User`s guide

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Programming GPIB instruments
This section provides an introduction to programming GPIB
instruments via the 82357B USB/GPIB interface using the
Agilent VISA, VISA COM, and SICL IO Libraries. You can
program in various languages/applications, including Visual
Basic, Visual C++, Agilent VEE, and National Instruments
LabVIEW.
See the applicable user’s guide(s), such as the Visual Basic
User’s Guide, for programming guidelines. You can also find
additional programming examples using various IO Libraries
and instrument drivers in the instrument user’s guide. After
the 82357B is successfully installed, the interface acts as a
transparent interface for programming GPIB instruments.
For information on programming using Agilent VISA, see the
Agilent VISA User’s Guide. For information on VISA COM and
for function references for VISA, VISA COM, and SICL, see
the IO Libraries Suite Online Help.
Accessing VISA and SICL manuals
You can access .pdf copies of the Agilent VISA User’s Guide
and the Agilent SICL User’s Guide for Windows from the IO
icon on the Windows taskbar. Adobe Reader is required to
view these manuals.
To access the Agilent VISA User’s Guide, click the IO icon
then click Documentation > VISA Users Guide. To access the
Agilent SICL User’s Guide for Windows, click the IO icon then
click Documentation > SICL Users Guide. To access VISA COM
information, and function references for VISA, VISA COM,
and SICL, click the IO icon, then click Help Topics.