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Programming Examples
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Keysight InfiniiVision M9241/42/43A PXIe Oscilloscopes SCPI Programmer's Guide 1411
VISA Examples
• "VISA Example in C" on page 1411
• "VISA Example in Visual Basic" on page 1420
• "VISA Example in C#" on page 1430
• "VISA Example in Visual Basic .NET" on page 1441
• "VISA Example in Python (PyVISA 1.5 and older)" on page 1451
• "VISA Example in Python (PyVISA 1.6 and newer)" on page 1457
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, under Projects and Solutions, select VC++ Directories .
c
Show directories for Include files , and add the include directory (for example,
Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\Include).
d
Show directories for Library files , and add the library files directory (for
example, Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\lib\msc).
e
Click OK to close the Options dialog.
9
Build and run the program.