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6 Agilent Signal Generators Programming Guide
Getting Started with Remote Operation
IO Libraries and Programming Languages
instructions in the setup wizard to install the libraries.
NOTE Before setting the LAN interface, the signal generator must be configured for VXI- 11 SCPI.
Refer to “Configuring the VXI–11 for LAN (Agilent MXG)” on page 32 or “Configuring the
VXI–11 for LAN (ESG/PSG)” on page 33.
Refer to the Agilent IO Libraries Suite Help documentation for details about this software.
Windows XP, 2000 Professional and Vista Business Agilent IO Libraries 15.0 (and Newer)
NOTE Windows NT is not supported on Agilent IO Libraries 14.0 and newer.
For additional information on older versions of Agilent IO libraries, refer to the Agilent
Connection Expert in the Agilent IO Libraries Help. The Agilent IO libraries are included
with your signal generator or Agilent GPIB interface board, or they can be downloaded from
the Agilent website: http://www.agilent.com.
VISA Assistant
VISA is an industry standard IO library API. It allows the user to send SCPI commands to
instruments and to read instrument data in a variety of formats. Refer to the VISA Assistant Help
menu and the Agilent VISA User’s Manual (available on Agilent’s website) for more information.
VISA Configuration (Automatic)
1. Run the VISA Assistant program:
Start > All Programs > Agilent IO Libraries Suite > Agilent Connection Expert > Tools > Visa Assistant >.
2. Click on the interface you want to use for sending commands to the signal generator.
3. Click the Formatted I/O tab.
4. Select SCPI in the Instr. Lang. section.
You can enter SCPI commands in the text box and send the command using the viPrintf button.