User`s guide

8 Agilent VISA User’s Guide
1 Introduction
What’s in This Guide?
This guide shows VISA programming techniques using C/C++ and
Visual Basic. This chapter provides an overview of VISA and shows
how to contact Agilent Technologies. Subsequent chapters in this guide
address the following topics:
• Chapter 2 - Building a VISA Application in Windows describes how
to build a VISA application in a Windows environment. A sample
program is provided to help you get started programming with VISA.
• Chapter 3 - Programming with VISA describes the basics of VISA
and lists some sample programs. The chapter also includes
information on creating sessions, using formatted I/O, events, etc.
• Chapter 4 - Programming via GPIB and VXI provides guidelines for
using VISA to communicate over the GPIB, GPIB-VXI, and VXI
interfaces to instruments.
• Chapter 5 - Programming via LAN provides guidelines for using
VISA to communicate over a LAN (Local Area Network) to
instruments.
• Chapter 6 - Programming via USB provides guidelines for using
VISA to communicate over a USB (Universal Serial Bus) to
instruments.
• Glossary includes a glossary of terms and their definitions.
See “VISA Documentation" on page 10 for other sources of information
on VISA programming.