How to program Agilent E5071C network analyzer with USB connection

[arthur51189]

I gave your suggestion a try and it seems to work when i use the "Read Data and Memory.vi" it seems like it measures the magnitude, but it doesn't look like it measures the phase?

[smercurio_fc]

I don't have the manual for that instrument, and I don't know how you've configured the network analyzer, but if you're using a regular rectangular display format then you'd be displaying either magnitude or phase, not both. If that model transmits the data like other Agilent network analyzers I've used, when you fetch the data you'd be getting what you're seeing on the network analyzer. Thus, to get the phase you'd need to change display format to show phase and call the measure VI again to get the phase data.

[arthur51189]

I had a question if you look at my attachment, is there anyway i can get the phase values without the 2nd configure channel and trace.vi. Or is there anyway i can make it so the screen will display both the magnitude and phase graphs on the same screen.

Thank you

[smercurio_fc]

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@arthur51189 wrote:

I had a question if you look at my attachment, is there anyway i can get the phase values without the 2nd configure channel and trace.vi.

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Not with a rectangular view. With a rectangular view the network analyzer will show only one trace vs frequency.

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Or is there anyway i can make it so the screen will display both the magnitude and phase graphs on the same screen.

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You could set up multiple windows on the display or you could use a polar plot. See the network analyzer user guide on how this is done. There would be corresponding programming commands for this. Not sure about VIs - you'd have to look through the driver to see what's there.

[arthur51189]

When i save the the data to Excel i want to label the columns, I used concatenate string and then the Write Characters to File.vi but when i open the spreadsheet i don't see the label for the columns

[arthur51189]

I have 3 seperate excel files for Magnitude, Phase and Frequency. Is there anyway i could have combined all 3 of those to 1 excel file in 3 seperate columns? Or with the way that i have (3 seperate files) can i combine those to 1 file?

[Raj_V]

Hi Arthur,

The common practice for all new issues is to open a new thread so that it's easily searchable in the future for other customers as well. Since this thread is about how to program the Agilent E5071C network analyzer, I recommend opening a new post for the spreadsheet issue.