Specifies the external amplification or attenuation, if any, between the RF signal generator and the device under test.

Positive values for this property represent amplification, and negative values for this property represent attenuation.

Note Setting this property adjusts the actual device output power to compensate for any amplification or attenuation between the RF signal generator and the device under test.
Note For the PXIe-5645, this property is ignored if you are using the I/Q ports.

Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5654/5654 with PXIe-5696, PXIe-5673/5673E, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841/5842/5860

Valid Values: -INF dB to +INF dB

Default Value: 0 dB

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this property.

Short Name External Gain (dB)
Data type cdbl.png
Permissions Read/Write
High-level VIs N/A
Channel-based No
Resettable Yes