Table 6-3 Attenuation Levels And Corresponding Data Strings - Agilent Technologies 11713A Operating And Service Manual

Table 6-3 shows the programming strings required to set up various three
and four-section attenuators to the desired level of attenuation.

Table 6-3 Attenuation Levels and Corresponding Data Strings

ATTENUATOR X
(Pushbuttons)
Attenuator Section
(dB)
Attenuation (in
dB)
X Y
0 0
1 10
2 20
3 30
4 40
5 50
ATTENUATOR X
(Pushbuttons)
Attenuator Section
(dB)
Attenuation (in dB)
X Y
0 0
10 10
20 20
30 30
ATTENUATOR X
(Pushbuttons)
Attenuator Section
(dB)
Attenuation (in dB)
X or Y
0
10
20
30
Remote Operation
0 to 11 dB or 0 to 110 dB Attenuation 4-Section Attenuator
1 2 3
1 2 4
ATTEN X ATTEN Y
B1234 B5678
A1B234 A5B678
A2134 A6B578
A12B34 A56B78
A4B123 A8567
A14B23 A58B67
0 to 70 dB Attenuation 3-Section Attenuator
1 2 3
10 20 40
ATTEN X ATTEN Y
B123 B567
A1B23 A5B67
A2134 A56B7
A12B3 A56B7
0 to 70 dB Attenuation 4-Section Attenuator
1 2 3
10 20 20
ATTEN X ATTEN Y
B1234 B5678
A1B234 A5B76
A4B123 A8B568
A14B23 A58B67
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4 ATTENUATOR Y
(Pushbuttons)
4 Attenuator Section
(dB)
Attenuation (in dB)
X
6
7
8
9
10
11
4 ATTENUATOR Y
(Pushbuttons)
Not Attenuator Section
Used (dB)
Attenuation (in dB)
X or Y
40
50
60
70
4 ATTENUATOR X
(Pushbuttons)
20 Attenuator Section
(dB)
Attenuation (in dB)
X or Y
40
50
60
70
5 6
10 20
Y ATTEN X
60 A24B13
70 A124B3
80 A34B12
90 A134B2
100 A234B1
110 A1234
5 6
10 20
GPIB Program Codes
ATTEN X
A3B12
A13B2
A23B1
A123
5 6
10 20
GPIB Program Codes
ATTEN X
A24B13
A124B3
A234B1
A1234
7 8
40 40
ATTEN Y
A68B57
A568B7
A78B56
A578B6
A678B5
A5678
7 8
40 Not
Used
ATTEN Y
A7B56
A67B5
A67B5
A567
7 8
20 20
ATTEN Y
A68B57
A568B7
A678B5
A5786