Specifications

Agilent IO Libraries Suite 16.3

System requirements

PC software

Operating system • Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit (Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 Enterprise)

• Windows

7 SP1 32-bit and 64-bit (Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate,

Enterprise)

• Windows Vista

SP1 and SP2 32-bit and 64-bit (Home, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate,

Enterprise Editions)

• Windows XP Pro or Home edition service pack 3 or later, 32-bit only

• Windows Server 2012 64-bit (Standard)

• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 64-bit (Standard and Enterprise)

PC hardware

Processor

600 MHz class (800 MHz or greater recommended)

RAM

• Windows XP: 256 MB minimum (1 GB or greater recommended)

• Windows Vista or Windows 7: 1 GB minimum

Hard disk space required 1.5 GB

Display 1024 x 768, 96 or 120 DPI

Supported development environments and supported I/O software

VB6 VISA COM, VISA, SICL, Agilent 488, Excel VBA

C/C++, Managed C++ VISA COM, VISA, Agilent 488

.NET languages (VB.NET, C#) VISA COM, VISA, Agilent 488

LabVIEW VISA, Agilent 488

MATLAB VISA

Note: Agilent IO Libraries Suite supports VEE Pro program development with drivers and/or Direct IO.

I/O utilities

Connection Expert Automatically scans and configures your instrument IO, helps you get connected quickly and easily

and displays the status of your interfaces and instruments

Interactive IO Lets you quickly send commands to instruments and read responses

Interactive LXI Allows you to send and receive LXI events, monitor, and manage LXI instrument precision clocks

IO Monitor Lets you monitor and debug I/O calls made on any of Agilent’s supported buses using Agilent SICL,

VISA, VISA COM, or Agilent IVI instrument drivers (released after September 18, 2010)

IO control Provides easy access to the IO Libraries Suite from the Windows system tray

viFind32 Debug utility uses VISA functions to find resources and lists them in a console window

VXI resource manager Provides configuration of the IEEE 1394 connection from PC to VXI

See the following URL for more information or for the latest updates: www.agilent.com/find/iosuite