Programming Interfaces

The 89600 VSA software provides several programming interfaces for automating measurements which are listed below:

.NET API - can be used by any programming language or application that is able to access the .NET framework.
SCPI Interface - provides measurement automation through a Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) interface.
The COM API 1) Access Preamble Indicator, or 2) Application Programming Interface has been obsoleted and will not be updated as new features are added to the 89600 VSA.

In the 89600 VSA, macros are actually full-fledged Visual Studio 2010 solutions. This means that you can use all the features of Visual Studio when creating your macros. See About Macros for more information.