/// <summary>Configures common instrument settings for generation.</summary>
/// <param name="rfsgHandle">The open RFSG session to configure.</param>
/// <param name="instrConfig">The common instrument settings to configure.</param>
public static void ConfigureInstrument(NIRfsg rfsgHandle, InstrumentConfiguration instrConfig)
{
rfsgHandle.SignalPath.SelectedPorts = instrConfig.SelectedPorts;
rfsgHandle.RF.ExternalGain = -instrConfig.ExternalAttenuation_dB;
rfsgHandle.RF.Configure(instrConfig.CarrierFrequency_Hz, instrConfig.DutAverageInputPower_dBm);
rfsgHandle.FrequencyReference.Source = RfsgFrequencyReferenceSource.FromString(instrConfig.ReferenceClockSource);
// Only configure LO settings on supported VSTs
if (Regex.IsMatch(rfsgHandle.Identity.InstrumentModel, "NI PXIe-58[34].")) // Matches 583x and 584x VST families
{
IntPtr rfsgPtr = rfsgHandle.GetInstrumentHandle().DangerousGetHandle();
NIRfsgPlayback.RetrieveAutomaticSGSASharedLO(rfsgPtr, "", out RfsgPlaybackAutomaticSGSASharedLO currentMode);
if (instrConfig.LOSharingMode == LocalOscillatorSharingMode.None && currentMode != RfsgPlaybackAutomaticSGSASharedLO.Disabled)
{
//Setting this property resets other settings, which can create issues. Hence, it is only set if the value
//is different than the current mode.
NIRfsgPlayback.StoreAutomaticSGSASharedLO(rfsgPtr, "", RfsgPlaybackAutomaticSGSASharedLO.Disabled);
}
else if (instrConfig.LOSharingMode == LocalOscillatorSharingMode.Automatic && currentMode != RfsgPlaybackAutomaticSGSASharedLO.Enabled)
{
//Setting this property resets other settings, which can create issues. Hence, it is only set if the value
//is different than the current mode.
NIRfsgPlayback.StoreAutomaticSGSASharedLO(rfsgPtr, "", RfsgPlaybackAutomaticSGSASharedLO.Enabled);
}
}
//Do nothing; any configuration for LOs with standalone VSGs should be configured manually.
//Baseband instruments don't have LOs. Unsupported VSTs must be configured manually.
}
