How do I remotely read demodulated symbols from the 89601A VSA software using Microsoft Excel?
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Description:
This example demonstrates how to write a Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft Excel to do the following:
- Take control of a running instance of 89601A or start a new instance
- Open a recording
- Setup the software to demodulate an NADC signal
- Read the RMS EVM, RMS Magnitude error, and RMS Phase error
- Read the demodulated data symbols
- Write the error summary data to the Excel spreadsheet
Languages Supported:
Microsoft Excel
Revision Date:
December 29, 2004
Download Instructions:
Save the self extracting archive to disk and open it and click "Unzip" to extract the 89600_Symbol_Table.xls and ACP.sdf files to your C:\temp directory.
Procedure:
- Open the 89600_Symbol_Table.xls file with Microsoft Excel
- If prompted to enable or disable macros, select "Enable Macros"
- Follow the procedure documented in the Spreadsheet