Step 1. Reference the IO library

Last Updated: August 29, 2007

No matter which instrument programming library you use (SICL, VISA, or VISA COM), you must reference the library from your program.

In C, C++, or C#, you must tell the compiler where to find the Include and Library files (see the Agilent IO Libraries Suite documentation for more information).

To reference the Agilent VISA COM library in Visual Basic .NET

  1. Start Visual Studio .NET and create a new Visual Basic .NET application.

  2. In the Solution Explorer window, right-click References and click Add Reference.


     

  3. In the Add Reference dialog box, click the COM tab and scroll down until you see the VISA COM 3.0 Type Library component.


     

  4. Double-click VISA COM 3.0 Type Library to add the component, and click OK to close the Add Reference dialog box.   

 

Go to Step 2. Open the test set connection using the IO library