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Agilent Infiniium 9000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Reference 1283
SCPI.NET Examples
These programming examples show how to use the SCPI.NET drivers that
come with Agilent's free Command Expert software.
While you can write code manually using SCPI.NET drivers (as described
in this section), you can also use the Command Expert software to:
• Connect to instruments and control them interactively using SCPI
command sets.
• Quickly prototype and test command sequences.
• Generate C#, VB.NET, or C/C++ code for command sequences.
• Find, download, and install SCPI command sets.
• Browse command trees, search for commands, and view command
descriptions.
The Command Expert suite also comes with Add-ons for easy instrument
control and measurement data retrieval in NI LabVIEW, Microsoft Excel,
Agilent VEE, and Agilent SystemVue.
For more information on Agilent Command Expert, and to download the
software, see: "http://www.agilent.com/find/commandexpert"
• "SCPI.NET Example in C#" on page 1283
• "SCPI.NET Example in Visual Basic .NET" on page 1290
• "SCPI.NET Example in IronPython" on page 1297
SCPI.NET Example in C#
To compile and run this example in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008:
1 Install the Agilent Command Expert software and the command set for
the oscilloscope.
2 Open Visual Studio.
3 Create a new Visual C#, Windows, Console Application project.
4 Cut- and- paste the code that follows into the C# source file.
5 Edit the program to use the address of your oscilloscope.
6 Add a reference to the SCPI.NET driver:
a Right- click the project you wish to modify (not the solution) in the
Solution Explorer window of the Microsoft Visual Studio
environment.
b Choose Add Reference....
c In the Add Reference dialog, select the Browse tab, and navigate to
the ScpiNetDrivers folder.