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Agilent N518xA, E8663B, E44x8C, and E82x7D Signal Generators Programming Guide 5
Getting Started with Remote Operation
IO Libraries and Programming Languages
IO Libraries and Programming Languages
The IO libraries is a collection of functions used by a programming language to send instrument
commands and receive instrument data. Before you can communicate and control the signal
generator, you must have an IO library installed on your computer. The Agilent IO libraries are
included on an Automation-Ready CD with your signal generator and Agilent GPIB interface board,
or they can be downloaded from the Agilent website: http://www.agilent.com.
NOTE To learn about using IO libraries with Windows XP or newer operating systems, refer to the
Agilent IO Libraries Suite’s help located on the Automation-Ready CD that ships with your
signal generator. Other sources of this information, can be found with the Agilent GPIB
interface board’s CD, or downloaded from the Agilent website: http://www.agilent.com.
To better understand setting up Windows XP operating systems and newer, using PC LAN
port settings, refer to Chapter 2.
Agilent IO Libraries Suite
The Agilent IO Libraries Suite replaces earlier versions of the Agilent IO Libraries. Agilent IO
Libraries Suite does not support Windows NT. If you are using the Windows NT platform, you must
use Agilent IO Libraries version M or earlier.
Windows 98 and Windows ME are not supported in the Agilent IO Libraries Suite version 14.1 and
higher.
CAUTION The Agilent MXG’s USB interface requires Agilent IO Libraries Suite 14.1 or newer. For
more information on connecting instruments to the USB, refer to the Agilent Connection
Expert in the Agilent IO Libraries Help.
NOTE The signal generator ships with an Automation-Ready CD that contains the Agilent IO
Libraries Suite 14.0 for users who use Windows 98 and Windows ME. These older systems
are no longer supported.
Once the libraries are loaded, you can use the Agilent Connection Expert, Interactive IO, or VISA
Assistant to configure and communicate with the signal generator over different IO interfaces. Follow
instructions in the setup wizard to install the libraries.
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