Visa Com Example In Python For .Net Or Ironpython - Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 3000 Programmer's Manual

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VISA COM Example in Python for .NET or IronPython

You can also control Agilent oscilloscopes using the VISA COM library and
Python programming language on the .NET platform using:
• The Python for .NET package ("http://pythonnet.sourceforge.net/") which
• IronPython ("http://ironpython.codeplex.com/") which is an
To run this example with Python for .NET or IronPython:
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Private Sub OpenIo()
m_ResourceManager = New ResourceManagerClass()
m_IoObject = New FormattedIO488Class()
' Open the default VISA COM IO object.
Try
m_IoObject.IO = _
DirectCast(m_ResourceManager.Open(m_strVisaAddress, _
AccessMode.NO_LOCK, 0, ""), IMessage)
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine("An error occurred: {0}", e.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Public Sub SetTimeoutSeconds(ByVal nSeconds As Integer)
m_IoObject.IO.Timeout = nSeconds * 1000
End Sub
Public Sub Close()
Try
m_IoObject.IO.Close()
Catch
End Try
Try
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(m_IoObject)
Catch
End Try
Try
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(m_ResourceManager)
Catch
End Try
End Sub
End Class
integrates with the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR).
implementation of the Python programming language running under
.NET.
Cut- and- paste the code that follows into a file named "example.py".
Edit the program to use the VISA address of your oscilloscope.
Agilent InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide