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Installing I/O Software
Installing Your Software
Installing Your Software
Suggested steps follow to select and install I/O software for your application.
1
Determine Your Application Tasks. One way to select the I/O software
for your application is to use the product life cycle approach. As
shown in this figure, as the product life cycle moves from R&D to
Manufacturing, tasks for the product typically change from Product
Design to Product Characterization to Product Test. The associated
programming levels range from no programming to minimal
programming to extensive programming.
Agilent IntuiLink is typically used for Product Design or Product
Characterization, while IVI-COM and VXIpnp drivers are typically
used for Product Characterization or Product Test. For any software
application that uses VISA (such as Agilent IntuiLink), a version of
the Agilent IO Libraries (developer or runtime) is required.
Application
Software
I/O Libraries
Software
I/O Interface
Instruments
Agilent IntuiLink IVI-COM and VXIpnp Drivers
Agilent IO Libraries
Instruments
LANUSB GPIB
R&D Manufacturing
Life Cycle
Product Design
Product design
(simulation and modeling)
and verification of design
No Programming
Product Test
Create optimized
sequences of tests
with specifications
Extensive Programming
Product Characterization
Design validation (stimulus)
and product characterization
(stimulus/response)
Minimal Programming
Typical Tasks/
Programming
Level