Getting Started
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Communicating with the 34980A
You can use either instrument drivers or SCPI (Standard Commands for
Programmable Instruments) commands — in any programming environment — to
communicate with the 34980A. However, Keysight has designed drivers that work
best in recommended environments, as shown in the table below. To install
drivers and their associated Help files, refer to the 34980A Product Reference CD
shipped with your 34980A. This CD also contains a collection of example
programs for your reference.
As discussed in
on page 15, several graphic tools are
available for remote programming and control of the 34980A in addition to basic
use of SCPI. These include the BenchLink Data Logger software (Pro and standard
versions) and the Web Browser Interface.
For a brief introduction to the BenchLink Data Logger software, see
on page 15. The Data Logger software, and software support are
supplied with the 34980A on the 34980A Product Reference CD.
The Web Browser Interface is described in the subsequent subsections.
Programming Environment
Driver
Microsoft
®
Visual C
®
version 6.0, Visual C++
®
, and ANSI C
IVI-C, IVI-COM
Microsoft
®
Visual Basic
®
version 6.0
IVI-C, IVI-COM
Microsoft
®
Visual Studio
®
.NET for C#, C, and Visual Basic
IVI-COM
Keysight VEE
IVI-COM
National Instrument’s LabVIEW
®
LabVIEW
®
Plug and Play
(native mode), IVI-C
National Instrument’s LabWindows/CVI
®
IVI-C