Controlled via an external computer signal for adjusting attenuation. Features capacitors at both input and output ports to block DC voltages. An attenuator is a passive broadband electronic device that reduces the power of a signal without appreciably distorting its waveform. Since being adjustable allows for greater flexibility in the levels of attenuation, we will in this project build. A passive attenuator reduces the amount of power being delivered to the connected load by either a single fixed amount, a variable amount or in a series of known switchable steps.