2.1 Preparing Equipment
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*2: If these requirements are not met, permission is not granted to use
NI hardware and software and an NI implementation license must
be purchased. However, since the MS9740A-001 GPIB option
incorporates NI hardware (GPIB ASIC), the NI-VISA™ driver can be
used free-of-charge.
Glossary of Terms:
● VISA: Virtual Instrument Software Architecture
I/O software specification for remote control of measuring instruments
using interfaces such as GPIB, Ethernet, USB, etc.
● NI-VISA™
World
de facto
standard I/O software interface developed by NI and
standardized by the VXI Plug&Play Alliance.
Trademarks:
● National Instruments™, NI™, NI-VISA™ and National Instruments
Corporation are all trademarks of National Instruments Corporation.
Program Development Tools
Prepare some tools for developing and running programs for performing
remote control. Refer to the VISA and Interface manuals for the
specifications required by the program development tools.
PC
The PC must be able to run the GPIB interface, VISA and program
development tools.
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