIbration CALSet Retrieves the name of a Calset on the network analyzer to be used for the user calibration measurement If an empty string is returned the current Calset is used If NONE is returned no Calset is applied for the user calibration measurement none string NONE path and file name property CalSetUserCal PAR USER CAL CALS c temp calset1 s2p comma...

Page 58: ...example RF POWer REVerse RF POWer REVerse wsp power Sets the RF power on the network analyzer ports for reverse measurements To set this property back to the factory defined default value set it to Double NaN or a value 200dBm power double RF reverse power value in dBm none property RFPowerRev_dBm RF POW REV 4 command syntax description parameters response C example RF SWITch STATe RF SWITch STATe...

Page 59: ...nse double Laser power value in dBm C property LaserPower_dBm example SOUR POW 5 00375 command SOURce POWer syntax SOURce POWer wsp power description Sets the current power of the LCA optical output in dBm parameters power double Laser power value in dBm response none C property LaserPower_dBm example SOUR POW 2 45 command SOURce STATe syntax SOURce STATe description Gets the current state of the ...

Page 60: ...power meter built into the LCA test head none double the power value in dBm property OpticalDCPower_dBm THEA INP POW 40 3798 command THEAd INPut NUMBers syntax THEAd INPut NUMBers description Gets the number of optical inputs of the LCA test head parameters none response integer number of optical inputs C property NumOpticalInputs example THEA INP NUMB 2 command syntax description parameters respo...

Page 61: ... 70 VBA Excel Programming Example 74 Further programming examples are installed with the LCA Remote Client in the folder C Program Files x86 Agilent Agilent LCA Remote Client Examples The location on your computer depends on the folder in which you installed the LCA Remote Client Programming Examples ...

Page 62: ... by wires to specify the program s flow mimicking the order of tasks you want to perform This makes it easy to get useful results in a short time and in only a few steps Getting started Starting a complete measurement means interacting over the NET interface with the LCA and over the COM interface with the network analyzer Programming Examples 62 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer ...

Page 63: ...use NET assemblies you need to reference the Active X interface of the LCA Remote Client This is not described here but is similar to referencing the PNAProxy which is described later in this example 1 After having opened VEE in the Device menu select NET Assembly References Figure 2 Calling the NET Assembly references Programming Examples Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Program...

Page 64: ...nt LCA Remote Client 3 Enable the flag Import namespaces after closing 4 Ensure that RemoteClient and RemoteObjects are selected Figure 3 Selecting the required references 5 Set the flag to import the namespaces Agilent LCA RemoteClient and click OK Programming Examples 64 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

Page 65: ...Device menu Select type NET CLR Objects assembly RemoteClient namespace Agilent LCA RemoteClient to choose the function you want NOTE Before using one of the functions or properties you have to create an instance of the constructor Programming Examples Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide 65 ...

Page 66: ...you have to use the COM interface To be able to communicate with the network analyzer over its COM interface you have to install the PNAProxy For information on installing the PNAProxy see Install the LCA Remote Client on page 12 Programming Examples 66 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

Page 67: ...u select ActiveX Automation References Figure 5 Calling the ActiveX automation references 2 In the dialog which appears enable the Agilent PNA Series 1 9 Type Library and click OK Programming Examples Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide 67 ...

Page 68: ...select Variable then Declare Variable 4 As type select Object and as subtype select COM which is available in the advanced dialog Figure 8 Declaration You can set the declared variable in a new formula 5 In the Device menu select Formula 6 Type the following command into the formula Programming Examples 68 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

Page 69: ... This creates the identifier for object calls AgilentPNA835x Application You now find the required functions in the Function Object Browser You will find this in the Device menu under Function Object Browser Select type ActiveX Objects namespace AgilentPNA835x to choose the function you want Programming Examples Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide 69 ...

Page 70: ...n the Examples folder in the Agilent LCA Remote Client installation folder In the VEE example you can switch between the panel and the detail view The panel view lets you set LCA parameters and control the LCA Programming Examples 70 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

Page 71: ...Figure 11 Panel view Programming Examples Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide 71 ...

Page 72: ...e right to control the LCA When you select open a session the program sets the instances of LCARemoteClient LCAMeasParams and LCAProperties The program then sets the IP address variable and makes it available to the other parts of the program NOTE Starting a measurement always needs an open session That s why you have to begin with the point open session of the slider list Programming Examples 72 ...

Page 73: ...When the measurement is finished the program retrieves the results from the network analyzer andplots them as an X Y plot You can read out our data in the panel view too Figure 13 Measured data When you have finished working with the LCA close the session and disconnect from the LCA Do this by selecting close session and pressing Run Programming Examples Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component A...

Page 74: ...ess of the LCA 2 Configure the security settings for DCOM CAUTION This procedure sets DCOM security is set to the lowest level This ensures the application runs For information on how to apply a more specific DCOM security setting for different environments we recommend your read the related network analyzer documentation Chapter Configure for COM DCOM Programming in the network analyzer help file...

Page 75: ...vices and Computers and select My Computer d Right click on My Computer and select Properties e Select the Default Properties tab f For the Default Authentication Level choose None g Close with OK Programming Examples Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide 75 ...

Page 76: ...you have an older version of Excel it might be bound to an older version of the NET framework by default Since an application can only be bound to one version of the NET framework you will see errors in this case because the LCA Remote Client requires NET 2 0 This config file can be found in the same folder as the file example xls Change the LCA parameters Select the type of measurement Connect to...

Page 77: ...Change to sheet 2 to see your measurement results Programming Examples Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide 77 ...

Page 78: ...Programming Examples 78 Keysight N437x Series Lightwave Component Analyzer Programmer s Guide ...

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Page 82: ...accessories www keysight com comms oct accessories Firmware and driver download www keysight com comms octfirmware Keysight photonic discussion forum www keysight com find photonic_forum For Network analyzer related literature please visit Keysight Network Analyzers www keysight com find na Mechanical and Electronic Calibration Kits www keysight com find ecal RF Test Accessories Cabinets Cables ww...

Page 83: ...This information is subject to change without notice Keysight Technologies 2007 2015 Edition 2 0 February 2015 www keysight com ...

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