Step 6 - Installation Complete; Api Overview; Ivi Drivers - Keysight Technologies M9451A Startup Manual

Keysight M9451A PXIe Measurement Accelerator

Step 6 - Installation Complete

Proceed to program your product by means of the applications programming
interface (API) for the supplied drivers.

API Overview

IVI Drivers

Keysight's IVI drivers simplify the creation and maintenance of instrument control
applications in a variety of development environments; they allow programmatic
control of instrumentation while providing a greater degree of instrument
interchangeability and code reuse. IVI drivers currently come in two basic types: IVI-
COM and IVI-C. Although the functionality offered by both types of drivers is often
very similar, the fundamental differences in interface technology results in a very
different end-user experience. The IVI drivers support compiling application
programs for 32- or 64-bit platforms.
Supported ADEs (application development environments) Arguably the most
important consideration in comparing IVI-COM and IVI-C drivers is the end user
experience in various ADEs. Since IVI-COM drivers are based on Microsoft COM
technology, it's not surprising that IVI-COM drivers offer the richest user experience
in Microsoft ADEs. Users working in Visual C++, Visual C#, Visual Basic.NET, and
Visual Basic 6 enjoy a host of features, such as object browsers, IntelliSense, and
context-sensitive help.
When you install the product software, the IVI driver files are installed in the
standard IVI Foundation directories (for example, <Your Drive:>\Program Files (x86)
\IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers). Example programs are provided to demonstrate most
driver functionality (for example,<Your Drive:>\Program Files (x86)\IVI
Foundation\IVI\Drivers\KtMMAcc). The reference material for the driver functions
(a Microsoft HTML Help .chm file) is installed with the IVI driver and is available for
Microsoft Visual Studio's IntelliSense context linking. In addition, you can directly
access the .chm file (KtMMAcc.chm) from this Start menu location: Start > All
Programs > Keysight > MMAcc .
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