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14 Agilent Connectivity Guide
1 Getting Started
Agilent SICL
Agilent SICL (Standard Instrument Control Library) is an I/O library
developed by Agilent that is portable across many instrument I/O
interfaces. Agilent does not
recommend using SICL for new
development; instead use either VISA or VISA COM.
• sicl.h is included for use with C/C++.
• sicl32.bas is included for programming in Visual Basic 6.
Agilent 488
Agilent 488 is a GPIB I/O library provided for compatibility with
existing test and measurement programs developed using National
Instruments’ NI-488.2 or other similar libraries. Agilent 488 can be used
with any application development program that can access it including
LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, C/C++ and Visual Basic. Agilent does
not
recommend using Agilent 488 (NI-488.2) for new development;
instead use either VISA or VISA COM.
Agilent IO Libraries Suite Utilities
Agilent’s IO Libraries Suite includes a number of utilities to help you
connect, configure, and troubleshoot your test system.
• Agilent Connection Expert
• Event Viewer (Microsoft Utility)
• Interactive IO
• ViFind32 (Debug Utility)
• VISA Assistant
• IO Monitor
• Agilent VISA Options
• Interactive LXI
Click the Agilent IO Control icon ( ) in the Windows Notification
Area and select the appropriate utility.
NOTE
If the IO Control icon is not visible, you can display the icon by clicking
Start > Programs > Agilent Connectivity Guide > Utilities > IO
Control or, in Connection Expert, View > IO Control.