User`s guide

10 Agilent VISA User’s Guide
1 Introduction
VISA Support
This 32- bit version of VISA is supported on Microsoft
Windows 2000 and Windows XP. (For information on
support of older operating systems, see the Agilent IO
Libraries Suite Online Help.) C, C++, and Visual Basic are
supported on these Windows versions. C# and Visual Basic
.NET are also supported via the visa32.cs and visa32.vb
header files that are included with the Agilent VISA library.
VISA is supported on the GPIB, VXI, GPIB-VXI, Serial
(RS- 232), LAN, and USB interfaces. LAN support from
within VISA occurs via an address translation such that a
GPIB interface can be accessed remotely over a computer
network.
Agilent VISA provides support for version 3.0 of the VISA
specification.
VISA Documentation
This table shows associated documentation you can use
when programming with Agilent VISA.
Table 1 Agilent VISA Documentation
Document Description
Agilent IO Libraries Suite Getting
Started Guide
Shows how to install, configure, and
maintain Agilent IO Libraries Suite.
VISA Online Help A function reference and other
programming information is provided in the
form of Windows Help.
VISA Sample Programs Sample programs are provided online to
help you develop VISA applications.
VXIplug&play System Alliance
VISA Library Specification 4.3
Specifications for VISA.
IEEE Standard Codes, Formats,
Protocols, and Common
Commands
ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2-1992.