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Programming Examples
Programming Basics for Visual Basic .NET Users
Programming Basics for Visual Basic .NET Users
This section provides the basic information for programming of the automatic
measurement using the Keysight E5260/E5270, Keysight IO Library, and Microsoft
Visual Basic .NET.
• “To Create Your Project Template”
• “To Create Measurement Program”
NOTE To execute the example programs in this chapter, you need to install Keysight GPIB
interface, Keysight IO Library, VISA COM Library, and Microsoft Visual Basic
.NET on your computer. The VISA COM Library is included in the IO Library.
To Create Your Project Template
Before starting programming, create your project template, and keep it as your
reference. It will remove the conventional task in the future programming. This
section explains how to create a project template.
Step 1. Connect Keysight E5260/E5270 (ex. GPIB address 17) to the computer via GPIB.
Step 2. Launch Visual Basic .NET and create a new project. The project type should be
Console Application to simplify the programming.
Step 3. Add VISA COM library (VisaComLib) to the reference.
Step 4. Open a module (e.g. Module1.vb) in the project. And enter a program code as
template. See
Table 3-1 for example.
Step 5. Save the project as your template (e.g. \test\my_temp).