Welcome to the Keysight SICL Help

SICL (Standard Instrument Control Library) is an I/O library developed by Keysight that is portable across many I/O interfaces.

Important: SICL is included in the Keysight IO Libraries Suite for backwards compatibility; VISA and VISA COM are recommended for development of new test programs.

This version of the IO Libraries Suite supports Windows and Linux. Available utilities, APIs, help files and features vary by operating system. Variations are flagged in help with these icons: for Windows and for Linux.

This help file is a snapshot for internal alpha of the first Linux-supported release; some topics are under construction.

The reference information for Keysight SICL is organized into the following major sections.

About SICL Functions
Overview information for SICL functions.
SICL Function Reference
A list of SICL functions with syntax descriptions and examples of how to use the functions.
SICL Error Codes
A list of error codes for SICL functions.
SICL User's Guide
A manual that shows you how to build and program SICL applications for specific interfaces (GPIB, VXI, RS-232, LAN, and USB).

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