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VXI Plug-and-Play Instrument Driver
The VXIplug&play instrument driver is a collection of software components, organized according
to the standard VXIplug&play model established by the VXIplug&play Systems Alliance. Use
this VXIplug&play instrument driver to simplify programming tasks when using the following
software development environments:
 LabWindows/CVI
 LabVIEW
 MATLAB
 Visual C++ 6.0
 Visual Basic 6.0
 HP-VEE
TekVISA
TekVISA is a library of industry-standard compliant software components, organized according to
the standard VISA model established by the VXIplug&play Systems Alliance. Use TekVISA in
software to write interoperable instrument drivers to handle communicating between software
applications and your TDS5000B series instrument. TekVISA offers the following features and
benefits:
 Provides end users with a consistent methodology for using instrument drivers from a variety
of vendors
 Provides programmers with language interface libraries for use with multiple Application
Development Environments
 Provides a configuration utility for setting up additional VISA resources
 Allows software installation and connectivity on any number of PCs
TekVISA ActiveX Control (TVC)
The TekVISA Control (TVC) uses Microsoft Windows ActiveX control technology to simplify
access from Microsoft Office and Visual BASIC applications to TekVISA and the underlying
instrument. It does this by providing support for key TekVISA features within an ActiveX control
object that is compatible with Excel’s Visual BASIC for Applications, Visual BASIC 6.0, and
other popular programming environments for Microsoft Windows.
TekVISAExcel Toolbar
The TekVISA Excel Toolbar allows direct, fast transfer of instrument measurements or captured
waveforms to an Excel 97 and/or Excel 2000 worksheets. Transfer is via a toolbar that is
integrated into Excel, implemented using the TekVISA ActiveX Control (TVC) and the Visual
BASIC for Applications macro editor built into Excel.
Source code for the toolbar is accessible through Excel’s built-in VBA editor for use as a learning
tool for using the TekVISA ActiveX Control, or to cut-and-paste selected components to new VB
applications.
VXI 11.2 LAN Server
The VXI 11.2 LAN Server provides software connectivity between your instrument and remote
PCs over an Ethernet LAN. This tool is a client-side component built-in with TekVISA on each
remote PC, you must install another copy of TekVISA to make use of its client-side component.
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