8 Keysight Signal Generators Programming Guide
Getting Started with Remote Operation
IO Libraries and Programming Languages
Windows NT and Keysight IO Libraries M (and Earlier)
NOTE Windows NT is not supported on Keysight IO Libraries 14.0 and newer.
The following sections are specific to Keysight IO Libraries versions M and earlier and apply
only to the Windows NT platform.
For additional information on older versions of Keysight IO libraries, refer to the Keysight
Connection Expert in the Keysight IO Libraries Help. The Keysight IO libraries are included
with your signal generator or Keysight GPIB interface board, or they can be downloaded
from the Keysight website: http://www.keysight.com.
Using IO Config for Computer-to-Instrument Communication with VISA (Automatic or Manually)
After installing the Keysight IO Libraries version M or earlier, you can configure the interfaces
available on your computer by using the IO Config program. This program can setup the interfaces
that you want to use to control the signal generator. The following steps set up the interfaces.
1. Install GPIB interface boards before running IO Config.
NOTE You can also connect GPIB instruments using the Keysight 82357A USB/GPIB Interface
Converter, which eliminates the need for a GPIB card. For more information, go to
http://www.keysight.com/find/gpib.
2. Run the IO Config program. The program automatically identifies available interfaces.
3. Click on the interface type you want to configure, such as GPIB, in the Available Interface Types
text box.
4. Click the Configure button. Set the Default Protocol to AUTO.
5. Click OK to use the default settings.
6. Click OK to exit the IO Config program.
VISA Assistant
VISA is an industry standard IO library API. It allows the user to send SCPI commands to
instruments and to read instrument data in a variety of formats. You can use the VISA Assistant,
available with the Keysight IO Libraries versions M and earlier, to send commands to the signal
generator. If the interface you want to use does not appear in the VISA Assistant then you must
manually configure the interface. See the Manual VISA Configuration section below. Refer to the VISA
Assistant Help menu and the Keysight VISA User’s Manual (available on Keysight’s website) for more
information.
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