1 - General InformationGPIB ReferencesThe most important GPIB documents are your controller programming manuals - GW BASIC, GPIBCommand Library for MS DOS, etc. Refer to these for all non-SCPI commands (for example: LocalLockout).The following are two formal documents concerning the GPIB interface: ANSI/IEEE Std. 488.1-1987 IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable Instrumentation.Defines the technical details of the GPIB interface. While much of the information is beyond theneed of most programmers, it can serve to clarify terms used in this guide and in relateddocuments. ANSI/IEEE Std. 488.2-1987 IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols, and CommonCommands. Recommended as a reference only if you intend to do fairly sophisticatedprogramming. Helpful for finding precise definitions of certain types of SCPI message formats,data types, or common commands.The above two documents are available from the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers),345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017, USA.VXIplug&play Power Products Instrument DriversVXIplug&play instrument drivers for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT are now available on theWeb at http://www.keysight.com/find/drivers. These instrument drivers provide a high-levelprogramming interface to your Keysight Technologies electronic load. VXIplug&play instrument driversare an alternative to programming your instrument with SCPI command strings. Because the instrumentdriver's function calls work together on top of the VISA I/O library, a single instrument driver can beused with multiple application environments.Supported Applications Keysight VEE Microsoft Visual BASIC Microsoft Visual C/C++ Borland C/C++ National Instruments LabVIEW National Instruments LabWindows/CVISystem RequirementsThe VXIplug&play instrument driver complies with the following: Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 HP VISA revision F.01.02 National Instruments VISA 1.1Downloading and Installing the DriverNOTE: Before installing the VXIplug&play instrument driver, make sure that you have one of thesupported applications installed and running on your computer.12
