Sets the attenuation of a switch or cable connected to the RF IN connector of the signal analyzer. This value is expressed in dB. For more information about attenuation, refer to the RF Attenuation and Signal Levels topic for your device in the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help.

Syntax

Namespace: NationalInstruments.RFmx.Cdma2kMX

public int SetExternalAttenuation(string selectorString, double value)

Remarks

This method sets the value of ExternalAttenuation attribute.The default value is 0 dB.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
selectorStringstring

Pass an empty string. The signal name that is passed when creating the signal configuration is used.

valuedouble

Specifies the attenuation of a switch or cable connected to the RF IN connector of the signal analyzer. This value is expressed in dB. For more information about attenuation, refer to the RF Attenuation and Signal Levels topic for your device in the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help.

Returns

Returns the status code of this method. The status code either indicates success or describes a warning condition.