These example programs show the basics of how to control Test and Measurement equipment using modern, industry-standard API's.

Once you've got the basics down, accelerate your instrument programming with Command Expert, Keysight's no-charge tool to interactively find and try instrument commands.
 

The following examples are currently available:
 

  • Getting Started - this simple example shows the "basics" of getting connected to and communicating with an instrument
  • Find Devices - shows how to programmatically discover devices that are connected in Connection Expert
  • Error Handling - shows how to handle errors when they occur
  • PXI Information - get details about a PXI device, such as it's chassis and slot number
  • TCP/IP Socket Example - get connected, show details about the connection, and send a command
  • Serial (RS-232) Example - get connected, optionally setting the baud rate, flow control, data size, and parity

 

The following languages and API's are currently provided:

Language Support

Programming
Language

I/O API
C# VISA.NET
VB.NET VISA.NET
C/C++ VISA
MATLAB VISA
Python PyVISA

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