Vertical:Advanced:Mechanical Attenuation (dB)
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Specifies the level of mechanical attenuation for the RF path, in decibels.
PXIe-5667— This property is read-only when the Low Frequency Bypass Enabled property is set to Disabled.
PXIe-5668 with PXIe-5698— This property is read-only when the Preamp Enabled property is set to Enabled.
Valid Values:
PXIe-5601/5663/5663E—0, 16
PXIe-5603/5665 (3.6 GHz)—0, 10, 20, 30
PXIe-5605/5665 (14 GHz), PXIe-5606/5668—0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75
PXIe-5667 (3.6 GHz) using the PXIe-5693 RF preselector low frequency bypass path—0, 10, 20, 30
PXIe-5667 (3.6 GHz) using the PXIe-5693 RF preselector filter path—0
PXIe-5667 (7 GHz) using the PXIe-5693 RF preselector low frequency bypass path—0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75
PXIe-5667 (7 GHz) using the PXIe-5693 RF preselector filter path—0
PXIe-5668 with PXIe-5698 with the Preamp Enabled property set to Enabled—5
Default Value: N/A
Supported Devices: PXIe-5601/5603/5605/5606 (external digitizer mode), PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Short Name | Mechanical Attenuation |
| Data type | ![]() |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| High-level VIs | N/A |
| Channel-based | No |
| Resettable | Yes |
