SSG5000A Programming Guide 5
1 Programming Overview
The
SSG5080A
supports both USB and LAN interfaces. By using these interfaces, in combination
with NI-VISA and programming languages, users can remotely control the signal generator. The
instrument comes with an embedded web interface; VXI-11, Sockets and Telnet protocols can be
used to communicate with the signal generator. This chapter introduces how to build communication
between the signal generator and the PC. It also introduces the remote control capabilities.
1.1
Build Communication
Build Communication Using VISA
1.
Install NI-VISA
Before programming, you will need to install NI-VISA, which you can download from the National
Instruments VISA web site. There are full and Run-Time Engine versions of NI-VISA. The full
version includes the NI device driver and a tool named NI MAX which is a user interface to control
the device. The Run-Time Engine version is a smaller file than the full version only includes the NI
device driver.
For example, you can get NI-VISA 18.0 full version from:
http://www.ni.com/download/ni-visa-18.0/7597/en/.
You can also download NI-VISA Run-Time Engine 18.0 to your PC and install it as default selection.
Its installation process is similar with the full version.
After you downloaded the file you can follow the steps below to install it:
a.
Double click the NIVISA1800full.exe, dialog shown as below:
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