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E5810B Description 1
E5810B Software/Firmware Descriptions
E5810B User’s Guide 9
E5810B Software/Firmware Descriptions
E5810B operating features
Remote access to connected instruments via LAN
The E5810B allows access and control of up to 14 GPIB
instruments, 4 USB instruments via a self- powered hub, and
one RS- 232 instrument via a 10BASE- T/100BASE- TX
/1000BASE- T Ethernet. The E5810B detects the network and
configures itself to the appropriate speed. The E5810B has a
standard RJ- 45 LAN connector.
I/O software
The E5810B includes the Agilent IO Libraries Suite, which
includes Agilent Virtual Instrument Software Architecture
(VISA), VISA COM, Standard Instrument Control Library
(SICL), and several I/O utilities.
This standard software provides compatibility with different
hardware and software vendors. It provides the I/O software
layer used when accessing the E5810B. You can use a
standard programming language, such as C/C++, Visual Basic,
and Agilent VEE.
The E5810B supports all I/O application operations provided
by VISA, VISA COM, SICL, and Agilent VEE. The E5810B is
supported on Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®,
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, and
Windows Server 2012.