Installation guide

12 Chapter 1
Introducing the IO Libraries
IO Libraries Overview
Agilent SICL Description
Agilent Standard Instrument Control Library (SICL) is an I/O library
developed by Agilent that is portable across many I/O interfaces and
systems. I/O applications using this library can be ported at the source
code level from one system to another with few (or no) changes. You can
use Agilent SICL if you have been using SICL and want to remain
compatible with software currently implemented in SICL.
SICL Support The 32-bit version of SICL is supported on this version of the Agilent IO
Libraries for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, and
Windows 2000. Support for the 16-bit version of SICL was removed in
version H.01.00. However, versions through G.02.02 support 16-bit SICL.
C, C++, and Visual BASIC are supported on all these Windows versions.
SICL Users SICL is intended for instrument I/O and C/C++ or Visual Basic programmers
who are familiar with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows
2000, or Windows NT. To perform SICL installation and configuration on
Windows NT, you must have system administration privileges on the
Windows NT system.
SICL
Documentation
This table shows associated documentation you can use when programming
with Agilent SICL.
Agilent SICL Documentation
Document Description
Agilent SICL User’s Guide for
Windows
Shows how to use Agilent SICL and provides the SICL
language reference.
SICL Online Help Information is provided in the form of Windows Help.
SICL Example Programs Example programs are provided online to help you develop
SICL applications.
VXIbus Consortium specifications
(when using VISA over LAN)
TCP/IP Instrument Protocol Specification - VXI-11, Rev. 1.0
TCP/IP-VXIbus Interface Specification - VXI-11.1, Rev. 1.0
TCP/IP-IEEE 488.1 Interface Specification - VXI-11.2, Rev. 1.0
TCP/IP-IEEE 488.2 Instrument Interface Specification - VXI-11.3,
Rev. 1.0