User`s guide

Agilent IO Libraries Suite

Agilent VISA User’s Guide

Agilent Technologies

Programming with VISA

This chapter describes how to program with VISA. The

basics of VISA are described, including formatted I/O, events

and handlers, attributes, and locking. Sample programs are

also provided and can be found in the

ProgrammingSamples subdirectory

(C:\Program Files\Agilent\IO Libraries Suite\

ProgrammingSamples in a default installation).

Click the IO Control and select Installation Information to see

the specific installation directories used on your PC. For

specific details on VISA functions, see the VISA Online Help.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• VISA Resources and Attributes

• Using Sessions

• Sending I/O Commands

• Using Events and Handlers

• Trapping Errors

• Using Locks