User`s guide

Agilent VISA User’s Guide 157
VISA COM
The VXIplug&play specification for a COM- compliant
VISA I/O library and its implementation. Agilent
VISA
COM is part of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite.
VISA Instrument Control Resources
The VISA definition of device- specific resource classes.
VISA Instrument Control Resources include all
VISA- defined device and interface capabilities for direct,
low- level instrument control.
VISA name
The prefix of a VISA address, also called the VISA
interface ID. The VISA name specifies the interface.
VISA resource manager
The part of VISA that manages resources. This
management includes support for opening, closing, and
finding resources, setting attributes, retrieving attributes,
and generating events on resources.
VISA resource template
The part of VISA that defines the basic constraints and
interface definition for the creation and use of a VISA
resource. Each VISA resource must derive its interface
from the VISA resource template.
VXI Resource Manager
A software utility that initializes and prepares a VXI
system for use. The VXI Resource Manager is part of the
Agilent IO Libraries Suite.
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