Using .NET Methods to Add Functionality to IVI-COM Drivers
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Introduction
Today, most test equipment is supported with a driver, and all LXI instruments include IVI drivers. However, for practical reasons most drivers cover only a subset of an instrument’s functionality and, in some cases, the omitted functionality is needed to accomplish a required measurement or set of tests. Although it’s possible to add functionality by modifying a driver’s source code, this requires advanced programming skills, and may consume more time than a project schedule allows. An attractive alternative is .NET and the .NET application programming interface (API) that most IVI-COM drivers provide. (Keysight Technologies provides IVI-COM drivers for most newer instruments).