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Introduction to Programming
HP 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, HP 8164A Lightwave Measurement System,
& HP 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System User's Guide, E1299
Introduction to Programming
Example Programs
See the Online Help and "Programming Examples" on page 123.
VISA-Specific Information
The following information is useful if you are using the driver with a version of
VISA.
Instrument Addresses
When you are using HP VXIplug&play instrument drivers, you should enter the
instrument addresses using only upper case letters. This is to ensure maximum
portability.
For example, use GPIB0::22 rather than gpib0::22.
Callbacks
Callbacks are not supported by this driver.
Development Environments
These sections contains suggestions as to how you can use hp816x_32.dll
within various application development environments.
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 (or higher) and Borland C++
4.5 (or higher)
Please refer to your Microsoft Visual C++ or Borland C++ manuals for
information on linking and calling DLLs.
Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 (or higher)
Please refer to your Microsoft Visual Basic manual for information on calling
DLLs.
The BASIC include file is hp816x.bas. You can find this file in the directory
~vxipnp\win95\include, where ~ is the directory in the VXIPNP variable.
By default, ~ is equivalent to C:\. This means that the file is in
C:\vxipnp\win95\include.
You may also need to include the file visa.bas. visa.bas is provided with
your VISA DLL.
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