Installation guide

18 Chapter 2
Installing the IO Libraries
Getting Started
System Requirements
The following table summarizes minimum hardware and software
requirements to install and use the IO Libraries. Adding additional RAM
may improve overall system performance.
Item Minimum Requirements
Hardware Requirements
PC Operation/
Memory
100 MHz operation and 16 MB RAM.
PC Plug-in Slots EISA I/O slots for GPIB, RS-232, or GPIO
interface or for a LAN adapter. PCI slots for GPIB
(PCI) and IEEE-1394 interfaces.
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Hard Drive Space At least 40 MB for VISA and SICL installation.
Software Requirements
Operating System Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me,
Windows 2000, or Windows NT.
Language Tools (one
of the listed tools)
- Microsoft 32-bit Visual C++ Version 2.0 or later
or equivalent Microsoft 32-bit C/C++ tools
- Borland C++ Version 4.0 or later
- Microsoft 32-bit Visual Basic Version 4.0 or later
- Other programming tools, such as Agilent VEE,
etc.
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If you use an RS-232 interface with VISA and SICL, see the RS-232
documentation for your Windows product, since VISA and SICL use the
RS-232 capabilities built into Windows.