Specifies whether the RFmx driver chooses an attenuation setting based on the hardware settings.

You do not need to use a selector string if you want to configure this property for all signal instances. Specify the signal name in the selector string if you want to configure or read that signal instance. Refer to the Selector Strings topic for information about the string syntax.

The default value is True.

Supported devices: PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5668

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this property.

Short Name Mechanical Attenuation Auto
Data type ci32.png
Permissions Read/Write
High-level VIs RFmxInstr Configure Mechanical Attenuation
Resettable Yes
False 0

Specifies that the RFmx driver uses the value configured in the Mechanical Attenuation Value property.
True 1

Specifies that the measurement computes the mechanical attenuation.