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Agilent Connectivity Guide 3
Contents
1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
What is Agilent IO Libraries Suite? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Agilent IO Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Agilent IO Libraries Suite Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Visa Open Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Agilent Web Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contacting Agilent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2 Installing Agilent I/O Libraries Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
System Requirements for
Agilent IO Libraries Suite 15.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing the IO Libraries Suite Software . . . . . . . . . 26
Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Modifying, Repairing, or Removing
IO Libraries Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Keeping Your Software Up To Date . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using Agilent 488 in Multi-Vendor Systems . . . . 39
Using Agilent VISA in Side-by-Side Mode . . . . . 40
Specifying IVI and VISA Paths in
Microsoft Visual Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
VISA and VISA COM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
IVI Shared Components and IVI Drivers . . . . . . . 44