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Programming Examples
Exampl e 3 - Measuring and I ncluding the Insertion Loss

9.3 Example 3 - Measuring and Including the

Insertion Loss

Function

This pr ogram performs the same se quence a s the sample session
given in chapter 1. That is, to measure the in ser tion loss of the
attenuator, and put this into the calibration factor to that it is
included in all future lo ss values.

Requirements

This example uses the Agilent 8156A Attenuator, with a 8153A
multimeter with one source and one sen sor. The conn ectors for this
system are all HMS-10.

Setting Up the Equipment

1. At the beginning, configure the hardware as shown in the figure
below, making sure that all the connectors are clean:
Figure 9-1 Hardware Configuratio n for Attenuation Example - A
a. Make sure that the power sensor is installed in the
multimeter mainframe in channel A, and the source is in
channel B.