HP Drive manual Option Explicit, Dim dmm As New Agilent33401

Create an Instance of the Driver

1Double-click Test. The Project1 – Form1(Code) screen appears. Note that some code has already been added, including Private Sub btnTest_Click() and End Sub.

2To enable strong type checking, at the top of the screen before the Private Sub line type

Option Explicit

3Create a variable for the driver and initialize it with the New statement. On the next line type

Dim dmm As New Agilent33401

Initialize the Instrument

Now you will enter the code that will execute when you click Test.

On the line after Private Sub btnTest_Click(),type dmm. Then type dmm.Initialize "GPIB::23", False, True, "Simulate=True"

Note: As soon as you type the period, Intellisense displays the possible methods and properties and helps ensure you use correct syntax and values.

Note: From the Start Menu, select View, and click Object Browser to view the functions and parameters available in the instrument driver. Limit the Object Browser to a specific library by selecting it in the top left list box.

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