Programming The Agilent E1439 - Agilent Technologies E1439 User Manual

Programming the Agilent E1439

The Agilent E1439 is shipped with software and documentation to support a broad set of choices
of controllers, I/O interfaces, programming languages, and operating systems. By virtue of its
compliance to the VXIplug&play standard, the E1439 is most easily controlled in an environment
conforming to one of the supported VXIplug&play frameworks. However, support is also
supplied for other common hardware and software environments. The relationship among the
various levels of programming is shown in the diagram below.
Windows framework
The primary development environment supported by the E1439 is the VXIplug&play WINNT
framework specifications. It requires the following resources prior to the installation of the
E1439:
• An embedded or a stand-alone Pentium-class PC
• Microsoft Windows 2000, or NT
• VISA interface library
• VISA compatible hardware interface
• Microsoft Visual C++ and/or Microsoft Visual Basic development system.
Additional details on the WIN framework can be found in the VXIplug&play VPP-2 System
Frameworks Specification, Revision 2.0.
In addition to the C source code files, the E1439 includes compiled libraries, example programs,
an interactive soft front panel program, online help files, and an installation program. The
interactive soft front panel program allows the E1439 to be turned on, verified, and used for
simple tasks without writing any user programs.
Using the Agilent E1439
Programming the Agilent E1439
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