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4-54 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide
HPE6432_GetAtten
ViStatus HPE6432_GetAtten (ViSession instrumentHandle,
ViUInt16 *attenuation);
Purpose
This function gets the current value of the attenuator.
Parameter List
instrumentHandle
Variable Type ViSession
This is the ViSession handle that is obtained from the Initialize
function. The instrumentHandle identifies a particular instrument
session.
attenuation
Variable Type ViUInt16 (passed by reference)
This parameter returns the current setting of the attenuator if one
exists. Attenuators are available on instruments with Option 1E1 only.
Return Value
This return value always returns VI_SUCCESS.
Related Topics
Set Attenuator