Keysight Technologies InfiniiVision 3000T X Series, Programmer'S Manual

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Programming Examples
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VISA Examples
• "VISA Example in C" on page 1319
• "VISA Example in Visual Basic" on page 1328
• "VISA Example in C#" on page 1338
• "VISA Example in Visual Basic .NET" on page 1349
• "VISA Example in Python" on page 1359
VISA Example in C
To compile and run this example in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008:
1
Open Visual Studio.
2
Create a new Visual C++, Win32, Win32 Console Application project.
3
In the Win32 Application Wizard, click Next > . Then, check Empty project , and
click Finish .
4
Cut-and-paste the code that follows into a file named "example.c" in the
project directory.
5
In Visual Studio 2008, right-click the Source Files folder, choose Add > Add
Existing Item... , select the example.c file, and click Add .
6
Edit the program to use the VISA address of your oscilloscope.
7
Choose Project > Properties... . In the Property Pages dialog, update these project
settings:
a
Under Configuration Properties, Linker, Input, add "visa32.lib" to the
Additional Dependencies field.
b
Under Configuration Properties, C/C++, Code Generation, select
Multi-threaded DLL for the Runtime Library field.
c
Click OK to close the Property Pages dialog.
8
Add the include files and library files search paths:
a
Choose Tools > Options... .
b
In the Options dialog, select VC++ Directories under Projects and Solutions.
c
Show directories for Include files , and add the include directory (for example,
Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\include).
d
Show directories for Library files , and add the library files directory (for
example, Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\lib\msc).
e
Click OK to close the Options dialog.
9
Build and run the program.
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* Keysight VISA Example in C
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