16 Keysight CXG, EXG, and MXG X-Series Signal Generators Programming Guide
Getting Started with Remote Operation
IO Libraries and Programming Languages
IO Libraries and Programming Languages
The IO libraries is a collection of functions used by a programming language to
send instrument commands and receive instrument data. Before you can
communicate and control the signal generator, you must have an IO library
installed on your computer. The Keysight IO libraries are included on an
Automation-Ready CD with your signal generator and Keysight GPIB interface
board, or they can be downloaded from the Keysight website:
http://www.keysight.com.
Keysight IO Libraries Suite
The Keysight IO Libraries Suite replaces earlier versions of the Keysight IO
Libraries. Keysight IO Libraries Suite does not support Windows NT. If you are
using the Windows NT platform, you must use Keysight IO Libraries version M
or earlier.
Once the libraries are loaded, you can use the Keysight Connection Expert,
Interactive IO, or VISA Assistant to configure and communicate with the signal
generator over different IO interfaces. Follow instructions in the setup wizard to
install the libraries.
Refer to the Keysight IO Libraries Suite Help documentation for details about
this software.
To learn about using IO libraries with Windows XP or newer operating
systems, refer to the Keysight IO Libraries Suite’s help located on the
Automation-Ready CD that ships with your signal generator. Other sources
of this information, can be found with the Keysight GPIB interface board’s
CD, or downloaded from the Keysight website: http://www.keysight.com
.
To better understand setting up Windows XP operating systems and
newer, using PC LAN port settings, refer to Chapter 2.
The USB interface requires Keysight IO Libraries Suite 14.1 or newer. For
more information on connecting instruments using USB, refer to the
Keysight Connection Expert in the Keysight IO Libraries Help.
The signal generator ships with an Automation-Ready CD that contains the
Keysight IO Libraries Suite 14.0 for users who use Windows 98 and
Windows ME. These older systems are no longer supported in Keysight IO
Libraries Suite version 14.1 and higher.
Before setting the LAN interface, the signal generator must be configured
for VXI-11 SCPI. Refer to “Configuring the VXI–11 Service” on page 43.
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